tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163403852024-03-18T19:48:05.977-05:00Sac FlyRamblings about faith, family, baseball, etc.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.comBlogger6529125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-92154170760258686252024-03-18T19:47:00.001-05:002024-03-18T19:47:23.477-05:00Being Henry<div class="WordSection1"> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9p0a83LgtWBFVMolk_5AnzCEwsnG7x_vsHuesTNJwVdn6gRNMk0QfqvtlfHgHJoNOpE-CNx8223zDQUjiB1FF0XsafeopsiTIN2LpnQO0I_DlFpQ9uwQ8-CD14IiqP9SMSt17tnlWphFIfRhOh63Q9onEq9rtLc_2F5oXKOyvbzvlqDRagU1VQ/s1217/IMG_7272.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9p0a83LgtWBFVMolk_5AnzCEwsnG7x_vsHuesTNJwVdn6gRNMk0QfqvtlfHgHJoNOpE-CNx8223zDQUjiB1FF0XsafeopsiTIN2LpnQO0I_DlFpQ9uwQ8-CD14IiqP9SMSt17tnlWphFIfRhOh63Q9onEq9rtLc_2F5oXKOyvbzvlqDRagU1VQ/s320/IMG_7272.PNG" width="230" /></a></div>Finishing up “Being Henry” read by the author Henry Winkler, the Fonz. Upbeat. Winkler struggled as a student, and was 35 before he figured out he had a learning disability. After finishing at Yale Drama and bouncing around Off Broadway, Henry flew to LA to audition for parts. His first audition landed him a one time appearance on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which was a big success. His second audition was for Happy Days. When Fonzie became the most popular TV character in America, Winkler worker hard to include the rest of the cast in his success. In this autobiography Winkler worked hard to remain politically neutral, which was admirable.<p></p> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuWIVcO68xG2-7OR6XgTMbJS50NpKqKSpOUPAS1i-P-62TnJ6kMdIQAv_Cmh-o4-5A2JHtXqHUiaeAuqdUM03N23cTazcSmAwQ3yIzvS4nHayWQ1nFW5C0FoXN_AaOg2h4b-vIpqBF2XJaSZyvERFC9ScxVYAfnuDT_pzJ5l2ZbLBwYE6QVGzbg/s952/IMG_7274.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="952" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuWIVcO68xG2-7OR6XgTMbJS50NpKqKSpOUPAS1i-P-62TnJ6kMdIQAv_Cmh-o4-5A2JHtXqHUiaeAuqdUM03N23cTazcSmAwQ3yIzvS4nHayWQ1nFW5C0FoXN_AaOg2h4b-vIpqBF2XJaSZyvERFC9ScxVYAfnuDT_pzJ5l2ZbLBwYE6QVGzbg/s320/IMG_7274.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal">While MC was working, Will took the girls to the ACC Tournament, on Thursday I think. They sat in the upper deck. Millie was clapping. Shivonne was dancing.<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal">Thursday I worked past noon. Wanted to leave for SC at 1 pm but C wasn't ready. Left at 145 but had to stop by Whole Foods. That took 30 minutes. By then traffic was so bad that the GPS routed us through downtown. <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal">Made it to Augusta by 530. Stopped at Publix but the sub sandwich line was too long. I walked Winnie and Okie at the same time. Drove past Augusta National and saw the new complex they'd built on the eastern side of Washington Road. <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal">Picked up burritos at a Mexican place. C wanted to look through a store. By the time we made it to the country roads past Camden it was dark. After driving in the sunshine all day my eyes just couldn't take it any more. I let C drive the last 30 minutes. The 7 hour trip wore me out. <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal">Spent all day today cleaning out Ceil's parents house. Up and down the stairs 25 times. 10000+ steps. Made 2 trips to the dumpster with Rusty and his pickup. Two other trips to Pageland as well, including picking up lunch at Beth's Country Kitchen. Got fried chicken for C and her friend Ann. I got BBQ chicken, potato salad, macaroni and cheese, baked beans. <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal">Supper at The Golden Nugget. Several people came up to speak to Ceil, who she hadn't seen in 40 years. I got chicken tenders, Cole slaw, and a baked potato. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color: black;">Saturday: a</span>nother tiring day. Got going at 9 am cleaning and straightening. Got piles of trash piled up. Ceil’s friend Ann brought bacon egg & cheese biscuits from Bojangles. There was a BBQ fundraiser nearby, so that was lunch. Ham & cheese sandwiches for supper. The house is in better shape than when we started yesterday, but still a long way to go.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Returned to work to find 116 emails. Got it down to 30</span><span style="color: black;">, then eleven.</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">One hundred great moments from Seinfeld.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cracked.com/article_41408_the-100-greatest-seinfeld-moments.html__;!!AE29DT8V!Wp8jkISQTXO6f51715WfBho2YiB26RBAlEZDmAnHAJ1BM6TWOmjGC1BBespRrPm2g0GRO7LJQJvFmCGCbKQ$"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cracked.com/article_41408_the-100-greatest-seinfeld-moments.html__;!!AE29DT8V!Wp8jkISQTXO6f51715WfBho2YiB26RBAlEZDmAnHAJ1BM6TWOmjGC1BBespRrPm2g0GRO7LJQJvFmCGCbKQ$</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">Young Sheldon</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"> introduces the boy genius’ college pals.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/screenrant.com/young-sheldon-season-7-leonard-howard-big-bang-theory-original/__;!!AE29DT8V!WcXN72X5GDzBGQ4bUjHlEDLf5CVg9k1L276qGqtNDpVVIv0RBuyOReXQxnLdF79fMk6u1Ov-DyPxFf6ljv8$"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://screenrant.com/young-sheldon-season-7-leonard-howard-big-bang-theory-original/__;!!AE29DT8V!WcXN72X5GDzBGQ4bUjHlEDLf5CVg9k1L276qGqtNDpVVIv0RBuyOReXQxnLdF79fMk6u1Ov-DyPxFf6ljv8$</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt;">DENISON</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt;">: demographers <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5952A6026A5A119679__;!!AE29DT8V!Uf9td3VuLu75iIM3kp2GU-jMQT6foKiBjPpsSUl5VykDfgakQMAcIY8wyXS7X5ebKg8GpaS1EUe8c89wZd3mDQLz969GPAnVrUEp$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">predict</span></a> the global Muslim population will grow more than twice as fast as the world population over the coming years. The percentage of Christians in America is <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5952A6026A5A119681__;!!AE29DT8V!Uf9td3VuLu75iIM3kp2GU-jMQT6foKiBjPpsSUl5VykDfgakQMAcIY8wyXS7X5ebKg8GpaS1EUe8c89wZd3mDQLz969GPNo3P5Y_$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">predicted</span></a> to decline to less than half our population.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/kevin-briggs-guardian-of-the-golden-gate/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Meet+the+%22Guardian+of+the+Golden+Gate%22&utm_campaign=03-14-24+DA+-++Putin+warns+that+Russia+is+prepared+to+use+nuclear+weapons+%28Copy%29"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/kevin-briggs-guardian-of-the-golden-gate/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Meet+the+%22Guardian+of+the+Golden+Gate%22&utm_campaign=03-14-24+DA+-++Putin+warns+that+Russia+is+prepared+to+use+nuclear+weapons+%28Copy%29</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00126IO0f7GNxTLqY6c_LRTbtZkCYxlELmhFJGaWnQgdjuOwHcwNCtkUQxBjb8LoJSiXh1REHlhH-na2EUTMupqiP9AK2dSqRKpEEk_4eOuUS22RG9pOMRXGzSMbLUlmAOG1gv7tmUpeWj-jqXtPrUfm3o40_8JCegk9LiWYij5-BK5hvLHzbYJ9r0bYQY6wPBMFLD8YHoUe5hU3hJplzXheYPD-DlslcJlGtyVrdsono7k1yf-zpPftIO4TaAtq3xLNSGnBDxzseY5DcLD6L1zRaHSHAxd3fn1ZMAUgXfL9FVbhjZkF5D7QPxMpwhDreow70f9o0PESaXFVS6o4boKUc7nY5S0UQ3_D2gXP290_sGCqwTCuGKNPpUeR7ovELoMLI2gCUt-N6cAmpELgAv1LveMdZsUI8LxjXnEXgsCvTEaPEO6zx8rEg==&c=eVlDei3ldCVuUDW8o5RbfCKZxHkTN9Jk88JUIOv5rVSWBSTUY3iRIg==&ch=OjvS_T9WE7-oNWQkyo9EiXKv0iIJmJ5qTILGPwpQ7tUGJTX1lfHnJA==__;!!AE29DT8V!WXXMtMCILVuiIoyQ9wa8nzon6ZBJ2cp7trqon5KGENjNqwA6-dNVj3gvu7UwYUZAH-gqEpuT_2WKKVLtE5K3txijOgM$" target="_blank">DUTCH LEONARD</a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <b>[</b></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00126IO0f7GNxTLqY6c_LRTbtZkCYxlELmhFJGaWnQgdjuOwHcwNCtkUQxBjb8LoJSi2RQu9lDEw_008IE1XmAo9VYPDmpnQr7JXZc3gUGN8CVenOTz7Xiwpc78T59xPFP_sfc_1-0QGFPTy1FPCkLKeN8Gw_e8I2HKNGRSefw2I6ROKC02_2wcSAJa-Dukh75yt3khZltY0Go=&c=eVlDei3ldCVuUDW8o5RbfCKZxHkTN9Jk88JUIOv5rVSWBSTUY3iRIg==&ch=OjvS_T9WE7-oNWQkyo9EiXKv0iIJmJ5qTILGPwpQ7tUGJTX1lfHnJA==__;!!AE29DT8V!WXXMtMCILVuiIoyQ9wa8nzon6ZBJ2cp7trqon5KGENjNqwA6-dNVj3gvu7UwYUZAH-gqEpuT_2WKKVLtE5K3oZFj-jI$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1; font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></a></span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 11.5pt;">]</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 11.5pt;"> owned extensive California vineyards. Raised in Fresno, California, Leonard returned there after his playing days and ran a profitable enterprise for many years. Fellow </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00126IO0f7GNxTLqY6c_LRTbtZkCYxlELmhFJGaWnQgdjuOwHcwNCtkUQxBjb8LoJSizCJ45ORDQlkHE1goIrSYG6wyg_y-AOIbi6ItZgyntP-9EXmD9aRLln7_oOmf5eAlVOd0MKRPNLmm1ob1lNYjuWSrNUsvo7clKiip3coWFEddE1QQ_Q1cncPg5RGY7rewcEgy6AxHcyw-kWCYMHwmUhDfR5LIy4TnoGX2Q6DMZF8=&c=eVlDei3ldCVuUDW8o5RbfCKZxHkTN9Jk88JUIOv5rVSWBSTUY3iRIg==&ch=OjvS_T9WE7-oNWQkyo9EiXKv0iIJmJ5qTILGPwpQ7tUGJTX1lfHnJA==__;!!AE29DT8V!WXXMtMCILVuiIoyQ9wa8nzon6ZBJ2cp7trqon5KGENjNqwA6-dNVj3gvu7UwYUZAH-gqEpuT_2WKKVLtE5K3_lp93PQ$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1; font-size: 11.5pt;">Fresno HS</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 11.5pt;"> alum Tom Seaver was also a successful vintner. He became a hero to Japanese Americans. His humane approach to previously interned Japanese American during and after WWII is a </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00126IO0f7GNxTLqY6c_LRTbtZkCYxlELmhFJGaWnQgdjuOwHcwNCtkUQxBjb8LoJSirRA1H8Hi-BHs6lpj4b4QY0CZgxCdOGVUEPv5tu7cCnk8W68BuvbVVKh1DLzEqmCOu8-shLvBT1KlPMY3tAr-ZHa0LevrX8k4prHi27QCwE4APjwqvoR4MRih_T_8Lj_dYfFo1srF_L98IezjfRtYXw==&c=eVlDei3ldCVuUDW8o5RbfCKZxHkTN9Jk88JUIOv5rVSWBSTUY3iRIg==&ch=OjvS_T9WE7-oNWQkyo9EiXKv0iIJmJ5qTILGPwpQ7tUGJTX1lfHnJA==__;!!AE29DT8V!WXXMtMCILVuiIoyQ9wa8nzon6ZBJ2cp7trqon5KGENjNqwA6-dNVj3gvu7UwYUZAH-gqEpuT_2WKKVLtE5K3B_gfogQ$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1; font-size: 11.5pt;">story worth reading</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 11.5pt;">. Leonard collected vinyl records, amassing as many as 150,000 at his home in Fresno. His record of lowest ERA for a season: <b><i><span style="background: repeat rgb(247, 186, 62);">0.96</span></i></b><span style="background: repeat rgb(247, 186, 62);">,</span> his mark in 1914. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-91977772103612835772024-03-17T20:33:00.000-05:002024-03-17T20:33:40.471-05:00St. Patrick's<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> True confession: I did not wear green today.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqb-fwPlf-jRU1XRPHFr-rziUG9YoAzaAc6LvQ0xgA7SX_151US2OB9zyScPWKWnee94UBr1vX2IhkMpW-2Aes3yLOv5qo_kRBy5pcw8B-9qrLPdP6zYlloGxZNvqwkp62NgxfoAu32vTUxD50i9i5-g1c_ttvdUYfLCU8hDdsiCYLNesqb1pvA/s1504/IMG_7260.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqb-fwPlf-jRU1XRPHFr-rziUG9YoAzaAc6LvQ0xgA7SX_151US2OB9zyScPWKWnee94UBr1vX2IhkMpW-2Aes3yLOv5qo_kRBy5pcw8B-9qrLPdP6zYlloGxZNvqwkp62NgxfoAu32vTUxD50i9i5-g1c_ttvdUYfLCU8hDdsiCYLNesqb1pvA/w255-h400/IMG_7260.PNG" width="255" /></a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLTFdP4luhyphenhyphen5_uRsk-akKNP2k8r4UZds2oYrk6j06QzKIBtxObLMZPvznMEOAncRhJvh6tYR-q6VL8rF5-o7DAEl2WfJTAz-FB5e8EWHP3Ma8cTb9TLoqGOQ5BkLNkncyUFMRR4c5gSQY9PWlw3Y7EjDLtzKHDqOCy7IjMbwS6TI6N_aeQSzY0w/s1272/IMG_7258.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLTFdP4luhyphenhyphen5_uRsk-akKNP2k8r4UZds2oYrk6j06QzKIBtxObLMZPvznMEOAncRhJvh6tYR-q6VL8rF5-o7DAEl2WfJTAz-FB5e8EWHP3Ma8cTb9TLoqGOQ5BkLNkncyUFMRR4c5gSQY9PWlw3Y7EjDLtzKHDqOCy7IjMbwS6TI6N_aeQSzY0w/w303-h400/IMG_7258.PNG" width="303" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Before picking up Drew Barrymore on her daytime TV show, The Rock asked her permission.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqP87ne-khx1saYm-bxp9cOiOoaR2MRWRZrC3kB6MSF3fOL2WKq4wozXCF94W8xcVzeFzOYk6I8yc6FVfJm-irhL2US6KpzR5uUQXVSytlu7HZqY_-ozXcxq87BMSqgHHPcpd8rH4nGEfwoSGATd7JHHpvKDDnuUszjcLJmr9LXkaVvf7r-jadbQ/s1156/IMG_7262.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="959" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqP87ne-khx1saYm-bxp9cOiOoaR2MRWRZrC3kB6MSF3fOL2WKq4wozXCF94W8xcVzeFzOYk6I8yc6FVfJm-irhL2US6KpzR5uUQXVSytlu7HZqY_-ozXcxq87BMSqgHHPcpd8rH4nGEfwoSGATd7JHHpvKDDnuUszjcLJmr9LXkaVvf7r-jadbQ/w331-h400/IMG_7262.PNG" width="331" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Re-watched "A Royal In Paradise" last night. Big news: it's sequel will be coming out soon.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZd23FmnhhhM38MD5hUAyd4wrQJlP4-1oSGMiETGto9C5uG_LG7_l0GW9Za3GsfL7OMFMDySAqwWp1LyF-JWnKnrDW-fMTVC6nyjXRufV2f_tRbIxHfV0A3YSpVtdriXtlI2X8SIVs96m4MQeFBxlFlJPDyN4N0KXsE7NVYiSL00z7dbef_BMFw/s1224/IMG_7257.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="882" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZd23FmnhhhM38MD5hUAyd4wrQJlP4-1oSGMiETGto9C5uG_LG7_l0GW9Za3GsfL7OMFMDySAqwWp1LyF-JWnKnrDW-fMTVC6nyjXRufV2f_tRbIxHfV0A3YSpVtdriXtlI2X8SIVs96m4MQeFBxlFlJPDyN4N0KXsE7NVYiSL00z7dbef_BMFw/w289-h400/IMG_7257.PNG" width="289" /></a></div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-34496045196928656312024-03-16T20:26:00.002-05:002024-03-16T20:29:32.598-05:00Spring Has Sprung<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7x8tG8pUIpyX-vBpMBXIiwuhjKfjsRVkVtT1AdaMOveQ2WUoaB2bCzicQ5iZ14kM9PR6R_UYXgGMiNMMLFM6-DW_I8jxMZlLJuqLWRdJZLzAi52lScN1aA8-duNfIAGTdAhC7FF-_9cYTdn-G6hoqS6RZoDuuqr5EWcbVVxuV5IjuqEpFYZ8Dw/s1500/IMG_7256.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7x8tG8pUIpyX-vBpMBXIiwuhjKfjsRVkVtT1AdaMOveQ2WUoaB2bCzicQ5iZ14kM9PR6R_UYXgGMiNMMLFM6-DW_I8jxMZlLJuqLWRdJZLzAi52lScN1aA8-duNfIAGTdAhC7FF-_9cYTdn-G6hoqS6RZoDuuqr5EWcbVVxuV5IjuqEpFYZ8Dw/w256-h400/IMG_7256.PNG" width="256" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Below: the tree outside our house.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3g81jjldQ2ftntzX7Ju3ZFGUAiKFcJ_ZWK6hyphenhyphen2R7jltfUutQR2pSHBoS49x5OjKLW1zn7mmsWDA7c_rjC4FVobzLaXsnjffuA1Vi12fN1-VQOyLhg14PHnJfZ-OdBkSo-PnCmraGsMBVmbP7b-3ELeyvtD-7qSzD3Pkvy9boicn8f2__UGqIJQ/s4032/IMG_7244.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3g81jjldQ2ftntzX7Ju3ZFGUAiKFcJ_ZWK6hyphenhyphen2R7jltfUutQR2pSHBoS49x5OjKLW1zn7mmsWDA7c_rjC4FVobzLaXsnjffuA1Vi12fN1-VQOyLhg14PHnJfZ-OdBkSo-PnCmraGsMBVmbP7b-3ELeyvtD-7qSzD3Pkvy9boicn8f2__UGqIJQ/w300-h400/IMG_7244.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYVE5aFzrHoWN4kB0KpctyoUgKOCMPiTL9C0qLfn3caIBluI4wzfVnITly0122RX7KQ0C-Gk6H4zkHxacV2tRPLMsOpyK7XsJNDjn-1VEIW2vvjo9RFjgYHy519sL3YIOvApzdnts5Iwq_I9p78EM0APcLUI3-avLam4hmYggyrUj&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkubdI7KjE$" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">MINNIE MINOSO</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"> <b>[</b></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYeuJ5C2bU1DrvmJAUoJiI_N6zKrcwOKYn7JU_awIk0Tcjt5uN0tzWU9aVLPuIj8UvzFP3tJtKALxZwmdU0VjtlOCmt-bJf9Bnlmhe3SuFBkmCQjrhLeboWL1AXZFQ_F3iPB0sTECUAMS&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuVczAm8o$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a></span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">] </span></b></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial;">led MLB in being hit by pitch nine times. </span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial;">Once he led only the AL. He was "out hit" over in the NL in 1952 when Solly Hemus, with 20 bruises to 14. </span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial;">He once said, "There might be players who are better hitters than me, have more power, have a stronger throwing arm, are better fielders, can even bunt better, but nobody ever hustled more on the field of play. I'll admit that there are some who maybe hustled </span><i style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial;">as much as</i><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial;"> I did, but nobody hustled more than I did. Nobody". </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">Watch this </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYVE5aFzrHoWN9o74TnKdKhbEN_JZSwYqu6l8h1L_3KiMm7PBRuSGy-_r95T1Z3-YMyiZxV7X42NP1bD3fMMGKh3ZxNTPX1sWi0Nvq4elMlnc139wACM0vqwByGp_dOVO49MTBbw63Frn6DNJAw87w_Uk_v3Sj6z9YRiseRIXMIY2sK3pahNnZ62D0Bc7OtT8vAMH1I19PM68&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuHWbbuk8$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">video</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"> for the full quote. Minoso p</span></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;">layed professional baseball in parts of seven decades: the 1940s, 1950s, 1960, and had stunt appearances in 1976 & 1980. In 1993, he had </span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYVE5aFzrHoWNcQx-0-FgD1v4HR8v_UAAIW1C2uMW-zRgdAPlfFTNg8IyeFEEOc1unJ4nTmR-acMGQfKkOvqPz5hBINhbO6DvgsgPBKq5AwHHP2HJNjM2No5b1ZMVqwN8QQBODSyg83NOZNeCiOpsmVvU-u8kZ3jF3AUwtSkTcptRcLlxVCj1zTAGr-98Gk9UPQ==&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuKdSMKyk$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">an at-bat</span></a></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"> for the independent minor league Saint Paul Saints. In 2003 he made a one at-bat appearance for the Saints at age 77.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYc57Km0m38Lx25oB-6J4WKATk6kxWUD8cSYqzHssRr40o2exuUTOphDSAGBnFtrVWXY0kMPcVbcwAyQeJPhYg_pZz7mFgKpqlHk2NMYRIqRGhSCm81gkvD1JXdJwZIR8nhl8gfa30i61C7Y873CNd4nWN9UVBU8dBEBnjnJHLU1p7ML77kS4BJZU8xGPHbd7tGVx7JUZzPZctVtKL3qUtZ5yN-w_1Fz_9t1lQNtCaoC7&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAku1bdMTcY$" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">LUIS APARICIO</span></a></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"> <b>[</b></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYc57Km0m38LxRolYqDSK69Tbw-LAGmJ5WplDdtY2XYYVcitjyYdFRY07EaHJ_4DAq_N5h1u-L6tr82pHEsJgOYJ90KuuQwe7BiMFitoCU8KTgBpAyOzc1URB4Xx1Hpie1nv1wY_cjzK2&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuOxlDfH8$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a></span><b style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">] </span></b><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;">is the only Venezuelian enshrined in the baseball hall of fame. There have been more than 500 </span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYc57Km0m38Lx7yTME_T4l1V_1-Ftv1PHvcbihZ2tqlEOBoKf3LjfCrkIWrU6zxB5o-rwfBXo_hDqNyIT9ZnfflOYY-j3Ae9pOKiYyziWHWqpQA8wzj5E5YOgYnGp0fsHLWd7FytJSKCoAg9eg15_GiA=&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAku0L7V2J8$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">Venezuela's major leaguers</span></a></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;">. He p</span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial;">layed for the White Sox 1956-62; for the White Sox again 1968-70, and for the Red Sox 1971‑73.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">First time a Gold Glove was won at each position by a Hall of Famer</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">Player POS Year Team GGs WAR</span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYc57Km0m38LxDQs8KIb9BObuXUKM2KG9jcC2FLkVBfisnTkfoepiOSapjjUxGw3JggvO9SQcN0N8CzPo_gw0ApD8_JlOi-5JmVGERFzRoXiu_jXEQbtu7NBGi8Tz_nnklchGaNd9eXpMlMBbu0aub1dAkVGGBpsW03k0386ykzlmvbulhXH11pg=&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuoB9gNXQ$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Mays</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">........... OF........ 1957....... NYG........ 12..... 