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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
9:14 pm	Feelings.... Right now life seems to have two choices for me; the dull ache of sleeping on a bed of nails or the intense pain of jumping up and down on that bed of nails. Neither is good and neither has a plus side. Ever thought about what happens when hope dies? Current Mood: numb (Comment on this)
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
8:01 pm	That and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee I would like to believe that most people are inherently good. I am the kind of person who sees the glass as half-full and I always try to put a positive spin on things. Most of the time when given the opportunity, I will go out of my way to do something nice for someone just because it’s the right thing to do. Sadly, not all of my co-workers feel the same way. There was some drama at work last week, but not with the wards. One of the duties that is supposed to get done by the Night Senior is to make coffee down in the Admin office for the day staff. How many people like to come into work first thing in the morning and get a cup of coffee to start the day? I know I do, as do many others. Whenever I serve my rotation as Night Senior, I always have a coffee ready for staff. The Senior who is on my end on the week on nights for some strange reason absolutely refuses to make coffee for the day staff. Every time something is said to him about it he just says, “I’m not a secretary.” Can you imagine?? It’s a nice thing to do for your co-workers, and he cares more about how he comes off rather than doing a nice established gesture for staff. Other staff have been complaining about it, so I spoke to one of the supervisors about giving him some friendly unofficial advice that he should do it rather than risk pissing anyone off. He showed the Senior how to make prep the coffee and said at the right time in the morning just to press a couple of buttons to get the whole thing started. No dice, he wouldn’t even do that. That next morning I continued to confront him about it and he got angry and went off. Who gets angry over that? Who is so principled that they can’t make a frickin pot of coffee for their co-workers thinking it’s beneath them, especially after being told how pissed off people were getting? Even though he got pretty pissed I didn’t back down and questioned why he had to refuse to do something so small, yet important. A lot of the other staff told me later they appreciated what I did, and another Senior (who’s a friend of mine) heard about it and said, “Good job Stalnaker I would have done the same thing”. The bottom line is that he has earned no favors from me. In our line of work we exist on doing nice things for each other to make our jobs easier, but he apparently doesn’t think he needs other human beings and he’s going to see that he made his bed and he will lie in it. Some people might say, “Be the bigger man” but in this case no way. Everyone has the god-given right to be a jerk and that is what he has opted for. If he ever asks me for something again I am going to say, “Get your secretary to do it.” Current Mood: tired (Comment on this)
Monday, September 21st, 2009
11:54 am	Eternal Bleakness of the Lonely Soul It’s been almost four weeks since Lori broke up with me and it’s still difficult getting over the whole thing. I woke up in the middle of the night last night after I had a dream about her. In the dream we had lived together and when she broke up with me I moved out but left all my furniture. I was going through drawers looking for things I had left and she was there. I had to force myself to not think about her, as I tried to get back to sleep. If you’ve ever seen the movie, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” you might think that I need to use the machine that wipes out memories of an individual person. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet do this to themselves in an attempt to deal with the pain of a bad breakup. This morning I put the movie in the #1 spot of my Netflix Queue. I wonder if it will help. I did go on a “date” with someone I met online last night. I had a nice time, but I didn’t feel any chemistry, and I think she felt the same way. We did talk about going out again, but who knows if it was serious talk. I am trying to move on. Current Mood: blah Current Music: Pandora (Comment on this)
Monday, August 31st, 2009
1:36 pm	Kyra Sedgwick is the Closure I needed some closure from the abrupt breakup with Lori, so her and I got together and talked last night. Since it happened on Tuesday night, I thought a lot about what she said about it all and thought I had a different perspective on the matter. I thought that since she had a couple of bad relationships in the past, it was coloring her view. I thought that she was predisposed to ending a relationship too quickly once normal problems arose, and that she took too much of a negative view on relationship issues, maybe with objectivity she would reconsider. She only partially agreed, but stated the truth was that she thought we were just on a “different wavelength” and admitted she was hampered by having major self-esteem issues. She flat out said, “I need to learn to love myself before I can love someone else.” I told her I did not understand this as I had no problems seeing all the good and positive things in her. It did all end on a good note and with mutual respect. I spoke to my mom about it this morning and she asked if there was a door open in the future and I said maybe, but I am certainly not going to hold by breath. Anyway, Lori is a very good person and I am very sad this whole thing happened. However, it is good for me to know that I did not give up and just let it go without at least trying. I could not have lived if I hadn’t been sure there was nothing I could have done to stay with a person as great as her. As painful as a relationship is, at least some closure helps. Current Mood: blah Current Music: FHFU (Comment on this)
