Hank Kalet

A rare day of smiles

Listening to a game in which the Mets score oodles of runs off an ace pitcher is enough to make me feel like a bobble head.

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Runner’s diary, Wednesday

Its been a bad day.
Please dont take a picture
Its been a bad day.
Please
— R.E.M.

It has been one of those mornings. The dog got me up at 5:45 to let her out — well before I was ready to get up. So I went back to sleep, figuring on waking at about 7. Of course, that didn’t happen. At 8:20 Annie jumped out of bed, waking me up and beginning the mad rush of the morning.

On the way to Dow Jones, we ran into a detour, which delayed us further, meaning I didn’t get to the gym until about 9:45 and didn’t start my run until 10. I did three miles in 26:51 on a pair of sore ankles/achilles (Music: Jesse Malin, Glitter in the Gutter) then rushed to the office.

Then, once here, I learn that the space alottment for our pages is — to put it kindly — a royal mess and I’ll need to have the entire thing reconstructed.

So, to sum up: The best thing about the day so far was my run, even though I’ve got bad wheels (I think it may have to do with the work boots I’ve been wearing to cut the lawn).

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Status quo holds — so far

The Times is calling tonight’s results, which likely will result in a massive win for Barack Obama in North Carolina and a narrow win — if it holds — in Indiana for Hillary Clinton.

This seems an overstatement of Clinton’s night, given that before Pennsylvania, before the Rev. Wright and ‘bittergate” and all that, the pundits were predicting a big win for Obama in N.C. and a narrow win in Indiana for Clinton. Call it a draw, but Obama picks up the numbers — both in terms of delegates and popular vote — as well as winning the big state.

The thing I find striking is that the results in Pennsylvania, Indiana and North Carolina are exactly the results every predicted after Super Tuesday — no changes, no alteration, only a constant editing of the campaign narrative by the press and the candidates.

It is not over, but it does appear that Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee and will face John McCain in the fall.

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Tuesday Top 10: Hip-hop hurray!

I’ve decided to bring back the Tuesday Top 10 — a not-necessarily definitive list reflective of my interests, tastes and biases. To start, I’ll offer my favorite hip-hop artists, with the caveat that I am by no means a rap afficionado or expert. These are not the greatest rappers or most influential artists — though some would fall on that list. They are just the ones I dig.