Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Boring Stories From Work

Ever hear people say “they could make a TV show from what goes on at my office”? Well maybe.

Today coworker Steve was talking about the old days, when he played high school football. One of the young bucks asked if he wore a leather helmet. I chimed in, telling them that I wore a single bar face mask. My helmet didn’t have the air padding of more modern helmets, but was a suspension helmet with straps inside. Young Leo had to look up what I was talking about on the internet.

Coworker Beard announced his retirement today. Ours was the only company he ever worked for, 43 years out of college in Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, and Norcross. Beard grew up in Moultre. I told the young bucks that in 1973 my Lanier Poets played for the South Georgia championship against Moultre. Beard was also at that game. Moultre was led by future UGA QB & head coach Ray Goff. Lanier was led by QB Steve Dennis, who later played DE at UGA, then became AD at Troy State. Lanier vs Moultre was decided by the penetration rule. As the game neared its end the men in the stands were trying to determine which team had the edge under the penetration rule. Lanier won.

Another longtime coworker was a student at the school my team played for the 1975 state championship, and he was at the game played down in South Atlanta.

Another boring work story: we’re figuring out that this one particular desk in our office is "cursed”.

(1) Sue sat there, got mad, told off her boss, and quit.  

(2) Darryl sat there until he was put on disability.

(3) Luke sat there until he quit.

(4) Crazy John worked there until he quit.

(5) Vineyard sat there until he quit.

(6) Lowell worked there until he was laid off.

(7) Crazy John was re-hired, and is now suffering through our new computer system.

The big total solar eclipse is coming up on April 8th. The Cleveland Guardians are playing an afternoon game that day. Two other unique celestial events are transpiring as well: a unique comet and a powerful electromagnetic storm. Also lots of earthquakes off the Pacific coast.

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That same night of the eclipse the Braves will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hank Aaron’s 715th home run. Would be cool if the Braves wore throwback uniforms that night, though it’s doubtful. If a fan can prove they were at the 715 game in 1974 they’re eligible to receive a free pair of tickets. I sent in a picture of my “I was there” certificate and ticket stub. We’ll see. 

ARTICLE: info on former Hawks GM & part owner Mike Gearon Sr.

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ARTICLE: info on former Hawks executive & ABA Commissioner Mike Storen, father of former Lovett Lion Hannah Storm.

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Places to visit: US natural phenomena.

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Tuesday: worked until 6 pm last night. Supper was beef stew. Watched Final Jeopardy, that Quarterback show, The Voice, and some UGA vs Ohio State. Always good to beat the Buckeyes. Despite giving up a late 17-0 run, UGA hung on again and won 79-77 at Ohio State. Georgia will play in New York next. Ceil is getting into the NCAA Tournament a little more, checking out who made the Sweet 16.

Watched some of the new game show Password last night. Not a fan of Jimmy Kimmel but Jimmy Fallon is entertaining (Lang thinks the opposite). The contestants had good personalities as well. One was a Hawaiian girl who had served on an aircraft carrier and is now a firefighter. The other was an older college professor with spunk.

Looks like we are having Easter lunch at our place this year. A&C are attending JFBC with us, and Matthew will join us for lunch. Will may have to work in the ER.

THURMAN MUNSON [SABR Bio] was the first American League catcher to win the Rookie of the Year Award, in 1970. The 1968 NL ROY winner, Johnny Bench, was the only catcher who won previously. He was the third catcher in his franchise to be voted Most Valuable Player: Yankee MVP Yogi Berra (1951, 54, 55); Elston Howard (1963); and Munson (1976). He was a handball champion in college, winning several titles while attending Kent State University.

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Hawkeyes Advance

Stay up for the end of Iowa / WVa ? The score was tied with less than a minute to go. Hawkeyes hit their free throws, and won by ten. After the game Caitlin shared the spotlight with two five year seniors playing their last home game: Kate Martin and Gabbie Marshall.

What time do the basketball games start on Thursday ? I guess on Thursday the Braves will start their season opener around 3 pm, right while the afternoon NCAA games are going on.  Seems like the men play Thurs-Sun and the women play Fri-Mon.