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
7:26 pm	It was great seeing Rickey Henderson getting into the Hall of Fame. I watched the ceremony live this am on the MLB network. Very moving and great to see all the baseball stars of old. Curious that Tony Gywnn wasn’t there. In response to a previous post, Rickey never referred to himself in the third person, but his speech was still interesting. He stated when in high school a guidance counselor encouraged him to play baseball, and would pay him a quarter for every hit, stolen base and run scored. After 10 days she owed him $22. The best part was the last part of his speech. He is known to have a bit of an ego, but his last line was as follows: "My journey as a player is complete," he said. "I am now in the class of the greatest players of all time. And at this moment .... I am very, very humbled." It was thought he would end his speech with some reference to the famous one he made when breaking the all-time steals record about being the "greatest of all time" but it's good he didn't. On ESPN they reported that Tony LaRussa (Manager of St. Louis) stated he still looked like he could play ball and contribute to a team. Current Mood: happy (Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
7:49 pm	Surfing Dodo Bird or Hanging one-tenth I had my first surfing lesson today. I had been interested in learning for a while and I finally connected with a co-worker so he could teach me. He is always telling me stories about how he lived at the beach for many years and such and I figured he would be the best person to teach me. We met up at Mission Beach. He showed me some basics, and then let me loose. Well, the old adage that you have to learn to crawl before you walk (much less run) are true. I spent two hours just learning how to catch a wave and not slide off the board when I get on it. Note, this does not include actually standing up, which I tried several times and found very difficult. Throughout it all I was not discouraged and I want to keep at it. I felt like a bit of a tool as all I did was learn how to carry the board through the waves and spit up salt water. However, it was cool when a another surfer came by and said, "What's up brother?" Work is going well but some people I know are getting demoted due to the economy. There was some drama over my 40th birthday party. I don't want to talk too much about it right now, but I will say that I haven't spoken to my father in over a month. I currently have no plans to do so. I started dating a nurse at work. She's really nice and sweet. It took me a while to realize she was flirting with me. Bonus-- she only has one kid and can control her alcohol (as opposed to previous women I have been involved with). She will be at the game on 8/1. Cheeseboy has already met her as I kicked him out early one night he was over so she could come over. I'm pretty sure he understood! Current Mood: tired Current Music: Online Radio (Comment on this)
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
9:42 am	Last Thursday I took the plunge, literally. I can now say honestly that I jumped out of an airplane at 12,000 feet and lived to tell about it. Of course, that's the point. Even though Ra had to pull out of going last week due to Maggie not feeling well, I was still going to go on my own, but for some reason my instincts still told me not to go. I felt my ankle was still just not quite good enough, and that I should not risk it. So I put it off one more week. As it turns out, my Dad was free and he ended up coming up with me. Needless to say, it was incredible. The truth is that it feels like you are simply floating over a giant picture of the earth. Since there is not real perspective of falling, you don't really feel it. Once you get over the initial fear of the jump, it is an extreme amount of fun. I dare someone else to give it a try... What else is there for me to conquer? Current Mood: excited (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
6:46 pm	Collateral Damage I woke this morning finding myself in pain. But not from my ankle. Many of my other muscles, which I probably don't use much, are now sore presumably from pitching in to help my ankle. I can indeed stand on my ankle, but other parts of my body are still feeling the need to "help out". I wouldn't be so bad just dealing with my ankle but many parts of my body are sore. Ow! In the irony department, The Padres traded for Tony Gwynn Jr today. For those who don't remember he hit a decisive triple in late '07 spoiling our chance to get to the postseason off of Trevor Hoffman. Now that they are on opposite teams again, will I be secretly wishing for Gwynn to get another clutch hit off of Trevor hurting the Brewers? The answer would have to be "No" as I want Trevor to get his save totals up as the evil Mariano Rivera is not far behind him on the all-time saves list. Isn't life funny? Current Mood: drained (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
