Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Game 127: In Search Of Lost Wins
In a make up game from last evening, the Red Sox, actually wearing very little makeup, beat Seattle this afternoon, 5-3, with Josh Beckett actually looking decent against admittedly subpar hitting. A second game is scheduled to be played tonight.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Wednesday? Wicked!
It's Wednesday Wickedness time , this week with international superstar Angelina Jolie.
1. “All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what's sexy or cool or tough.” What do you do to feel sexy?
Harry Potter doesn't have a wand powerful enough.
2. “I don't think the money people in Hollywood have ever thought I was normal, but I am dedicated to my work and that's what counts.” Do you think people think you are normal?
Probably not. I'm not sure. I've always been bad at being able to tell what people think of me.
3. “If you ask people what they've always wanted to do, most people haven't done it. That breaks my heart.” What have you always wanted to do?
Play major league baseball.
4. “There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.” What do you appreciate the most about your life at this time?
Appreciate? Hmm. I'm glad my sick family member is back home.
My family is in good health, generally speaking, and I occasionally have 2 nickels to rub together. I'm a lot better off than most humans on planet Earth.
5. “Where ever I am I always find myself looking out the window wishing I was somewhere else.” If you could be somewhere else, where would you be and why?
I would love to live in San Francisco-culturally, and climate wise, I think it's a good fit for me.
6. “I need more sex, OK? Before I die I wanna taste everyone in the world.”Have you ever felt that you need more sex to be happier?
Most young men answer that in the affirmative, and I probably would have, too. Now? No comment.
7. “If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception of me.” Have you ever made a fool of yourself? If yes, spill.
Only when I'm awake.
8. “I don't believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, and don't judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free.” How often do you feel guilty?
See number 7.
9. “I never like being touched, ever. People used to say I held my breath when they were hugging me. I still do.” Are you ever uncomfortable being touched?
Not really, no.
10. “Oh, God, I struggle with low self-esteem all the time! I think everyone does. I have so much wrong with me, it's unbelievable!” Give us an example of what you’ve done when feeling low self-esteem.
1. “All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what's sexy or cool or tough.” What do you do to feel sexy?
Harry Potter doesn't have a wand powerful enough.
2. “I don't think the money people in Hollywood have ever thought I was normal, but I am dedicated to my work and that's what counts.” Do you think people think you are normal?
Probably not. I'm not sure. I've always been bad at being able to tell what people think of me.
3. “If you ask people what they've always wanted to do, most people haven't done it. That breaks my heart.” What have you always wanted to do?
Play major league baseball.
4. “There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.” What do you appreciate the most about your life at this time?
Appreciate? Hmm. I'm glad my sick family member is back home.
My family is in good health, generally speaking, and I occasionally have 2 nickels to rub together. I'm a lot better off than most humans on planet Earth.
5. “Where ever I am I always find myself looking out the window wishing I was somewhere else.” If you could be somewhere else, where would you be and why?
I would love to live in San Francisco-culturally, and climate wise, I think it's a good fit for me.
6. “I need more sex, OK? Before I die I wanna taste everyone in the world.”Have you ever felt that you need more sex to be happier?
Most young men answer that in the affirmative, and I probably would have, too. Now? No comment.
7. “If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception of me.” Have you ever made a fool of yourself? If yes, spill.
Only when I'm awake.
8. “I don't believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, and don't judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free.” How often do you feel guilty?
See number 7.
9. “I never like being touched, ever. People used to say I held my breath when they were hugging me. I still do.” Are you ever uncomfortable being touched?
Not really, no.
10. “Oh, God, I struggle with low self-esteem all the time! I think everyone does. I have so much wrong with me, it's unbelievable!” Give us an example of what you’ve done when feeling low self-esteem.
The fact that ANGELINA JOLIE said that should give us all hope.
What have I done while having low self esteem? Everything I've done in the last, oh, 3 decades.
What have I done ABOUT having low self esteem? Not a blessed thing.
Game 126: John Lackey can get SOME people out, anyway...
Big John Lackey was adequate last evening, while a 3 run seventh inning rally pushed the Red Sox to a 6-3 win over the Ancient Mariners in Boston. With the Yankees losing, Boston is 5 1/2 games behind the tied Rays and Yankees for both the division title and the wild card spot.