LSU’s Angel Reese was called out for her lack of effort on defense in the Lady Tigers’ first two NCAA Tournament games.

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Back in the glory days of Atlanta Hawks basketball, team president Mike Gearon sat courtside, sometimes next to owner Ted Turner. Gearon, who retired young after making his fortune in real estate, was paid a salary of one dollar per year. His son is now part owner of the team. Team exec Mike Storen was the father of broadcaster Hannah Storm. Gearon always wore the same outfit – khaikis, white dress shirt, navy blazer, and loafers. I need to ask Jeff Hullinger why this was.

I went to at least one Hawks game at Alexander Memorial Coliseum. The bell that would ring whenever Walt Bellamy scored. Lou Hudson and the lime green uniforms – my favorite Hawks uniform of all time. I guess Maravich was there.

CARL YASTRZEMSKI [SABR Bio] is the first former Little League player to be elected to the Hall of Fame. 20 others have made it since. Yaz was voted into the Hall of Fame on the first vote in 1989. Yaz was the 11th baseball player to win the prestigious Hickok Belt, awarded annually to an outstanding professional athlete. He hit ten or more home runs in every full season of his 23 year career. From 1961 through 1965, Yaz racked up 452 HR, only once with a season of HR in single digits, his first one, when hit 7 in 91 games.

Convinced that their QB JaMarcus Russell wasn’t making the effort required from a NFL QB, the Raiders gave Russell blank tapes to see if he was really watching film.

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Ended the day with ten emails, but they keep coming, almost one per minute. But still hours of projects to get done.

Monday supper: chicken salad, and leftover Mexican rice.

Monday, March 25, 2024

Netflix Quarterback

Watched the Netflix "documentary" QUARTERBACK, following the 2022 seasons on Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins, and Marcus Mariota. Very interesting. They followed their wives as well. Helped us get to know Cousins, the new Falcon QB. He's a devout Christian. Showed him reading to his son, and praying with him before bed (also praying with teammates and others). Mahomes married his high school sweetheart, and is a Christian as well, praying on the field before each game - though apparently his favorite word starts with a F.

Interesting to see the differing personalities of the three QB's. Wonder if QB personality has something to do with team success. Mahomes is vocal, upbeat, positive, a ball of energy. Cousins is more laid back, but knows he must be more vocal and demonstrative to lead his team to victory. Mariota is even more laid back. His compliments to teammates are almost whispers. At one point Mariota questions whether he wants to keep playing. We watched two more episodes on Sunday night.

Friday: worked until 6 pm. Ceil made homemade pizza.

Saturday: worked from 9-1230. Housework and laundry. Watched Iowa beat Holy Cross. Caitlin and many other players do over-react (and complain) way too much. Probably even worse in the pros. It's had in high school and rec leagues, and even on social media. Officiating basketball (and other sports) ain't easy, especially in this age of slow motion. If all these experts know so much, why ain't they officials (or players) ! Just another symptom of the world we live in today.

Dinner party at the Halls with the Chiles, Chos, and Earharts. Mexican. Had been watching UNC / Michigan State before we left.

Sunday: worked from 9-2. Ceil had a bridal shower. Nap. Leftover pizza. Middle Tennessee put a scare into LSU before the Lady Tigers pulled away.

Organized the garage this weekend, so we are now able to get one car in our 2 car garage again. But still so much heavy furniture blocking the lawnmower, and it's about time to cut the grass. It's always something. My navy car is really showing the yellow pine pollen.

Wendys has singles for a dollar through Wednesday. Doubles for $2.00. Have to use the app, which often has trouble working.

Iowa could meet LSU in the Elite Eight, a rematch of last year's national championship. Winner wouldn't play #1 SC until the championship game. After Saturday's game, Caitlin Clark's father told her that she complained too much. Probably want the number one seeds not complaining against the #16 seed. Caitlin didn't complain about getting hit in the face. GQ Magazine on the Caitlin Clark phenomenon:

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They're out there, though I rarely stumble across photos of the Atlanta Flames out in the wild. Goalie Phil Myre. Classic Rangers uniforms as well.

Major leaguers who, since the amateur draft was instituted, skipped the minors & accumulated a WAR in double figures.