4:59 pm	The Curse of the Bull, or the $2 torture I had a lot of fun last night with someone I haven't seen in over 20 years, but it came at a price. Since being on Facebook and reconnecting with some people from many different aspects of my past, I had my first opportunity to hang out with one of them. Leslie Petri (formally Aimone) who I have known since grade school invited me to hang out with her and her husband Steve at their downtown apartment. They are freelance computer programmers and while they live most of the time in Colorado, they have been here in SD working. It's been a lot of fun commenting on her posts (and her on mine) so she invited me to have a drink and BBQ with them. We had a really good time! After dinner we tried to catch the last part of the Padres game, but they wouldn't even sell us a ticket. We did catch the rest of it at Altitude, the bar on top of the Marriott. They then suggested seeing the "sights" at a parody-country bar called "Double Deuce". Her husband bragged that one of the girls who worked there was featured in Maxim on their mechanical bull. After chatting at the bar a bit, we headed back to sign up to play "Beer Pong" after the tournament games were over (yes, there is a beer pong tournament). I hadn't played since once in college (Steve and I won!) and when we were done they started daring me to get on the bull. At first I tried to demur by saying, "The beer isn't sitting well in my stomach" but they kept at it. Deciding that I was in the mood to have some fun, no matter what, I accepted the challenge. She went first, and did well. I was up next, and ended up doing pretty good too. I even had to show off by doing it one-handed. Well, after I was thrown the second time, my body went to the right and back and my left ankle did not. Ouch! Thankfully I could still stand on it, but it did hurt a bit. I could even walk on it, and hobbled back to their place. I quickly accepted their offer of ibuprofin and ice, after I felt I could operate my clutch, I went home. Fortunately, it only swelled a bit and got no worse that night. I could still walk and under most circumstances, support my weight on it. Knowing I did not need the hospital, I still thought it would be prudent to get some medical advice so I called Tammy. She confirmed it was likely a sprain, and that I should just ice it and take more pills for the next few days and it would be fine. Problem. Could I still go skydiving tomorrow? She strongly suggested no, and thought I was crazy for thinking I still could. So, my plans for jumping out of an airplane are now on hold, but for only one week. After I got off the phone with Tammy, I called the Skydive place and got it pushed back. Thankfully, it seems as if Rachel can still keep me company on the new date as well. It will be interesting if I pick up the paper on Friday morning and read about a defective parachute company that sells it's wares in SD County, that was discovered after a bad jump! The title comes from the fact that it costs $2 to ride the bull. The most interesting $2 I ever spent... Steve and Leslie were totally cool about it and I appreciated their support. On Facebook today, she sent me a picture of a mechanical bull. Yikes!! Current Mood: uncomfortable (Comment on this)
Friday, May 15th, 2009
6:56 pm	Finalized My plans for skydiving are pretty much complete. It looks as if I will be going next Thur, the 21st. They told me to be there around 10am. I am ready, especially after seeing the skydiving scene from "Star Trek". Again, sure would be nice to have some company.... It looks as if I have a bit of a mini-vacation going on. The only time I will be working is Sunday night. I have the rest of the time off. What a surprise! Current Mood: chipper (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
12:42 pm	Dungeons and Airplanes I wanted to share some funny stuff recently about Dungeons and Dragons. For those who are familiar with the TV show "Futurama", one of the direct-to-DVD movies they have been doing recently was without a doubt a tribute/homage to the infamous role-playing game. Clearly most of the people involved with the show are geeks to a high extent and used to play. They had a whole movie about how a robot attempting to play the game could get caught up in it and set in motion a big chain of events. It's too much to really go into (see the movie!) but I had to share some of the funnier lines: FRY: Professor, I'm worried about Bender. He's been playing too much Dungeons and Dragons recently. PROFESSOR: Good God, didn't he see the after-school special?? and, FRY: When will young people going to learn Dungeons and Dragons won't make you cool. As I said, it was a worthy tribute. In other news, I just made my reservation for Skydiving on Thursday the 21st of this month. Current Mood: excited Current Music: The Saturday afternoon Baseball game on Fox (Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
10:58 am	Don't try to stop me, I'm gonna jump!! I am going skydiving, soon. Skydive Lake Elsinore has a great special mid-week for a jump, video and pics. Anyone want to join me? No, you don't have to jump but some company would be nice. It would be great to have a friend there when I reach mother earth again. Who will step up? Current Mood: energetic Current Music: Pandora (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