156.1</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYc57Km0m38LxgDbRyDP-Wv-dlKyk44nCSVFYcDKGNk1aqVxfQgAejQWaGEpq893AG03woJBFzcrKxBDD8R9hJGb6Fct6JeEmwb_wGDkUNU-T8D9GYhjueKn8pUV-gNFVgkIEPGM-Iltc_3kvwrSj7p8NOdCw69BFRUnSmdg4_BUkOGD1siG3anfl6KWqWPSrHT4VmRTLksP9_8R6P-dt2jC6QEoVAdUIEY_QzQJnon29dkooPpSyBxeCq4wVgqPn4NLDEnNHsetH&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkufIl0MwM$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Kaline</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">.......... OF........ 1957........ DET........ 10....... 92.8</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYc61xMHqcDKYC1E_JoUX3yKdoKJOw-I_HbhE5hpfC7hI9o8vY8hbo6f7QValZYD01320_IncmesvN8aQkEFD4BP5QBSJ3jEuT5mGrhDnutmCEmQiyzAckieR9vusy3pUfoM6h9lZ2iqRXfLFAY6-GPSGq5YLYBMfqL1XDGqwPHXsryrFSaanLhZcG4lIiGMJ_g==&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkun0YGBz8$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Minoso</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">........ OF........ 1957....... CHW......... 3....... 53.2</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYc57Km0m38LxFjv4dREv6Qlwj7U6dDQAI7LX3tlVuMgfRM9JRQ7DqBIgBavt-tB15igzBfDS5Z1JwDpoAZpTkzXOek7B-cicq6XFXryyT7f-ZLng8dHhlCRUOplCDzSNwPu4ctfZKZalP4EWZqZDm0TNd5lEdCm_GJ-9x5pAHR_Y3VrkAimZBP4vVXrgxaGSVw==&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuF6qyCj0$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Fox</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">.............. 2B........ 1957....... CHW......... 3....... 49.5</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYc57Km0m38Lxr-WN3uYqGC-X9olW38anlotIBwwa2IAdu0WliYDjbllVwVL4hBhsmgr30W8cqXxbk5hM7QiXjqQGU8rRiZ7QBTXu5yFzZ2YRoJXRP8s_G33nS_nkkrdTlW_8TCWhpNL0NN4W2f-xbZ9OUhAbTlPQoWBm9Zn7heci&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuzdK_g-U$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Hodges</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">........ 1B........ 1957....... BRO.......... 4....... 43.8</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYc57Km0m38LxRolYqDSK69Tbw-LAGmJ5WplDdtY2XYYVcitjyYdFRY07EaHJ_4DAq_N5h1u-L6tr82pHEsJgOYJ90KuuQwe7BiMFitoCU8KTgBpAyOzc1URB4Xx1Hpie1nv1wY_cjzK2&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuOxlDfH8$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Aparicio</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">...... SS........ 1958....... CHW......... 9....... 55.8</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYc57Km0m38LxqyLYzuG2pYmiRC-cOr7u3Qy7ONs2yti1Fb9CdTLkFrM5xR7L5Ov0_tFEtpSS_VoLQrIBnKvOfsr0HhrFGK4QYEth6t_H9XmxQUQ2Tt00hrKk0e-y5aEBkEuptQraWltO6EAUuClomiqYoz6kJ4vlkPRMSD6x1mmtayhLeT_qoapthQBJzSI4jnsdkZnGZobGWERFGYSpDlqDWcc5fsxUun4c--BDeqM9hEZZm2JJdjfJfToGAxyOjjKUkEHmnWJn5vit0kGuSmsxnkpRay0v4622dcm8DiW8I_pkvpEMUYj1pSpfIq9I-liyp4fgSrsogl0tiT7Noc_pm9v2IW1Cw49cdvtNBxIRAlDp6lp_t6uXexk-KbviTIhuf87RytGFEk3VK7z3uemoFWwyOGXhzlKy7-kuzc6o3qhVz-OG__Y=&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuIz4yPxw$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Robinson</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">.... 3B........ 1960........ BAL........ 18....... 78.4</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYc57Km0m38LxZ2jwUHBBOegHnNR55g1b8H2hdxRC7zP9CO1cpNN8RDyfZAN2kTuwAcIr23h2_UmwOIpWtybB8qUY_9G5bPMRPILrWF7dvrzhGkxpZT1M97CfGfc944b8ePHyQr86aj_W15n6T6H6x36SweITPd9g1EjXeP3NECVYsexxy1hr7ZOqsbRDL-x78g==&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuL1-eAx4$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Kaat</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">.............. P......... 1962........ MIN........ 16....... 50.5</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYc57Km0m38LxVbLmQMb8XACvfoHu4-1GREX0-g2tVAqct0SeDkhZFRw04uq7YA4j1QzsVj8UzEvLFSDFOBPqMLTDCJh4FK_lCsU6oH_Nn7_pAMT0lKtZMeUTX6FiY9uDyDdpFX4pp2aQU_aDJRdc8Sj2Dut5EVShrxly0Goih4rCtko8u_yRc2_XfnaYEUTeX9R3zRK_NIudJaD285XQ66fKhR6k8Sd4ot3FLlo-sSKHZG7AzH9fqbwSZ4GlcU3OAz2QWvAbtIaEFFRtefCvyUg2alQCC0MD6z_onkgv_gHelnoFVqrUqWAjXS2CWpTXbaUqNABDYaBNv7m9lKuTg4quVUPQkcCKye5yengykgJgAQ8-k5WK2Akc0GDSxAfV2A==&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuqcpukJg$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Torre</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">............ C......... 1965........ MLN.......... 1....... 57.5</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">DENISON: </span><i style="font-family: arial;">New York Times</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> writer Christopher Caldwell </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5917A5991A5A118997__;!!AE29DT8V!TgQ8zy6W9RTZNAhwCspI6g5YqGQBLV-aDzGHlOBOW0sClujxyRyu9d6-xWxQgmmyFwPnhqH1PvPl-qZRREPOar6dBjVRSp3WmfGS$" style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">analyzes</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> America's shift from a consensual, objective moral worldview to a relativism that is unable to "distinguish facts from wishes." Using our fracturing response to Russian aggression in Ukraine as an example, he writes: "Fighting a war based on values at minimum requires agreement on the values being spread. The US is further from such agreement than it has ever been in its history—further than on the eve of the Civil War. There are no national principles, only partisan ones.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">There was a day when our "national principles" were clear and compelling. As <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5917A5991A5A118998__;!!AE29DT8V!TgQ8zy6W9RTZNAhwCspI6g5YqGQBLV-aDzGHlOBOW0sClujxyRyu9d6-xWxQgmmyFwPnhqH1PvPl-qZRREPOar6dBjVRSvuwj5Gm$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">set forth</span></a> in our founding creed, the <i>Declaration of Independence</i>: (1) Truth is "self-evident," not subjective. (2) All people are "created equal" by God, not the product of chaotic or evolutionary coincidence. (3) We are "endowed by [our] Creator with certain unalienable Rights" which the government does not bestow but protects. (4) We each have the right to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" Many have <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5917A5991A5A118999__;!!AE29DT8V!TgQ8zy6W9RTZNAhwCspI6g5YqGQBLV-aDzGHlOBOW0sClujxyRyu9d6-xWxQgmmyFwPnhqH1PvPl-qZRREPOar6dBjVRSrVY5Fb3$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">noted</span></a> that our nation was birthed within the consensual morality of the Judeo-Christian worldview. Whether particular Founders were committed Christians or not, they lived in a culture where the biblical principles espoused in the <i>Declaration</i> were prevalent. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/oppenheimer-wins-seven-oscars/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Oppenheimer+wins+seven+Oscars&utm_campaign=03-07-24+DA+-++Is+it+true+that+%22the+State+of+the+Union+is+strong%22%3F+%28Copy%29"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Oppenheimer wins seven Oscars: What "a movie of the moment" says about our cultural future (denisonforum.org)</span></a></span></span></p> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-41162990866016461192024-03-15T21:27:00.002-05:002024-03-15T21:29:57.924-05:00Hot Stove<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHP9uPo-NdLVKonBaO1OTEFpDCSAEKpzMPt4E3vB0ULa-U8GLLMxlCEitBIb32nKVgrn3p6F1bB_a8D1Whs3v_cB7aQ4WXbvvGvvLHR0am_63NDm1yR_Hr1jHBuG6GB7jBUVLQVOx9Xjdamt7sCUIYYCrZ8XizDfk7-wK9yvQL6WY6CUiJtVDJjw/s4032/IMG_7241.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHP9uPo-NdLVKonBaO1OTEFpDCSAEKpzMPt4E3vB0ULa-U8GLLMxlCEitBIb32nKVgrn3p6F1bB_a8D1Whs3v_cB7aQ4WXbvvGvvLHR0am_63NDm1yR_Hr1jHBuG6GB7jBUVLQVOx9Xjdamt7sCUIYYCrZ8XizDfk7-wK9yvQL6WY6CUiJtVDJjw/w400-h300/IMG_7241.HEIC" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">Left work at 445 </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ligatures: none;">Wednesda</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">y for Hot Stove. Didn’t get home until 1015 pm. Two special guests: the 74 year old author of a new book "715 at 50" by a photographer who took photos at the game when Hank broke Babe Ruth's record, and the 83 year old owner of a company who makes stadium models (below right, next to host Johnny). </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnAE6F4vN735Fu_JVQvfig2s1jKPnfW65vyZFw3ttXd43ORphqE_xXFbXqiJ_w05mJRgiueIo7tPRdmgxu1io3YrnrBLGsunSe57UEMFNqyPHYU6zSmpMrkxVuEnHe0nXrTbJ2mzxILB5r-OhcH0JILmK-lX302BbF-Wg5D_z1RG1Q0tulRXqFQ/s2411/IMG_7238.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1674" data-original-width="2411" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnAE6F4vN735Fu_JVQvfig2s1jKPnfW65vyZFw3ttXd43ORphqE_xXFbXqiJ_w05mJRgiueIo7tPRdmgxu1io3YrnrBLGsunSe57UEMFNqyPHYU6zSmpMrkxVuEnHe0nXrTbJ2mzxILB5r-OhcH0JILmK-lX302BbF-Wg5D_z1RG1Q0tulRXqFQ/w400-h278/IMG_7238.HEIC" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p>The company started by selling models of SEC football stadiums (like Sanford Stadium, below). These bad boys sell for hundreds of dollars.</o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfAhKb9uhASOcrlDCySumljd2qNKi_c0hNYmmYxfyl7kGMyKCd6RXzq5K6Y8YPSRl1-zMS8E3jX3-j2Dt2iiuSPSj3zGrTlog1AsvBvooz6ADe608rWvMVRW0PGC_kQdn_V6N-0StCFy2rPGLIwhQezO43-NXWaAO3rFqIKih3cCm86Hugfnm1Q/s4032/IMG_7243.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfAhKb9uhASOcrlDCySumljd2qNKi_c0hNYmmYxfyl7kGMyKCd6RXzq5K6Y8YPSRl1-zMS8E3jX3-j2Dt2iiuSPSj3zGrTlog1AsvBvooz6ADe608rWvMVRW0PGC_kQdn_V6N-0StCFy2rPGLIwhQezO43-NXWaAO3rFqIKih3cCm86Hugfnm1Q/w400-h300/IMG_7243.HEIC" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p>In January Robbie (below, right) had brought a vintage Marty Marion mitt that he had restored. </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffwRcdGd6qvKwZp1bCBu8W73zA-heoPRy5rzGNAHcWgcOttyOm3isGRLU0urkc_SINXHL6iIaM5J6P_qsqPSDd6GpIzPNpKKAuQGXFcC9vM9bf4wYlN3IKl4El9TTiJbWSoq3nha2qWzVNn5_3Q-LshmP1746WTerHSa_A0QJujAw5exBsv-u5g/s2832/IMG_7240.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="2832" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffwRcdGd6qvKwZp1bCBu8W73zA-heoPRy5rzGNAHcWgcOttyOm3isGRLU0urkc_SINXHL6iIaM5J6P_qsqPSDd6GpIzPNpKKAuQGXFcC9vM9bf4wYlN3IKl4El9TTiJbWSoq3nha2qWzVNn5_3Q-LshmP1746WTerHSa_A0QJujAw5exBsv-u5g/w400-h263/IMG_7240.HEIC" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p>This time Robbie brought a baseball he had picked up at an estate sale, loaded with signatures of Hall of Famers.</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkChH5jBaFSt22PoMsXdfvmE3YQ6xMiCwLJ89wlRYganFHOsHs0VySE6gSo9IN-rqM5IUVh3psyn_XZ7IgWMa4GHzkbpB8K5oIm3V4K4yKXHCJEWxL7W_FGeGzABZ5dt6f1oQRDK_kFWqMQ2eiCPwWDOZDd2J1TPAcKuYmrn838lM9bZZyMBAfg/s2743/IMG_7235.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2743" data-original-width="2423" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkChH5jBaFSt22PoMsXdfvmE3YQ6xMiCwLJ89wlRYganFHOsHs0VySE6gSo9IN-rqM5IUVh3psyn_XZ7IgWMa4GHzkbpB8K5oIm3V4K4yKXHCJEWxL7W_FGeGzABZ5dt6f1oQRDK_kFWqMQ2eiCPwWDOZDd2J1TPAcKuYmrn838lM9bZZyMBAfg/w354-h400/IMG_7235.HEIC" width="354" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="2249" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHxfOZSQlToaP4dFrip6gQj5gWa_8LNiy0HBWWcXX9ck-dYOsfzChraBBea38pcVEjeKJqJ05hUhJXtTDV5ZjRP3zdFBl4sKU0GnH9eaEX6-UQvhxq3jzC4S7D4F9zXk3-tX4Fn8dJjmwpbx-VU38fy-LbErs8dzFLaT2JkFikQBLOBcli6AjNw/w394-h400/IMG_7234.HEIC" width="394" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p>Ted Williams, Luke Appling, Duke Snider, Billy Williams, Joe Sewell, Hoyt Wilhelm, Enos Slaughter, Joe Boudreau, Bob Feller, Al Kaline, Lefty Gomez, and others.</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p>A</o:p></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial;">fter Hot Stove, host Johnny Tallant gave me a unique winter Braves cap: heavier wool with a flap that covers the ears and back of the head. An “official” New Era cap I had only seen once before, and had been on the lookout for ever since. Someone had recently given it to Johnny. Sweet find.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCONn2W0TIFrDihJMAP2N-BQUPkXN5p95KJHzxuCcrQhqtR26kLab41ofva4Xgp-6sZFwYYq40PzpkiZ8m7q7d9u9AbMLNucOzDOm94dY8cnOvufBHCyXudabnxBqD5WvAw3A7C6E72c1jouLoreD_4Z9giEnQ59zv98WKZ1qdzLa3x9aEFZvOPA/s6572/IMG_7239.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2434" data-original-width="6572" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCONn2W0TIFrDihJMAP2N-BQUPkXN5p95KJHzxuCcrQhqtR26kLab41ofva4Xgp-6sZFwYYq40PzpkiZ8m7q7d9u9AbMLNucOzDOm94dY8cnOvufBHCyXudabnxBqD5WvAw3A7C6E72c1jouLoreD_4Z9giEnQ59zv98WKZ1qdzLa3x9aEFZvOPA/w640-h238/IMG_7239.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><b>Thursday</b>: u</o:p></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">p early to run at the gym.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cJ10hCieKO95Fh84DSlK8Za7HRSDyy2_FgkZhjDFSYLbJ5wu_f8P633Sa4GKFgq8JNmGcGof74wSb-qWIdUqHBnMSDDJWXtlS6zOSFagMvOCIvmBP6U7RX3FhZoEonRhBQwkf9q__28rTc7yIu2D-BRrNZftshTTSFy8D_9Ix-5dUbU_NI_kyN5npardfsHawx26Hculxdnra77JGCpIgg==&c=r2cjazZ-HbQGASkgZxlAKP18SVj4Pbx5z3hHhawbGq6e0enHDu2saA==&ch=tcJKpQsXv8Pqy4tOy5DAdU7LUWXR-Wvdc4lJ6svDtGZmOlzk-dchAw==__;!!AE29DT8V!V6aPlNeL1kTJspbK4T6pc8PUSwF9Uk4zoCYogzTNNhC3VniFhZvBXNJR0xdw_it4pvqZ7Uvet4NKFSlY_c4uG2aPRXA$" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">ED WALSH</span></a> <b>[</b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cJ10hCieKO95Fh84DSlK8Za7HRSDyy2_FgkZhjDFSYLbJ5wu_f8P633Sa4GKFgq8lXf4N_eN5eRY5idzjk6uVGnt_TRKVi6cqnsW7AKg8ucXXNoajgDbFg_j5JYgq7MwaXIse0MqGh9pvXpfFAe-PkoORUrDksO-ehj6UyBVDhpiRQNoAvNf50HPlFsAa8io&c=r2cjazZ-HbQGASkgZxlAKP18SVj4Pbx5z3hHhawbGq6e0enHDu2saA==&ch=tcJKpQsXv8Pqy4tOy5DAdU7LUWXR-Wvdc4lJ6svDtGZmOlzk-dchAw==__;!!AE29DT8V!V6aPlNeL1kTJspbK4T6pc8PUSwF9Uk4zoCYogzTNNhC3VniFhZvBXNJR0xdw_it4pvqZ7Uvet4NKFSlY_c4ujP4kqC4$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b>]</b> is the most recent pitcher to rack up forty wins in a single season, playing for the White Sox in 1908. Hard to imagine what the team’s 88-64-4 record that year might have been without him. Only one other pitcher won 40+ games in the Modern Era: Jack Chesbro won <b><i>41</i></b> in 1904 for the Yankees. Walsh’s career ERA of <b><i>1.84</i></b> is the best all-time. He is the only American Leaguer to pitch two complete-game victories in one day and then repeat that performance three years later. In game one on <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cJ10hCieKO95Fh84DSlK8Za7HRSDyy2_FgkZhjDFSYLbJ5wu_f8P633Sa4GKFgq84bTGRfI55qKYNbtnLWEIyKe4h9v0NZaTaPS2OhHAp7bdyV03xNeCXRHNqlTsUNzHsLF7MOdIEhSomFmOLmsTaxqdrWFYuI8wDRpb5SgGHlr2dwuq8Hv9kTUrPqoVvSU4yWAsV9k7wmepk5HXRZ3BdA==&c=r2cjazZ-HbQGASkgZxlAKP18SVj4Pbx5z3hHhawbGq6e0enHDu2saA==&ch=tcJKpQsXv8Pqy4tOy5DAdU7LUWXR-Wvdc4lJ6svDtGZmOlzk-dchAw==__;!!AE29DT8V!V6aPlNeL1kTJspbK4T6pc8PUSwF9Uk4zoCYogzTNNhC3VniFhZvBXNJR0xdw_it4pvqZ7Uvet4NKFSlY_c4u799u-rE$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">26-Sep-1905</span></a><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cJ10hCieKO95Fh84DSlK8Za7HRSDyy2_FgkZhjDFSYLbJ5wu_f8P633Sa4GKFgq84bTGRfI55qKYNbtnLWEIyKe4h9v0NZaTaPS2OhHAp7bdyV03xNeCXRHNqlTsUNzHsLF7MOdIEhSomFmOLmsTaxqdrWFYuI8wDRpb5SgGHlr2dwuq8Hv9kTUrPqoVvSU4yWAsV9k7wmepk5HXRZ3BdA==&c=r2cjazZ-HbQGASkgZxlAKP18SVj4Pbx5z3hHhawbGq6e0enHDu2saA==&ch=tcJKpQsXv8Pqy4tOy5DAdU7LUWXR-Wvdc4lJ6svDtGZmOlzk-dchAw==__;!!AE29DT8V!V6aPlNeL1kTJspbK4T6pc8PUSwF9Uk4zoCYogzTNNhC3VniFhZvBXNJR0xdw_it4pvqZ7Uvet4NKFSlY_c4u799u-rE$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">(1)</span></a>, Walsh came in to relieve Doc White after White had surrendered a hit. Walsh pitched 9 complete innings. In game two (<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cJ10hCieKO95Fh84DSlK8Za7HRSDyy2_FgkZhjDFSYLbJ5wu_f8P633Sa4GKFgq8cIohjduWBMf20-ByDR1UH6gyDjcexVNc_wPLDH5VRckSsntnQtu6G9MBtGwNTOtxVzvLU87Tgo6jEoBltKwc2IOCXDcNsV3Kgb71LoUu5fGDQXbgdAFxWjBhJK1P_mEqO3x_UVmYakHjQbz_6PW6qA==&c=r2cjazZ-HbQGASkgZxlAKP18SVj4Pbx5z3hHhawbGq6e0enHDu2saA==&ch=tcJKpQsXv8Pqy4tOy5DAdU7LUWXR-Wvdc4lJ6svDtGZmOlzk-dchAw==__;!!AE29DT8V!V6aPlNeL1kTJspbK4T6pc8PUSwF9Uk4zoCYogzTNNhC3VniFhZvBXNJR0xdw_it4pvqZ7Uvet4NKFSlY_c4uhXWI9zA$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">26-Sep-2905</span></a><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cJ10hCieKO95Fh84DSlK8Za7HRSDyy2_FgkZhjDFSYLbJ5wu_f8P633Sa4GKFgq8cIohjduWBMf20-ByDR1UH6gyDjcexVNc_wPLDH5VRckSsntnQtu6G9MBtGwNTOtxVzvLU87Tgo6jEoBltKwc2IOCXDcNsV3Kgb71LoUu5fGDQXbgdAFxWjBhJK1P_mEqO3x_UVmYakHjQbz_6PW6qA==&c=r2cjazZ-HbQGASkgZxlAKP18SVj4Pbx5z3hHhawbGq6e0enHDu2saA==&ch=tcJKpQsXv8Pqy4tOy5DAdU7LUWXR-Wvdc4lJ6svDtGZmOlzk-dchAw==__;!!AE29DT8V!V6aPlNeL1kTJspbK4T6pc8PUSwF9Uk4zoCYogzTNNhC3VniFhZvBXNJR0xdw_it4pvqZ7Uvet4NKFSlY_c4uhXWI9zA$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">(2)</span></a>), Walsh started and pitched a complete game. Then on <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cJ10hCieKO95Fh84DSlK8Za7HRSDyy2_FgkZhjDFSYLbJ5wu_f8P633Sa4GKFgq8y21UmUlZ8FvO0MPZd8Yc-gSoK5VeavrZ_TSn70kY4LxFz1apwBWVH8ZLKyIQIBYxMgg0muAAHb0w_cN-uBT9S0kcHNoULP3h5pPDgyzYwesepYiWlF6cHCsrmV1slGqJLGOJy0qfYxvIJ2_A5MKtdw==&c=r2cjazZ-HbQGASkgZxlAKP18SVj4Pbx5z3hHhawbGq6e0enHDu2saA==&ch=tcJKpQsXv8Pqy4tOy5DAdU7LUWXR-Wvdc4lJ6svDtGZmOlzk-dchAw==__;!!AE29DT8V!V6aPlNeL1kTJspbK4T6pc8PUSwF9Uk4zoCYogzTNNhC3VniFhZvBXNJR0xdw_it4pvqZ7Uvet4NKFSlY_c4u_Z6qVYA$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">29-Sep-1908</span></a><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cJ10hCieKO95Fh84DSlK8Za7HRSDyy2_FgkZhjDFSYLbJ5wu_f8P633Sa4GKFgq8y21UmUlZ8FvO0MPZd8Yc-gSoK5VeavrZ_TSn70kY4LxFz1apwBWVH8ZLKyIQIBYxMgg0muAAHb0w_cN-uBT9S0kcHNoULP3h5pPDgyzYwesepYiWlF6cHCsrmV1slGqJLGOJy0qfYxvIJ2_A5MKtdw==&c=r2cjazZ-HbQGASkgZxlAKP18SVj4Pbx5z3hHhawbGq6e0enHDu2saA==&ch=tcJKpQsXv8Pqy4tOy5DAdU7LUWXR-Wvdc4lJ6svDtGZmOlzk-dchAw==__;!!AE29DT8V!V6aPlNeL1kTJspbK4T6pc8PUSwF9Uk4zoCYogzTNNhC3VniFhZvBXNJR0xdw_it4pvqZ7Uvet4NKFSlY_c4u_Z6qVYA$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">(1)</span></a> & <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cJ10hCieKO95Fh84DSlK8Za7HRSDyy2_FgkZhjDFSYLbJ5wu_f8P633Sa4GKFgq8M8NH1_sNcpWnKhLvtUcrjpelh7hmqGZKV2g40eYA7N2tDICPLjxU2AWyhIcSp0-HP-2UJDaTeW4axWIGpV82auASt0A9AEUf9sRM9ACi6wT0iVNZhCfK38i5Y11fqumsxFR29UP3PsEDt66Ov0KLoA==&c=r2cjazZ-HbQGASkgZxlAKP18SVj4Pbx5z3hHhawbGq6e0enHDu2saA==&ch=tcJKpQsXv8Pqy4tOy5DAdU7LUWXR-Wvdc4lJ6svDtGZmOlzk-dchAw==__;!!AE29DT8V!V6aPlNeL1kTJspbK4T6pc8PUSwF9Uk4zoCYogzTNNhC3VniFhZvBXNJR0xdw_it4pvqZ7Uvet4NKFSlY_c4up_Kpym0$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">29-Sep-1908</span></a><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cJ10hCieKO95Fh84DSlK8Za7HRSDyy2_FgkZhjDFSYLbJ5wu_f8P633Sa4GKFgq8M8NH1_sNcpWnKhLvtUcrjpelh7hmqGZKV2g40eYA7N2tDICPLjxU2AWyhIcSp0-HP-2UJDaTeW4axWIGpV82auASt0A9AEUf9sRM9ACi6wT0iVNZhCfK38i5Y11fqumsxFR29UP3PsEDt66Ov0KLoA==&c=r2cjazZ-HbQGASkgZxlAKP18SVj4Pbx5z3hHhawbGq6e0enHDu2saA==&ch=tcJKpQsXv8Pqy4tOy5DAdU7LUWXR-Wvdc4lJ6svDtGZmOlzk-dchAw==__;!!AE29DT8V!V6aPlNeL1kTJspbK4T6pc8PUSwF9Uk4zoCYogzTNNhC3VniFhZvBXNJR0xdw_it4pvqZ7Uvet4NKFSlY_c4up_Kpym0$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">(2)</span></a>, he started and finished both games.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">UGA’s top ten prospects in the NFL draft.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/theathletic.com/5339341/2024/03/13/nfl-draft-georgia-bulldogs-pro-day/__;!!AE29DT8V!XAoCb3pC1s3sWn3RgmAm3i-SnrK9eRchxKHCjhvXZKt2ZktJ1gFGredVDiR5DVZvJsYQ1o6JYqw4Wzli5BQ$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theathletic.com/5339341/2024/03/13/nfl-draft-georgia-bulldogs-pro-day/__;!!AE29DT8V!XAoCb3pC1s3sWn3RgmAm3i-SnrK9eRchxKHCjhvXZKt2ZktJ1gFGredVDiR5DVZvJsYQ1o6JYqw4Wzli5BQ$</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">Due to mismanagement, Family Dollar will be closing hundreds of stores. Too expensive anyway. But it’s owner Dollar Tree (my favorite) will also be closing 30 stores when their leases expire. Horrors. Fun fact: I visited Dollar Tree twice today, a new record.