Let's just post a few songs,,, and hope the "ludes" start to kick in,,,
SAVE ME !
Say.... and John Mayer...
anyone care to read the Sports pages,,,, oh BTW,.. they don't give out pennants for the leader on May 31st ! however,,, better to be in 1st place than any-other place !! Cause 2nd place is the FIRST LOSER !! Do you hear me up there BOSTON !!
EAST W L PCT GB NY Yankees 29 20 .592 - Boston 28 22 .560 1.5 Toronto 29 23 .558 1.5 Tampa Bay 25 27 .481 5.5 Baltimore 23 27 .460 6.5
All this right side pain,,, the Hamstring the Hip, the Shoulder,,, now the Neck, pointing to a larger issue,,, some as yet unknown flaw in the Skeleton, or Musculature of the right side. Guess I am just standing by to see ,,,of the right side continues to deteriorate..
anyway,,, I don't think that who or whatever made our bodies expected them to come back in the same shape as they went out in .. now I am not suggesting that we intentionally destroy this marvel of Human Body with Drugs, Alcohol, Cigarettes, etc,,, but that using them for the purpose that they were intended,,, and having a few broken things, strained , or torn items,,, bumps and bruises ,,, is a kin to driving a car 100,000 miles,,, and that car being a bit scraped up, and oil leakin,,, and just generally used,,,, I doubt that the "creator" expected these bodies back in pristine shape !
Hurt ,,so bad....
and two from the late Waylon Jennings !!
So baby let's sell your diamond ring Buy some boots and faded jeans and go away
It's spose to be a log,,, well... not a log,,, not in the sense that you think I said,.... well , you get the idea... a WEB based log - Journal sorta ,, in Cyber Space . I run down of what is or has happened in our lives.... The Blogger has made it so you do not need to know HTML, just type stuff in and upload pictures, and you look like a WEB master.....
In the grand scheme, people are not planners... they believe the the world can revolve around them,, and planning or communicating is not in the forefront,,, making me believe that they have forgotten that it is Birthday, anniversary,, or other special day,,,, until just then,,
Either they can't read a friggin calendar, or remember a damn thing....
As a friend of mine was known to say,,, go Buy a DOG ,,, name it CLUE... then you will have one !
15k,,, in 1:19:52 - 11 seconds slower than last year !! 70th of 140 runners,,, No age break out. so that 8:35 min/mile.,... Not too bad for an Old Man !!
70 Mark Hoban 1:19:52
Good work by AJ last night,,, well,., he could have gone more than 6 , but the walks cost him that... and with a big lead there was no reason to push it.... and what have I been saying ? Wong goes two innings - scoreless,,, he is as ready as it gets.... the rotation is now... CC, AJ, Pettitte, Wong Hughes,,, and JOBA to the pen where he belongs.... Joe Girardi., are you listening ?!?!?!?!?
Not off to a good start - NO water at the GYM !!! SO,, I gotta go Back home to Shower,,, set me back an Hour....
The great experiment needs to end,,, I have seen ENOUGH ! We don't need more near 100 pitch over 4 or 5 innings performances.. With an ERA at Essentially 4 (3.97) and a mediocre showing so far,,,, the swagger of the JOBA RULES is gone,,, he is just a so-so pitcher,,, ENOUGH. Put him back in the pen, to set up for Mo... A great ONE - TWO punch... Let Wang start...- so what he gets lit up ...If he is really shot then you need to get someone.... or use Tomko,,, or Kennedy... or Igawa ! OMG ... But , listen the pen stinks now anyway,,, no one can get guys out consistently,.... If CC, AJ, Pettite, Hughes, and Wang ain't good enough,, then they ain't good enough.... but lets put Joba back where he can RULE !!!
and a shout out to AJ Burnett... IT is time to step up... the pie thing is cute,.... but only if you Pitch better !!
2 and 2 , with a 5.25 ERA , IS NOT WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR !!!
Ahhhhhhhhhh Wednesday..... rain,,, and cool,.,, and what,,?? I Have plenty to do inside,,, there is Vacuuming,, Mopping, and Glowing,,, and Dusting... oh,, and CAT litter.