Player            Debut       Team  YR   School     WAR

Abbott........08-Apr-1989....CAL....10....Michigan.....19.6

Hooton.......17-Jun-1971....CHC...15....Texas.........35.5

Horner........16-Jun-1978....ATL....10....ASU...........21.8

Incaviglia...08-Apr-1986....TEX....12....OSU...........10.3

Leake.........11-Apr-2010....CIN.....10....ASU...........16.2

Morgan......11-Jun-1978....OAK....22... Valley HS...26.2

Olerud........03-Sep-1989...TOR....17....WSU..........58.2

Ruthven.....17-Apr-1973....PHI......14...Fresno St...18.4

Walling.......07-Sep-1975...OAK....18...Clemson.....12.1

Winfield......19-Jun-1973...SDP.....22...Minn...........64.2

VIDEO: tips on listening.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i3ku5nx4tMU

DENISON: Helen Lewis noted in the Atlantic that Princess Kate was "bullied into her announcement because the alternative— gossip and conspiracy theories—was worse. The "massive online guessing game" about the reasons Kate was less visible following her abdominal surgery. Some mocked the royal family and questioned Kate's marriage. Many in the press and on social media did not trust what Kensington Palace told the world and felt free to tell her story as it suited them.

DENISON: cultural commentator Jonah Goldberg wrote that we now live in a "philodoxical" rather than a "philosophical" age. "Philodoxy" means "love of opinion," while "philosophy" means "love of wisdom." "We live in a moment where reality is a matter of opinion, where the 'ought' crowds out the 'is,' where opinion is a substitute for what is real." This "will only get worse as more and more of life moves to screens, where images and ideas can be tailored to what we want to see and hear." This should not surprise us in a postmodern culture that has jettisoned objective truth and morality. Since wisdom is the application of truth to life, if we no longer believe in objective truth, we can no longer have wisdom. All truth is now opinion. You and I must beware the similar temptation to substitute our preferences for God's commands. "The fear of the Lᴏʀᴅ is the beginning of wisdom" (Psalm 110:10).

https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/kate-middleton-cancer-isis-attack-moscow/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=The+latest+on+Kate+Middleton+s+cancer+and+the+ISIS+attack+in+Moscow&utm_campaign=03-25-24+DA+-++The+latest+on+Kate+Middleton+s+cancer

Sunday, March 24, 2024

French Toast

I'm not a fan of the Savannah Bananas. They started out as a summer college team, and morphed into "the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball". Or so they say. So I made no effort to go see them play this weekend in Gwinnett. One thing I like about the Bananas is the way they bring back retired players to make appearances as a Banana. Johnny Damon. Bill "The Spaceman" Lee. Yesterday in Gwinnett the Bananas dragged out Jeff Francoeur, who grew up in the county. Frenchy swung at the first pitch and popped out to third. Same old Francoeur.

The Athletic ranked the top 50 starting pitchers. The Braves had three on the list: Chris Sale at 42, Max Fried at 16 (up from an unfair 85th last year), and Spencer Strider ranked second. Yesterday Strider gave up his first run of the spring.

JOHN OLERUD   [SABR Bio] his franchise record for doubles in a season was broken by Carlos Delgado. Olerud doubled 54 times in 1993, leading the majors, the first Blue Jay with more than 50 in a year. Delgado had a great year in 2000, including 57 doubles which led the AL. Olerud played for five teams and his cousin Dale Sveum played for seven. They were in the majors for ten years at the same time, yet they were never teammates. Olerud played for TOR, SEA, NYM, NYY, & BOS, 1989-2005. Sveum played 1986-1999 for MIL, PHI, CHW, OAK, SEA, PIT, & NYY. Olerud’s .363 in 1993 is the best season average for TOR. His .354 in 1998 is the best season average for NYM. Both marks would have been MLB bests, except for two Rockies: Andres Galarraga in ’93 & Larry Walker in ’98. In 1988 Olerud was named collegiate Player of the Year after batting .464 to go with his 15-0 record on the mound as a Washington State Cougar.

ARTICLE: how to boost brain health.