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/endtimeheadlines.org/2024/03/family-dollar-and-dollar-tree-set-to-close-1000-stores/__;!!AE29DT8V!WvUctGY6wQpnupqqd5JEtfrwBdnczLzAeXmSu7ekcMF2eUkwZbxxK7EAd9oi4MvRR2_TalgYzHGCCOUUAZc$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://endtimeheadlines.org/2024/03/family-dollar-and-dollar-tree-set-to-close-1000-stores/__;!!AE29DT8V!WvUctGY6wQpnupqqd5JEtfrwBdnczLzAeXmSu7ekcMF2eUkwZbxxK7EAd9oi4MvRR2_TalgYzHGCCOUUAZc$</a></span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>DENISON</b>: I believe God redeems all he allows. One way he does this is by using our challenges to rescue us from challenges, and our suffering to save us from suffering.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/russia-prepared-to-use-nuclear-weapons/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Russia+prepared+to+use+nuclear+weapons&utm_campaign=03-11-24+DA+-++TITLE+%28Copy%29"><span style="color: blue;">Putin warns that Russia is prepared to use nuclear weapons (denisonforum.org)</span></a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Yesterday was Pi Day. Today, the Ides of March. Beware.</span></p> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-57776120634097286062024-03-14T21:23:00.003-05:002024-03-16T20:33:41.444-05:00My "Truth" <div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Tuesday night on The Voice, Dan and Shane called their team diverse. Perhaps diverse genres. Their team is mostly men with a few women. But all white. Five minutes later, Reba called her team diverse. She was more accurate. The exchange got me thinking.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black;">I am diverse, and other lies I present to the world as “my truth”</span></b><span style="color: black;">: I love everyone. I’m okay with people being lazy not doing their job and expecting me to do their job for them. I am not old fashioned. I’m a good husband and father. I’m good at my job. I dress fashionably. The jokes I tell are funny. I am good looking. I is a good writer.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Would be good to use some of these facts the next time I play “Two facts One Lie”. I’m a strong Christian. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I am righteous. I pray without ceasing.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">Not sure if I said, but I do know my sense of humor is a little off kilter. Many may not think I am funny, but I just enjoy thinking up the joke and telling it. The best jokes have an unexpected / unpredictable punch line. Oftentimes a joke is even funnier if it falls flat, when no one gets it. Makes me laugh inside all the more.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">How do you define love? Reminds me of the St Jude’s Hospital commercial with the little kids trying to say what love is. One replies “puppies!”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">DENISON: French philosopher Jacques Ellul wrote a book 70 years ago that could have been published yesterday. Titled <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5919A5993A5A119293__;!!AE29DT8V!VBrYtEWmezS8ga0X567IiSnhx8XrVdw4SC_trLEkzrMaFRlU-UpQD3C7LY5JNxxpARSnPFJyjcBUSsW2eaCl0_m7_9235lNEQpYL$"> <i><span style="color: #045fb4;">The Technological Society</span></i></a>, it is <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5919A5993A5A119294__;!!AE29DT8V!VBrYtEWmezS8ga0X567IiSnhx8XrVdw4SC_trLEkzrMaFRlU-UpQD3C7LY5JNxxpARSnPFJyjcBUSsW2eaCl0_m7_9235qii19HV$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">considered</span></a> one of the most important works of the second half of the 20th century. Ellul explains our technologically obsessed civilization has become “committed to a continually improved means to carelessly examined ends.” Modern society has commodified not just things but people. Everything—and everyone—is now a means to our personal ends”. Denison’s point: our transactional culture tempts us to do the same with Lord Jesus.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/nasa-is-sending-a-poem-to-jupiters-moon-europa/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=NASA+is+sending+a+poem+to+Jupiter+s+moon+Europa&utm_campaign=03-12-24+DA+-++TITLE+%28Copy%29"><span style="color: blue;">NASA is sending a poem to Jupiter’s moon Europa (denisonforum.org)</span></a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Today is 3/14, also known as Pi Day. An oldie but a goodie:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNABzvKrxiRXRXDhPqhS5vBMGnTTLSEQJxZj9OPWPQA7-KuNDK66dCDWWcA8WakGDqMA1Us9KMEfb7RLPniWWcBCoMQYScOPqAxeoi4SMl2Ezisg9o82ce8Pq1GHWF_UCMt_J970Zb_y8d832NVAf5grK4iU62pzaYBWTsz0rgYfMf79S4LnkwQ/s1002/IMG_7255.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="959" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNABzvKrxiRXRXDhPqhS5vBMGnTTLSEQJxZj9OPWPQA7-KuNDK66dCDWWcA8WakGDqMA1Us9KMEfb7RLPniWWcBCoMQYScOPqAxeoi4SMl2Ezisg9o82ce8Pq1GHWF_UCMt_J970Zb_y8d832NVAf5grK4iU62pzaYBWTsz0rgYfMf79S4LnkwQ/w612-h640/IMG_7255.PNG" width="612" /></a></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Tuesday</b>: worked past 630. Ceil had taken Anna’s wedding dress down to Sig Samuel’s cleaners on Monroe, next to Grady Stadium. I got home just before she did. Leftovers for supper.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Wednesday</b>: lifted weights at the gym this morning.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Fitness after 40: lift weights, do cardio, and stretch. I need to get better on the stretching department.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.boxrox.com/unlock-fitness-after-40-the-3-essential-exercises-every-man-needs/__;!!AE29DT8V!Q0kVJyOO5KcIcsffh3rhYPhfLhEjh1caOrIDsfm0x7_UCzQOoauHpM3KtuqdVSRu6nhr7pstuwSNISHc5MU$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.boxrox.com/unlock-fitness-after-40-the-3-essential-exercises-every-man-needs/__;!!AE29DT8V!Q0kVJyOO5KcIcsffh3rhYPhfLhEjh1caOrIDsfm0x7_UCzQOoauHpM3KtuqdVSRu6nhr7pstuwSNISHc5MU$</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYfJ6R7Rm0qa9Xzrw9M3GNQ2I4mQvfKWr74GWKMkHl0-N5D9vLCoOmfOrtXmQGCg-YKdUSevHX1IPQ4t56m-tl_eUEm680u0nCA8V35gP72FeBVjAjWDTowK_fgBR5oSjEb_8jo67VM9LYKriFLWQrVV9NTHclfyCpG8iQgqaG-j9&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuwHRKrvM$" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">NELLIE FOX</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"> <b>[</b></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYfJ6R7Rm0qa9I-YsUT9YrX2Afh2AG_Ej8_EFl9vHKvJsZDptAWnDCMh5lCIJ7Cvc1IC__Z0bYAmmV4G04t_GF5OjEF0FdfexLMTfBiVLgwFcVh1rpm2DpH0ZzH0QFqdwgg==&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAku_vFGEKs$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a></span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">] </span></b></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;">strikeout rate is 5th best all-time, behind Joe Sewell and Willie Keeler, but </span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYc57Km0m38LxXTreOfchVxhd4kEod4zVU225SD9Xz5OPjwUKagwV9wkbd4volYbvDP5rm4DYtiffTaB5MZqBXCaoti-qWX-NzR3p-u2_6hLNbh9gQ_VtrawydrEaPHclO_u4Ua8ANVvEdRgScTHNQPR60hfedWsPUOGYboFVzElF&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAku1hURe7M$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">ranking</span></a></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"> ahead of Tony Gwynn, Charlie Gehringer, and Joe DiMaggio. The year Fox won MVP, </span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><span>Luis Aparicio was second </span><span>in the </span></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYV8SHWP20RkqtQsLucb_jOfBpSghYmu1NctwNbs91iY7_bzKS3wgPv2CcFMawp8-8ch8gOMajV84US_0uQj8dmv6jFyfcs94mg1t-T_M7pFClcQMvZEeRj-J2-34TOu4Teq37etavmMjWX7e4-dL0vHI8L0yrkiNMhSIrMIaF0Aw&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkujhTMWoY$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">1959 AL MVP voting</span></a></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"> and the only other player receiving first</span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><span>-place votes. Hall of famer Early Wynn was third</span><span>; CF Jim Landis 7th</span><span>; catcher Sherm Lollar 9th</span><span>; pitcher Bob Shaw tied for 20th</span><span>; and pitcher Gerry Staley was the last on the list at 28th. </span></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYfJ6R7Rm0qa9JeiY4y_sQNek-uU-XtcwOfAL6cdf6FxrJIqWFOY3TFj6f1vIMd5PUuj7vdO_I0msK0kBzf86uSfl6mcQoBbA1gPaXsgvk3RBVlij8sLmdw9L8NS3Fp7i1rqmUo9Ga96N6FUlyVZziDxfc3qjO-YSnQ==&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuGWviJt8$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">Paul Richards</span></a></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;">, Fox’s manager from 1951-54, </span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial;">decided to rest Fox for a couple of days, but soon lamented his decision, saying, “I took it for a couple of days. Then I had to put him back in the lineup. On the bench, he was driving me crazy.” </span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial;">In postseason play, it was a fortified wine from southern Spain that took the go out of his team’s “Go-go”. </span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;">Dodger Pitcher Larry Sherry was the 1959 World Series MVP, with two wins and two saves against the White Sox. </span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYfJ6R7Rm0qa9HrwWaEznaWTrsZzreC8CN-sCkKX19g0Ywqb5jAQlBIAH5EvuY26D_z22Uz8ZmBMWbqDHe744l7vCSfm_cN3zJuyp8zhlNR0DKP0eIeqrzTk=&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuNUW7mrw$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">Sherry</span></a></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"> is a sweet Spanish wine </span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYfJ6R7Rm0qa9zzq_Cf3cjrw6aOjM63t2Ji3t-O4GKbZXhppKjiJJK0B-oLcFD5RVlKpt4rA7w8fQcE5WDkAk3gHeSpTrGIHFhybNNeCb3YHdP-YX79SQwCObhetJ0LG8CUupmuCDERT4hVfk9C2Lx84=&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuiKnNOww$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">enjoyed</span></a></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"> by many. That White Sox team was dubbed the “</span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYfJ6R7Rm0qa9eN0tra-MQkvaVtW6hmI4aI4ZnigU_QZZymHXMMj84unQUO96w7WXjDzjW6D_MEv15SCeC4dqVQZN_reRcWet-bgijyDWPR2CYwtLpuv45mWWbMWoAMlnpA==&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAku9rvkbgM$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">Go go Sox</span></a></span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; mso-ligatures: none;">” & had convincingly won the AL pennant.</span></span></p></div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-16449905850391543442024-03-13T22:10:00.001-05:002024-03-15T20:24:10.520-05:00Falcons Sign Old White Guy<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciku8TekUG2aDktq0yocPM2CNVKwUcayg91tmVQCIFJsNgcmsF4djaVo8IVqn-FPtutf4qic3uCGCeGvs76WW9JECBnu_lsL2ZNs8qpFU8SK4KQ2BoeQ-jgp9bvaA43toTSrSxVm5wdswvmY0SwaKWkdHzXuLD-Lw_gfEKe3b-LWd_4PPGjrTNw/s988/IMG_7214.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciku8TekUG2aDktq0yocPM2CNVKwUcayg91tmVQCIFJsNgcmsF4djaVo8IVqn-FPtutf4qic3uCGCeGvs76WW9JECBnu_lsL2ZNs8qpFU8SK4KQ2BoeQ-jgp9bvaA43toTSrSxVm5wdswvmY0SwaKWkdHzXuLD-Lw_gfEKe3b-LWd_4PPGjrTNw/w389-h400/IMG_7214.PNG" width="389" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">As an old white guy, I am liking the Falcons signing of QB Kirk Cousins. Any QB signing was going to be expensive. Cousins is a proven winner. Falcons are better today that they were yesterday. Cousins married a UGA grad from Alpharetta. Active in church and other charities. A better choice than Russell Wilson.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Justin Fields had one of the lowest QB stats for any NFL QB. Some blame the rest of the Bears team, but Fields would be coming in to a similar situation in Atlanta. Difference between Cousins and Ritter or Fields – Cousins can make quicker decisions, and get rid of the ball to avoid sacks as opposed to sitting in the pocket just holding the ball. Fields is known for too often settling for the short throw, and rarely stretching the defense with longer passes.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Caleb Williams is asking too for much. Skipped the bowl game. Transferred. Not working out for teams. Will he be this much trouble for his pro team? Probably. He’s asking for a percentage of ownership in the team. Phenix has an odd throwing motion, and is injury riddled. His stock is dropping. LSU’s Daniels is the best prospect, but trading up to get him would be too costly. Is JJ McCarthy worthy of such a high pick? Cousins looks like a good choice. The Vikings sure wanted to hold on to him.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">True, the Falcons had recently let one aging, high priced QB go. But the team was in a different situation then. Now they’re in a better situation to be able to advance in the playoffs. Kinda like when an uncompetitive Braves team traded Craig Kimbrell so they could also rid themselves of BJ Upton.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">One dilemma: Cousins has long worn number 8 – the number worn by TE Kyle Pitts. Supposedly there’s been conversation between the two about a possible number change. We shall see.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.si.com/nfl/falcons/news/atlanta-falcons-kyle-pitts-teases-number-change-kirk-cousins-signing-free-agency__;!!AE29DT8V!Ti3SgvdZXHcCrItJoM_2gXOUK7qDRNTG_s0FMYYwR_kqxRlckIt5dZWO0sFhWvQ5wTJ6myAD7hfVBfnJSc8$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.si.com/nfl/falcons/news/atlanta-falcons-kyle-pitts-teases-number-change-kirk-cousins-signing-free-agency__;!!AE29DT8V!Ti3SgvdZXHcCrItJoM_2gXOUK7qDRNTG_s0FMYYwR_kqxRlckIt5dZWO0sFhWvQ5wTJ6myAD7hfVBfnJSc8$</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In other Falcons news, the team signed a former Bears receiver known for dropping passes. One step forward, one step back. Actually the QB throwing the passes may have been the problem:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1EufEkhe7oh5DJuX9dHX5l7UkmO7dcAA0gk52GvmrxxOuDKFG3s2RVWfGh_93RI51Fdt-415wxzTSsS86w5Pt4mRUIE9Uhdya6BVj4WqfcCmmP1gapYkj44YB09nwC8yHGjhRfBDWOPFHISajhhfyiI3fWkEp450qDL587YGD-7Y0ypKPjmoEg/s1053/IMG_7219.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1EufEkhe7oh5DJuX9dHX5l7UkmO7dcAA0gk52GvmrxxOuDKFG3s2RVWfGh_93RI51Fdt-415wxzTSsS86w5Pt4mRUIE9Uhdya6BVj4WqfcCmmP1gapYkj44YB09nwC8yHGjhRfBDWOPFHISajhhfyiI3fWkEp450qDL587YGD-7Y0ypKPjmoEg/w365-h400/IMG_7219.PNG" width="365" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And the Falcons traded QB Desmond Ritter to the Cardinals for another WR, and signed two former 49ers: TE Charlie Woerner from UGA and WR RayRay McLoud from Clemson.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Would be nice to have an office at home. Right now I don’t. Will need a space when I retire for sure.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>I read on the internet that Kate Middleton had surgery to remover her public eye.</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Monday: worked until 620. Chicken stir fry over jasmine rice. Ceil watched The Voice.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEivTSr87whccYeUBO4GRinF5yR7MLF1Q5I3dDCNk_2GIOjM8WsMB0_hNoHJnnPy1zOihtcEQitypQ-uotsdKgl47De1sMhmCuZRijHpIF2m-07q1Sv3K9etNEQ4JDLtgtjwNpg75i5d8kBMbcJe0VG6GjQlX2NSyVIcDJr27_c4UX9scQI-39xw/s4032/IMG_7211.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEivTSr87whccYeUBO4GRinF5yR7MLF1Q5I3dDCNk_2GIOjM8WsMB0_hNoHJnnPy1zOihtcEQitypQ-uotsdKgl47De1sMhmCuZRijHpIF2m-07q1Sv3K9etNEQ4JDLtgtjwNpg75i5d8kBMbcJe0VG6GjQlX2NSyVIcDJr27_c4UX9scQI-39xw/w300-h400/IMG_7211.HEIC" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Tuesday: up early to run at the gym. Told you I've getting my posts out of order.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I may not be the best worker in my office, but I’d like to think my work is making an impact. Moving millions of pounds of metal though 15+ plants to produce millions of parts, helping keeping people in jobs, solving problems. I pray that I provide helpful and useful information – helping to make other people’s jobs and lives easier. I don’t want to just be a bureaucrat, taking up space and covering my own butt. Because some people I have to deal with sure fit that description.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dqJ9ZKk8Y0gi9QZ5kewwbZj2UEPAFJy1Kb7vxBHBmQ6y_uPU1Sr8xKwThxxC7g9wxLIclqAMJt-zOg0MEb7qPrRJk_Dmj3LTTFL8hME0mWFG4tSKqTmCpU-HJIssAebLMEJ_6A4LIBSYhcbx7L_9SIHiF2175Ya6cvinASg1wbUsgnnYyQT9rXNV977JdJpBhWf86_BHzMtKL8e3TrHbgCGKVoDWMq5G7ZMlOaJc_6I=&c=gtN1tn03ctb9kGIi2UkbmhN6ZuRdvor7XARo6I6z7Zjivw6InPjlFQ==&ch=NqM69mTJFgwU_goiKHebiOfeViXKWR4Z45kDlvdIsplrcayBJvrloA==__;!!AE29DT8V!Tf-TUIq4kj1A8-tgp5PriiOB5F3OddiEu75ZkHPWiq2HHi9KALQCkqp6WW4d-oeCJHmTmRmU-Ro9rsvE5Y5aHKLlXKE$" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">WALTER JOHNSON</span></a> <b>[</b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dqJ9ZKk8Y0gi9QZ5kewwbZj2UEPAFJy1Kb7vxBHBmQ6y_uPU1Sr8xANMcO4JdrMrB0EiRSoaGj7Vc3dKRCQm37Z5FZU-L9p1F8FpMiFbCqzEEJIypaxUfepGosNDRlzyF0Eq1AHHXYv-UZy619WRRaIN811PtJVqOvd-pG6m8fsLYH74g6JPay5BRUR5R8DJ&c=gtN1tn03ctb9kGIi2UkbmhN6ZuRdvor7XARo6I6z7Zjivw6InPjlFQ==&ch=NqM69mTJFgwU_goiKHebiOfeViXKWR4Z45kDlvdIsplrcayBJvrloA==__;!!AE29DT8V!Tf-TUIq4kj1A8-tgp5PriiOB5F3OddiEu75ZkHPWiq2HHi9KALQCkqp6WW4d-oeCJHmTmRmU-Ro9rsvE5Y5aZUVGtKs$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b>]</b> is the only pitcher to hit more than 200 batters in his career, with 205. Eddie Plank & Randy Johnson are tied for 2nd with 190. Walter had 38 victories where the final score was 1-0. He also lost 27 games by a score of 1-0. Of his 12 season strikeout crowns, eight were in consecutive seasons, from 1912-1919.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">DENISON: French philosopher Jacques Ellul wrote a book 70 years ago that could have been published yesterday. Titled <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5919A5993A5A119293__;!!AE29DT8V!VBrYtEWmezS8ga0X567IiSnhx8XrVdw4SC_trLEkzrMaFRlU-UpQD3C7LY5JNxxpARSnPFJyjcBUSsW2eaCl0_m7_9235lNEQpYL$"> <i><span style="color: #045fb4;">The Technological Society</span></i></a>, it is <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5919A5993A5A119294__;!!AE29DT8V!VBrYtEWmezS8ga0X567IiSnhx8XrVdw4SC_trLEkzrMaFRlU-UpQD3C7LY5JNxxpARSnPFJyjcBUSsW2eaCl0_m7_9235qii19HV$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">considered</span></a> one of the most important works of the second half of the 20th century. Ellul explains our technologically obsessed civilization has become “committed to a continually improved means to carelessly examined ends.” Modern society has commodified not just things but people. Everything—and everyone—is now a means to our personal ends”. Denison’s point: our transactional culture tempts us to do the same with Lord Jesus.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/nasa-is-sending-a-poem-to-jupiters-moon-europa/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=NASA+is+sending+a+poem+to+Jupiter+s+moon+Europa&utm_campaign=03-12-24+DA+-++TITLE+%28Copy%29"><span style="color: blue;">NASA is sending a poem to Jupiter’s moon Europa (denisonforum.org)</span></a></span></p> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-66041884810118601552024-03-12T20:30:00.001-05:002024-03-13T12:01:51.106-05:00Fight!