At One Point, The Going Slow, The Surgeon Remarked That He Wished He Had An Electric Knife. Finally,

At one point, the going slow, the surgeon remarked that he wished he had an electric knife. Finally, he switched to a bone saw to finish the job, and at 9:17 p.m., Mountain time, the head of the greatest hitter who ever lived had been sliced off.

From “The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams,” by Ben Bradlee Jr., to be published Tuesday, December 3,  by Little, Brown and Co. (via mcdermott451)

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11 years ago

how'd they get this photo of my house?

(Credit: City of Boston archives)

9 Easton Street, 1914 November 9, Building Department, Special Examination Photograph Collection, 1914-1918  

9 Easton Street, 1914 November 9, Building Department, Special Examination photograph collection, 1914-1918   (Collection # 5410.010)

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9 years ago
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10 years ago

Important stuff.

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8 years ago

Perfectly said.

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10 years ago
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9 years ago
You Had ONE Job! #SuperHeroFail #captainamerica #hawkeye #ChristmasShoppingWithFanboys

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10 years ago
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11 years ago

things can work out…books are not dead…well, they are dead trees, but not dead as a business. 

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10 years ago
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