Jackie Howell
@peacefulhands.bsky.social
Loves the 4-6-3 and the serial comma. Writer'ish person. 💙 for Orioles, REM, Dylan, Patti Smith (not necessarily in that order). Teacher of yoga. Feeder of cats. Fiendishly hopeful.
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Jackie Howell
@peacefulhands.bsky.social
· May 30
Trying Again
Life is hard. Times are tough. I haven’t written on here in forever. Forever being one year, but it is forever in the land of blogs. It seems like forever to me. I missed you, dear readers (Reader?…
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Baseball. Bob Dylan. Life. Every year or so I seem to find my way into saying something and I remember how beautiful and twisted words can be. Come for the words or the photo of Dylan in his Little League uni. Either, neither. It's ok.
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Bob Dylan. Baseball. A convenience store at midnight. My heart in still life.
Bob Dylan reads a Baseball Weekly in an empty convenience store. It means nothing. It means everything.
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Bob Dylan. Baseball. A convenience store at midnight. My heart in still life.
Thanksgiving means just one thing -- I'm in the kitchen (with the Tombstone Blues). Grateful to have Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited on the hi-fi while the cookin' cooks.
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Thanksgiving means just one thing -- I'm in the kitchen (with the Tombstone Blues). Grateful to have Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited on the hi-fi while the cookin' cooks.
Reposted by Jackie Howell
If Chicago beats Milwaukee tonight, every city sending a ballclub to the MLB championships is either Canadian or a Democratic-run hellscape rife with antifa violence and interspecies copulation. It gives an Oriole fan hope knowing how poorly our president speaks of Baltimore.
Wait 'til next year.
Wait 'til next year.
https://audacityofdespair.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
If Chicago beats Milwaukee tonight, every city sending a ballclub to the MLB championships is either Canadian or a Democratic-run hellscape rife with antifa violence and interspecies copulation. It gives an Oriole fan hope knowing how poorly our president speaks of Baltimore.
Wait 'til next year.
Wait 'til next year.
Portable waterproof tents for baseball in 1900? Domes before there were domes.
“The latest novelty is baseball under canvas. The clubs carry their own parks. … The Toronto club won’t consider the suggestion.” - The Toronto Star 10/4/1900
No Rogers Centre for them!
“The latest novelty is baseball under canvas. The clubs carry their own parks. … The Toronto club won’t consider the suggestion.” - The Toronto Star 10/4/1900
No Rogers Centre for them!
October 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Portable waterproof tents for baseball in 1900? Domes before there were domes.
“The latest novelty is baseball under canvas. The clubs carry their own parks. … The Toronto club won’t consider the suggestion.” - The Toronto Star 10/4/1900
No Rogers Centre for them!
“The latest novelty is baseball under canvas. The clubs carry their own parks. … The Toronto club won’t consider the suggestion.” - The Toronto Star 10/4/1900
No Rogers Centre for them!
Can I get the Orioles, Rimbaud, a bad double date, and one of the best bands of the 1980s into a single post? Sure, why not?
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Season of Baseball. Season of Hell.
There will be poetry and noetry (not a word. should be a word.) here today. There will be just enough baseball to keep the “baseball” in The Baseball Bloggess. (But not too much.) There will be a d…
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September 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Can I get the Orioles, Rimbaud, a bad double date, and one of the best bands of the 1980s into a single post? Sure, why not?
thebaseballbloggess.com/2025/09/18/s...
thebaseballbloggess.com/2025/09/18/s...
You may not think listening to the Rolling Stones sing about Rice Krispies is the jingle you need this morning. But, I assure you, it definitely is.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKV...
The Rolling Stones - "Rice Krispies TV Commercial"
YouTube video by Journeyman461
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September 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
You may not think listening to the Rolling Stones sing about Rice Krispies is the jingle you need this morning. But, I assure you, it definitely is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKV...
Reposted by Jackie Howell
me, to the judge: “Well if THAT’s what they meant, they should have used punctuation.”
September 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
me, to the judge: “Well if THAT’s what they meant, they should have used punctuation.”
September 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Those 1896 Baltimore Orioles are sounding an awful lot like the 2025 Baltimore Orioles.
(Baltimore Sun, 4/2/1896)
(Baltimore Sun, 4/2/1896)
August 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Those 1896 Baltimore Orioles are sounding an awful lot like the 2025 Baltimore Orioles.
(Baltimore Sun, 4/2/1896)
(Baltimore Sun, 4/2/1896)
Come for the Orioles baseball, stay for the leprosy and the coconuts (all this ... and more!)
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12 Things You Should Know About Arlie Pond
Come for the baseball, stay for the leprosy. (Trust me, there will be leprosy.) Arlie Pond, 19th-century pitcher, meets all of the unfussy criteria of my “12 Things” series – quirky name that doesn…
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August 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Come for the Orioles baseball, stay for the leprosy and the coconuts (all this ... and more!)
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thebaseballbloggess.com/2025/08/30/1...
Having the smoke alarm squeal because it's "readjusting itself" is not how I expected the morning to start. (The cats have now stuffed themselves inside the box springs, which, TBH ... is not a bad idea.)
July 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Having the smoke alarm squeal because it's "readjusting itself" is not how I expected the morning to start. (The cats have now stuffed themselves inside the box springs, which, TBH ... is not a bad idea.)
