Geographist

Today, www.geographist.com surpassed the 500,000 mark for total views.  Wow!  I know that's small potatoes for the big websites out there, but for me it's amazing to think that even a fraction of that number would find the time to click through this blog of things that interest me.  Thank you to every single reader! J.R. Richard Born: March 7, 1950 Sport: Baseball (107-71 pitching record, All-Star, ERA title) Happy Independence Day to everyone in the United States!  I've thoroughly enjoyed all of the celebrations for our country's 250th birthday, including my own neighborhood's 131st consecutive July 4th celebration last night, and continue to cheer on our national team as the play on the world's biggest soccer stage.  On the baseball field, we got news that Yordan Alvarez was voted into the starting position for the American League's DH at the upcoming All-Star game, and maybe he'll get to add some MVP hardware to that trophy case now that he's gett...