In other news, it is rumored that the Red Sox, presumably growing weary of the Daniel Nava/Darnell McDonald festival, are interested in acquiring old friend Johnny Damon from the Tigers.
In other news, it is rumored that the Red Sox, presumably growing weary of the Daniel Nava/Darnell McDonald festival, are interested in acquiring old friend Johnny Damon from the Tigers.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Game 125: The Rain Song
Even with rain interrupting the work to be done, Cowboy Clay rounded himself up a win, going 6 strong and getting a bomb from Bad Bill Hall to pull off the 5-0 win in Boston today.
Microfiction Monday: "Harrison Hits The Books"
Mine is called "Harrison Hits The Books"
Catarrh? Ague?
Cholemia? Pemphigus?
He studied the books, hunting madly for a clue. He knows she is dying, and it is breaking his heart.
Cholemia? Pemphigus?
He studied the books, hunting madly for a clue. He knows she is dying, and it is breaking his heart.
Are You Ready For Some Football?
Charles Pierce, who I like and respect immensely, linked to this piece in the Boston Globe about former New England Patriot Kevin Turner, who now appears to be dying of an ALS like syndrome brought on by repeated blows to the head.
Now, I love football. I don't love it as much as baseball and basketball, but it's close.
It appears to be as true as things get that football, on a college, professional and even high school level, extracts an enormous price from the bodies of the people who play it.
I love football. I don't love people destroying their bodies and brains to play it. I don't know how to resolve this.
Now, I love football. I don't love it as much as baseball and basketball, but it's close.
It appears to be as true as things get that football, on a college, professional and even high school level, extracts an enormous price from the bodies of the people who play it.
I love football. I don't love people destroying their bodies and brains to play it. I don't know how to resolve this.
British Steal
Or, I'm running out of ways to use the word "Steal" in a post title. Sunday Stealing again:
1. Are you happier now than you were five months ago?
No.
2. Have you ever slept in the same bed with anyone that you shouldn't have?
Yes.
3. Can you sleep in total darkness?
Yes. I could sleep in Times Square if I had to.
4. Your phone is ringing. It’s the person you fell hardest for, the one who got away, what do you say?
I wouldn't answer that question for a million dollars.
5. What do you think about the weather this summer?
It's hot. What else do you say?
6. How many people do you trust with everything?
Counting my wife? One.
7. What was the last thing you drank?
Coke Zero.
8. Is there anyone you want to come see you?
Sure
9. Name one thing you love about winter?
Snow. Every time it snows, it's like, no matter how much you have to do, it's a little bit like a holiday.
10. Have you ever dated a Goth?
No. I should have-there was one who liked me, I think, at one point. But I didn't.
11. What are you looking forward to tomorrow?
It being over.
12. Name something you dislike about the day you’re having?
It's going to rain, and people in my family are going to use that as an excuse to not exercise.
13. What's the longest that you have committed to one person and one person only?
Assuming I mind my manners, it will be 16 years in October.
14. What’s the first thing you did when you opened your eyes today?
Turn off my alarm.
15. Has anyone ever told you they never want to ever lose you?
Yes.
16. Is there anybody that you wish you could fix your relationship with?
Yes
17. Could you go out in public, looking like you do now?
Yes. Should I? That's really a question for society.
18. Do you think things will change in the next 3 months? How?
Certainly. Things always change.
19. Do you believe that you never know what you got until you lose it?
Absolutely. Tom Keifer taught us that.
20. Do you have a friend of the opposite sex you can talk to?
Other than my wife? No.
1. Are you happier now than you were five months ago?
No.
2. Have you ever slept in the same bed with anyone that you shouldn't have?
Yes.
3. Can you sleep in total darkness?
Yes. I could sleep in Times Square if I had to.
4. Your phone is ringing. It’s the person you fell hardest for, the one who got away, what do you say?
I wouldn't answer that question for a million dollars.
5. What do you think about the weather this summer?
It's hot. What else do you say?
6. How many people do you trust with everything?
Counting my wife? One.
7. What was the last thing you drank?
Coke Zero.