11:38 am	Friend of a Friend Cheeseboy called last night after I got off of work for the week to commemorate/commiserate the 15-year anniversary of the suicide of Kurt D. Cobain. We reminisced about the day it occurred and remembered how his musical genius touched our lives. It sounds corny, but when you love music as much as him and I do, his loss really meant something. Every dark cloud has a silver lining as the death of Nirvana led to the birth of the Foo Fighters, but Kurt still needs to be remembered as re-vitilizing the rock scene of the early 90's. I could go on and on about his influence and his great music but I will simply keep it short and say, you are still missed Kurt. Just for giggles, here is my list of favorite Nirvana songs. I am curious what Cheeseboy and Hilary think about this list: School Spank Thru Lithium Lounge Act Polly Son of a Gun Rape Me Radio Friendly Unit Shifter Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam Here She Comes Now Do You Love Me? (KISS cover) The title of this post is that the Foo Fighter song of the same name Dave supposedly wrote about meeting Krist and Kurt many years ago. Current Mood: thankful Current Music: Nirvana (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, March 26th, 2009
7:22 pm	Homeowner geekiness Once again, I know I am a homeowner when I get excited about improvements! This one is over due. I don't have much of a dining area, and it was originally carpet. With the microwave and the toaster in that area (my kitchen is small) it led to the carpet getting dirtier and dirtier. I got the name of a guy who did some vinyl work for my dad, and finally gave him a call. Several hundred dollars and a few hours later, my kitchen/dining area looks presentable. Here are before and after pics: And of course the finished product: Current Mood: giddy Current Music: Pandora (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, March 20th, 2009
8:07 pm	Epiloge, or a contrast to my last posting Well, it is indeed funny the curve balls life throws us. In stark contrast to my frustration/whining from last week, I found myself doing a role-reversal and actually turning down someone today who wanted to be in a relationship with me. Who is that person? My ex, Tammy. We ended up spending some time together today, the purpose being to use the coupon for the batting cages we got almost one year ago when our efforts were cut short by Tammy having to attend to a hurt little girl. I had been forgetting to get it to her after we split, and she had suggested that there was no legitimate reason why we couldn't use it. Seeing no valid reason not to, I agreed. One person out there knows some more info about Tammy than I have told others. Since I don't want to air her dirty laundry here (if you want to know more just ask) but let's just say there is a "re-birth" of sorts on her part in the last few months. After the batting cages, we talked about running an errand to Best Buy to get some stuff (I finally bought a new printer/scanner). So we ended up spending a few hours together and talking. She had asked me if I was dating or anything and I saw no legitimate reason not to tell her all my stories. She thought it was all interesting. Anyway, after going back to her place and collecting my stuff to take to my car, she ends the day by saying she had a nice time hanging out, and then brings up getting back together. I was so stunned that I didn't even look at her. I was just kind of quiet, and then I said goodbye and left. Knowing Tammy as I do, it was no surprise she called later to apologize for making an uncomfortable scene, and we talked about it. I told her that even with her "flakiness" cured (again, explanation later), there were still some inherent issues between the two of us that were still a problem. She had discussed the notion of "timing" being a factor between two people, and I told her that I felt that we were simply at different places in life. I stressed to her (honestly) that I was VERY touched and that she does have good qualities, I just did not think it was meant to be. Like our break-up, it was amicable and that was that. You might think that it was a no-brainer to reject getting back involved with her, but the irony was still glaring at me like a Las Vegas billboard in the dead of night. In other news, I have been talking to and spending time with one of the subject women from the last post- Lily. I am not holding my breath, but at least trying. I just picked out a vinyl pattern today for my dining room and kitchen, and it should be installed next week. I will post before and after pics. Current Mood: indescribable Current Music: Pandora (Comment on this)
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
10:29 pm	Baseball Metaphor-- Mark Strikes Out, TWICE!! Ok, where to fricking begin on the emotional rollercoaster I have been on for the last few weeks. How about at the beginning? I was hesitant to post on this as it will take too much time but I don’t really care right now. I need to get it all out before it festers. Women are evil. Several weeks ago I started communicating with a very nice woman on one of the sites I visit (OkCupid). We emailed back and forth for a couple of weeks, and then I finally proposed meeting. She agreed and we set a date to meet for a drink. Oddly enough, her name is Tammy too. So we meet and talk for a couple of hours. That is usually a pretty successful first date. I propose a second date and she agrees. It couldn’t be for a couple of weeks as she had relatives coming into town, but she penciled me in. A couple of days later she says she remembered she had a prior get-together with her grandmother and she had to reschedule. We changed it to Saturday the 7th. I was a bit miffed to get bumped for a