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The United Nations is plotting to implement a “global emissions tax” next year, in an effort to make fossil fuels have a similar cost to the more expensive green energy. Will superpowers China and Russia agree to pay their fair share of the tax?

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VIDEO: Dollar General uses rampant deception and understaffing as a business model. They’ve had to pay over $20 million in fines for their behavior, but are showing no remorse, and are taking no steps to correct their ways – preying on poor people in rural areas. 

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Saturday, March 23, 2024

Nothing More Than Feelings

My quality of life sucks right now. I am so busy, and have so much to do, that I’m not able to do anything well. I rush from one fire drill to another, doing the bare minimum on everything. I’m not getting everything done. My job is wearing me out. It’s starting to affect my health. Usually things like this don’t bother me. I’m just not seeing an end to all this work. 

People say I’m not happy, as if I am the problem. I’m not the only one struggling. Yet when something goes wrong with our customer because something wasn’t done, people act surprised and ask what went wrong.

I can’t work long hours and 7 days week after week. Next week I have to work on month end. The week after that three team embers are on vacation. In late April Ceil is gone for 2 weeks, so I can’t work long hours at the office because of my dog. I’m taking a week off in late May. I’m not going to feel guilty about having a life outside of work.

Boss wants me to explain these impossible reports to him on Monday, which is good. I turned on my out of office, and decided to not answer emails or phone calls yesterday. If someone wants to talk to me they know where I sit. The people asking me to report back have no idea the info they sent me is incorrect. Not that I know how to do my job on SAP.

Getting enough basketball? Is your bracket busted? We watched Oakland beat Kentucky.

Thursday: worked past 630. Not a good day. After having Dreamland BBQ for lunch, Ceil fixed BBQ for supper. Also French fries and salad.

Friday: skipped the gym due to my aching hip, which is just a little better. Had the games on at the office again. There’s a recent UAB grad with his Blazers shirt on.

BOB HORNER [Wiki Bio] played the corner: 330 games at first and 684 games at third. Horner finished his career in the majors with one season in STL after 9 seasons in Atlanta. He is the only Modern Era player to hit four home runs in a game his team lost. On 06-Jul-1986 in Atlanta, Horner homered 4 times, but the Expos homered three times and won 11-8. Montreal journeyman Al Newman hit his only career home run in that same game. Ed Delahanty homered 4 times in a loss before the Modern Era. Horner was the first Sun Devil to top 25 home runs in a season, more than Reggie Jackson and Barry Bonds.

Friday, March 22, 2024

Have Mercy. Please.

My loan expired on the 48 hour Streisand autobiography. I last 30 hours. Not sure I will check it out again for the last 18 hours. We’ll see.

Now listening to the John Stamos’ “memoir” - If You Would Have Told Me. Not that great so far. Actually it is downright dreadful. Uncle Jessie doesn't hold back on listing his romantic conquests. Or who he's played drums for: the Beach Boys,  Springstein, and Sammy Davis Jr. for starters. Someone needs to have mercy on him, am I right? Probably won’t finish. 

Looking forward to getting back to some good nonfiction books. I am on the wait list for the Charles Martin book “The Last Exchange”.

Wednesday: ate at Ted’s Montana Grill. At a place like that you’d expect the burger to be the tops, but it was only ordinary. Not super special. At best an A minus. The fries were substandard as well. Grade C. Ceil said her grilled chicken salad was nothing to write home about. Good service. At least the bun was pretty good. Would’ve gone to Houstons but it was a last minute thing, and the earliest reservation was 8:15 pm – too late.

After Ted’s and Trader Joes, it was 830 by the time we got home. I gassed up Ceil’s car, took out the trash and recycling, walked the dogs – and it was time for bed.

Thursday: hip not better. Skipped the gym. Things are so complicated. I just had a tough cut order and I sent it to someone else to enter. Got the tournament on our overhead TV’s at work. BYU on earlier, then Creighton vs Akron. 

Supposedly Tournament Thursday is the number one day people call in sick to work. My coworker runs outside every day, so the pollen has him under the weather so he went home early today, and will work from home tomorrow.