8. Is there anyone you want to come see you?
Sure
9. Name one thing you love about winter?
Snow. Every time it snows, it's like, no matter how much you have to do, it's a little bit like a holiday.
10. Have you ever dated a Goth?
No. I should have-there was one who liked me, I think, at one point. But I didn't.
11. What are you looking forward to tomorrow?
It being over.
12. Name something you dislike about the day you’re having?
It's going to rain, and people in my family are going to use that as an excuse to not exercise.
13. What's the longest that you have committed to one person and one person only?
Assuming I mind my manners, it will be 16 years in October.
14. What’s the first thing you did when you opened your eyes today?
Turn off my alarm.
15. Has anyone ever told you they never want to ever lose you?
Yes.
16. Is there anybody that you wish you could fix your relationship with?
Yes
17. Could you go out in public, looking like you do now?
Yes. Should I? That's really a question for society.
18. Do you think things will change in the next 3 months? How?
Certainly. Things always change.
19. Do you believe that you never know what you got until you lose it?
Absolutely. Tom Keifer taught us that.
20. Do you have a friend of the opposite sex you can talk to?
Other than my wife? No.
Game 124: Bring It On Home
Farmer Jed Lowrie cleaned up an 11th inning tie game last night, sinking the Blue Jays with a solo homer to win the game 5-4.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Why Hemingway Wrote
From a 1958 interview that you can read here:
"From things that have happened and from things as they exist and from all things that you know and all those you cannot know, you make something through your invention that is not a representation but a whole new thing truer than anything true and alive, and you make it alive, and if you make it well enough, you give it immortality. That is why you write and for no other reason that you know of. But what about all the reasons that no one knows?"
"From things that have happened and from things as they exist and from all things that you know and all those you cannot know, you make something through your invention that is not a representation but a whole new thing truer than anything true and alive, and you make it alive, and if you make it well enough, you give it immortality. That is why you write and for no other reason that you know of. But what about all the reasons that no one knows?"
Saturday Nine Is Right On Time
Here is a new meme home for me. Here's the Saturday Nine, called "Welcome Back"
1. Where were you the last time that someone welcomed you back?
I'm barely welcome. I'm certainly not welcome back.
2. Tell us who is you favorite non-family member to hang out with?
My family are the only ones who will hang out with me. You have to tie a pork chop around my neck to get the dog to play with me.
3. What was the last thing that happened to anger you?
Last night I couldn't get someone from an insurance company to understand that 100/2 is 50, not 60.
4. What was the last thing that you saw that was shocking to see?
Jon Lester giving up five runs in the first inning last night.
5. What is your favorite thing to do on Saturday besides Saturday 9?
Playing tabletop baseball.
6. Have you had your summer vacation yet? If yes tell us about it.
I've never had a "vacation". I've always just visited family. My family and I have never gone anywhere.
7. Pick out one of your cousins and tell us about them.
My cousins Nick and Carrie have overcome a pretty devastating loss early in their lives to become fine young people. I'm proud of them.
8. Do you have any special plans for next week?
Takin' what they are givin' because I'm working for a livin'
9. At what age will you consider yourself old and why?
5 years ago.
1. Where were you the last time that someone welcomed you back?
I'm barely welcome. I'm certainly not welcome back.
2. Tell us who is you favorite non-family member to hang out with?
My family are the only ones who will hang out with me. You have to tie a pork chop around my neck to get the dog to play with me.
3. What was the last thing that happened to anger you?
Last night I couldn't get someone from an insurance company to understand that 100/2 is 50, not 60.
4. What was the last thing that you saw that was shocking to see?
Jon Lester giving up five runs in the first inning last night.
5. What is your favorite thing to do on Saturday besides Saturday 9?
Playing tabletop baseball.
6. Have you had your summer vacation yet? If yes tell us about it.
I've never had a "vacation". I've always just visited family. My family and I have never gone anywhere.
7. Pick out one of your cousins and tell us about them.
My cousins Nick and Carrie have overcome a pretty devastating loss early in their lives to become fine young people. I'm proud of them.