grandmother, but I took it in stride. Then I finally took the plunge and signed up for Facebook. I ended up meeting a really interesting woman there, even though everything I heard from FB was that it was not dating site like Myspace. I wasn’t sure how to proceed with Lily, but it was made easy but the fact that she was IM’ing me from time to time. One Thursday night we ended up chatting for two straight hours. I told her I would love to talk in person and we met for coffee the next day. That coffee date went very well and we made plans to see “Watchmen” and get dinner the next Friday. We chatted again later that night and she said, “I have plans on Friday, how about Saturday the 7th?” “Uh, sure that sounds fine.” Well, what a dilemma. Two dates on the same night. I knew pretty much what I needed to do, but I asked some of my co-workers and they agreed. Since I connected more with the second one, give her the 7th but only postpone the first, and not cancel. I emailed Tammy II with a vague excuse of “something came up” and we did reschedule for the 11th. Well, Lily and I continued to chat back and forth. She seemed very eager to go out again on Sat. Friday night came around and in the early evening I ran into her again on FB. Discovering that she wasn’t doing anything, I suggested bringing a movie over to her place. She agreed. Now, most guys know that this is an interesting situation in that I am going to be over at her place, late, and at a time when we are starting to scope each other out. As it turns out, nothing happened. This is fine, but it left me a bit concerned. Would something happen? Was there something there? I am a pretty cautious fellow in regards of when to make the first move, and since I was not getting any signals from her, then nothing happened. Again, I was a bit concerned as what would this mean for tomorrow. I knew that one way or another I would have my answer. So we see the movie and she thought it was “Ok”. She liked the first half but not the second. More on my opinion of the movie some other time. Anyway, we head over to Benigan’s for a casual dinner and talk. She admits that she doesn’t go out on a lot of traditional dates so it was not something she was used to. What got me concerned is that for some of the night she was making comments like, “Here’s a way in which we are different….” and “This is something we don’t have in common…”. At one point I had to stop her and say, “Let me decide what I can take or not”. So we get back to her place and she invites me up. We take her dogs out for a late walk, that was kind of nice. It becomes evident that it’s time to go, and upon leaving she just kind of says, “Well, I guess I will run into you on Facebook.” I stopped right there and confronted the subject immediately. What’s up? Could there be something? Why were you trying to dissuade me? She then confesses that in the recent (month or so) she had a fling with a guy in Hawaii and while she knows she will never see him again, she’s not over him yet. Ok, why do I have to get all the neurotic and strange ones? She said for now we can only be friends, but we’ll see for the future. As far as I’m concerned, if the answer isn’t yes then it’s no. Sadly, she has A LOT of things I look for in a woman. So now we come back to Tammy II. As far as I’m concerned, seeing her at this point with Lily still in my head is almost like an afterthought. It’s been three weeks since we initially met and after dealing with the up and downs with Lily I figure I’ll just go out with Tammy II but I won’t expect much. We had to change restaurants as she’s Kosher but we settled on, of all places, Corvette Diner. I decided to try to be as outgoing but smooth as I could as I didn’t think the date would matter much. Surprisingly, it went pretty well. Or SEEMED to go pretty well. We had coffee afterwards and when I walked her back to her car (for some reason she wanted to meet there) SHE was the one who suggested doing something next week. I thought, “Wow, maybe it was meant to be with her all along and Lily was just a speed bump”. Also, she talked about the last couple of guys she dated were kind of wussy. So, what’s the problem? Here is the exact email she sent me mid-afternoon today: Mark, Thanks again for a lovely dinner last night. I have really enjoyed talking to you. That is why this email is hard to write. While you are the first date I've had in a long time that I could actually have an intelligent discussion with (which is why I suggested another date), unfortunately I am not feeling a chemistry between us. Although under different circumstances I feel we could make great friends, that is not really what I am looking for now. I felt it was better to let you know now rather than lead you on. I hope you find what you are looking for. Tammy So, here is the exact email I sent back: Hi. Wow, this is a bit surprising as I totally figured this was not an issue when you did suggest another date. That is usually a good sign. It's too bad as I thought things could have gone well. You are an interesting woman and if you change your mind don't hesitate to call. I appreciate your honesty. Good luck with your dancing! Mark So, needless to say, I am bummed beyond belief but yet not surprised at my continuing and forever crappy luck with meeting strange, bizarre and wacky women. I have been kind of flirting with a nurse at work, but now knowing that I am primed to FAIL right now I don’t think I am going to even bother trying with her. I will probably spend most of the next week listening to “The Downward Spiral” by Nine Inch Nails and pondering how fun it might be to play in traffic. Current Mood: depressed Current Music: Something Loud (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