People are training at our office this week, so lunch is being catered. Tuesday was Jason’s Deli sandwiches and salads. Wednesday was Chickfila, with macaroni & cheese. Thursday was Dreamland BBQ, with Brunswick stew, potato salad, macaroni & cheese, salad, and banana pudding (above). Then Ceil fixed BBQ for supper.

You might be interested in www.historicaerials.com – a website comparing aerial photos from today with those dating back to the 90’s, 80’s, 70’s, 60’s, 50’s, and even the 30’s. I looked up Ponce de Leon Park (below). I am able to look up historical aerials on my laptop. I can see that my neighborhood used to be hills and pasture back in the 70’s.

JIM ABBOTT [SABR Bio] no-hit the Indians on 03-Sep-1993 in Yankee Stadium. Among those not getting a hit against him that day were all-stars Kenny Lofton, Carlos Baerga, Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez, Jim Thome, and Sandy Alomar. Abbott finished behind only Roger Clemens and Scott Erickson in 1991 AL CYA voting. The Angels finished 81-81 that year. Born without a right hand, Abbott was known to comfort and encourage more fortunate teammates. He once said, “People will tell you that I overcame obstacles… maybe. But the truth is I was incredibly blessed in my life. More was given than was ever taken away.”

ARTICLE: Jim Parsons on reprising his role on the series finale of Young Sheldon.

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A majority of Americans say religion is losing influence in culture, despite most wanting a positive influence.

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In East Cobb there was a guy who rode around everywhere on a 3-wheeled bike. He recently lost his life in a traffic accident on Roswell Road.

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DENISON: one of the fundamental truths of being created in the image of God is that we possess the freedom to choose how we will use the life He’s given us. Free will exists more as a menu of options than the absence of limitations. But God created us to go through life with the ability to decide how we will approach it. Ideally, we would use that freedom to choose to love and obey him. Scripture is clear: the gift of freedom requires us to own the results of our decisions (Galatians 6:7–8). We don’t get to make a choice and blame God or anyone else for how it turns out. Ultimately, the consequences belong to us. It’s a sign of maturity—both emotional and spiritual—to be able to accept those consequences and move forward.

The 2024 NCAA tournaments could be the most unpredictable ever (denisonforum.org)

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Baseball Begins

Wednesday morning when I climbed on the treadmill at the gym, I turned on ESPN as usual. Instead of a SportsCenter rerun, the Dodgers and Padres were playing in Korea – the first game of the 2024 regular season. Hu Darvish pitching, Ohtani hitting. Ohtani's wife cheering. This was before the gambling scandal broke. Is Ohtani following in the footsteps of Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe?

Worked until 6 pm. Stomach wasn’t feeling good. C cooked beef tips and rice, with kale. Later she baked muffins. Watched Jeopardy, two episodes of Andy Griffith, and The Voice. Ceil was using some of her colored pencils and charcoals on a project.

DAVE WINFIELD [SABR Bio] holds the record for the most doubles hit in All-Star games. Winfield hit seven. He was the first outfielder to win multiple Gold Glove awards in each league. His first two were won with San Diego in the NL. His next five were as a member of the Yankees. Mookie Betts (BOS 2016-2018) & (LAD 2020, 2022) has now matched Winfield’s feat. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Winfield was drafted by the NFL, AFL & the NBA as well as MLB.

After a remarkable 8 year career, Maya Moore is having her number 23 retired by the Minnesota Lynx. The ceremony will be held before a game against Caitlin Clark’s new WNBA team, Indiana.

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Stetson Bennett is back training for a return to the NFL.

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Video: slow delivery by the US Post Office prevented thousands of absentee ballots from being cast in the recent Georgia primary.

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/special-reports/postal-problems/postal-delays-impact-absentee-ballots-metro-atlanta/85-a22cacfe-d808-4f1d-b0a8-3f46d50c597c?

Did you know? Ron Howard and Brian Grazer wanted to cast John Travolta and Barbra Streisand in Splash. Ages of the actors when Splash was made in 1984: Travolta 30, Streisand 42, Hanks 28, Daryl Hannah 24. Plus other interested Hollywood tidbits.

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Angels manager Ron Washington: a story of redemption. 

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