Get Out the Test Tubes and Bunson Burners

May 20th, 2008 by SBG

Derek Zumsteg of USSM on team chemistry.

This entry was posted by SBG on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 at 10:06 am and is filed under WGOM Headlines. It is one of 2751 entries by the author. We are no longer accepting Letters to the Editor on this post.

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Big Mak replied on May 21, 2008 at 12:44:48 am

It's OK for me to point out that you misspelled Bunsen, only because I'm certified.

brianS replied on May 21, 2008 at 9:58:31 am

oooh. Where do I get me one of them Nerd Licenses? I need one for my son.

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Happy Birthday, Uncle Sam!

My Dad used to say that the summer was "half shot" on the 4th of July. I never could figure that out -- we had only been out of school a month and had two months of summer vacation left. I notice, though, that the Twins have played 81 games. Maybe that's what he was talking about.

As I have documented several times before, I went to my first professional baseball game on July 4, 1973. It was a glorious night with 49,000 people crammed into the ballpark and fireworks afterward. Do you remember your first game?

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