Reposted by Jackie Howell
This was Vin Scully's call of Henry Aaron's 715th home run. Tonight Major League Baseball cut off the first sentence, starting it with the "What a marvelous moment" part because they don't want to anger the white supremacists who run our country and of whom Rob Manfred is an ardent supporter.
July 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This was Vin Scully's call of Henry Aaron's 715th home run. Tonight Major League Baseball cut off the first sentence, starting it with the "What a marvelous moment" part because they don't want to anger the white supremacists who run our country and of whom Rob Manfred is an ardent supporter.
In the room, the cats eat mad spaghetti / Talking of Lawrence Ferlinghetti – Richard Fariña 1960
Oops, wrong cats. (Mine mostly talk of naps, snacks, and Purr’linghetti.)
#MondayIsForPoetry #Caturday #poetry
Oops, wrong cats. (Mine mostly talk of naps, snacks, and Purr’linghetti.)
#MondayIsForPoetry #Caturday #poetry
June 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In the room, the cats eat mad spaghetti / Talking of Lawrence Ferlinghetti – Richard Fariña 1960
Oops, wrong cats. (Mine mostly talk of naps, snacks, and Purr’linghetti.)
#MondayIsForPoetry #Caturday #poetry
Oops, wrong cats. (Mine mostly talk of naps, snacks, and Purr’linghetti.)
#MondayIsForPoetry #Caturday #poetry
105 years ago today ... this happened (it's more than just an afternoon nap): thebaseballbloggess.com/2019/06/08/e...
Edd Roush Takes A Nap In The Outfield
On June 8, 1920 Reds outfielder Edd Roush was ejected for taking a nap in center field during a game against the New York Giants. He fell asleep while his manager was arguing with the umpires and w…
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June 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
105 years ago today ... this happened (it's more than just an afternoon nap): thebaseballbloggess.com/2019/06/08/e...
Baseball. Bob Dylan. Life. Every year or so I seem to find my way into saying something and I remember how beautiful and twisted words can be. Come for the words or the photo of Dylan in his Little League uni. Either, neither. It's ok.
thebaseballbloggess.com/2025/05/29/t...
thebaseballbloggess.com/2025/05/29/t...
Trying Again
Life is hard. Times are tough. I haven’t written on here in forever. Forever being one year, but it is forever in the land of blogs. It seems like forever to me. I missed you, dear readers (Reader?…
thebaseballbloggess.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Baseball. Bob Dylan. Life. Every year or so I seem to find my way into saying something and I remember how beautiful and twisted words can be. Come for the words or the photo of Dylan in his Little League uni. Either, neither. It's ok.
thebaseballbloggess.com/2025/05/29/t...
thebaseballbloggess.com/2025/05/29/t...
If Mr. Tambourine Man and Mr. Bojangles get in an alley fight on a Friday night, who wins? (Frankly, I don't trust Bojangles.) 🤔
#ImportantQuestions
#ImportantQuestions
May 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If Mr. Tambourine Man and Mr. Bojangles get in an alley fight on a Friday night, who wins? (Frankly, I don't trust Bojangles.) 🤔
#ImportantQuestions
#ImportantQuestions
REM ... still relevant, still inspiring, still fighting the good fight.
“decide yourself” – Thank you, R.E.M. This support of Radio Free Europe is incredibly touching.
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Radio Free Europe 2025
5-track EP on digital and vinyl formats.
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May 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
REM ... still relevant, still inspiring, still fighting the good fight.
Toad sums up current Orioles game mood.
April 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Toad sums up current Orioles game mood.
Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day. I hope you give yours some ❤️. Here's one of my favorites ... extra credit if your favorite bookery artfully color coordinates the book covers in their window displays like @ndbookshop.bsky.social
Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day, and we can't wait to celebrate with you among the shelves! We'll have free balloons for kids, our weekly children's Storytime at 11 AM, and our annual Rose Garden Party from 11 AM to 3 PM. #IndieBookstore #BookstoreDay #Charlottesville
April 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day. I hope you give yours some ❤️. Here's one of my favorites ... extra credit if your favorite bookery artfully color coordinates the book covers in their window displays like @ndbookshop.bsky.social
Reposted by Jackie Howell
Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
April 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
In the past 48 hours I have been accidentally added, via cc, to two email chains I clearly shouldn't have been included in. I'm like the Jeffrey Goldberg of ordinary life.
April 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In the past 48 hours I have been accidentally added, via cc, to two email chains I clearly shouldn't have been included in. I'm like the Jeffrey Goldberg of ordinary life.
I needed this. I bet you do, too.
April 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I needed this. I bet you do, too.
I was looking for something else, but then I found popcorn pie in an 1887 newspaper. Thereby hangs a tale? I want this pie. I want this tale. It's suddenly all I can think about.
(Altoona, KS Advocate 9/16/1887)
(Altoona, KS Advocate 9/16/1887)
March 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I was looking for something else, but then I found popcorn pie in an 1887 newspaper. Thereby hangs a tale? I want this pie. I want this tale. It's suddenly all I can think about.
(Altoona, KS Advocate 9/16/1887)
(Altoona, KS Advocate 9/16/1887)
A few precious minutes read by John Lithgow. "Set an example" should be a mantra for each of us.
Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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March 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A few precious minutes read by John Lithgow. "Set an example" should be a mantra for each of us.