<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">If you can’t beat em, then fight them. SC outscored LSU in each of yesterday’s four quarters. SC completed an undefeated season and SEC tournament. The loss was LSU’s sixth of the year. <b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ex-lsu-star-rips-teams-leadership-skirmish-south-carolina-players__;!!AE29DT8V!WefXnrXhePSFJZwljkiZO2VVnB4eywYrFj6xBtgPj_0i7RLaZc_CKg67qguADEq1HFRAWAiMEgsEf7R0FTk$" target="_blank">Last year's LSU team captain called out her former teammates</a></b>, saying they were scared in last season's game against the Gamecocks - and that LSU needed leadership from the upperclassmen. </span></span></p><p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEG_c5OqjFYxNpnZMeT0pNn0RnjIZP-TUYhwoR6w4TOdfGJp19xVSWqlPA73PxkbQrWtK6tF4pO_zQK7dZAClVkaWZ3zk3fMAZG6cjRBaF4TKdF58ysk1Nq1XTxfqQB-mLQ-MYM7pD5BU6neOSe_yJkUs-JXfJFjPlA4qd9FXumtKku7XOwTBUw/s916/IMG_7216.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="916" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEG_c5OqjFYxNpnZMeT0pNn0RnjIZP-TUYhwoR6w4TOdfGJp19xVSWqlPA73PxkbQrWtK6tF4pO_zQK7dZAClVkaWZ3zk3fMAZG6cjRBaF4TKdF58ysk1Nq1XTxfqQB-mLQ-MYM7pD5BU6neOSe_yJkUs-JXfJFjPlA4qd9FXumtKku7XOwTBUw/w400-h290/IMG_7216.PNG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">The uniform guy posting a column today about all the fights and poor sportsmanship in sports these days. Lots of commenters agree. Many say it is a decline in culture in general. No one mentions how America has turned away from God. They need to read Denison.</span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/uni-watch.com/2024/03/11/sports-culture-is-getting-seriously-ugly-these-days/__;!!AE29DT8V!U5yPCf-Hlci1pxmpwWROdac4KbZlXP8Z5AIGPLHBueYW0dShpXvnTppPowuFADnCKX3rXSEXvrrSpazt2Ek$">https://uni-watch.com/2024/03/11/sports-culture-is-getting-seriously-ugly-these-days/</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I got back home Sunday in time for most of the second half of Iowa / Nebraska. Good game. Just when I thought the Hawkeyes had pulled away in the 4th quarter, back roared the Huskers. Same in OT. Then I left it on CBS for Drake vs Indiana State. Drake shouldn’t be the Bulldogs, they should be a duck.</span></p> <p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">In team sports the best superstars work to elevate teammates, so the entire squad is better. Have a team first attitude. Not in it for themselves. No excuses. Don’t blame others. That’s what Michael Jordan did. Patrick Mahomes. Caitlin Clark has led the nation in assists for the past two seasons. She ranks sixth all time in career assists. When she’s not playing, Clark is cheering on her teammates. Brock Bowers was the highest paid UGA player, but he opted out of team NIL deals so his teammates could earn more money. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Jordan: by practicing hard and being unbearable to teammates like Pippen and Steve Kerr, don’t you think it helped make them better players? Didn’t MJ once dish off to Kerr to hit a game winning shot in a playoff game. That’s what I was thinking about.</span></p> <div> <div> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Many of the kiddos on social media weren’t born when MJ played, and think LeBron is better. I got those Bulls games on WGN as well. Most were on NBC, before ESPN was born. Pretty much knew the entire Bulls roster. The Bulls, Hawks, Lakers, and Celtics. Most of the Sixers. A few of the Knicks. Several Cavs. Knew a lot more about the NBA back then.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Memories</b>: i</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">n 7th grade recess at Springdale Elementary School, when we weren’t playing football we’d shoot half court basketball shots, baseball style. I was second best in my class, behind my classmate Bill Yancey. Made me mad, because Yancey didn’t even wear sneakers. He wore these boot things. He looked like one of the Beatles.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">When I was single back in the 80’s somehow I came into possession of a key to the old SPdL gym. Don Head probably gave it to me. On some Friday nights we’d have singles gym nights. But other times me and maybe a roommate would go to the gym. I liked to kick volleyballs soccer style from the front door up into the balcony. Never broke anything that I can remember.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">But years earlier when I lived in the GT BSU, I used to practice kicking real leather footballs in the main meeting room, which had a high ceiling. My usual old school straight on toe kicking. Only thing was the football would leave marks on the wall – high up. Finally the campus minister made me climb up on a ladder to wash off the marks.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sunday night Shivonne made her first basketball shot, where she shot the ball toward her little toy hoop instead of just dunking. Pretty sure that Charles Norman’s 3 year old son Peter loves to play basketball. Sunday afternoon we hsd driven down to W&MC’s to play with Shiv & Millie while W&MC worked.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpAqDyUCrepPbmTFU7qt16Rv5qlLPmO61RzPkuRdXy4lU1kCf5ReRLD2IQ5nOfhoeWSkdo1-4vbgPNLbyA0Zf2crMd8yPbsy3LKLL3R7U0-WSyMU_xL6v-V83NU3LfezT8OHxcqHJQ5zPesbZVCZ0-kAdrGwVRuxzO-ph_fND24E4-BYfj41tQA/s737/IMG_7207.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="737" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpAqDyUCrepPbmTFU7qt16Rv5qlLPmO61RzPkuRdXy4lU1kCf5ReRLD2IQ5nOfhoeWSkdo1-4vbgPNLbyA0Zf2crMd8yPbsy3LKLL3R7U0-WSyMU_xL6v-V83NU3LfezT8OHxcqHJQ5zPesbZVCZ0-kAdrGwVRuxzO-ph_fND24E4-BYfj41tQA/w400-h365/IMG_7207.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><b>Young Sheldon news</b>: next season CBS will spin off a show starring young Georgie and his bride. Doubtful Missy and Sheldon will be regulars. No word about mom, Meemaw, or Craig T Nelson. A good chance Georgie’s in-laws will return. Also: in May “old” Sheldon and his bride Amy will appear in the Young Sheldon series finale.</span></span></p> <p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cbr.com/young-sheldon-star-not-return-spinoff/__;!!AE29DT8V!R58Ux1mvsQxYx3sOcKXZSpZCzozfR9wxm2_IwyGnVj8-FgwfMnSQJYxuKdWkial9lv3PDIpTERWxJtmuebE$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbr.com/young-sheldon-star-not-return-spinoff/__;!!AE29DT8V!R58Ux1mvsQxYx3sOcKXZSpZCzozfR9wxm2_IwyGnVj8-FgwfMnSQJYxuKdWkial9lv3PDIpTERWxJtmuebE$</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">It was March 10 or 11 in 2020 four years ago when Bruce and I were visiting L&I in Memphis and went to the Grizzlies game – the last NBA game before the season was shut down for covid. Bruce and I had to drive back and find a restaurant that wasn’t closed. Weird times. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYdFH0mVi1_HEu-lUaBEOWtqOvd4eFcMspaarSU-0ADgU19wGh8Sb9nWhghZNBa2UHQRKYXk4Fz4xb1QQuqdvrFBmd9XLfB2L3cDWzijS4ygM6tq1KCduXKuaXe4qPprWc9DeXJsC95KKzoAJ1aA2YpTdXNNjw8RvvQ0iTeoOR8sKJiiBRQfLfXWCnE-OCgJpPQ==&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuRnY4I7M$" target="_blank">JIM KAAT</a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> <b>[</b></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYV7qQD_cUl0M3cr9xnYqb9kjaZPhEVTgpHSJ3dE0GPZCzhXafQpStlkckUHUEQ_I3cCgRY1LSXK2sWn4XCDAIzRD2ecz3rAp2lWjZnXgV0W0hRwuIznLyy04LPe_FaSdMA==&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuWVuQROQ$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a></span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">]</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> was the first pitcher to win ten Gold Gloves, in 1970. He </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYdFH0mVi1_HESOmIRPY3D2u4kp2HR04ihKwJFwYvUNADGGqcBqWWLvN3wxopgLuf96Tpf-8V43WgOA0_VZNz6f_fAvvRQTW_lwB-kwx5ryJ9IC8ep_3Hu2WU4HLFJFDD_P0qhZXGaYx4L8UvkBmjkI8=&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkuGUluiEM$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">won 16</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> in all, passed only by Greg Maddux’ 18. Kaat surrendered Bert Campaneris’ first home run on first pitch Campaneris saw in the majors, on </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZG94pLwB8-0pg3fwt0_IcdR5_U-VveW8CXI2axDRoaW5mjWxGpFpYd5zZUkCkes7_9zcxTyJhBM69LwpPYGYw3lPRkvabdlARvHFouZoSCk_7LVWawP4L0SCMia8wisfxH4flui2I4LHv36ecwaNQyA5sBXRtDCvjLcTzCf0zdoQzl-AvpBOxeVcxNXBxmfvM_VMugJOIveC-9eECC5TrQ==&c=Ef9OTWUf1qyNjq-UKWw60nHRfIuWJWV6CIMhR-fzunIe1TzgG-urQQ==&ch=G9Ubn0L6poXT0GJPcl-S48ez_tPStDl1wwTBswtayNMVY8wzDplIiA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwoI8ciOrCmdPZA-kIjGkAnVnV4OeDpRmgI_0lpph0Plx4nTfSwahCMcV-vPTRKupkxKEqD3-hQmGNqIMAkumcrzEDM$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;">23-Jul-1964</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> - the KC’s SS Campaneris’ MLB debut. He homered in his first at bat in the 1st inning, and took Kaat deep again in the 7th. Al Kaline had 10 career HR off Kaat, the most one player hit off him. Kaat worked as a minor league analyst for the Home Team Sports network during the 1981 players' strike.</span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-32040647843102655242024-03-11T20:56:00.001-05:002024-03-11T20:58:17.908-05:00Love / Hate Relationship<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIgQq72PjSq9r9fCCjfH0D7In1g-ruUgA0OcH11pzy9BO1JMd7Lo4B2zD785FIt4w2mAPNGm0E8FXnxGzvPI3XcJywk_S1_1Ueoyo1jzmLLS3hSCH92aH9rSSQZh4rGdqDiSAxPnzJzONMTQqMzrXQfOXDLdW2jqDwTGms9Azh0GbyZAOrpY4Mw/s4026/IMG_7178.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2787" data-original-width="4026" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIgQq72PjSq9r9fCCjfH0D7In1g-ruUgA0OcH11pzy9BO1JMd7Lo4B2zD785FIt4w2mAPNGm0E8FXnxGzvPI3XcJywk_S1_1Ueoyo1jzmLLS3hSCH92aH9rSSQZh4rGdqDiSAxPnzJzONMTQqMzrXQfOXDLdW2jqDwTGms9Azh0GbyZAOrpY4Mw/w640-h444/IMG_7178.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">Like many, I have a love / hate relationship with golf. So much to love. So much to hate.</span><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>The loves:</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">Nothing better than hitting a great shot. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">I need the exercise. Walking up and down the hills. Might as well hit a ball with a stick while I am walking.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">I am a decent putter.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">Refreshing to play by myself, to be alone with my thoughts. Some people can’t seem to stand being by themselves, not being able to talk to someone, to not have music blaring. Not me. Great to be out in nature, hearing the birds and the wind, being able to think.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">Seeing the sunrise. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">Even practicing is fun.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>The hates: </b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">I can’t see where I hit the ball. That’s half the fun. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">Golf takes a long time to play. That’s why I play first thing in the morning. Beat the heat in the summertime, but in winter it’s damn cold.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">Golf is expensive. I buy an annual membership at the cheapest course in town, and buy used balls from thrift stores.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">I’m bad. I need to practice more.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhSzLivxophLOwgvvlVq8sWDBNj4ytdqIxZp5tGzfBgO5PXlWfQ6KFFlckwRgjLJAiIaW7ekGEXrttOt6I9nT1Y2FOqtv91ODWfLKG7rQzFik1PGVduT7dB9u4ifZkJBvunsB6O-ikU0abDKd-sSCjCRttQRn4A3R-G8L21NhGJgNyIztznADxw/s4032/IMG_7174.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhSzLivxophLOwgvvlVq8sWDBNj4ytdqIxZp5tGzfBgO5PXlWfQ6KFFlckwRgjLJAiIaW7ekGEXrttOt6I9nT1Y2FOqtv91ODWfLKG7rQzFik1PGVduT7dB9u4ifZkJBvunsB6O-ikU0abDKd-sSCjCRttQRn4A3R-G8L21NhGJgNyIztznADxw/w400-h300/IMG_7174.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">With the time change, at least it was a beautiful morning. The professor arrived good and early as well</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ligatures: none;"> (725 am, above)</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">. The sun was still peeking out when we teed off. Since I was playing with Gee, I hit few mulligans.</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ligatures: none;"> I actually took a picture on every tee box, so I have a time stamp of how long it took us to play each hole.</span></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">1. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ligatures: none;">735 am (top). </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">Good drive. Flubbed a couple of fairway shots. Good chip, but over the green. Decent chip back. I putted bad all morning.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprSqBNSgUX8PD36UjrLC7Crg0OvGJmD8ZGPEpX21yWehU0EvpPU95qXWrcyTOZDxDHVnsVGlTxHqNYTGU15ntxQPTEVEErPf6RbK92tLUCAyJidwp9ZWAIZvm6Z1Ibj34mnu5Q5_mlbqLrtILh56qZ1YnxplkAwEhXwn2Rgsu0QGGVfizq6OILg/s3429/IMG_7181.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3429" data-original-width="3022" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprSqBNSgUX8PD36UjrLC7Crg0OvGJmD8ZGPEpX21yWehU0EvpPU95qXWrcyTOZDxDHVnsVGlTxHqNYTGU15ntxQPTEVEErPf6RbK92tLUCAyJidwp9ZWAIZvm6Z1Ibj34mnu5Q5_mlbqLrtILh56qZ1YnxplkAwEhXwn2Rgsu0QGGVfizq6OILg/w353-h400/IMG_7181.HEIC" width="353" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">2. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ligatures: none;">748 am. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">Flubbed two 6 irons off the tee – and my second shot as well. Decent chip. More poor putts. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XtmJ23ewPP9oDl4I4uODQYb7vuF4PTcAWbPzcYWGjMT35jFM8den0vKpFLn_FAoP4FCiRa3F2BLetojUs-lxUIo_eB0DKXMg0mYLztZk3DJWGtniA2R75jcn05GSyt8rr6HLk-6pK_g0SlS9u8OzvCU3wjCDWpzVoD7N2Iu9kFqw3RCUFWcRCw/s3273/IMG_7183.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3273" data-original-width="3022" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XtmJ23ewPP9oDl4I4uODQYb7vuF4PTcAWbPzcYWGjMT35jFM8den0vKpFLn_FAoP4FCiRa3F2BLetojUs-lxUIo_eB0DKXMg0mYLztZk3DJWGtniA2R75jcn05GSyt8rr6HLk-6pK_g0SlS9u8OzvCU3wjCDWpzVoD7N2Iu9kFqw3RCUFWcRCw/w369-h400/IMG_7183.HEIC" width="369" /></a></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">3. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ligatures: none;">755 am. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">Decent 7 iron off tee landed short. Awkward stance resulted in a poor chip. No excuse for the second poor chip. Poor putts. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0zFF-Idu7QPZwPVRJZZG5KuTvaJgLfW8lrmWz6M42YSwofCBA1xQi3veIK3xHBbYMlYiu7hvGhTGPVhmy31lL91GgxyDS5mzQIkvCR3K_5NDss1rCJDz1z6K90F7Be3zi3qZcqX0QskRO-gi28W4GzLYf2Jv0XDRDbOcZQBueHHUvAl9Uvqbrw/s3181/IMG_7184.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3181" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0zFF-Idu7QPZwPVRJZZG5KuTvaJgLfW8lrmWz6M42YSwofCBA1xQi3veIK3xHBbYMlYiu7hvGhTGPVhmy31lL91GgxyDS5mzQIkvCR3K_5NDss1rCJDz1z6K90F7Be3zi3qZcqX0QskRO-gi28W4GzLYf2Jv0XDRDbOcZQBueHHUvAl9Uvqbrw/w380-h400/IMG_7184.HEIC" width="380" /></a></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">4. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ligatures: none;">801 am. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">Good 6 iron off tee. Landed on the green but rolled off. Decent chip. I’m gonna quit talking about the putts.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv7rS4N989K-Epx0yX110vrs90NAWp334vrOWNs_Aqx6e3wVCcab_HZ9TX7UAJhkbYCnFicGJJ8EZP99-MZZ_KdSgUOhGh5b61o11QIZSX3a3nS8JhMSqMymEvE2d0NLS0VfHaqc0bdVx-mCoS3SACB1qtwJf_x4SM66qBUsbdmdlU15p1C0tnA/s3739/IMG_7188.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3739" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv7rS4N989K-Epx0yX110vrs90NAWp334vrOWNs_Aqx6e3wVCcab_HZ9TX7UAJhkbYCnFicGJJ8EZP99-MZZ_KdSgUOhGh5b61o11QIZSX3a3nS8JhMSqMymEvE2d0NLS0VfHaqc0bdVx-mCoS3SACB1qtwJf_x4SM66qBUsbdmdlU15p1C0tnA/w324-h400/IMG_7188.HEIC" width="324" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">5. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ligatures: none;">808 am. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">My tee shot sailed right – across the street, where it hit a wall – and bounded all the way back into the fairway. Chip sailed low, and rolled off the back of the green. Good chip back. I don’t remember any of my putts.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_D4KHs5llzNJ0-umj5Mk9sTQvOwwCyIzf1C-SHxmnW5bat3GxjB23NWWHhwRR2zxTsLIuPr71_4gBN6srS9gV8SsoxIRj7oHSsXe1jjd3YViBIY-aJNiFOa2h-ftTYHwLI3jx_aRP1hllzkmStoepnsmJHtSmt_E3naAQUZtJvxjfiD4X2Ss_ZQ/s3639/IMG_7190.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3639" data-original-width="3022" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_D4KHs5llzNJ0-umj5Mk9sTQvOwwCyIzf1C-SHxmnW5bat3GxjB23NWWHhwRR2zxTsLIuPr71_4gBN6srS9gV8SsoxIRj7oHSsXe1jjd3YViBIY-aJNiFOa2h-ftTYHwLI3jx_aRP1hllzkmStoepnsmJHtSmt_E3naAQUZtJvxjfiD4X2Ss_ZQ/w333-h400/IMG_7190.HEIC" width="333" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">6. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ligatures: none;">815 am. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">Hit a worm burner of a hybrid. Flubbed a fairway hybrid, then hit a decent one that stayed right. GT hit a low drive that got a good roll to the 150 yard marker (below). From behind a tree a hit a great 7 iron to the fringe. Then I got out my putter.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccn8Hh4QiHdtA-Ym80DKotHivp7cxcn_ojTDGamZfGbLLn3K2sPmuhz3Ariynp4NtlhhIkdgRulKAbafDVfEEvmwI3CYkGSojSD-18CTUlG6H547RBnLZdhbe83C_jBchUhDYkkgizjhfJZ_WtG3zWoPVAe3l87U8LU9hh2BaqKB0HRj0_EMTlw/s4026/IMG_7195.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3006" data-original-width="4026" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccn8Hh4QiHdtA-Ym80DKotHivp7cxcn_ojTDGamZfGbLLn3K2sPmuhz3Ariynp4NtlhhIkdgRulKAbafDVfEEvmwI3CYkGSojSD-18CTUlG6H547RBnLZdhbe83C_jBchUhDYkkgizjhfJZ_WtG3zWoPVAe3l87U8LU9hh2BaqKB0HRj0_EMTlw/w400-h299/IMG_7195.HEIC" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">7. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ligatures: none;">826 am. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">Good drive off tee. Flubbed a 6 iron, then hit another 6 iron to the right. I hadn’t been hitting shots off to the right in ages. Made good contact twice, but both got caught up in the trees. Then a good chip onto the green. Three putt.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7sU3HlX4sKCzlZaWo23192LhL5a-NX9xLGjLKCAHpuLZJ-SE7nB4SqkhyEIkapA-rDU_vEC_sdB21Npo_QW-JvHtypR-isyemWzcHYM5KdCjHuhD6F7KISLC611igoEf6u06OyIY7fa2RIhCU8RYX5xq0IJU7igRM7ZVF5DSTG6jFGe5olIJdQ/s3822/IMG_7198.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3822" data-original-width="3020" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7sU3HlX4sKCzlZaWo23192LhL5a-NX9xLGjLKCAHpuLZJ-SE7nB4SqkhyEIkapA-rDU_vEC_sdB21Npo_QW-JvHtypR-isyemWzcHYM5KdCjHuhD6F7KISLC611igoEf6u06OyIY7fa2RIhCU8RYX5xq0IJU7igRM7ZVF5DSTG6jFGe5olIJdQ/w316-h400/IMG_7198.HEIC" width="316" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">8. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ligatures: none;">838 am. