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...surprise is that it's Larry Nance, not Larry Bird, who in unassuming fashion is responsible for a lot of excitement in the series that's tied 2-2 going into tonight's game at Richfield Coliseum...
Nance was 13 for 16 from the floor in Sunday's game at Boston Garden, while the 35-year-old Bird returned from back problems to score 2 points on 1-for-5 shooting in 17 minutes...
Later, the author goes on and states:"...the only time foreign investors got really excited about Peru was during the 19th century when 80 percent of the government revenues were derived from the export of guano (which is, well, bird shit)." Guano is a fertilizer obtained in the coastal islands that was used extensively to spur agricultural output, feeding an increasing world population. Does it matter to Peru's current crisis that it exported guano in the 19th century...
...Save Energy Sleep Late." Part of the race's attraction is that anyone can participate along with the best in the world. This does not happen in most other sports. You can't play outfield with Roger Clemens on the mound. You can't play point guard for Larry Bird. But if you own a pair of running shoes, you can start at Hopkinton with Ibrahim Hussein...
...companions with bird-like appetites laughed and ignored my pleas, satisfied that an appropriate restaurant would cross our path at mealtime...