3:55 pm	Evil never dies, Part II Dear god, I just found out Shannon is on Facebook. I made the plunge a few weeks ago and have reconnected with a lot of people. Jennifer Looney, my friend from Drama at Helix, found me and he is one of her friends. Since the site "recommends" people it's only just a matter of time. Anyone else had this problem? BTW, I have a date tonight and I don't think it will go well, but I don't really care. Current Mood: blah Current Music: Pandora (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, February 14th, 2009
10:05 am	Little of this, little of that Lots of little things: -The Bush years are over, thank God. The after effects will be felt for many years to come, unfortunately. -BG: excellent as always. -The character of Michael Weston from the TV show “Burn Notice” is my vote for one of the best TV characters of all time. -I happened across a website with some free mp3’s. The selection isn’t great, but I still found some good stuff. Cheese boy might be interested in a couple of things I got. -I have taken to watching re-runs of the old game show “Match Game”. Pretty good stuff! “Dumb Donald was so dumb… (how dumb was he!?) He was so dumb he read Mark’s blog and thought it was a (Blank).” -These are pretty scary times we live in right now. I can’t help but hope my friends and family will come through unscathed. I don’t know whether to hide under my bed for the next couple of years or go out and live life like there’s no tomorrow. -Valentine’s Day- I don’t know that I actually care that much anymore -I finally got myself on Facebook -I can't decide whether to root for Heath Ledger or Robert Downey Jr for Best Supporting Actor this year. While Heath was great, Robert Downey Jr's performance in "Tropic Thunder" was one for the ages. If you haven't seen the movie it's great. One of the staff I work with loves it too, and we put pictures of "Simple Jack" around the dorm with caption that says, "Don't be a Simple Jack; pass your days and GO HOME!" Here's an interesting pic: Current Mood: cold (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
3:57 pm	“Rickey wants to play baseball” The title is from a now-infamous voicemail left for Kevin Towers from Rickey Henderson calling for a job many years ago. It is relevant, of course, as Rickey is now to be enshrined in Cooperstown. I have been a fan of Rickey for many years now and I would have been disappointed had he not made it in. As far as I am concerned, if you don’t have as many records as Rickey has, you don’t belong in the HOF. No offense to Jim Rice, but there will never be another player like Rickey Henderson. As Kevin Towers commented on him, “The confidence this man exuded. He had no fear. He was bigger than life. I know they broke the mold when they made Rickey." Congratulations, Rickey. I wonder if he’ll refer to himself in the third person during his acceptance speech? In other good baseball news, the infamous documentarian Ken Burns has announced he will re-visit his classic “Baseball” from 15 years ago. I have taken to watching a lot of the new MLB network and they showcase one “inning” a week with new commentary from Burns himself. The other night when I clicked it on and came in at the end he stated that the only one of his documentaries he would ever update was “Baseball” and that he was in the process of doing so. He said it would pick up from where the last one left off-- with the 1992 season. The latest would include the strike of ‘94, the dominance of the Yankees in the late 90’s and would touch on steroids. I saw “Baseball” several years ago and it is GREAT. Hearing there would be an “extra inning” (the original was intentionally nine chapters) is fantastic news. Current Mood: excited (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
1:02 pm	Trevor the Brewer I'm rolling sausages and pouring beer Career extended one more year My change-up’s flashing more to the north John Moores money just didn’t come forth I haven’t really had much to say recently, but word of Trevor Hoffman signing with the Milwaukee Brewers immediately made me want to have some sort of comment and compelled me to write the above version of “Hells Bells”. While I am not as creative as Rainfletcher, I think I can have my moments. Jerm, care to try your hand?? It’s very disappointing he won’t be finishing his career in San Diego, but I suppose that’s the nature of baseball. I do hope he gets over 600 saves and that Marino Rivera throws out his arm so he can never catch Trevor. The game Jerm and I saw in late Sept now means a lot more, as it turns out it was his last save with SD. It was pretty classic, too. Three up and three down. The irony is not lost on me about previous posts with Trevor and the blown save thanks to Tony Gywnn Jr, who was a Brewer. Will he bean Tony Jr in the head during Spring Training?!?!??! On a different subject, I had a pretty nice time down in Yuma with my parents (all of them) for Xmas. My step-dad Clifford is in between two eye surgeries so he has to wear an eye patch. Out of solidarity it was my idea (and craftwork) to have all of us wear one for our Xmas picture. Yes, there were plenty of pirate jokes. Don’t worry, when the second surgery is done my step dad’s eyesight will be just fine. Current Mood: nostalgic Current Music: Online Radio (2 Comments |Comment on this)