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">My drive sliced into the trees. Poked it back into the fairway. Hit my wedge too short, then a better chip onto the green. Finally, a decent lag putt.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYGkRYNFFxxG4Fxv9OjQNaUV9NYR1JslkX0WPcNy25Qci-A9IfLYKG1RSL0nKbVxssivwXGD0LFaHemrzAL4NwC72QbOJXuby7Kn6xzLtBz-CseeYOSJgMfmvBfdZzXlDoxonMe-z5Xy5cW0suV_0I1w0pTvyCxPRXqUuiNJBabgs02laUZFGsg/s4032/IMG_7200.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYGkRYNFFxxG4Fxv9OjQNaUV9NYR1JslkX0WPcNy25Qci-A9IfLYKG1RSL0nKbVxssivwXGD0LFaHemrzAL4NwC72QbOJXuby7Kn6xzLtBz-CseeYOSJgMfmvBfdZzXlDoxonMe-z5Xy5cW0suV_0I1w0pTvyCxPRXqUuiNJBabgs02laUZFGsg/w300-h400/IMG_7200.HEIC" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">9. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ligatures: none;">851 am. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">Teed up the ball too high, and popped it up high and short. Pulled my fairway shot left, but still decent. Two good chips. Three putt. Glad that was over.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTn2psBaQj3da6ZcZ7Lt6ekat-TkbpC5qqGKeViq7emC5xSaOUy1ESoA4kmXYJkbr6XxV_fK6QBMFCHn4VDAU0bgCxA3JPIFKpRknkmP18z9hO30hVH1v-UHSCUb-m98VWjfHBxIwSvXZ9PgCj3ibFQ8EUIGWJBj6nQXi672qn0rYJODeqaySlPw/s960/IMG_7203.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="960" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTn2psBaQj3da6ZcZ7Lt6ekat-TkbpC5qqGKeViq7emC5xSaOUy1ESoA4kmXYJkbr6XxV_fK6QBMFCHn4VDAU0bgCxA3JPIFKpRknkmP18z9hO30hVH1v-UHSCUb-m98VWjfHBxIwSvXZ9PgCj3ibFQ8EUIGWJBj6nQXi672qn0rYJODeqaySlPw/w400-h201/IMG_7203.PNG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; mso-ligatures: none;">Stopped at Wendys and RaceTrac on the way to work.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;">After work Saturday I did some housework and laundry. Later I drove C to Perimeter Mall, then to Taqueria in Brookhaven. Long line – 30 min to get to our table. Duke/UNC was on the TV.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlMMqIFJGatRPlg3qt_83YIZpgkSMrJKkDlIUS7ECoRvs4aDow4CiPqEgG95x0DzI0EXlOphhK9O0248BavPviCUi4-J5NQPFjvjqeAraEMJo82sY_viqF9zy8dLfcKukrfm297GXNJTCJvI5vF7Qi__xAfcZoQF0WpHIdfY7fJ_LJAP4B9rJXQ/s1053/IMG_7173.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="834" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlMMqIFJGatRPlg3qt_83YIZpgkSMrJKkDlIUS7ECoRvs4aDow4CiPqEgG95x0DzI0EXlOphhK9O0248BavPviCUi4-J5NQPFjvjqeAraEMJo82sY_viqF9zy8dLfcKukrfm297GXNJTCJvI5vF7Qi__xAfcZoQF0WpHIdfY7fJ_LJAP4B9rJXQ/w316-h400/IMG_7173.PNG" width="316" /></a></div><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Back home we watched the 2005 movie “Pizza My Heart”. One of the Italian dads was the elevator operator from You’ve Got Mail.</span><p></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineoyEiIFieiB0bBfH3ngcqKlH7FzIhz7bDJMgQwKV-toY5RgfcDGIoygkg_RlLyjfnBd3m9BJRn8wdsY5CS5AE5_9B6ZC3__4Kc55InHi_8NKp397S5S9-Vskuw91IZ4aPRr4zJcafAoVazF27qgF6ADgUKknpTWFPpF2WXDqHnpJrXCTQHxJ2A/s937/IMG_7212.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="937" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineoyEiIFieiB0bBfH3ngcqKlH7FzIhz7bDJMgQwKV-toY5RgfcDGIoygkg_RlLyjfnBd3m9BJRn8wdsY5CS5AE5_9B6ZC3__4Kc55InHi_8NKp397S5S9-Vskuw91IZ4aPRr4zJcafAoVazF27qgF6ADgUKknpTWFPpF2WXDqHnpJrXCTQHxJ2A/w400-h238/IMG_7212.PNG" width="400" /></a></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ligatures: none;">These blog posts may be coming at you out of chronological order, so you may get just confused as I am.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012n8mZnybimTOu59WGVdQxyVespBuOSoHBI-5dNrDcMroIDPponeQp8Ykw8zITHhW4oqHNzRI3qyJVusPECzfs8EghAL2awwX3I23oxL9YNkOXmXTHFnErwzkn_4K4eS-E0yCG-RGwwpO5SDrkgURKMPP1aBRATYKsZyPxDm4yDhpZDkyL_QqgSE_I0ygzh1c7d5utMJJM8Q4C6XUGSXyVGCMkUE35O-uc7Qax-ChycCEHMWil6WCUq9Tu6FD7r7m3_8JbH1kQIEbJQT-Y1z8XXlbz34Nu11b3F7x5MQlI7r3F0N8MB9LPFrVU3hBid3C4vyzE8F7opRDqWZ_Kf88sLXzWXM9wrXeT3P2u8MBRgoO74XoCs78f-bfoIo6WMrmXZdnzPvORGayW_CKv8IopuR8mBAboS10h4NCE6NtnfQ=&c=Sjfat1q7nMh9vdRF8RwlhRCvy4puRljrVMNzOZhm3hJ_v9sQ-PuyqQ==&ch=naxgz3MDIsK_bn-2oOcFBw_G8jCicWVza0Kh57p4N-f5NsBu7Cb7gQ==__;!!AE29DT8V!UsDTV-5asBkznnRVS_fQpOHcLvkOx5g58VDENzfafL-gFQvphsFVn_ZDBMnVrD34yBIkx99Kr9EWBZEiUcthzjGeh7M$" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">BOOKS ROBINSON</span></a> <b>[</b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012n8mZnybimTOu59WGVdQxyVespBuOSoHBI-5dNrDcMroIDPponeQp__DvtDLf8JRoPQYo1c30kNCdgGOvJooA44LwHxCjnTYngKKMUL6r2Y3IFtIn_VxsNGuX-9PjjpqUvEDWAy7FOooVUFQVVRvhuQvmMQp_64GhxW5fuIMdCL8Su5AIBs76kW9oZnh6FDb&c=Sjfat1q7nMh9vdRF8RwlhRCvy4puRljrVMNzOZhm3hJ_v9sQ-PuyqQ==&ch=naxgz3MDIsK_bn-2oOcFBw_G8jCicWVza0Kh57p4N-f5NsBu7Cb7gQ==__;!!AE29DT8V!UsDTV-5asBkznnRVS_fQpOHcLvkOx5g58VDENzfafL-gFQvphsFVn_ZDBMnVrD34yBIkx99Kr9EWBZEiUcth5O9Mkgc$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b>]</b> was the first player to capture a league MVP, an All-Star game MVP and a World Series MVP. Brooks was <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012n8mZnybimTOu59WGVdQxyVespBuOSoHBI-5dNrDcMroIDPponeQp8od7booa73Jya08qFQvJ0t0odlo1PagQKyPV56hQdSnQ01LpGwdQZYLlrRl9R1oxLx58E-Qhxet1hLVQDt90Jm3_spQe5m7U5eQoPwBs4-bH79qcj3QXP6PAMOUfFln1uKEik4lnhYZRZSIIeMZXP2O0uqvVzBdqfcKQfvu230c&c=Sjfat1q7nMh9vdRF8RwlhRCvy4puRljrVMNzOZhm3hJ_v9sQ-PuyqQ==&ch=naxgz3MDIsK_bn-2oOcFBw_G8jCicWVza0Kh57p4N-f5NsBu7Cb7gQ==__;!!AE29DT8V!UsDTV-5asBkznnRVS_fQpOHcLvkOx5g58VDENzfafL-gFQvphsFVn_ZDBMnVrD34yBIkx99Kr9EWBZEiUcthvMb8WpU$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">AL MVP in 1964</span></a>, the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012n8mZnybimTOu59WGVdQxyVespBuOSoHBI-5dNrDcMroIDPponeQp-VEIKy01lkMyfzyjcGZp1G2tuKG1rGK2f-Rnt5wqNB-pUyQQVwNX65WMDgXCfpR4Xk6nsvmEip71grC5thzkWXT1YPEtDjXW1SUThcU6DQX-5F6qTgxP_la23Ccn9YePOwS0VDbfTbT4Xzuqn-XNXw3CWsmGq_wsQ==&c=Sjfat1q7nMh9vdRF8RwlhRCvy4puRljrVMNzOZhm3hJ_v9sQ-PuyqQ==&ch=naxgz3MDIsK_bn-2oOcFBw_G8jCicWVza0Kh57p4N-f5NsBu7Cb7gQ==__;!!AE29DT8V!UsDTV-5asBkznnRVS_fQpOHcLvkOx5g58VDENzfafL-gFQvphsFVn_ZDBMnVrD34yBIkx99Kr9EWBZEiUcthd5f7ZoQ$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">1966 ASG MVP</span></a>, and the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012n8mZnybimTOu59WGVdQxyVespBuOSoHBI-5dNrDcMroIDPponeQpyuahaSmAOZ_9rZHMaZGuR69lO3SxuG-7_LTYqJoVE03cYBYGGbjSfCCY4SuEeC4QXZxP0zau7exmB3Q1QuIKzzkYeu6Z2Qt6sDAeTDzqgTsfaxVwphSJfhtfpH8rCgQ9Bz-X5wKiZa_tphhG-1AMsc=&c=Sjfat1q7nMh9vdRF8RwlhRCvy4puRljrVMNzOZhm3hJ_v9sQ-PuyqQ==&ch=naxgz3MDIsK_bn-2oOcFBw_G8jCicWVza0Kh57p4N-f5NsBu7Cb7gQ==__;!!AE29DT8V!UsDTV-5asBkznnRVS_fQpOHcLvkOx5g58VDENzfafL-gFQvphsFVn_ZDBMnVrD34yBIkx99Kr9EWBZEiUcthMob-nAU$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">1970 World Series MVP</span></a>. When Frank Robinson won the 1971 ASG MVP, he became the second and last person to win all three. He once received a standing ovation from the home crowd after striking out. He had been called out on strikes in the 8th inning of <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012n8mZnybimTOu59WGVdQxyVespBuOSoHBI-5dNrDcMroIDPponeQp8Ykw8zITHhWQOet6z77l-fOVwAePjCs371FcDSqq_7NRIgB3d9XJrK0p7gYTJo45MINnvwhhr1GKZiDVSMMK4QSY_GB7C_UGbJqU6Y0WMFq_uPJKkucG-Yy-ulBh3LLV4S5G5oz-80bc3JibOcL3pCls7Wl_dZKyQ==&c=Sjfat1q7nMh9vdRF8RwlhRCvy4puRljrVMNzOZhm3hJ_v9sQ-PuyqQ==&ch=naxgz3MDIsK_bn-2oOcFBw_G8jCicWVza0Kh57p4N-f5NsBu7Cb7gQ==__;!!AE29DT8V!UsDTV-5asBkznnRVS_fQpOHcLvkOx5g58VDENzfafL-gFQvphsFVn_ZDBMnVrD34yBIkx99Kr9EWBZEiUcthv54msXE$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">5</span></a><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012n8mZnybimTOu59WGVdQxyVespBuOSoHBI-5dNrDcMroIDPponeQp8Ykw8zITHhWQOet6z77l-fOVwAePjCs371FcDSqq_7NRIgB3d9XJrK0p7gYTJo45MINnvwhhr1GKZiDVSMMK4QSY_GB7C_UGbJqU6Y0WMFq_uPJKkucG-Yy-ulBh3LLV4S5G5oz-80bc3JibOcL3pCls7Wl_dZKyQ==&c=Sjfat1q7nMh9vdRF8RwlhRCvy4puRljrVMNzOZhm3hJ_v9sQ-PuyqQ==&ch=naxgz3MDIsK_bn-2oOcFBw_G8jCicWVza0Kh57p4N-f5NsBu7Cb7gQ==__;!!AE29DT8V!UsDTV-5asBkznnRVS_fQpOHcLvkOx5g58VDENzfafL-gFQvphsFVn_ZDBMnVrD34yBIkx99Kr9EWBZEiUcthv54msXE$" target="_blank"><sup><span style="color: #0000e1;">th</span></sup></a><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012n8mZnybimTOu59WGVdQxyVespBuOSoHBI-5dNrDcMroIDPponeQp8Ykw8zITHhWQOet6z77l-fOVwAePjCs371FcDSqq_7NRIgB3d9XJrK0p7gYTJo45MINnvwhhr1GKZiDVSMMK4QSY_GB7C_UGbJqU6Y0WMFq_uPJKkucG-Yy-ulBh3LLV4S5G5oz-80bc3JibOcL3pCls7Wl_dZKyQ==&c=Sjfat1q7nMh9vdRF8RwlhRCvy4puRljrVMNzOZhm3hJ_v9sQ-PuyqQ==&ch=naxgz3MDIsK_bn-2oOcFBw_G8jCicWVza0Kh57p4N-f5NsBu7Cb7gQ==__;!!AE29DT8V!UsDTV-5asBkznnRVS_fQpOHcLvkOx5g58VDENzfafL-gFQvphsFVn_ZDBMnVrD34yBIkx99Kr9EWBZEiUcthv54msXE$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;"> & final G</span></a> of the 1970 World Series. Returning to the dugout, head hung low, the Oriole faithful rose with a standing ovation for his <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012n8mZnybimTOu59WGVdQxyVespBuOSoHBI-5dNrDcMroIDPponeQp8Ykw8zITHhW9LHuA-ayQEMoaHeGmVuqmeaHgKr7vnzTSAzkCRYYuiAYpTiWu5IDlQvh57W7teojqOHA_v6nPl-3BzV5k_mSsQIbGsANpmYGgNZY-xR_Pi6pAWsuO8oo6QNHb9u1-6uLZOm2MIYxqVV8ywKfOQuLmWJswoaoxCe0&c=Sjfat1q7nMh9vdRF8RwlhRCvy4puRljrVMNzOZhm3hJ_v9sQ-PuyqQ==&ch=naxgz3MDIsK_bn-2oOcFBw_G8jCicWVza0Kh57p4N-f5NsBu7Cb7gQ==__;!!AE29DT8V!UsDTV-5asBkznnRVS_fQpOHcLvkOx5g58VDENzfafL-gFQvphsFVn_ZDBMnVrD34yBIkx99Kr9EWBZEiUcthp8akZ5M$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">dream WS</span></a>. Willie Mays was the first player to win a Gold Glove 12 straight years: 1957-’68, tied in 1970 by Roberto Clemente. Robinson got his 13th in 1972, then <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012n8mZnybimTOu59WGVdQxyVespBuOSoHBI-5dNrDcMroIDPponeQp8Ykw8zITHhW9A1I9Qz6OEoNf4SJtl0SOnpn8ewRkhX91ZMhW9QfuE3YeAKJxUS1m42Ctq6jKFPCZ4fpHPjFhZ3LXKaim2oSWY_HOyolwhcgCb0rMveVc1u6bQbeLHaJ5HxFa-0dMasiuwnnE7JJEbn_9XKTSv_3LEwtwO3itxloLMW95xSeYvY=&c=Sjfat1q7nMh9vdRF8RwlhRCvy4puRljrVMNzOZhm3hJ_v9sQ-PuyqQ==&ch=naxgz3MDIsK_bn-2oOcFBw_G8jCicWVza0Kh57p4N-f5NsBu7Cb7gQ==__;!!AE29DT8V!UsDTV-5asBkznnRVS_fQpOHcLvkOx5g58VDENzfafL-gFQvphsFVn_ZDBMnVrD34yBIkx99Kr9EWBZEiUcth0HNChTQ$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">added 3 more</span></a>. No other position player has that many.</span></p> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-73854739840962162022024-03-10T21:14:00.002-05:002024-03-11T20:27:33.036-05:00Spelling Schwarzenegger<div class="WordSection1"> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">Friday night: Iowa had a good lead but Clark had missed like 9 or 10 three point attempts going into the 4th quarter. She only had 13 points. Penn State was keying on her, but other Iowa girls were making their shots. Then finally Clark sank a three pointer to break Steph Curry’s record – 83 straight games with a 3 pointer.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">The Big Ten Network was running Caitlin Clark’s State Farm commercial as well. She sings the “And like a good neighbor, State Farm is there” jingle. Not very well but as good as Ludacris and better than Arnold Schwarzenegger.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;"><b>Things you learn when you look up how to spell Schwarzenegger:</b></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">A good article: pro football experts rank where Patrick Mahomes ranks among the all time greats: no better than 7th.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">1. Tom Brady</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">2. Joe Montana</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">3. Johnny Unitas</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">4. Otto Graham</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">5. Peyton Manning</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">6. Sammy Baugh</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">7. Patrick Mahomes</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">8. John Elway</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">9. Aaron Rodgers</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">10. Brett Favre</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">11. Roger Staubach</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0563c1;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/people.com/ron-howard-wife-role-everything-he-made-since-11th-grade-exclusive-8606102__;!!AE29DT8V!UCnEqyHzM1ZED3nybBuanOcLHwSV3Dqm2FJazV4LuGSknyaP5N6MSU2X8UvQmkE9xPxx9-1Zzj53tvckbec$"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://people.com/ron-howard-wife-role-everything-he-made-since-11th-grade-exclusive-8606102__;!!AE29DT8V!UCnEqyHzM1ZED3nybBuanOcLHwSV3Dqm2FJazV4LuGSknyaP5N6MSU2X8UvQmkE9xPxx9-1Zzj53tvckbec$</span></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6Ejo0qkCPpJz1mAVPyqdsLzvRgkcum7tdcc5R_SedWpicfZQAFzFc72rwcSuKnKfPQ-Ye01sutogoRCI5Y8F8VoLBEUC0wuwuqadk9mz1NuNx6Zfc3KRbtv3JxS4D9KsmT92yXvLODLMJhILwWy-cCBcBw5AZgPTxYRyjTh2TND_gzMHwnwNnA/s711/IMG_7169.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="711" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6Ejo0qkCPpJz1mAVPyqdsLzvRgkcum7tdcc5R_SedWpicfZQAFzFc72rwcSuKnKfPQ-Ye01sutogoRCI5Y8F8VoLBEUC0wuwuqadk9mz1NuNx6Zfc3KRbtv3JxS4D9KsmT92yXvLODLMJhILwWy-cCBcBw5AZgPTxYRyjTh2TND_gzMHwnwNnA/w640-h458/IMG_7169.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">The Augusta National Golf Club recently purchased a small city park east of their grounds (at 5 times it’s value) to expand an eastern entrance to the course.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0563c1;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/golf.com/news/augusta-national-buy-city-park/__;!!AE29DT8V!V0JrkULdSWQK8A8FZmybnjx2wIeEyHe2rm23Mx_OO8LRSw7lDqv0Xya6-GYzGwCoN6rzNVjh8_2Cb383SvM$"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://golf.com/news/augusta-national-buy-city-park/__;!!AE29DT8V!V0JrkULdSWQK8A8FZmybnjx2wIeEyHe2rm23Mx_OO8LRSw7lDqv0Xya6-GYzGwCoN6rzNVjh8_2Cb383SvM$</span></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LDW3Adw3_EN-8dFxWbCE-XWabNKMzY3q0DrR5v8uvF5RxB8tsDT4H9fhyphenhyphenO1F0x-cIeGeHoQ64e-kzFF3ZNj4F0S-s4RxaH46Y9isdDUUBeLVOJ5kNbCS1T5roTXFB0Q_4MdXH2WGwtBRw7v9zLVDeszHn8czGtuy_mTg3ScgHBj-shDeMDkJsQ/s887/IMG_7168.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="887" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LDW3Adw3_EN-8dFxWbCE-XWabNKMzY3q0DrR5v8uvF5RxB8tsDT4H9fhyphenhyphenO1F0x-cIeGeHoQ64e-kzFF3ZNj4F0S-s4RxaH46Y9isdDUUBeLVOJ5kNbCS1T5roTXFB0Q_4MdXH2WGwtBRw7v9zLVDeszHn8czGtuy_mTg3ScgHBj-shDeMDkJsQ/w400-h235/IMG_7168.PNG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">Director Ron Howard married his high school sweetheart. She’s been in every movie he’s directed - including Splash, which is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary. Fun fact: the original script ended with Tom Hanks’ character choosing to remain on land when the mermaid he loves returns to the sea. When all of the director’s wives read the script, they each told their husbands that Hanks should give up life on land and live in the sea with the mermaid. The change was made.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0563c1;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/people.com/ron-howard-wife-role-everything-he-made-since-11th-grade-exclusive-8606102__;!!AE29DT8V!UCnEqyHzM1ZED3nybBuanOcLHwSV3Dqm2FJazV4LuGSknyaP5N6MSU2X8UvQmkE9xPxx9-1Zzj53tvckbec$"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://people.com/ron-howard-wife-role-everything-he-made-since-11th-grade-exclusive-8606102__;!!AE29DT8V!UCnEqyHzM1ZED3nybBuanOcLHwSV3Dqm2FJazV4LuGSknyaP5N6MSU2X8UvQmkE9xPxx9-1Zzj53tvckbec$</span></a></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">Not sure why we have the Big Ten Network on Hulu. We just scroll down the list of what’s showing. They’re in alphabetical order by network but we’re looking at what the program is, not what network it’s on. Or we can search movies by genre, or what game is on by sport. Not sure what network the Hawks were on, but Steve Holman and Dominique were the announcers. They interviewed a Hawk after the game, then as the player went to the locker room he gave away his jersey and shoes.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">A</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">ll th</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">e TV and telephone </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">is expensive. And we still don’t get the Braves. When I retire I’m going to make the kids pay for it. Not sure of the costs but something like this.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">85.00 Hulu</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">10.00 Amazon Prime</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">10.00 Netflix</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">05.00 Hallmark Channel</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">55.00 internet</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">55.00 home phone</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">50.00 Ceil’s phone</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">50.00 Will’s phone</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">50.00 Matthew’s phone</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">370.00 total</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">The Sreisand autobiography drones on. Not sure I can finish it, especially if she starts getting political. I am 22 hours / 30 chapters in (46% finished), with 26 hours to go. And she’s only to her 30th birthday. She married Elliott Gould, dated Pierre Trudeau, Marlon Brando, Ryan O’Neill. Believes in reincarnation, she says.</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">A couple of years ago a vendor gave me WalMart.com gift cards and I have yet to use them. I have shopped for items on WalMart.com but just haven’t pulled the trigger. Need to get a pair of brown leather shoes to wear to church but haven’t felt like buying anything since Christmas. Ceil has an Amazon Prime account and gets stuff delivered almost every day.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">Also I have several rewards from focus groups, and just haven’t cashed them in.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">F</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">ree senior drinks at the Wendys on Mansell, on the way to WalMart</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">.</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;"> Seems like every Wendys is different. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">H</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">adn’t been to Arbys in a while. Went back </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">on Thursday</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;"> for two sliders and a Jamocha shake. Asked for a senior drink and they charged me 50 cents.</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;"> </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">Man those Wendys Doubles have a lot of meat.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d;">I don’t like to go to that WalMart in Roswell. Too many cars. I try to park on the side.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Ceil can project what’s on her laptop or phone onto the TV screen, but I don’t know how.<span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">So easy to use my laptop, which has a separate keyboard and screens at work. Sometimes I surf the web on my laptop during lunch. At night after supper I usually pull out my laptop. Other times I’ll use my phone.