Some men are born to Cat Litter , others have Cat Litter thrust upon them!
What is it you want to hear today ??unfortunately the request line is closed,,, It will be open later when I am not around,.....
so the Woodstock Memorial day races 5k and 15k,... gotta get your money's worth right??? the 15k is a very fair 9 mile course,,,, uphills, and rolling terrain ,,, there is long up during Mile 2,,, and miles 5,6,7,8, are all preceded by short steep uphills,,,, the course is very shaded,,,and the volunteers do a good job of directing you where needed,,, Note : running that finish faster than the rest of us,, if you want to run the course back ward to cool off, or find a family /friend,,, stay out of the WAY ! ,,you ought to know that !
Mile
Split time
1
8:41
2
9:13
3
8:16
4
8:06
5
8:37
6
8:52
7
8:46
8
8:36
9
8:24
my watch
the clock
here are my splits for the 9 miles,,,, Guess you can see the uphill in Mile 2 from this,,, I am encouraged by the 8:06 in mile 4,,,,, and need to work on being steadier later in the race,,, however,,,, my leg did not hurt at all !!! and even thought I was a little nauseous that afternoon,,, ALL in ALL a successful 1st race in 2009..... Next up the Summer Solstice Run on June 24th,,, another 9.3 miler....
Yanks win Big in Texas,,, Finally Hughes throws a game he is capable of,,, and Alex goes 5 for 5 in the WIN !!! Toronto is fading,,, and the RedSox are in 1st place,,,, Where are the RAYS ???
1at - Thank You very muches go out to the METS,,, obviously this makes for a strange weekend , with the Yankee Fans rooting for the METS and the METS fan rooting for the Yankees !!! and BTW,,,, the YANKS did their part yesterday,,,,, As have the METS !!
One has to wonder why they are even throwing Alex a pitch to hit,,, I know you do not intentionally bring the winning run to the Plate,,, but come on,,,
So - Johnny Walks ,,,, Steals 2nd,,, Alex Homer,,,, Tex - K's , Kay-No Single,,, steals 2nd, Melky singles,,, GAME OVER ! just like you wrote it down...
and ,, please send the tissues over to PAP'S(mears) locker - that's future Hall of Famer,, Omir Homers !!! O Santos homered to center, G Sheffield scored. And his buddy POOPY - OH for 3 - and 2 whiffs !! awwwwwwww too Bad.
ok,, the disturbing fact of 5% of the people on the YES site say they are rooting for the REDSOX,, and 95 % for the METs,,, Who the hell are these 5% of Yankee fans want the RED SOX to WIN,,, these are the same IDIOTS that were booing Mariano earlier this year,,, NOT TRUE YANKEE FANS !!!
Hughes - good enough - although if Wong comes back, AND pitches like OLD WONG,,, where does that leave Phil ???? ,,,, and a rare , BACK TO BACK TO BACK..... AND BELLY TO BELLY TO BELLY,,,,,,, Swiffer,,,, KAY-NO, and Melky Mantle !! so it's 8 in a row,,, and get the broom ready for the Sweep tonight !!!
Travel day ,,, for us,,, down to college,,, and tomorrow's graduation,,,, a Doctorate for our eldest son,,, seems unbelievable,,,, more after the Ceremony,,, and pictures of the weekend to follow,,, should be a good time with My sister, Frank, Annette,,, and all,,,
Today's music is Sunday's,,, I love this woman's voice,,,
Ok,, for just a second , let's say impossible is something,,, something to be achieved, or overcome,,, or defeated. The Slogan that is tossed around by "Adidas is Impossible" is nothing,,, certainly meaning that the Impossible is in fact Possible. Am I going to fast for you? Let's regress,,,,
Every Person has with in them the ability to do great things,,, this touchstone is called CHALLENGE ! If that is climbing Everest, Beating Liston, winning a World Cup, Not missing a day, or a minute of work/School in a year, or defeating what the world has thrown at you from physical or economic view point,,, these are your Challenges.... your Impossibilities.... So,,, Get going press on,, Don't look back,,, life may be gaining on you !!
