"Also By" this week #3

A selection of posts from my other websites during the previous week.

The Trolley Dodger (a busy week)

• “Troy Glaus conjecture continues” - Looks like the Dodger scouts are getting around and getting noticed. In the Boston Globe, this blurb showed up about both Troy Glaus and Mike Lowell…
• “Ken Griffey Jr’s jock at Dodger Stadium” - Take one superstar outfielder, put him in the on-deck circle, then add a heckling fan with relentless taunts. As each plate appearance comes up, the heckles get worse and begin to go both ways, from fan to player….
• “Rolen to the Dodgers?” The rumors are beginning to swirl again, again stirred by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, in a forum begun by columnist Bernie Miklasz: “Would you make this trade?”
• “Song in Dodgers ‘foam finger’ commercial” - In case you were wondering who does the jaunty-happy song in the Dodgers commercial featuring a guy constantly wearing his foam finger (which you can view on the Dodger site), here ya go…
• “Barry Bonds’ brother upset with Aaron over snub”
• “Jason Schmidt back in late May?”
• “30 stadiums in a single summer”
• “P Francisco Felix Promoted to 66ers”
• “ESPN’s Olney: Rolen and the Dodgers”
• “Devil Rays in Vero Beach”

The Grown Diaries

• “Lentil Chili” - Thanks to Rebecca’s Pocket for pointing to this Lentil Chili recipe by Mollie Katzen. As the description notes, the dish came out quite full-bodied and has some “depth” to its spices, although it did well with a few splashes of hot sauce. Tasty, filling, nutritious (crazy protein and fiber), and will keep me fed for days. What’s not to like?

End Pavement

• “A cultural revolution?” - Very thought-provoking essay over at Bike Commute Tips — “Bicycling against car culture” — in which this amazing tidbit resides…