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001p-PnS7Ojfl8o4NgQYM7SGdMx6--DX57QgkXUwi3t_f1Vwkt_8vfpXYd5RNGJpUZplHTCxB33l1Y0zdBPYgGhmmmpc3IqS8trFnGMJqWbZfZyQYvPmXlndKqtP9hpNTMDqh0u88EknogFf1LdvKuAdyNychY_1zCT-HgohnasCpLr-8c2e6wsFxkVjWSjlM-OhMtYVAFloK_OLzfqNgv_CQpj8wfkZVUOQh_tFyHXynnWXDMokRxlHdANItsbavdc&c=ctjDJP4rtVENV6G3r48_ztFlYUq8-z-Qsifd2OoJ2IPHFn67UIDE_Q==&ch=bjcTNJLOkrdMjjFxy5n-ToAGzftJwnYvb7Me56i4FWV_jcMTL4ulrg==__;!!AE29DT8V!XrWVw1W-S6_TKP-OgefkBMnfyTAhGwi4z_kG47kCx9J2ll0sO4lrlqgPGSDaTrDj7BpVTmAvf9X239siZEKAfMai_As$">AL KALINE</a> <b>[</b></span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001p-PnS7Ojfl8o4NgQYM7SGdMx6--DX57QgkXUwi3t_f1Vwkt_8vfpXQ-izGonpZ60hSjwTp2TVqPXYEXBYRLj_awRvTvO22Ox_k9b8mu10nb6ue-ngioFGN9c7Q94nlsvh3oSGp11fW41GDVCszH8fgcXdD6ybGWziv1yINGIA-AcQ1q6Di-DMw==&c=ctjDJP4rtVENV6G3r48_ztFlYUq8-z-Qsifd2OoJ2IPHFn67UIDE_Q==&ch=bjcTNJLOkrdMjjFxy5n-ToAGzftJwnYvb7Me56i4FWV_jcMTL4ulrg==__;!!AE29DT8V!XrWVw1W-S6_TKP-OgefkBMnfyTAhGwi4z_kG47kCx9J2ll0sO4lrlqgPGSDaTrDj7BpVTmAvf9X239siZEKANDL5wKY$"><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></a></span></b><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">]</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> was the first designated hitter inducted into the Hall of Fame. Kaline first DH’d in 1974, when all but 3 of his 147 games were as a DH. Elected to the </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001p-PnS7Ojfl8o4NgQYM7SGdMx6--DX57QgkXUwi3t_f1Vwkt_8vfpXZBUApqePuPLPJ-BSoKmyV28z0ZxZyycNaEIRuIJQOPEqC7g4P3zq0dWRQHRfui8BXl979haoWFM0fJxursxjPcBthDRA7ya_0teJr2CN4W-Lo-woAcrIl59IcTSb8wbTo-pe7rsMegC&c=ctjDJP4rtVENV6G3r48_ztFlYUq8-z-Qsifd2OoJ2IPHFn67UIDE_Q==&ch=bjcTNJLOkrdMjjFxy5n-ToAGzftJwnYvb7Me56i4FWV_jcMTL4ulrg==__;!!AE29DT8V!XrWVw1W-S6_TKP-OgefkBMnfyTAhGwi4z_kG47kCx9J2ll0sO4lrlqgPGSDaTrDj7BpVTmAvf9X239siZEKARXiuUyY$"><span style="color: #0000e1;">Hall</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> on the </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001p-PnS7Ojfl8o4NgQYM7SGdMx6--DX57QgkXUwi3t_f1Vwkt_8vfpXYd5RNGJpUZpvfIE6fwP_WwdaQgjaAXjJBN5BRd-Ue1Ys_c1oMwzbxIvWSiey8X_6bRE1yTFCPwWobEAuC-wDmk0o37jzSbl7LZ8AfGLshMAz3oG6O8wzyWsZH6fw7MwlQ9GNdaQkW_WfH_Wnb0FZNQ=&c=ctjDJP4rtVENV6G3r48_ztFlYUq8-z-Qsifd2OoJ2IPHFn67UIDE_Q==&ch=bjcTNJLOkrdMjjFxy5n-ToAGzftJwnYvb7Me56i4FWV_jcMTL4ulrg==__;!!AE29DT8V!XrWVw1W-S6_TKP-OgefkBMnfyTAhGwi4z_kG47kCx9J2ll0sO4lrlqgPGSDaTrDj7BpVTmAvf9X239siZEKAJTzWFQM$"><span style="color: #0000e1;">1</span></a><sup><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001p-PnS7Ojfl8o4NgQYM7SGdMx6--DX57QgkXUwi3t_f1Vwkt_8vfpXYd5RNGJpUZpvfIE6fwP_WwdaQgjaAXjJBN5BRd-Ue1Ys_c1oMwzbxIvWSiey8X_6bRE1yTFCPwWobEAuC-wDmk0o37jzSbl7LZ8AfGLshMAz3oG6O8wzyWsZH6fw7MwlQ9GNdaQkW_WfH_Wnb0FZNQ=&c=ctjDJP4rtVENV6G3r48_ztFlYUq8-z-Qsifd2OoJ2IPHFn67UIDE_Q==&ch=bjcTNJLOkrdMjjFxy5n-ToAGzftJwnYvb7Me56i4FWV_jcMTL4ulrg==__;!!AE29DT8V!XrWVw1W-S6_TKP-OgefkBMnfyTAhGwi4z_kG47kCx9J2ll0sO4lrlqgPGSDaTrDj7BpVTmAvf9X239siZEKAJTzWFQM$"><span style="color: #0000e1;">st</span></a></sup><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001p-PnS7Ojfl8o4NgQYM7SGdMx6--DX57QgkXUwi3t_f1Vwkt_8vfpXYd5RNGJpUZpvfIE6fwP_WwdaQgjaAXjJBN5BRd-Ue1Ys_c1oMwzbxIvWSiey8X_6bRE1yTFCPwWobEAuC-wDmk0o37jzSbl7LZ8AfGLshMAz3oG6O8wzyWsZH6fw7MwlQ9GNdaQkW_WfH_Wnb0FZNQ=&c=ctjDJP4rtVENV6G3r48_ztFlYUq8-z-Qsifd2OoJ2IPHFn67UIDE_Q==&ch=bjcTNJLOkrdMjjFxy5n-ToAGzftJwnYvb7Me56i4FWV_jcMTL4ulrg==__;!!AE29DT8V!XrWVw1W-S6_TKP-OgefkBMnfyTAhGwi4z_kG47kCx9J2ll0sO4lrlqgPGSDaTrDj7BpVTmAvf9X239siZEKAJTzWFQM$"><span style="color: #0000e1;"> ballot</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> in 1980. Kaline was just 20 years old when he hit <b><i>.340</i></b> in his 2nd full season, in 1955. He was </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #4d5156;">one day younger than Ty Cobb when Cobb won the first of his record 12 batting crowns. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Babe Ruth (1895), Kaline (1934), and John Schuerholz (1940) are the only Hall of Famers born in Baltimore, Maryland. The city has produced 179 major leaguers.</span></span></p><p></p> </div> </div> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-877806432663982222024-03-09T21:02:00.002-06:002024-03-09T21:08:36.567-06:00PFHOF RB Candidates<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><o:p><b><a href="https://talkoffametwo.com/nfl/top-players-1980-2000" target="_blank">An article on the top players from 1980-2000 not yet in the Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></b> listed four running backs: Roger Craig, Ricky Watters, Eddie George, and Ottis Anderson. All have similar stats. So does Herschel Walker.</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><o:p>games.rush.rec....APY..player</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">182 10273 3062 13335 OA 79-92 (14)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: arial;">165 08189 4911 13100 RC 83-93 (11)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> 187 08225 4859 13084 HW 86-97 (12)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: arial;">144 10643 4248 14891 RW 92-01 (10)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">141 10441 2227 12668 EG 96-04 (9)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Craig returned three kicks for 43 yards. Anderson, Watters, and George never returned a kick. Walker had 5084 return yards, giving him 18168 all purpose yards. When Devin Hester gets a gold jacket and special teamer Steve Tasker gets considered, perhaps it’s time to take another look at Walker’s all-round career, toiling for poor to average teams. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Herschel not only played special teams, but lined up at several offensive positions in addition to tailback: fullback, H-back, tight end, flanker, and wide receiver. He returned kickoffs, and played on punt coverage teams. No other elite back in his era (or before) was so versatile). </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Most yards in a season:</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">RC 2066 in 1985 (1050 rushing and 1016 receiving). <o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">EG 1962<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">RW 1855 twice<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">OA 1913 as a rookie.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">HW 2051 and 2019</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Walker gained 1000+ yards ten straight years (11 of 12 NFL seasons). Nine straight years just with rushing and receiving yards. He gained 951 yards in the one year he fell short of a thousand. <b>One thousand yard seasons:</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">06 Anderson<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">09 Watters<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">08 Craig<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">08 George<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">11 Walker<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sure the others went to more Pro Bowls and had more playoff appearances - two things that seem to go hand in hand. Other backs were named to Pro Bowls ahead of Herschel because a great percentage of Walker's yards came from receiving (and returns). The media was primarily focused on rushing yards, not receiving and special teams. Plus none of the is Herschel played for ever made the playoffs..</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Walker is just as deserving as any other back of induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And this doesn't include Herschel's first three professional seasons.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><b>ARTICLE</b>: how to be a better listener. Something I need to be better at. Be mentally present. Don’t multitask or be thinking of your response. Don’t let your mind wander. Fully engage. Be curious about what the other person is saying. Care. Ask questions. Practice these tips. Pause before answering. Process that the other person just said before responding. Don’t interrupt. Hear them out, even if you disagree or aren’t interested. Don’t be defensive. Nod your head. Only in casual conversations should you interject with expressions like “no way!”. Make eye contact. Mirror the other’s posture. Be natural.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lifehacker.com/health/how-to-get-better-at-active-listening__;!!AE29DT8V!VfDa5Ve1Cmr7Tn6mahpPKG5kNwBYVsDz0QZWnRpW2Ty1daHdGQgD5-0app9OpO-AlhphtFqpUfmVTLTqUEw$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lifehacker.com/health/how-to-get-better-at-active-listening__;!!AE29DT8V!VfDa5Ve1Cmr7Tn6mahpPKG5kNwBYVsDz0QZWnRpW2Ty1daHdGQgD5-0app9OpO-AlhphtFqpUfmVTLTqUEw$</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A couple of years ago a vendor gave me WalMart.com gift cards and I have yet to use them. I have shopped for items on WalMart.com but just haven’t pulled the trigger. Need to get a pair of brown leather shoes to wear to church but haven’t felt like buying anything since Christmas. Ceil has an Amazon Prime account and gets stuff delivered almost every day.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Also I have several rewards from focus groups, and just haven’t cashed them in.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Seems like every Wendys is different. I meant to say that I hadn’t been to Arbys in a while. Went back yesterday for two sliders and a Jamocha shake. Asked for a senior drink and they charged me 50 cents.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Man those Wendys Doubles have a lot of meat.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">I don’t like to go to that WalMart in Roswell. Too many cars. I try to park on the side. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Man I have changed over the years. Pretty sure I don't want to teach preschool, or work with any age children (except Shivonne and Millie). I used to love working with teenagers but not sure any more. So much has changed in the world.</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Time changes this weekend.</span></p> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-85705940382985900652024-03-08T20:19:00.000-06:002024-03-08T20:19:41.309-06:00Good Morning Bad Evening<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">Thursday: up</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> early to golf. Was on the second hole when Gee arrived, but there was another golfer already teeing off on one. Didn’t mind playing by myself. Hit 2 or 3 balls on every shot, as the guy behind me wasn’t playing fast either.</span></span></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqvEt4ABItMyD-1q-VdEeC3B3o7I7Ff1WcsXOD_IVpPh7CL_xlGcN2Us_3yjEkF8pxig6RJEdznawVUjfNRyEK6CosC_aXCRgrYeoTk-eTbS7Z72LSPvmyEAlmRCzUcVoFJS2no0n6Y9lzBAdw1i6OJLpFbI4NRvVZwbtEd5pzphcUcvx1QNwfA/s4032/IMG_7153.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqvEt4ABItMyD-1q-VdEeC3B3o7I7Ff1WcsXOD_IVpPh7CL_xlGcN2Us_3yjEkF8pxig6RJEdznawVUjfNRyEK6CosC_aXCRgrYeoTk-eTbS7Z72LSPvmyEAlmRCzUcVoFJS2no0n6Y9lzBAdw1i6OJLpFbI4NRvVZwbtEd5pzphcUcvx1QNwfA/w300-h400/IMG_7153.HEIC" width="300" /></a></span></span></div><p></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">1. Two good drives off the tee. Pulled my approach left. Three chips: poor, better, then one onto the green. “Double”</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">2. Four tee shots: one past the green. One left. One short. One to the fringe. Three chips: one short, one low and long, one great. Two putt for “bogey”. The greens are in terrible shape.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">3. Lost one tee shot. Didn’t see where it went. Hit one short. Two poor chips and one decent. Cruddy lag putt. Let’s call it a triple. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">4. Flubbed my tee shot. Mulligan low but got a good roll off the back of the green. Third try to the left fringe. Two decent chips. “Bogey”.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">5. Flubbed tee shot. Mulligan to the left rough. Tremendously good chip – to within inches. “Par!”</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">6. Hit a great, low tee shot that just sailed, almost to the 150 yard marker. Couldn’t hit a good fairway shot. Then three chips: first okay but rolled off the back of the green. Second stayed left. Third was a low roller that made it to the green. Lag putt. “Double”.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">7. Good low drive off tee. Mulligan under the tree. Hit a good 3 iron from under the tree, up the hill back into the fairway. Flubbed my first ball, then hit a good mulligan down the fairway. Hit one nice chip, to the back of the green. Good long lag putt. “Bogey”. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">8. Not sure where my drive went, but found two balls in the fairway. Flubbed one chip. Mulligan was short of the green. Three wedge shots: flubbed one, hit one long, then a decent one. “Double”. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">9. Three wood off tee felt good, but I never found it. Low chip rolled off the back of the green. Poor chip. Poor putt. “Triple”.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Worked until 630. Stopped by the bank and post office. Didn’t eat until 8 pm: BBQ chicken, scalloped potatoes, and tossed salad. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOz5EhRKNkZ1k9av3emI2KKO7_2Y1bUi2KVMWQr5gSHS3pfshLuUWiLbCHxu9G8-3U2KiCUZMO2zb0W1Qob5lXRAdetDON8AKYY7bQCxExtZzW1vuy6O9GiB4FDGzJg5TH4tPeYeFNmlPo1FHXNKguM0sSMhyphenhyphenLgNhGIg350OVw2EyhcL5noIdqjw/s4032/IMG_7164.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOz5EhRKNkZ1k9av3emI2KKO7_2Y1bUi2KVMWQr5gSHS3pfshLuUWiLbCHxu9G8-3U2KiCUZMO2zb0W1Qob5lXRAdetDON8AKYY7bQCxExtZzW1vuy6O9GiB4FDGzJg5TH4tPeYeFNmlPo1FHXNKguM0sSMhyphenhyphenLgNhGIg350OVw2EyhcL5noIdqjw/w300-h400/IMG_7164.HEIC" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Did the dishes. Took out the trash. Walked Winnie. Played on my laptop and phone.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Watched Young Sheldon. Kinda scary to watch, knowing Sheldon’s father is going to die sometime before the end of May.</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;"> </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Every scene could be his last.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Albert Mohler is speaking at JFBC on Palm Sunday.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: blue;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017bvEsgogJ2iQJHaEC4Z4UufOvzyy5Tld63zbJea19ZsU-0HCulNtZcwVnE0zqLcwuIHPo17tm-Eh64-5ghYVxoSKZfb_p87I2YVTgthe1_h1mgYF5kDiOZcLGw5STDrKgWuG56BZyjDJFgCDfX7RSe0Wym4QjtFUV2TROIbsF62j4aJNmx2FjoZJy72pWlZ-VcngiePXzKrB7VYz0bzboEVZx45rVyT9XonU9joJglmGw5QVCmrSDiy1W6vQhLZBpzsm1ZU_73fIIWZjOIj-Jg==&c=QZR-Bm9Iqt5QalJXotWuM8v5KMVaHyx224_jIzJLQyFT_2PVD-CFSQ==&ch=iM86PvRGaf3lACfru70v8BQwOpEqax9QTWhmmWi2jJceGftjWh-Igg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WpxCGGuphh29ZVTNpE-u3hpQ8x6z96WDJHDZLpqsCuysDDKW2ned5OIizW5SZ_sJR40g0Sfyufgssb0-etTjow_dKl4$">JOE TORRE</a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> <b>[</b></span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017bvEsgogJ2iQJHaEC4Z4UufOvzyy5Tld63zbJea19ZsU-0HCulNtZRMA4FPqBBsHXME77HlbwX9ZCWtcx7dw_urGFKFqDo3q19ftXbRsO0dSU3s_7yaC1-6ieXI0WswNh3UCj6-malW4raKnoNqK_eNtQKeI6NRuHMHRH8C9LpKyF5hAI6QB_Q==&c=QZR-Bm9Iqt5QalJXotWuM8v5KMVaHyx224_jIzJLQyFT_2PVD-CFSQ==&ch=iM86PvRGaf3lACfru70v8BQwOpEqax9QTWhmmWi2jJceGftjWh-Igg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WpxCGGuphh29ZVTNpE-u3hpQ8x6z96WDJHDZLpqsCuysDDKW2ned5OIizW5SZ_sJR40g0Sfyufgssb0-etTj4ZbSOmc$"><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></a></span></b><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">]</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"> is the only major leaguer to get both 2000 hits as a player and 2000 wins as a manager. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Torre’s 2,342 hits as divided among the positions he played: 903 catching; 787 (1B); 515 (3B); and 5 as an outfielder. He managed five teams (NYM, ATL, STL, NYY, & LAD) but only had a winning record with the Yankees and Dodgers, and only took the Yankees to the postseason. He managed a total of 4323 games. He was the first National League player/manager in the Expansion Era. His last season as a player was the 1977 Mets, where he also began his managing career. As a manager Torre won the World Series in </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017bvEsgogJ2iQJHaEC4Z4UufOvzyy5Tld63zbJea19ZsU-0HCulNtZdSx6mxvG45MFN6kPEpUPE8tBcojF_tU05R_QilFa7D68x5GR-lsk_NEXzFFN6wQpkpTdJP6q3GZ-2AQC5UdSNBQioWkGKaE1gd4oeLWENSzTlyCsPjzaxy0TkA6OkE4h83Gzbnz7fuA6WWfdmq7YXc=&c=QZR-Bm9Iqt5QalJXotWuM8v5KMVaHyx224_jIzJLQyFT_2PVD-CFSQ==&ch=iM86PvRGaf3lACfru70v8BQwOpEqax9QTWhmmWi2jJceGftjWh-Igg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WpxCGGuphh29ZVTNpE-u3hpQ8x6z96WDJHDZLpqsCuysDDKW2ned5OIizW5SZ_sJR40g0Sfyufgssb0-etTj8_jIw0E$"><span style="color: #0000e1;">1996</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">, </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017bvEsgogJ2iQJHaEC4Z4UufOvzyy5Tld63zbJea19ZsU-0HCulNtZcKAhn6v9_SaFLEbd6X093FCVaamEGBv4fLdjbJ9XkOgck_33hJPGFVsjpmmrOAGxVIxyRw2ZbepyeDZ7S1iqpd-HC4LMGbyGguEYSySlQLiJxIG-iR-Z1s4GkR8wmpmhr1AgNxLIVJ93ACZ_Kp8IQw=&c=QZR-Bm9Iqt5QalJXotWuM8v5KMVaHyx224_jIzJLQyFT_2PVD-CFSQ==&ch=iM86PvRGaf3lACfru70v8BQwOpEqax9QTWhmmWi2jJceGftjWh-Igg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WpxCGGuphh29ZVTNpE-u3hpQ8x6z96WDJHDZLpqsCuysDDKW2ned5OIizW5SZ_sJR40g0Sfyufgssb0-etTj0yk4eEI$"><span style="color: #0000e1;">1998</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">, </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017bvEsgogJ2iQJHaEC4Z4UufOvzyy5Tld63zbJea19ZsU-0HCulNtZdmYkrjucZN0dm4Aat4_2VkHxYghiKcBHc_bg_dzdwOL8EFpMyBZfauvQ_qvQRBHImkqp0jRLLM9zdZeP264sutf7XQR0avpFqgS0oTN9JOhgKfuA0KMkv6b_4R2HwW2a4g3qh7r_0cySSg9NJkCKX8=&c=QZR-Bm9Iqt5QalJXotWuM8v5KMVaHyx224_jIzJLQyFT_2PVD-CFSQ==&ch=iM86PvRGaf3lACfru70v8BQwOpEqax9QTWhmmWi2jJceGftjWh-Igg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WpxCGGuphh29ZVTNpE-u3hpQ8x6z96WDJHDZLpqsCuysDDKW2ned5OIizW5SZ_sJR40g0Sfyufgssb0-etTjNe_XW4g$"><span style="color: #0000e1;">1999</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">, and </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017bvEsgogJ2iQJHaEC4Z4UufOvzyy5Tld63zbJea19ZsU-0HCulNtZdmYkrjucZN0M5ChsZvHHa_AYqxzBbZfVRgs-HfCWuXwxON5NDsG8Ro0_0kjoJTY-WsisnnKJb5KcAA1bQGdhv14hMfLOmMr5mD-AYssSZrMGYCKPKe0xCZSQ6ibkiIZal5GNqiNJosk6q-Gw5Wz98k=&c=QZR-Bm9Iqt5QalJXotWuM8v5KMVaHyx224_jIzJLQyFT_2PVD-CFSQ==&ch=iM86PvRGaf3lACfru70v8BQwOpEqax9QTWhmmWi2jJceGftjWh-Igg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WpxCGGuphh29ZVTNpE-u3hpQ8x6z96WDJHDZLpqsCuysDDKW2ned5OIizW5SZ_sJR40g0Sfyufgssb0-etTjXTwtEBk$"><span style="color: #0000e1;">2000</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">, but lost in </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017bvEsgogJ2iQJHaEC4Z4UufOvzyy5Tld63zbJea19ZsU-0HCulNtZbvcN1gkYxV8upjj94g8EmAMaGCuo_ja3tUVvSGEXJecxHGebETeZ9XZg7iyfPQCe-C1QfMmP5C_cy5XdWTmQfME6_2g0eyEuJWbSkncqf9VeHMNEdczS8RbYSwgiC-2RJeT8fciPG7Fw9-qm-X0bNU=&c=QZR-Bm9Iqt5QalJXotWuM8v5KMVaHyx224_jIzJLQyFT_2PVD-CFSQ==&ch=iM86PvRGaf3lACfru70v8BQwOpEqax9QTWhmmWi2jJceGftjWh-Igg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WpxCGGuphh29ZVTNpE-u3hpQ8x6z96WDJHDZLpqsCuysDDKW2ned5OIizW5SZ_sJR40g0Sfyufgssb0-etTj6qA32xE$"><span style="color: #0000e1;">2001</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> and </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017bvEsgogJ2iQJHaEC4Z4UufOvzyy5Tld63zbJea19ZsU-0HCulNtZcwVnE0zqLcwMkrf4P9L2O9eM9mLFa1jPh7r3vuAqV0eWJM9U8R-sCoivBh67U1RGVK5on9s5hRK7hiTt4LZSYocii0nGkOj9x0KOBP1zpG3skoO0zp34qoNhP4MAc5DLvKvrpx2ypx2nYBGxvUAfxA=&c=QZR-Bm9Iqt5QalJXotWuM8v5KMVaHyx224_jIzJLQyFT_2PVD-CFSQ==&ch=iM86PvRGaf3lACfru70v8BQwOpEqax9QTWhmmWi2jJceGftjWh-Igg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WpxCGGuphh29ZVTNpE-u3hpQ8x6z96WDJHDZLpqsCuysDDKW2ned5OIizW5SZ_sJR40g0Sfyufgssb0-etTjTIYoDtE$"><span style="color: #0000e1;">2003</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXaSKuNVqQBPrMuV3-JQkW5kzlHrbkoCUyuGAIoO_kjNoCJbT9o5nv0w6znDKz3MsPhIK6jE3UBNRvGrmpOnnBeKt4hEKJZebY_bR3bN9jBN3vQr_TKFzUOferIrujkXjfWk9ZVI15-D_eQ88iQBTT1Y7d2MmMbDDhDvh-MnrB1HKup3bKuy2ow/s960/IMG_7165.