Rachael Alexander winning the Preakness
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing."
this is the 19th of May,,,,, and it's freezing !!! At5:15 it is 33 degrees,,, although My thermometer says 26 !!! Now I believe that it is happening,,, this Global Warming thing,,,, But on a day like this Mr Gore,,, could provide a bit more heat,,, well,, he is probably too busy,,, out inventing the next Internet and all,,,,
Issued by The National Weather Service Albany, NY 10:01 pm EDT, Mon., May. 18, 2009
... FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...
Seemed like a game that they wanted to give away,,,, and right down to the last Grounder 2 2nd ,, that's what I thought was happening,,, but 6 in the 1st,, and another Tex Message in the 7th,,, and 6 in a row,,,,
Tuesday Music.... Let's take some requests,..................... Oh OK,,, I got that !
It's Steve, and Eric
Dear Mr Fantasy.....
Sunday, May 17, 2009
One is terrific,,,,, Two,,, and in a row is something else,,, amazing,,,, Three - now you got something going,,,,
First and third you win with the LongBall,,, and the middle game with a 2 out Bases loaded single....
Alexander "THE Great" ,,,, then Melky Mantle, and finally Johnny Demonic,,, makes you wonder what's next,,,,
Won't have to wait long,,, 1st pitch is 7:05pm..................... Andrew's turn....
From John Mellencamp...... well, I'm tellin you that I don't know, If I know what to do,.....
Rain on the Scarecrow,,,, Watch this,,, and Help a Farmer,,,, Like Max Yasgur...
Quick recap ............ SeeSee goes to 3 and 3 ,,, after 8 complete, 2 runs 5 hits, Mo does his thing with 11 pitches, 2 weak grounders, and a K to end the game.. Godzilla goes deep in the 8th .... and that as they say is that..... Ok,, so even us most rabid of Yankee fans know that BIG Poopies hitting woes will not last forever,,,
Ya gotta admit for a guy that's killed the Yankees. ..it is sorta fun to see him go OH for 7 with 3 K's and leave 12 men on base.... his quote from last night was correct - "Poppie Stinks"
I am simply fallin apart,,, Like an old car,,, Last year the hamstring/deep muscle / hip injury,,, and Now just as I am getting back to running, and hoping to do a 35 mile week,, I get this horrible shoulder pain, that is Tendonitis cause by calcium buildup in my shoulder... I don't know of you have had this but it hurts like hell. You cannot move your arm away from your body, or the shoulder just screams,,,, oh,, and the Dr,,, that's the 1st thing he does,,, Hey can you lift the arm up like this ? ,, no,,, OK let me ! YOWEE ! and can you hold it out straight? No,,, OK Let me ! OUCH ! So a cortisone shot,,, and a wait a few days, and see if it gets better,,, actually feels 25% better today,, at least I can now sleep,,,,
Offense from some AAA Players, and a decent effort from Andrew,,,,, and win one at ROGERS place,,,, did you catch the two guys dressed as umpires in the 1st row just to the left on the TV behind the screen. They were callin balls, and strikes,,, and one guy actually had a catchers (umpires) mask that he put on when it got to two strikes on a Yankee Batter,,, funny to watch on TV , probably not so funny if you were sittin near them,,,,
Pretty Funny Stuff !!
Music to follow,,, did you know that this was originally done by a Band called Tabitha's Secret,,, Rob Thomas and other members of T.S, formed MatchBox 20...
and for you ladies,,, its Johnny Rzeznik,, and GOO GOO Dolls,,,,
So,, I do not feel badly, or is it Poorly - losing to Doc Hallady - you knew he was not given up any runs,,, and AJ pitched ok,,, so Now let's see if we can get the next 2 !!
I watched that Magic Secrets revealed,,, you know ,,, I'd actually rather not KNOW how they do that stuff !
But - UT - OH ... IT's Magic !!
and BRuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuCE.....
Trust none of what you hear, and Less of what you see....
