Eratosthenes, The Mapmaker Who Was The First

I Remember One Of My Last Shows, The Final Jeopardy! Clue Was Something Like 'these Two Boys' Names Are Top 10 Boys' Names In The U.s., They Both End With The Same Letter, And They're Both Names Of Jesus' Apostles.' Now, Obviously That's Not A Knowable Fact.

I Threw The Opening Pitch At A Blue Jays Game, And After The Pitch, The Mascot Asked Me If I Wanted Him To Sign The Game Ball, Which I Thought Was Funny. What Would He Write? "best Wishes, Some Guy In A Bird Suit"?"

I Always Feel A Certain Sense Of Reverence In Libraries, Even Small City Ones That Smell Like Homeless Internet Users.

For Me, It Started As A Child With One Of Those Little Wooden Jigsaw Maps Of The U.s., Wheres Theres Crocodiles On Florida And Apples On Washington State. That Was My Very First Map.

I Would Read The Atlas For Pleasure. I Knew It Was Weird. It Was Weird.