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="960" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXaSKuNVqQBPrMuV3-JQkW5kzlHrbkoCUyuGAIoO_kjNoCJbT9o5nv0w6znDKz3MsPhIK6jE3UBNRvGrmpOnnBeKt4hEKJZebY_bR3bN9jBN3vQr_TKFzUOferIrujkXjfWk9ZVI15-D_eQ88iQBTT1Y7d2MmMbDDhDvh-MnrB1HKup3bKuy2ow/w400-h341/IMG_7165.PNG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Watch the State of the Union address? People I know were arguing on social media – at least the people who haven’t blocked each other for having different political views (like some already have). I guess it’s natural for some people to be more concerned about the issues that affect their own life than the issues threatening to destroy the economy and our own country. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">DENISON: Biden covered a number of issues—though to </span><span style="color: #045fb4;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5911A5985A5A118808__;!!AE29DT8V!Ui-dNRPXslq1UJJTet3IBetw75LghQU6UWyugVcLs7uKLS0q0_QozturHxUsPuT21KBPJFqSz4QhrV5joD7YoIWWa_WmEcR2WFSW$"><span style="color: #045fb4;">varying degrees of truthfulness</span></a></span><span style="color: black;">. Many of the promises he made and goals he outlined are not within his power to keep. Politico looked back on Biden’s 2023 speech to gauge </span><span style="color: #045fb4;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5911A5985A5A118809__;!!AE29DT8V!Ui-dNRPXslq1UJJTet3IBetw75LghQU6UWyugVcLs7uKLS0q0_QozturHxUsPuT21KBPJFqSz4QhrV5joD7YoIWWa_WmEezPO8tx$"><span style="color: #045fb4;">how well he kept</span></a></span><span style="color: black;"> many of the promises he made last February. Each pledge was graded as a success, in progress, needs improvement, or a fail. “In progress” was the runaway winner.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/joe-biden-feisty-state-of-the-union/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Biden*s**A22feisty*22*State*of*the*Union&utm_campaign=03-07-24*DA*-**AIs*it*true*that**A22the*State*of*the*Union*is*strong*22*3F**A28Copy*29__;KyslJSsrKysrKysrKysrKyUrKysrKyslJSslJQ!!AE29DT8V!UrZCgm-KFsJuPQ9Y0rHSiv6SNPYrq0gcEYHTu7CRCBqa5bP6ldDZITHaABMXiRl4QyfzaRdwFXj_qEEqUzw$">https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/joe-biden-feisty-state-of-the-union/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Biden+s+%22feisty%22+State+of+the+Union&utm_campaign=03-07-24+DA+-++Is+it+true+that+%22the+State+of+the+Union+is+strong%22%3F+%28Copy%29</a></span></span></p> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-25292824145188804472024-03-07T20:33:00.001-06:002024-03-07T20:33:38.879-06:00I'd Rather Be Blue<div class="WordSection1"> <div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Back when Lauren White was in 9th grade, for the Camp SPdL talent show she lip synched the classic show tune “I’d Rather Be Blue” while wearing roller skates. Hilarious. Classic. Genius. Show stopper. One of the greatest acts in Camp SPdL talent show history. I think I still have the VHS tape. Need to put it on video and share it.</span></span></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWOMWU-3H4EhMqswAbVh1SABahRK_uUfEaYT6bGqAc1jz7P4G2clrzsTWDF4XfOwh1tw9hPNHrEwl1-LkL8cWv86TYeN9gElXMra87YLdud_Hjhrdu2ipYa1EY6wpSMtXPMAbHgDeaPU0zVDOyCkCj10j5JjteV-fZaoiV-86SavJo3lBpA5ekQ/s803/IMG_7159.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="803" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWOMWU-3H4EhMqswAbVh1SABahRK_uUfEaYT6bGqAc1jz7P4G2clrzsTWDF4XfOwh1tw9hPNHrEwl1-LkL8cWv86TYeN9gElXMra87YLdud_Hjhrdu2ipYa1EY6wpSMtXPMAbHgDeaPU0zVDOyCkCj10j5JjteV-fZaoiV-86SavJo3lBpA5ekQ/w400-h304/IMG_7159.PNG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Then last night I was looking up Streisand movies on my TV. The preview for Funny Girl was Barbra on skates singing I’d Rather Be Blue”. I had never known who sang that song before. Lauren nailed Streisand’s performance. I am amazed all over again. Lauren had the grapes on her shoulder and everything.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Streisand famously appeared on SNL's Coffee Talk skit with Mike Myers, Madonna, and Roseanne Barr. Streisand's 48 hour long memoire drones on in excruciating detail. She tells of the delicious chicken sandwich with mayonnaise she ate as an 18 year old meeting with a potential acting teacher. Hope I don't fall asleep while driving.</span></p><p class="xmsonormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWRQshHqNWKGB7XRfFsfDCb_MymEB4NQQvarh97cF5Am_hSc46o2Y-bvk9CsMJZ32Zhv2BoXilXwpYslQHh0FSHDSIvZ6rCTl4_NGocsHGeUC7c63UY_7508NA09_CrNOEroW6cUL-S8l8TJt14H3EqGrf1kahnaD_JcvvPukGHArMvNXDCD3wg/s774/IMG_7161.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="774" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWRQshHqNWKGB7XRfFsfDCb_MymEB4NQQvarh97cF5Am_hSc46o2Y-bvk9CsMJZ32Zhv2BoXilXwpYslQHh0FSHDSIvZ6rCTl4_NGocsHGeUC7c63UY_7508NA09_CrNOEroW6cUL-S8l8TJt14H3EqGrf1kahnaD_JcvvPukGHArMvNXDCD3wg/w400-h279/IMG_7161.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Speaking of VHS tapes, I gotta find the tape of me and Lang broadcasting NFL highlights at the fanfest before a Super Bowl, back when Lang was in junior high. Lang professionally nailed his recap, and I stumbled through mine since I had re-written the script while we standing in line, and I was speaking from “memory” instead of reading the script. I hope I can find it.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Worked until 615 Tuesday night. C cooked shepherd’s pie and kale. Hard to take a good picture of shepherd's pie.</span></span></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqs_8Bc6xda39JMB8wvNaaHKOLuh-4vksjibvWLTLAWHRHjk8oK0P_YmUZSmqcwbxFAvRPQl5EXtkmZ3TjXTcM_uCHW8WIYKp_cjdhnIRKp4f1zbNMIaeMbVYV2ZmciN5bA0HI7BlMVvtt_3HywngSSSscTumH5g0h_Q850AedPUH3xI5m_BpFg/s4032/IMG_7149.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqs_8Bc6xda39JMB8wvNaaHKOLuh-4vksjibvWLTLAWHRHjk8oK0P_YmUZSmqcwbxFAvRPQl5EXtkmZ3TjXTcM_uCHW8WIYKp_cjdhnIRKp4f1zbNMIaeMbVYV2ZmciN5bA0HI7BlMVvtt_3HywngSSSscTumH5g0h_Q850AedPUH3xI5m_BpFg/w300-h400/IMG_7149.HEIC" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Wednesday: up early to run at the gym this AM. Then on the way to work I had to make a U turn down by the river due to flooding. More water down there than I’d seen in a long time, but every now and then they have to close the road. I hadn’t seen the water those times.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Long lunch with a vendor, took up from 1130 to 130. Grilled chicken salad at Duluth Diner. Still snowed under with work.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Worked past 630 on Wednesday night. Not a good day, for several of us on the team. C was at small group. I fixed BBQ tacos. Very good. Also finished the coconut cream pie that C had made. Started watching “A Star Is Born” with Streisand and Kristofferson. Later The Voice. A 49 year old member of the Christian group The Newsboys had one of the best auditions in years. Will be interesting to see how far he advances.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001R1OTWO613s41JHhRPMzAAKXF9uiPgWphEoh5NNeYOfcxOSTvQEg9C7OVzqKPHSByK8R0mkfft98zgj5r5T10B751_vmQ7IfODqSTpd9h4PbViMGIOlS8awN92C3-mKrkTV55iGJpEXHYqsGgY3O2lEq2OiErPdDmUCJgShgq5yI37PtkCHLZ4jZqzn0F7A6hs_fZzW5niSg-wLv15NQbltE7xvQUvMB9oDKyMXBKRBS4SbA8MsegJZ_ftgYikwQoWtf_xSUU0KiUY__c4C5gLFk08v5SHLq_HHuifj9ZQj4=&c=WmsbZwgWQ8Hn55TRRstZdmm8hGnsGxGeekJAMPDbs071xQvcPSh3GQ==&ch=1v1qjkPnJZaLWI9xM291VppOz5CYlpjxUUW7p1Hh4vNKw8Kq3GwJKA==__;!!AE29DT8V!WwWjUp8MSTNGa9yVZsLAhf6kKQFhSnB6m_bX2ELHaaVLH9MDTFn971PCmxdCQ5sbSu0zOkN5S3ULQWr8iRGSgd8uf6E$" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">WILLIE MAYS</span></a> <b>[</b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001R1OTWO613s41JHhRPMzAAKXF9uiPgWphEoh5NNeYOfcxOSTvQEg9C9eLbsKd_zcu0i8UuFzqsqUzyb8HwM0sjDIteIG2UgJTOnC6aVbJeO-S6JxH8OYXnIZRGP6_7OPr9JN5c_6ZSsnvUuxTdiFPx1iI2pnNjZIu2gtyiVrMMnZuCZD5_jx_w6YhW2rOG6Xr&c=WmsbZwgWQ8Hn55TRRstZdmm8hGnsGxGeekJAMPDbs071xQvcPSh3GQ==&ch=1v1qjkPnJZaLWI9xM291VppOz5CYlpjxUUW7p1Hh4vNKw8Kq3GwJKA==__;!!AE29DT8V!WwWjUp8MSTNGa9yVZsLAhf6kKQFhSnB6m_bX2ELHaaVLH9MDTFn971PCmxdCQ5sbSu0zOkN5S3ULQWr8iRGSFRcpd54$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b>]</b> is the only player to have a four-home run game and a three-triple game. Three 3B on <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001R1OTWO613s41JHhRPMzAAKXF9uiPgWphEoh5NNeYOfcxOSTvQEg9C7ob2n-qJqSJ0kt0o1yONur96XrGmvzcy6UmfEw32hP7PvnZfeX00HoctMPRRDyVDsm7pi_jZAm00lupo4R8g1XNxOlARHytSftWEoMkaOa0nSS-J3fDohR3aRh5NpcfxcssewNCbub6rK3l8dL3gP0uAtPl9DmpREch3NNUdtZtjGNwq1z0-z0_EmLvzm0_n8r-2LoyVvuhSa0M9tblmYz-Y0opxcuzWKMkJLprH_cpKyNeSSewCTMF-YbyfVm3RyWTS_7tg__9iDhve_fXZQy01KA8A0yHqoBaeOgQxWd1YFjFKSZ2qWfly_ILUenMlDp5UJOzRlsqIZ3t0c2kRGcnhC1a3cYZejhTHP9m8sla&c=WmsbZwgWQ8Hn55TRRstZdmm8hGnsGxGeekJAMPDbs071xQvcPSh3GQ==&ch=1v1qjkPnJZaLWI9xM291VppOz5CYlpjxUUW7p1Hh4vNKw8Kq3GwJKA==__;!!AE29DT8V!WwWjUp8MSTNGa9yVZsLAhf6kKQFhSnB6m_bX2ELHaaVLH9MDTFn971PCmxdCQ5sbSu0zOkN5S3ULQWr8iRGSucTHpx4$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">15-Sep-1960</span></a>; 4 HR on <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001R1OTWO613s41JHhRPMzAAKXF9uiPgWphEoh5NNeYOfcxOSTvQEg9C7ob2n-qJqSJ0kt0o1yONur96XrGmvzcy6UmfEw32hP7PvnZfeX00HoctMPRRDyVDsm7pi_jZAm00lupo4R8g1XNxOlARHytSftWEoMkaOa0nSS-J3fDohR3aRh5NpcfxcssewNCbub6rK3l8dL3gP0uAtPl9DmpREch3NNUdtZtjGNwq1z0-z0_EmLvzm0_n8r-2LoyVvuhSa0M9tblmYz-Y0opxcuzWKMkJLprH_cpKyNeSSewCTMF-YbyfVm3RyWTS_7tg__9iDhve_fXZQy01KA8A0yHqoBaeOgQxWd1YFjFKSZ2qWfly_ILUenMlDp5UJOzRlsqIZ3t0c2kRGcnhC1a3cYZejhTHP9m8sla&c=WmsbZwgWQ8Hn55TRRstZdmm8hGnsGxGeekJAMPDbs071xQvcPSh3GQ==&ch=1v1qjkPnJZaLWI9xM291VppOz5CYlpjxUUW7p1Hh4vNKw8Kq3GwJKA==__;!!AE29DT8V!WwWjUp8MSTNGa9yVZsLAhf6kKQFhSnB6m_bX2ELHaaVLH9MDTFn971PCmxdCQ5sbSu0zOkN5S3ULQWr8iRGSucTHpx4$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">30-May-1961</span></a>. Forty-seven players have tripled thrice <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001R1OTWO613s41JHhRPMzAAKXF9uiPgWphEoh5NNeYOfcxOSTvQEg9C7ob2n-qJqSJDlRtOizaMxRLSfidPz5DGI9Nr4JfXg9KwU9TSFzCiFx-bRvBnMofZjh6hDLLol7kIW-cpk1xO18b-yIwL5iU6ltO4-a7zISR&c=WmsbZwgWQ8Hn55TRRstZdmm8hGnsGxGeekJAMPDbs071xQvcPSh3GQ==&ch=1v1qjkPnJZaLWI9xM291VppOz5CYlpjxUUW7p1Hh4vNKw8Kq3GwJKA==__;!!AE29DT8V!WwWjUp8MSTNGa9yVZsLAhf6kKQFhSnB6m_bX2ELHaaVLH9MDTFn971PCmxdCQ5sbSu0zOkN5S3ULQWr8iRGS1Il_-QI$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">48 times</span></a>. Sixteen players have homered <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001R1OTWO613s41JHhRPMzAAKXF9uiPgWphEoh5NNeYOfcxOSTvQEg9C7ob2n-qJqSJa0wPqPnGbUcKPhxXY7rMkRQtRcKb_p1Hemd9OFIIUbxTY_ub9Mye5bFYz-_jRnZ48V2WTFLbxZSpAsflbkeYxH9iJbYPqHux&c=WmsbZwgWQ8Hn55TRRstZdmm8hGnsGxGeekJAMPDbs071xQvcPSh3GQ==&ch=1v1qjkPnJZaLWI9xM291VppOz5CYlpjxUUW7p1Hh4vNKw8Kq3GwJKA==__;!!AE29DT8V!WwWjUp8MSTNGa9yVZsLAhf6kKQFhSnB6m_bX2ELHaaVLH9MDTFn971PCmxdCQ5sbSu0zOkN5S3ULQWr8iRGSyOMfDwI$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">4 X in a G</span></a>. Only Mays is on both lists. His six career stolen bases are the most in All-Star game history. Mays played in 24 ASG.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">He was the first player to be a 2-time All-Star game MVP award winner, in <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001R1OTWO613s41JHhRPMzAAKXF9uiPgWphEoh5NNeYOfcxOSTvQEg9C0hh3n3s9uXBmE9Xm3tokCDiUbpoAuEpkfvgVRprtL6CP8-zNGDobRW4RobvfcM9K7m970ZmslK_lh-qV8K7fApzlsfNcApk6hcs0OJmRvFAqBl7A8rGFRGGupDFObCl8wwqxTKtbeNxzS797x9ttKj8C0Z8L3Zutg==&c=WmsbZwgWQ8Hn55TRRstZdmm8hGnsGxGeekJAMPDbs071xQvcPSh3GQ==&ch=1v1qjkPnJZaLWI9xM291VppOz5CYlpjxUUW7p1Hh4vNKw8Kq3GwJKA==__;!!AE29DT8V!WwWjUp8MSTNGa9yVZsLAhf6kKQFhSnB6m_bX2ELHaaVLH9MDTFn971PCmxdCQ5sbSu0zOkN5S3ULQWr8iRGSZ3FtTpc$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">1963</span></a> & <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/esoeoaqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001R1OTWO613s41JHhRPMzAAKXF9uiPgWphEoh5NNeYOfcxOSTvQEg9C4wXMyXRXp3kcOaZa4CuYJP7zpk2WDMUXGcLhywWm7a5uPHcYd9y9ilv6YXoZz9ucXG34X08RbdQAGrKp6L7-u2UWQtJ6KHiO7a7yixMbRPGd9tnguhDylj6bWvEmTX-Q0jxk7vXQ05PtzvLpmJbCG9utlfSyrQmjA==&c=WmsbZwgWQ8Hn55TRRstZdmm8hGnsGxGeekJAMPDbs071xQvcPSh3GQ==&ch=1v1qjkPnJZaLWI9xM291VppOz5CYlpjxUUW7p1Hh4vNKw8Kq3GwJKA==__;!!AE29DT8V!WwWjUp8MSTNGa9yVZsLAhf6kKQFhSnB6m_bX2ELHaaVLH9MDTFn971PCmxdCQ5sbSu0zOkN5S3ULQWr8iRGSSYFfLhk$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">1968</span></a>.</span></span></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOp6yYjAq4cA_JIEKeG5c8cf2oByoSPauVPjub7jb3YdzI8XPw02OMHroVWvInWUbbu349mOwv5spcaA6POSPYk-vsDXtVHus28upgECwqNqBa-9AxJH6EgT28NckQuIxcQL02FZF2Vdq8FVb9znlqWcCuWc1z2DPNGRGSwDTtCnyEkOEwaHzs1Q/s1231/IMG_7150.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="923" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOp6yYjAq4cA_JIEKeG5c8cf2oByoSPauVPjub7jb3YdzI8XPw02OMHroVWvInWUbbu349mOwv5spcaA6POSPYk-vsDXtVHus28upgECwqNqBa-9AxJH6EgT28NckQuIxcQL02FZF2Vdq8FVb9znlqWcCuWc1z2DPNGRGSwDTtCnyEkOEwaHzs1Q/w300-h400/IMG_7150.PNG" width="300" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In a world where articles are written by artificial intelligence (or uneducated people with opinions) one has to check carefully to make sure what’s being said is true. And as Denison wrote this morning, in today’s postmodern world, people consider “truth” to be relative, to be whatever that individual’s feelings and experience is – regardless of what the Bible says. See below in red.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">DENISON</span><b><span style="color: red;">: our “post-truth” culture believes that truth is perception. If we believe something to be true, it is therefore true for us, or so we think.</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5908A5982A5A118675__;!!AE29DT8V!RyX_Zb5H_CXPEXiaoJXwOPUbTkL4rfsyvSDeEAG345ptNJNvx9TTQyaMbNiF-oBwDccJ_pO1VUf6jhoa94B7JBZaJbgZ2p_jcbVA$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">Iain McGilchrist</span></a> is a neuroscience researcher whose lecture at the 2022 World Summit AI was adapted into an urgent <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5908A5982A5A118676__;!!AE29DT8V!RyX_Zb5H_CXPEXiaoJXwOPUbTkL4rfsyvSDeEAG345ptNJNvx9TTQyaMbNiF-oBwDccJ_pO1VUf6jhoa94B7JBZaJbgZ2lpTp-Bb$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">essay</span></a> in the current issue of <i>First Things</i>. He warns that AI is making people more expendable and less significant: “<i>more jobs become automated. What happens to those who are rendered unemployed? In China wherever they go, buy, whom they are seen with, every word, action is monitored, potentially marked down against them, and freedom is curtailed accordingly. We need to remain in control of machines, not come under their control. I am talking about apocalypse now. We are already surrendering our liberty, our privacy, our dignity, our time, our values, and our talents to the machine. We must leave human affairs to humans. If not, we sign our own death warrant”</i>. McGilchrist’s is not alone: leaders from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic, and other AI labs are also <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5908A5982A5A118677__;!!AE29DT8V!RyX_Zb5H_CXPEXiaoJXwOPUbTkL4rfsyvSDeEAG345ptNJNvx9TTQyaMbNiF-oBwDccJ_pO1VUf6jhoa94B7JBZaJbgZ2tYPubFp$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">warning</span></a> that the technology they are building could pose an existential threat to humanity on a par with pandemics and nuclear war. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/is-it-true-that-the-state-of-the-union-is-strong/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Is*it*true*that**A22the*State*of*the*Union*is*strong*22*3F&utm_campaign=03-06-24*DA*-**ANikki*Haley*exits*presidential*race**A28Copy*29__;KysrKyUrKysrKyslJSsrKysrKysrKyUl!!AE29DT8V!Ug3g5MtxwhVV0ydmLE6Ah_033AzyBxDWCy-L38cReiw0r3LQaDhFnjeu13n9rE1bg1NCTujlxZvuhsLHGuY$">https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/is-it-true-that-the-state-of-the-union-is-strong/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Is+it+true+that+%22the+State+of+the+Union+is+strong%22%3F&utm_campaign=03-06-24+DA+-++Nikki+Haley+exits+presidential+race+%28Copy%29</a></span></span></p> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvM2-61PjkHzvBi7AyxnEd-icdpXfcHBLs6xujQa0Ei0qhaBpA4X91VJfLHdfs0O1ITQMAOnf2EENLjpgT2GRAxnSB09Ilx8v1MBgnt0BxEdwQMtg2lYJr2H66E0nYWXMwbiyYRyk2wzSyz45AvuiZVsqotkWgSRuyHFxoNJ4XPCityQ0JclVBLg/s655/IMG_7158.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvM2-61PjkHzvBi7AyxnEd-icdpXfcHBLs6xujQa0Ei0qhaBpA4X91VJfLHdfs0O1ITQMAOnf2EENLjpgT2GRAxnSB09Ilx8v1MBgnt0BxEdwQMtg2lYJr2H66E0nYWXMwbiyYRyk2wzSyz45AvuiZVsqotkWgSRuyHFxoNJ4XPCityQ0JclVBLg/w344-h400/IMG_7158.PNG" width="344" /></a></div><br /> </div> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-40082425267530317062024-03-06T20:18:00.001-06:002024-03-06T20:19:18.280-06:00Mad Dog<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNEYU3FH4jY35vWFl8JQIgHOmV-HwQqMOOrHhuM6Br_XXIMV3Popc7I6T75OPd-mCZgEYc6FNU7IRZarlDgMqzQtD0PEi2ANv6pk7Lg2E6vfklaCkgP4ZhMXBIXPMWFiDTHNkmyUIAOZ5LbP-WcW91mlbUHI6bDeBJbParQ3FgMCU5rcwgg78-A/s1182/IMG_7147.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNEYU3FH4jY35vWFl8JQIgHOmV-HwQqMOOrHhuM6Br_XXIMV3Popc7I6T75OPd-mCZgEYc6FNU7IRZarlDgMqzQtD0PEi2ANv6pk7Lg2E6vfklaCkgP4ZhMXBIXPMWFiDTHNkmyUIAOZ5LbP-WcW91mlbUHI6bDeBJbParQ3FgMCU5rcwgg78-A/w325-h400/IMG_7147.PNG" width="325" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When Greg Maddux was a free agent with the Cubs after winning his first Cy Young Award, the Cubs didn’t offer him a contract (if I am remembering correctly). Cub fans were livid. The Yankees offered a huge amount, but Maddux took less money to sign with the Braves. Then at the end of his career the Braves didn’t offer Maddux a contract when his previous contract ran out. Maddux signed back with the Cubs, then bounced around to the Padres and Dodgers.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHc6E3bn3paa1ATF9Wnlh2BhzTpYWXkvJE14GZBs3DjT9esBvotZqU-1HHXK9GNUZ6A-i3qmeR9Fr9nx6EsJImW0-tE_NwLJGKY3GPlQ5Kj5vKZFarcSdUPl-jG6tEmGQ8_-9LmKcJoy1WBZFqrD-f17obXtR7ICuhe56Y9FFl0dm_rQ58cxtUXw/s1193/IMG_7146.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHc6E3bn3paa1ATF9Wnlh2BhzTpYWXkvJE14GZBs3DjT9esBvotZqU-1HHXK9GNUZ6A-i3qmeR9Fr9nx6EsJImW0-tE_NwLJGKY3GPlQ5Kj5vKZFarcSdUPl-jG6tEmGQ8_-9LmKcJoy1WBZFqrD-f17obXtR7ICuhe56Y9FFl0dm_rQ58cxtUXw/w323-h400/IMG_7146.PNG" width="323" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In his last season someone told Maddux in August that he’d walked 999 batters in his career. For the next two months Maddux did not walk a single batter, so finish with less than 1000 walks. Maddux has one of the lowest walk rates in MLB history.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Both the Braves and Cubs retired Maddux’ number 31. Not many players have their number retired by two teams. Hank Aaron’s number 44 was retired by the Braves and Brewers. The Cubs also retired 31 for Ferguson Jenkins as well.