I am totally convinced that inanimate objects are out to get me ! I distinctly heard the wrench call over to the Hammer to "smash his thumb" - "go ahead...........Chicken"! I thought that was what I heard......... and the Hammer saying to the Wrench,,,, "slip off that nut NOW !" - that will send his knuckles careening in the metal !! and whoosh - busted Knuckles,,,, Don't believe me??? If your back hurts ,,,, where does every damn thin end up ??? hummm ?? on the Ground,,,, Socks roll off the dresser,,, belts are dropped,,,, Paper slides off the desk, and lands where,,,, the floor,,,, of course,,,, so start to listen to your stuff,,,, I think you will hear them conspiring against you , and exasperating your aches, and pains,,,,,
House Ending , not good,,, was that the end of the Series?? or are we going to go thru him cured off the Vicadin - AGAIN ! Then what... back to the hospital - I really hope they bring back the "old" House,,, the nasty, they mean spirited, pill popping guy we all love and admire,,, that was when this show was great,,,,
Was there Baseball last night,,, oh yes,, Just the METS,,,, and they lost,,, Santana deserves better than what he gets,,,, Good Match up tonight,,, Burnett .vs Halliday ! nice,,, RedSox are playing ,,, oh right - who gives a $hit !
a Couple from John Haitt,,, and one with Lyle Lovett,,,,
And Buffalo River Home ,, might be John's best song,,,, "only two things in life,, But , I forget what they are"
Ok,, so winning 2 of 3 is better than losing two of three,,, Toronto should be interesting,,, they lead the AL East by 1 over Boston, and 5.5 over the Yanks..... whew,,, and Runs against is the WORST in BB,,,, 193 ,,, yowza,,, hard to win that way. Burnett .vs Halladay - that should be a good one,,,
At 4am ,,, on the side of 9G in Hyde Park, just North of St Andrews road is an umbrella,,, fully opened , laying by the side of the Road,,, Now it was not there at 7pm last night,,, I drove by that way to get Pizza,,,, Stephen King could probably give ya an entire novel on the story around the umbrella,,,, What do you think the story is??? What are the Possibilities,??? 1) Mary Poppins lost it ! 2) The Mortons Salt Girl was run over by a car ! 3) A deer was using it as cover,,, 4) Moon Beams are now causing Melanoma ? 5) Gene Kelly has risen & is Still Singing in the Rain !
All right,,,, From that band Band from Pittsburgh, PA .,,,,
Liz Berlin, and Michael Glabicki and Rusted Root !!
Nor more than one loss makes a season,, neither so does one Win,, although I will take the WIN over the LOSS........... and even better than AL's homer was Carsten Charles's complete game Shutout,,, that's one way for the pen ,, not to suck...
And OH... Message just in for Swiffer,,,, keep you freakin eye on the pitcher - he is the Guy in the middle of the Diamond with the F'ing BALL !! and Robbie Thompson,,,, what exactly are you talkin to this guy about ?? Hummm - and then nice move pushing him back toward the Bag,,, please , Tshida should have called you out, and let Swiffer stay !
It's a Saturday here .... and it's raining,,, and it spose to keep raining most of the weekend,,, ugh,,, Ok,, we need to get corn, and Wheat to grow as fast as Dandelions,,, OMG,, those bastards can grow like 5 inches over night,,,,
Excellent look this morning girl ,,, as your Boyfriend is pumping gas into a White Nissan,,, ,, you are retching over by the side of the Gas station,,,very Attractive,,,
Real Wrath of God Type stuff,,,,
And let's go with the late Warren Zevon,,,, and "Searchin for a Heart" from Letterman,,,
Sig Hansen - Captain of the Northwestern ,,, Sig is "The Man"
So,, it does not even take 5 minutes last night, and I am off watchin The two episodes Of "Deadliest Catch" that I have Tivo'd..
and then Tim Roth in LIE TO ME,,,
Please Lie to me and tell me that it's still Spring Training,,, or that "it's EARLY in the Season" What B.S. Its sorta nostalgic,,, seems like back in the 80's,,,, Oh,, and we are gonna be auditioning Catchers at Noon at Camden yards .... All are welcome to apply for the job !! Maybe John - Flash - Flaherty can come out of the Yes booth,,, or Girardi out of the Dugout,, and be a Player/Manager.,.... or hey,, a Guy named Lawrence Peter Berra is only like 80 maybe he still has something left,..