8. Do you have any special plans for next week?
Takin' what they are givin' because I'm working for a livin'
9. At what age will you consider yourself old and why?
5 years ago.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Self Aggrandizement: Not Just For Breakfast Anymore
It's time for a new week of 250 word Flash Fiction over at 52250flash.wordpress.com, and my latest entry, for the theme "I Can't Wait", resides here.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Game 122: Beckett's no good either
In Boston tonight, Josh Beckett pitched more like Samuel Beckett, or perhaps even Thomas Of Becket, getting shelled, drilled and tattooed (well, he was already tattooed) by nasty Angles in a 7-2 loss.
"Rock And Roll Band, Everybody's Waiting..."
Janera's doing her Rock and Roll Fridays thang again. I know it's Thursday and stuff, but I think Janera lives on the Moon. Or something. The questions are based on song lyrics from Green Day.
1. 21 GUNS:
“Do you know what’s worth fighting for?
When it’s not worth dying for?
Does it take your breath away and you feel yourself suffocating?”
What was the last cause/reason that you signed a petition or joined in a protest?
Online? I can't remember the last online petition I signed. Probably one to give Jimmy Pardo the job hosting the new Match Game, maybe. I don't usually protest things in public-I have to go to work.
2. AMERICAN IDIOT:
“Don’t want to be an American idiot
One nation controlled by the media.
Information age of hysteria
It’s going out to idiot America”
Where is the best place for trusted information about world events?
World events? The Economist. Timesonline.co.uk is good, too.
3. GOOD RIDDANCE:
“Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test and don’t ask why.
It’s not a question but a lesson learned in time”…
What was the last lesson or message about life you learned?
You Can't Go Home Again. Haven't exactly LEARNED it yet. But that's the last one I was exposed to.
4. WELCOME TO PARADISE:
“Dear Mother Can you hear me whining?
It’s been 3 weeks since that I left your home.
This sudden fear has left me trembling
Cause now it seems that I am out here on my own
And I’m feeling so alone”…
Where was the place you went to live when you first moved out of your parents/guardians home?
I moved into an apartment with my wife.
5. MINORITY:
“I want to be the minority
I don’t need your authority
Down with the moral majority
Cause I want to be the minority”…
When have you ever felt like an outsider?
Everytime I'm anywhere but at home.
6. WHEN I COME AROUND:
“Oh I heard it all before
So don’t knock down my door
I’m a loser the user
So I don’t need no accuser
To try and slag me down because I know you’re right”…
What was the last bad thing you discovered about yourself?
I'm not 6 feet tall? I don't know. I'm not exactly at the point in my life where I'm learning a lot of new things about me. More like I'm discovering the old things again.
7. MISERY:
“Mr. Whirly had a catastrophic incident
He fell into the city by the bay
He liquidated his estate
Now he sleeps upon the Haight
Panhandling misery”…
If you have ever been poor, what lesson, skill-set or experience came from it?
Have been?
I've learned that it sucks. Does that count?
8. 80:
“Sometimes I wonder if I should be left alone
And lock myself up in a padded room
I’d sit and spew my guts out in the open air
Cuz no one wants to hear a drunken fool”…
How do you relax after a stressful day?
Doing this is usually the closest I can come.
9. REDUNDANT:
“We’re livin in a repetition
Content in the same old stick again
Now the routine’s turnin to a contention
Like a production line goin over and over and over roller coaster”…
Do you do something over and over the same way, even though you know there is a better/simpler way to do it?
Yes. My wife tells me I pull out of our driveway wrong. I insist that the angle is less acute when I do it my way. She is right in that the trip is shorter when you do it her way.
10. ANDROID:
“It makes me wonder when I grow to be that age
Will I be walking down the street begging for your spare change
Or will I grow that old? Will I still be around?
The way I carry on, I’ll end up 6 feet underground and waste away”…
What age do you believe is OLD and why?
Whatever age I was last year. I feel old.
11. WAITING:
“I’ve been waiting a lifetime for this moment to come
I’m destined for anything at all”…
What is your biggest dream in life (so far)?
The biggest dream I have so far that is within the realm of possibility is to be a published author.
12. POPROCKS AND COKE:
“I don’t care is you don’t mind
I’ll be there, not far behind
I will dare, keep in mind, I’ll be there for you”…
What is the biggest favor you ever did for family or for a friend?
