_________ Whew ,, that was close

Tuesday's usually are awful around here,,, or maybe just more awful than other days !

Yanks lose,,, Bosox lose,,, so no ground gained or lost,,, I'll do the John Sterling on ya.... IF BB had not given up that other double,, IF they scored another in the 8th, or IF they got just one more hit in the Ninth,,, then,,, and IF,,,THEN,,, Oh boy,,, You can't win them all., !! It's on to Minnesota,,, and the new M and M boys,,


Finally,,,, The eldest boy gained employment !! He was hired by Bloommberg,,, the financial folks,,, as part of their R&D department,,, don't know what all that entails but he starts in August !! Congratulations!! and Welcome to the working world !

New York ,,,,,,,, New York.......................

http://www.bloomberg.com/

I found these on YT,,,, and although you cannot embed them I will post the links,,, If you are an ELR fan ,, then you already know how funny they are ,,, if you are new to the Program,,, then you are really in for a treat !! I will post Ray, Robert, and Debra later.,,,


The Family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyHidH55U_g

Marie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQekke7VL0I

Frank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53BEuIgy0bQ

Jump start !

Greeting from an Early Monday morning,... Decent weekend,,, not that much more rain here is the Northeast US... Yanks have beated Toronto 3 straight,,, even with Joba being Joba yesterday,,, that means,,, 3 and 2/3 innings,,,9 hits,, eight runs ! Jesus Wept. Bailed out by the offense... any way they sit ready for the Sweep, and One game behind the Bosox....

I am unprepared for another busy busy busy Monday,..Guess I will sit back, and see what the day brings


Let's try these on for Size...



and From a CD called Dulcinea.,... do you know who she is ???



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulcinea

Brave Men

Happy 4th of July !! Independence Day,,, the day that the Founding Fathers signed the declaration of Independence,,, these men signed ,,, knowing that they would be - and most were already - condemned by the King of England, that if they were captured - they would be immediately executed. Clearly they felt that strongly about being free from the rule of a Monarch, and starting their own government. Would we be as brave today? Signing our name to a document knowing It could mean our death ? I would say we are not sure of the answer,,, many of us do not like to even take an unpopular stand on an issue for fear of criticism, and ridicule. SO we remember today as the day that Brave men stood up for Freedom,,




70 years ago today,,,Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig delivered his "Luckiest Man" speech,,, Knowing full well that he was dying ,

"Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. I have been in ballparks for seventeen years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans.

The crowd applauded for a full two minutes,,,and Gehrig visibly shaken stepped away from the Microphone with tears in his eyes,,,, the Yankees retired the number 4, and in December of 1939 he was elected by special vote to the Baseball Hall of Fame - less than 2 years later he was dead.

Today,, to Honor the Man,,, ,At every game , someone from the Home Team will read the Gehrig speech, and the Teams will be wearing a special patch on the uniform for ALS awareness,,,,

Happy 3rd of July,,,

Hey,, even the founding fathers probably planned ahead !! think they had Chicken, and Corn on the 4th?? ahhh 3rd,,,, Exactly how does one MOVE a holiday... ??? but we can do it- F 'em ...WE are Americans !!

Yanks lose.,.. Boston lead is 3 games,,,, and the Rays are just 2 behind the Bombers... and the Yanks Lead the Wild card.... Toronto later today....

The only way to get to the "bottom" of things is to work from the top down,...


I saw this the other day,,, and It made me laugh in the middle of a miserable day...

Listen Carefully..... I especially like Paulie Walnuts, and Christopher,,, the guy was an Interior decorator !



Paulie Walnuts was my favorite on the Sopranos....

Careful of the Language in this clip...

Who knows - really???

I this what there is ??? All there is ?? What do you think ??? Heaven , Hell awaits us??? Reincarnation?? do we end up among the stars,,, and look down at the living,,, or Meeting 40 virgins (good luck with that ) DO we end up coming back as an animal??? or in the Garden in the Sweet Peas,,,


I think NOT.,.... I think that here and now is here and now,,, That's it... No final reward,, no after life,.,, This is it ... No great all seeing GOD - what ever your name is for him.. Jesus, Buddha , Mohamed,,,, to go bond with at the end,....


Clearly ,, No one KNOWS the answer,,, we are just here doing the best that we can to live an acceptable life,,, work,, have some fun,,,, and leave it better than we found it,,, Hope our children carry on what we tried to start, although they are usually on their own path.... anyway,, Would we live different if we actually KNEW one way or the other. What would you change? and shouldn't you change anyway ???? And I don't mean become Religious... that ever that means...Seems to me there are as many no good bastards in this world that would call them selves "religious" and then act like a MULE... So perhaps,, the WWJD phrase is appropriate,, think that way ,, WWJD.,.. and do that... Even if you never enter or church or utter a prayer,,,


So for now ,,, I chose to "Let the Mystery be".....




and one from Michael, and Natalie....

Give 'm what they want ...

And then,,,, God told Noah to build an Ark

Ok,,, do you think it will rain,,,OMG ,, will it stop ?!?!?!?




Yanks get their 5th?? straight,,, Bosox Blow a huge lead ! and Mets can;t get out of their own way.,............... So the Sox lead is Two and a half,,, as we near the All star Break,, i secretly hope NO Yankees make it,,, so they all can rest for the 2nd half !! Who cares about the friggin All star game!!

Bono,the Edge, Larry Mullins,Adam Clayton... U2


And,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ITS A BEAUTIFUL DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1