REAL men - doin Real work.,,,,
The Opening of Deadliest Catch
and ...........Aretha rockin the House with "Chain of Fools" - a little help from Mariah
If you think that you are winning a season series against any Division rival,,, then it needs to start now,,,, OH and Four is not gonna get it done,,,
Now ,,, they play 19 times,,, that's a lot,,, but putting yourself in a position to have to go,, what , 10 and 5 , the rest of the Games is do-able,, but you need to start winning games,,, hell A GAME would would nice !!
OMG , can it get crazier today,,, I am a-scared to even ask the question ! Glad I got my workout in Before work,, cause I would never have a time later.... Let's go with a couple of Quick hitters,,,,
Its Sam, and Bugs,,, in Bugs Bunny rides again,,,, This is one of the Best Cartoon ever,,,, at the very least Fast Forward out to 3 minutes to catch the Dance Scene...
First of all,,,, it's Pete's 90th Birthday........... so , Happy Birthday to him !! I'll give ya a real old one from Pete,,,
"What did ya learn in School"...... If you have not seen "The Power of Song" you should go rent it or find it,,,, it is an excellent story of Pete's life,,,, and I always think it ironic that when Pete was banned from appearing on TV,,, and most other places would not book him,, or the Weavers , the only audience he could get was at Schools,,, So he sang his songs for Elementary and Middle school children,,, and GREATLY influenced the lives of those children,,, - that would have never happened without him being "Black Listed" and those children grew up listening to Seeger music,, years later .. protesting the war, and working for Cleaner rivers, and starting the whole Ecology movement ,,,, Damn Hippies ! Any way this song reminds me of that...
Then Pete with a few friends, at President Obama's inauguration
And if never saw Pete and Arlo,,, you missed out,,,
We have been very fortunate to see them many times,,,, the last at Beacon High school,,, where Peter,, at the time just 88,, was as good that night as ever !!
It's "Way out There" and Lonesome Valley
Oh,,, BTW... the title "This Machine Surrounds Hate and Forces it to Surrender" is the inscription on Pete's 5 string Banjo...
So,,, probably a Yankee Fan,,,and a BIG believer that this year is going to come down to Posada doing or not doing well, and how many games can he catch .... should not be drawing these conclusions,,,, 1st what a game last night... comin back late, and winning in the bottom of the ninth !! Especially over the Angels....who the Bombers can never seem to beat,,, was a Terrific!!! Even If there was No Vlad, and no Garrett Anderson, and no Edmonds anymore,, all those guys that just kill the Yankees,,,,
Hip HIP Jorge !!! and is it just me or is there some similarity between these two pictures?
I am convinced that some of us,,, have NO Talent,,, can't sing,, Dance, Act, Play and Instrument,, Can barely pay attention !! Is it that we cannot be taught,,, maybe we (I) can - take lessons to learn these crafts,,, and I for one would give near anything to play an instrument. ,
But I am here today to tell you why NO ARTtsy talent exists in many of us.,....
Some people are hogging it !!! The creator - has One talent to give to each of us,,, but some people are greedy,,, they need to take more than one,,, leaving others of us without ! Bastards!
Examples - you are From Missouri? and need to be Shown,,,, Ok,,Let's start with Liz Berlin,,, plays with a band called Rusted Root - Nancy''s FAV ! HA! - Liz can play Guitar, electric, and Acoustic, Mandolin, UKE, Washboard, percussion, Drums, sing and song write ! ,, that leaves like 6 other people Barren of talent !
example 2 - Hugh Laurie - Accomplished Piano player,,, Guitar player, Actor, Writer, etc,,
and example Gary Shelby Foote - Gary is the Percussionist in Joan Armatradings Band,,, I have seen the man play many different instruments,,, but the Drumming and playing the percussion, and a HORN at the same time,, now that's just showing off !!!
and for Friday ,,, you get may absolute favorite artist - Joan Armatrading !
and yes, that's Gary on the Sax
and Little Electric guitar on Woman in love....
And for the FINAL,,, and Best Son of today,,,, it's Dark Truths,,, used as the Closing Song of a Miami Vice episode,,,, Just listen to that voice,,, Dark Truths is from a CD called,,,SHOUTING STAGE - some of her Best work,,,