I have to go back to the emergency babysitting my wife and I did. We'd do it again in a heartbeat, of course-and God willing we'll never have to-but that's the best example I can think of.
13. BASKET CASE:
“Yea, I went to a shrink to analyze my dreams,
She says it’s lack of sex that’s bringin’ me down…”
What would you like more of in your life?
Besides money? Contentment.
1. 21 GUNS:
“Do you know what’s worth fighting for?
When it’s not worth dying for?
Does it take your breath away and you feel yourself suffocating?”
What was the last cause/reason that you signed a petition or joined in a protest?
Online? I can't remember the last online petition I signed. Probably one to give Jimmy Pardo the job hosting the new Match Game, maybe. I don't usually protest things in public-I have to go to work.
2. AMERICAN IDIOT:
“Don’t want to be an American idiot
One nation controlled by the media.
Information age of hysteria
It’s going out to idiot America”
Where is the best place for trusted information about world events?
World events? The Economist. Timesonline.co.uk is good, too.
3. GOOD RIDDANCE:
“Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test and don’t ask why.
It’s not a question but a lesson learned in time”…
What was the last lesson or message about life you learned?
You Can't Go Home Again. Haven't exactly LEARNED it yet. But that's the last one I was exposed to.
4. WELCOME TO PARADISE:
“Dear Mother Can you hear me whining?
It’s been 3 weeks since that I left your home.
This sudden fear has left me trembling
Cause now it seems that I am out here on my own
And I’m feeling so alone”…
Where was the place you went to live when you first moved out of your parents/guardians home?
I moved into an apartment with my wife.
5. MINORITY:
“I want to be the minority
I don’t need your authority
Down with the moral majority
Cause I want to be the minority”…
When have you ever felt like an outsider?
Everytime I'm anywhere but at home.
6. WHEN I COME AROUND:
“Oh I heard it all before
So don’t knock down my door
I’m a loser the user
So I don’t need no accuser
To try and slag me down because I know you’re right”…
What was the last bad thing you discovered about yourself?
I'm not 6 feet tall? I don't know. I'm not exactly at the point in my life where I'm learning a lot of new things about me. More like I'm discovering the old things again.
7. MISERY:
“Mr. Whirly had a catastrophic incident
He fell into the city by the bay
He liquidated his estate
Now he sleeps upon the Haight
Panhandling misery”…
If you have ever been poor, what lesson, skill-set or experience came from it?
Have been?
I've learned that it sucks. Does that count?
8. 80:
“Sometimes I wonder if I should be left alone
And lock myself up in a padded room
I’d sit and spew my guts out in the open air
Cuz no one wants to hear a drunken fool”…
How do you relax after a stressful day?
Doing this is usually the closest I can come.
9. REDUNDANT:
“We’re livin in a repetition
Content in the same old stick again
Now the routine’s turnin to a contention
Like a production line goin over and over and over roller coaster”…
Do you do something over and over the same way, even though you know there is a better/simpler way to do it?
Yes. My wife tells me I pull out of our driveway wrong. I insist that the angle is less acute when I do it my way. She is right in that the trip is shorter when you do it her way.
10. ANDROID:
“It makes me wonder when I grow to be that age
Will I be walking down the street begging for your spare change
Or will I grow that old? Will I still be around?
The way I carry on, I’ll end up 6 feet underground and waste away”…
What age do you believe is OLD and why?
Whatever age I was last year. I feel old.
11. WAITING:
“I’ve been waiting a lifetime for this moment to come
I’m destined for anything at all”…
What is your biggest dream in life (so far)?
The biggest dream I have so far that is within the realm of possibility is to be a published author.
12. POPROCKS AND COKE:
“I don’t care is you don’t mind
I’ll be there, not far behind
I will dare, keep in mind, I’ll be there for you”…
What is the biggest favor you ever did for family or for a friend?
I have to go back to the emergency babysitting my wife and I did. We'd do it again in a heartbeat, of course-and God willing we'll never have to-but that's the best example I can think of.
13. BASKET CASE:
“Yea, I went to a shrink to analyze my dreams,
She says it’s lack of sex that’s bringin’ me down…”
What would you like more of in your life?
Besides money? Contentment.
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