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Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’…?” Five Beefs
4/12/21 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “Five Beefs” Chapter 43 By Bruce Williams (Editor’s Note: I was going to Title this “5 Beefs” forcing Bruce to “Six Beefs” but then thought why unleash the beast even more.) Let’s just get into it, shall we?—we’ve got a lot to cover… Beef One Tritisms. …
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Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’…?” New Words
4/5/21 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “New Words” Chapter 42 By Bruce Williams Back in our neighborhood, we used to play wiffle ball and huck the Nerf out in the street. We’d play Risk and Monopoly, watch Star Trek reruns and write pass-along stories and comics. And we played a game that…
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Brackets, Baseball, and Big Deals: E2W Episode 30
In this episode, Sean, Kevin and Matt discuss: The NCAA tournaments (00:41), including the Gonzaga men and women, Eastern’s close call with Kansas, and the WSU women almost pulling off the win. The Mariners (5:45) Who will make the 40-man roster and what the opening day lineup will look like (15:45) The Seahawks free agent…
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Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’…?” Life’s Dilemmas
3/29/21 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “Life’s Dilemmas” Chapter 41 By Bruce Williams This country is so divided between Democrats and Republicans (though the fastest growing political affiliation is Independent), I started pondering some of the other great divides that separate us. While only barely scratching the surface, here are a few…
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E2W Episode 29: Washington East To West Sports
In this episode, Sean, Kevin and Matt discuss: The recent Spring Training games for the Mariners (00:25) Some unexpected players that might make the 40-man roster (10:48) Which games we will try to attend now that fans are allowed (15:00) We discuss the NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket (19:25) How we have watched the Zags…
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Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’…?” Dead Names
3/22/21 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “Dead Names” Chapter 40 By Bruce Williams I was pondering the death of my first name lately—there really isn’t any babies born since the ‘70’s that carry my same moniker (Bruce)—and when I opened it up to friends and family for discussion, we realized that there’s lots of…
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E2W Episode 28: Washington East to West Sports
In this episode, Sean, Kevin and Matt are joined by our first guest, Justin (@JT_TheGinger)! We talk about: The Seahawks cutting Carlos Dunlap (00:42) Then we get into our HUGE Mariners preview — We get into spring training action so far (2:43) Recent injury news (14:14) Assessing starting pitching and bullpen(22:23) Current position battles (35:07)…
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Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’…?” I’ve Got Nothin’
3/15/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “I’ve Got Nothin” Chapter 39 By Bruce Williams Three months ago on my regular Facebook page I asked for column ideas from my friends and family, and a friend of mine named Al Criss offered up, “Write about having nothing to write about.” I dubbed it “existential”…
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Column: “That Got Me to Thinkin’…?” You Say It’s Your Birthday
3/8/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “You Say It’s Your Birthday” Chapter 38 By Bruce Williams Bruce Williams I had another birthday this week. After 50 there doesn’t really seem to be too many significant ones anymore. 60, 75, 80, I guess. This one was 54–one year away from being eligible for one of those…