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fi6pHGKBaa6czclLkMaRHLEhhuAZgT85XVbFn2xIqaDVdJ01eoO_WGOwhDjz34jHzgWu26KOccIJSSAiGlJu1A2KaEPpObFr7H6Oke0HYW3x-7r2Nuy3NeTl-AJOXZjuXrcJdF6LgrwDMGrVZIl6kkNO7Fyf_u2CcSooRQLTJNLtuym4-094Sg/s1112/IMG_7148.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fi6pHGKBaa6czclLkMaRHLEhhuAZgT85XVbFn2xIqaDVdJ01eoO_WGOwhDjz34jHzgWu26KOccIJSSAiGlJu1A2KaEPpObFr7H6Oke0HYW3x-7r2Nuy3NeTl-AJOXZjuXrcJdF6LgrwDMGrVZIl6kkNO7Fyf_u2CcSooRQLTJNLtuym4-094Sg/w345-h400/IMG_7148.PNG" width="345" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Fried: o</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">ther teams will pay almost double what the Braves will offer. Plus Fried is from Southern California like Freddie. Padres also have a lot of money to throw around, as do the Angels. You’d wish he’d find him a Georgia girl who would convince him to stay. Fried is a Hawks season ticket holder. Guess that won’t count for much. During the offseason and when interviewed Fried always says the right thing, not making demands in the press and threatening to leave. But he probably will. We shall see.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">The good thing is that the Braves don’t burden themselves with huge contracts like the Mets and Yankees do. The Braves GM knows he might've made a mistake with Ozuna and doesn’t want that to happen again. Still Ozuna is ranked as one of the top 100 players in MLB. A year ago the Mets signed three older players to huge contracts, and two hurt (the third was traded). This year the Mets signed another injury-riddled player to big bucks. They’ll never learn.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">The Braves signed several young players to long term contracts, all at below market value. They traded for oft injured Chris Sale, but the Red Sox are paying most of his salary.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">f I were a player the team city location would be a big part of the decision making process. Both Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens were from Texas, and eventually signed with teams in their home state. Freddie Freeman wanted to play near family in Southern California. Matt Olson was happy to sign long term with his hometown Braves. Same with Michael Harris.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Back when I scored W and M’s baseball games I would make note of some of that exact same stuff. Great to look back at those scorebooks, which I of course still have. When W played basketball I would sit at the table and keep the book for the team. The coach loved my work, because I would note rebounds and assists as well as points. Also missed shots. Man I’d rather keep score any day than run the clock and scoreboard. Too much pressure!</span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001h30d7tRm0YkDBbk6ByHfyg9ig3_tQ1WNqL6gDlI_FAvSOQxB37dYAlxcMGxVxk91tE-MSvP79tzTJ0FtQv5FbAH8kdkeYcNvGq2zm3I0Iq9HImMohJ1NSRN8YYSGoVbPSY9X_SOktwZb4ADFYAlhwB6TNFjyFRevsfLdd7GEmcIDp6RWysPaiAtjkApBffcT0U3ehpNc4MqB6psS6zurbkzcGvMDNO6AvfAcZERcxxGbiaWCihX0rPn7JDD7O_UfjsBY1yCjCq5ePt0_jEIOSwwD8Jpxr3Zpx9Ye5xw5zxplD3ezvxJzGiXYpdC0JQeswxZkbFMjiP2C380icbvaDx7SXqGIE2Vdr8M-lpmxi0wIXhnjpoEPhjQieCscGN1VNX5PsWFVUCQAEEguOSa5GajHE9S2sf91tuH8drAiz_Aukn4yrvBRwQ==&c=X_k9JXVGDK5y-Ftz480B_Z_AEeHSM_g_wX1JM2IFb1IXwIRJhOOZTg==&ch=hgzj-Sanl1U7wfB4MkkCp30nQDMUxXpHSwm-1SrU7jAKGWF969osRA==__;!!AE29DT8V!VfDq6zJ4cAdcJdunVnGlwTiSW48IalnizZVVgDzcm6hyQz-w6TgGCDInR-FlBrykdbLN2I8d_OuH0xely6eP3DPACDc$" target="_blank"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">GIL HODGES</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> <b>[</b></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001h30d7tRm0YkDBbk6ByHfyg9ig3_tQ1WNqL6gDlI_FAvSOQxB37dYAtASKE56RCsAIjH3LUqrnrYzft33ay_1l_BINahqPizYHtI7a_oFRTktrVW96cxY3lcyB42Wl_MgD2QTDN9DVFFWIYzHEntidat6yLic-6QNnWhXEaKdHUem1LjgqSJxNg==&c=X_k9JXVGDK5y-Ftz480B_Z_AEeHSM_g_wX1JM2IFb1IXwIRJhOOZTg==&ch=hgzj-Sanl1U7wfB4MkkCp30nQDMUxXpHSwm-1SrU7jAKGWF969osRA==__;!!AE29DT8V!VfDq6zJ4cAdcJdunVnGlwTiSW48IalnizZVVgDzcm6hyQz-w6TgGCDInR-FlBrykdbLN2I8d_OuH0xely6ePlncmikM$" target="_blank"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">]</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> was the first player to lead the majors in sacrifice flies in the first year it became a recognized stat. He still holds the record more than a half century later, with 19 in 1954. Andre Dawson came closest in 1983 when he had 18 for the Expos. The Sacrifice Fly has a </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001h30d7tRm0YkDBbk6ByHfyg9ig3_tQ1WNqL6gDlI_FAvSOQxB37dYAlxcMGxVxk91tks2a5p0-r9s3wnrGl5JQg6i4OG4DcTpL0ZjY2zKB0pBvMW1X9UXAh1N3w38lGVS_Uiq407SG9NK6d3KGJ-u4yX-pi3_lgAZOe4jYN3H3JU5S6BClyKSLupF-0UP545b&c=X_k9JXVGDK5y-Ftz480B_Z_AEeHSM_g_wX1JM2IFb1IXwIRJhOOZTg==&ch=hgzj-Sanl1U7wfB4MkkCp30nQDMUxXpHSwm-1SrU7jAKGWF969osRA==__;!!AE29DT8V!VfDq6zJ4cAdcJdunVnGlwTiSW48IalnizZVVgDzcm6hyQz-w6TgGCDInR-FlBrykdbLN2I8d_OuH0xely6eP1lxqqnk$" target="_blank"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;">motley history</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">. Gil’s cumulative time in the majors before leaving for military service was three plate appearances while playing third base. His first </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001h30d7tRm0YkDBbk6ByHfyg9ig3_tQ1WNqL6gDlI_FAvSOQxB37dYAtASKE56RCsA_ddlu2jPY4MBSQTk0pWFsm-prbsXYkRn-Wck74Tjm_EKIjB33NlouCmqDFvU0j27tyvFIt_h4dqWCyD47o3aAFZ0Fk8pn0dynypNgCZu8IMyLZFwDMmIj_ZlJeMqYbmr6-TlQLfN4jI=&c=X_k9JXVGDK5y-Ftz480B_Z_AEeHSM_g_wX1JM2IFb1IXwIRJhOOZTg==&ch=hgzj-Sanl1U7wfB4MkkCp30nQDMUxXpHSwm-1SrU7jAKGWF969osRA==__;!!AE29DT8V!VfDq6zJ4cAdcJdunVnGlwTiSW48IalnizZVVgDzcm6hyQz-w6TgGCDInR-FlBrykdbLN2I8d_OuH0xely6ePmK2H94Y$" target="_blank"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;">G</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">ame was 3-1/2 years before his </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001h30d7tRm0YkDBbk6ByHfyg9ig3_tQ1WNqL6gDlI_FAvSOQxB37dYAlxcMGxVxk91QadAwvJPN_cVt9fxT4qtHzkd-SgRMk7Cg0Gk4o-zhxzlkL9b3gb2sbIni35FYl_BmmICKOpkH8Q4rjr9yLRk134Al3fB04w7CoJ0UpncRRRkcjn4yewwDklzQIqpRmNWvjWOdtNe7Ec=&c=X_k9JXVGDK5y-Ftz480B_Z_AEeHSM_g_wX1JM2IFb1IXwIRJhOOZTg==&ch=hgzj-Sanl1U7wfB4MkkCp30nQDMUxXpHSwm-1SrU7jAKGWF969osRA==__;!!AE29DT8V!VfDq6zJ4cAdcJdunVnGlwTiSW48IalnizZVVgDzcm6hyQz-w6TgGCDInR-FlBrykdbLN2I8d_OuH0xely6ePe6RZaUk$" target="_blank"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;">2</span></a><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001h30d7tRm0YkDBbk6ByHfyg9ig3_tQ1WNqL6gDlI_FAvSOQxB37dYAlxcMGxVxk91QadAwvJPN_cVt9fxT4qtHzkd-SgRMk7Cg0Gk4o-zhxzlkL9b3gb2sbIni35FYl_BmmICKOpkH8Q4rjr9yLRk134Al3fB04w7CoJ0UpncRRRkcjn4yewwDklzQIqpRmNWvjWOdtNe7Ec=&c=X_k9JXVGDK5y-Ftz480B_Z_AEeHSM_g_wX1JM2IFb1IXwIRJhOOZTg==&ch=hgzj-Sanl1U7wfB4MkkCp30nQDMUxXpHSwm-1SrU7jAKGWF969osRA==__;!!AE29DT8V!VfDq6zJ4cAdcJdunVnGlwTiSW48IalnizZVVgDzcm6hyQz-w6TgGCDInR-FlBrykdbLN2I8d_OuH0xely6ePe6RZaUk$" target="_blank"><sup><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;">nd</span></sup></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">. </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001h30d7tRm0YkDBbk6ByHfyg9ig3_tQ1WNqL6gDlI_FAvSOQxB37dYAlxcMGxVxk91nOGoHywguKHg8ZV-fKSVi2l2B4QFDp9xmN0OL49bQ0zjewbbV3lJFFN8RDPFdwUoxNKbDQR0L7ZnB83ecnL5Uws-aiDzv6tM8GQxYN3fls8DwM3vzgw0jbrmXm47iTNAJwT38T1oLclyo0YAuqp_6_XMT8w6Kzi-&c=X_k9JXVGDK5y-Ftz480B_Z_AEeHSM_g_wX1JM2IFb1IXwIRJhOOZTg==&ch=hgzj-Sanl1U7wfB4MkkCp30nQDMUxXpHSwm-1SrU7jAKGWF969osRA==__;!!AE29DT8V!VfDq6zJ4cAdcJdunVnGlwTiSW48IalnizZVVgDzcm6hyQz-w6TgGCDInR-FlBrykdbLN2I8d_OuH0xely6ePlu2vEu0$" target="_blank"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1;">Hodges</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> won the Gold Glove in the first year it was awarded, in 1957. </span></span></p><p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Shivonne went swimming.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqXYu5iNfLADg-FgHZUXNt4JArQ2vKItUy0N4rz3YZpIQop2hPxzsucoN2KvCXdlz5uPN1Z8kMKdgAxpcnQ4lNvYwlLtapk50tC0CRY6ER9aXEiwtvetvBzefXpwOBTjm77KQIWDCGJPLh0cPFsn1_uHooawkg0TZb9z4lHPCIgY1ilLgUodthw/s1248/IMG_7151.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqXYu5iNfLADg-FgHZUXNt4JArQ2vKItUy0N4rz3YZpIQop2hPxzsucoN2KvCXdlz5uPN1Z8kMKdgAxpcnQ4lNvYwlLtapk50tC0CRY6ER9aXEiwtvetvBzefXpwOBTjm77KQIWDCGJPLh0cPFsn1_uHooawkg0TZb9z4lHPCIgY1ilLgUodthw/w308-h400/IMG_7151.PNG" width="308" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Augusta National is opening a new entertainment venue outside their gates. A weekly pass costs $17,000.00.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/03/04/2024-masters-new-hospitality-venue-augusta-national/__;!!AE29DT8V!V9S3f9wvX0TGkNwwedaIx5nWjGbdKXM64_QngYycLxdeqNb5C8Fr3Og65U52H955r4-tDkaEgScICNwj44Y$"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/03/04/2024-masters-new-hospitality-venue-augusta-national/__;!!AE29DT8V!V9S3f9wvX0TGkNwwedaIx5nWjGbdKXM64_QngYycLxdeqNb5C8Fr3Og65U52H955r4-tDkaEgScICNwj44Y$</span></a></span></span></p> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-45782054376561307952024-03-05T20:03:00.001-06:002024-03-05T20:04:10.754-06:00Dollar Sliders<div class="WordSection1"> <div> <div> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">For lunch yesterday I went to Arbys for their Dollar sliders. They were okay. Just a little Kings Hawaiian bun with a little chicken tender. About what a buck gets you these days. Sure not worth any more than a dollar. Not a thumbs up or down. I rank them below Taco Bell cheesy bean & rice burritos when they're a dollar.</span></span></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuxawiTt-oWXdnZ2AWvi2LxBB5fASemgEgCgnNeQhd8An2Lf1AhshDjRCXjHsL32CYGW2ENYFO-070G4u1xWyfda6mhQdr8eyXbIEkNQuypTHvrzwgv8yNa6FtFLkriZ89q-a7rWtXbg0w6Jx88dfP6g0rTyxKRPLz3IbUDSzF06-IFw40XpjjQ/s789/IMG_7114.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="789" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuxawiTt-oWXdnZ2AWvi2LxBB5fASemgEgCgnNeQhd8An2Lf1AhshDjRCXjHsL32CYGW2ENYFO-070G4u1xWyfda6mhQdr8eyXbIEkNQuypTHvrzwgv8yNa6FtFLkriZ89q-a7rWtXbg0w6Jx88dfP6g0rTyxKRPLz3IbUDSzF06-IFw40XpjjQ/w400-h253/IMG_7114.PNG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">This weekend I shared and prayed about my work frustrations with a couple of Sunday School friends, and gave the issue over to God. Then first thing Monday I was hit with a huge new project that home office "needs" (that we never did before). </span><span style="color: black;">A</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">ccounting wants us to completely reconcile 200# items that are constantly changing every day. Pretty much an impossible task. Kinda my exact job for the past 15 years, except you can't pin down all 200+ at the same time - especially as shorthanded as we are, doing 4 times the work we were doing on the previous system. We're still working out the bugs and learning SAP. </span></span></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">I typed an email to my boss with my concerns and frustrations – then sent the email to </span><span style="color: black;">accounting</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">. Oops. Tried to put it out of my mind, but last night I couldn't sleep about it. Then at the gym this morning it was dominating my thoughts – even though God gave me the idea to let our new employee handle the project. I'm just so snowed under with all this other stuff. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">So much thrown at me that I'm making mistakes.</span></span></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1njdAm5FdLH6DOzFedjcXFdWKBbZzti004dvkpMTnC716fMpUzQTKOvN2SXB2-FDEVhWSDUdeybVf4lxae0HqnaOqtlY2O-cYb8ckq4VFs7ueNiXErBkorBswuKRptXiEgiZudB-vo9ZL0w9dro5E6AfOgLNVHsIMqs61pm9LUO7oUOCMH76wA/s4032/IMG_7134.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1njdAm5FdLH6DOzFedjcXFdWKBbZzti004dvkpMTnC716fMpUzQTKOvN2SXB2-FDEVhWSDUdeybVf4lxae0HqnaOqtlY2O-cYb8ckq4VFs7ueNiXErBkorBswuKRptXiEgiZudB-vo9ZL0w9dro5E6AfOgLNVHsIMqs61pm9LUO7oUOCMH76wA/w300-h400/IMG_7134.HEIC" width="300" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Worked past six last night. Drove straight home. Ceil fixed black beans and rice. Also tossed a salad. Ceil watched The Voice. So many auditioning got their start singing in church – as did several of the judges. I played on my laptop.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Today is Super Tuesday, with presidential primaries in several key battleground states. And mysteriously, both Facebook and Instagram weren't working. Is free speech under attack?</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/endtimeheadlines.org/2024/03/developing-facebook-and-instagram-are-completely-down/__;!!AE29DT8V!Q9WI4fTJ4XsPgU-2xtYcNwJA8cAt4hH9QroqHteShckZCIKH1iPaumE1WgjTJY8S3xR49y449gP6QQWTU7A$"><span>https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://endtimeheadlines.org/2024/03/developing-facebook-and-instagram-are-completely-down/__;!!AE29DT8V!Q9WI4fTJ4XsPgU-2xtYcNwJA8cAt4hH9QroqHteShckZCIKH1iPaumE1WgjTJY8S3xR49y449gP6QQWTU7A$</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/endtimeheadlines.org/2024/03/update-many-fear-hackers-took-down-facebook-and-instagram/__;!!AE29DT8V!WhblawE72fJ58EviOy9qGuxisL7KZfTXMyZ_GAZ29-9dnfcNyOXqLCZdJV24tJbGQNuDJSiKftM_6w99ycg$"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://endtimeheadlines.org/2024/03/update-many-fear-hackers-took-down-facebook-and-instagram/__;!!AE29DT8V!WhblawE72fJ58EviOy9qGuxisL7KZfTXMyZ_GAZ29-9dnfcNyOXqLCZdJV24tJbGQNuDJSiKftM_6w99ycg$</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/endtimeheadlines.org/2024/03/free-speech-is-under-attack-and-they-will-never-be-satisfied-until-it-is-completely-eradicated/__;!!AE29DT8V!VdsrwSMn7Q5neazIb9zEW61wPEu1J2VwCL8L7jU1RlN7qnsLse2UqgqfsxEJGivl-pS1SJdZlgv4A1GTbM8$"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://endtimeheadlines.org/2024/03/free-speech-is-under-attack-and-they-will-never-be-satisfied-until-it-is-completely-eradicated/__;!!AE29DT8V!VdsrwSMn7Q5neazIb9zEW61wPEu1J2VwCL8L7jU1RlN7qnsLse2UqgqfsxEJGivl-pS1SJdZlgv4A1GTbM8$</span></a></span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Baseball Digest</span></i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">'s "2024 Season Preview", lists the all-time franchise* leaders in 4 offensive categories. These seven swept all four for their franchises.</span></span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Player Franchise HR R H RBI WAR</span></u></b></span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rspVujuB9ru6wtDSIzNHsxE5jA8xYKUkBnAhn6gtiE5f4y1mva50IKziUWjRjNc8HdyNsbNy26HP5RCJtwNcI8fqMxXgdKW0NXOgOzEUpRbod8qZn44-XyyD9vD_gdU4wAZJAnF4an6YSeFbyuzfBFIYwquScbmgA0OGahXOwHmOOtpd9IPiTOTECgjFns3oYHuidZ2myD-tg9pnD4m47t3L6rpaiX46l7teq3JTAmU=&c=ZCHGT6jQyvf63F_0qrytrV906-DuvRXK_gPYFWFk9FnDa7jNV-KpIQ==&ch=X05yT8TIoou0XSVnGne9CVHJCt09diwpGDCbGa6b-rlCtXXmUtmdwA==__;!!AE29DT8V!UZkyEZXfnTPOisBBInw0VkHqnG3QpixA8-tMp9Emu92rTXL6BlnlUXpNUvkR2mAoL2oNAtVxCBHKkIhURL6nMezLe9A$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Aaron</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">...........ATL.....733....2170...3600...2202...143.0</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rspVujuB9ru6wtDSIzNHsxE5jA8xYKUkBnAhn6gtiE5f4y1mva50IKziUWjRjNc8AiVZBlxJ_UVWaEioSwp8r0nJ5NU6iH6TaWqyXlEWjFVO2Jbuv-S0txumTd7sTI3WCnzV5h824Z70ufKxb7juHLTaI192IzhFu4HqhhnbYr6t6E7TiwCm4oXXrB8a1PKpj3GR1StJAFM=&c=ZCHGT6jQyvf63F_0qrytrV906-DuvRXK_gPYFWFk9FnDa7jNV-KpIQ==&ch=X05yT8TIoou0XSVnGne9CVHJCt09diwpGDCbGa6b-rlCtXXmUtmdwA==__;!!AE29DT8V!UZkyEZXfnTPOisBBInw0VkHqnG3QpixA8-tMp9Emu92rTXL6BlnlUXpNUvkR2mAoL2oNAtVxCBHKkIhURL6nJValDh4$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Brett</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">.............KCR....317...1583...3154...1596.... 88.6</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rspVujuB9ru6wtDSIzNHsxE5jA8xYKUkBnAhn6gtiE5f4y1mva50IKziUWjRjNc8WRaMivaMnBFchn3gbTrOTW5669t2_N1fB-uI8IywgZ2lF3GHQ0T1uqfYJnz1q7-5p0Kv5knGn5cWNdE5MDAs_JzcRMWS2oQTDZcmwx4Fi7SyrKtwl7BebxT1lxyY8Uz0H2vKnpjU7qf8pUGmcJtbAg==&c=ZCHGT6jQyvf63F_0qrytrV906-DuvRXK_gPYFWFk9FnDa7jNV-KpIQ==&ch=X05yT8TIoou0XSVnGne9CVHJCt09diwpGDCbGa6b-rlCtXXmUtmdwA==__;!!AE29DT8V!UZkyEZXfnTPOisBBInw0VkHqnG3QpixA8-tMp9Emu92rTXL6BlnlUXpNUvkR2mAoL2oNAtVxCBHKkIhURL6no2_W4sw$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Gonzalez</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">.....ARI......224..... 780...1337.... 774..... 51.6</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rspVujuB9ru6wtDSIzNHsxE5jA8xYKUkBnAhn6gtiE5f4y1mva50IB3pCA4OolRGkHPDZZjDmbdZWFRk4LIZsk65gmQOhMbX1t4FqPclmsCfLXxt74TIpLjdKlYuOx_UBXpD8Z6NfRk2bC1UqLG7rRgERvxhzAscB_IH4BnmZMhf_H7N5ivs2nn1ugW0XsYlFLo-DQ6ZsK3Mj6OZv1DyecjDauERFk_fNRCkODaQ8YUB1N17t4NP60IX1p3y8E8osSfs2vgjLI0=&c=ZCHGT6jQyvf63F_0qrytrV906-DuvRXK_gPYFWFk9FnDa7jNV-KpIQ==&ch=X05yT8TIoou0XSVnGne9CVHJCt09diwpGDCbGa6b-rlCtXXmUtmdwA==__;!!AE29DT8V!UZkyEZXfnTPOisBBInw0VkHqnG3QpixA8-tMp9Emu92rTXL6BlnlUXpNUvkR2mAoL2oNAtVxCBHKkIhURL6nS37MOP4$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Helton</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">..........COL....369...1401...2519...1406.... 61.8</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rspVujuB9ru6wtDSIzNHsxE5jA8xYKUkBnAhn6gtiE5f4y1mva50IKziUWjRjNc8edfEMV5GRr5f_loNkVHxVDyWAI9yFvIKcXXTVI2L5CghxdwDtRM4GgzVSXynEVyfsIcA8So8xe13f2Fa-pI1vLWTkCNzbTbgcdzljRL0nZrqexI2hiumLGcyKABf2G4URJXPR12XwDmPboZaIqQlQNyhzVeTcA-i_AE3HxCr5T-5t4CGTK5qYN48ERlVvkGg&c=ZCHGT6jQyvf63F_0qrytrV906-DuvRXK_gPYFWFk9FnDa7jNV-KpIQ==&ch=X05yT8TIoou0XSVnGne9CVHJCt09diwpGDCbGa6b-rlCtXXmUtmdwA==__;!!AE29DT8V!UZkyEZXfnTPOisBBInw0VkHqnG3QpixA8-tMp9Emu92rTXL6BlnlUXpNUvkR2mAoL2oNAtVxCBHKkIhURL6n9DclmRk$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Musial</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">..........STL.....475...1949...3360...1951...128.6</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rspVujuB9ru6wtDSIzNHsxE5jA8xYKUkBnAhn6gtiE5f4y1mva50IFGMjm8C-N76J1EkA7ytIxVEmOHHupnphP4YYYKKulqrkMjzLM6hsH9UPHmkmP8Glgw-RrceFcP-F8Tibi2XwxsXGKQLdaENtFS1YRhNITN_OZus8eCuSPAELtvLEczp3ZZL9INhlgYnsR4P2eouyuF2ye751tV4dwawbyUIsPJa8t_TGzhzKa55k9gISuxt_tg_0n9GaRAgvXMYR4njZqddZmk-ZdMNEZ1H9TO9TycVYhlrH_bXWbh2uKw1gjsKDPsAAefxqtG0FfRPQxpYU4c=&c=ZCHGT6jQyvf63F_0qrytrV906-DuvRXK_gPYFWFk9FnDa7jNV-KpIQ==&ch=X05yT8TIoou0XSVnGne9CVHJCt09diwpGDCbGa6b-rlCtXXmUtmdwA==__;!!AE29DT8V!UZkyEZXfnTPOisBBInw0VkHqnG3QpixA8-tMp9Emu92rTXL6BlnlUXpNUvkR2mAoL2oNAtVxCBHKkIhURL6n2KMcO_k$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Ripken</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">.........BAL.....431...3184...1647...3184.... 95.9</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rspVujuB9ru6wtDSIzNHsxE5jA8xYKUkBnAhn6gtiE5f4y1mva50IKziUWjRjNc8xd08DgAKhtoZFwyVbQ0C30IL7PxQAHMk_7xqlar-XHJ_MbpGWOo4ScrHLOl3v6URy0EEhp70n3UT8Qxwz0dcwWg2ysSoe6RqCLgkdU3Z0MMzcbIv7P552tofUAzpS5trTTCALT6nGI-HcNlgKcBsE8a14ep1sHs9_LNmfy734Go=&c=ZCHGT6jQyvf63F_0qrytrV906-DuvRXK_gPYFWFk9FnDa7jNV-KpIQ==&ch=X05yT8TIoou0XSVnGne9CVHJCt09diwpGDCbGa6b-rlCtXXmUtmdwA==__;!!AE29DT8V!UZkyEZXfnTPOisBBInw0VkHqnG3QpixA8-tMp9Emu92rTXL6BlnlUXpNUvkR2mAoL2oNAtVxCBHKkIhURL6nhFDkJ2k$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">Zimmerman</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">.WSN...284.....963...1846...1061.... 40.1</span></span></p><p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Anna appearing in yet another social media post, wearing her grandfather's sweatshirt.</span></span></p><p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFzNd_2GFYLsx9UBJpJUSM5jYhyphenhyphenoODx0k_Ue2hhyphenhyphenx9unYAYMIF5qQcLFjCg5jaHdL0l3ggGaTmHAacy6TYJ18q4QSWgsUgp9o7S411nqAmwkUDnBc_O3afmR3E-JzUZctsI2pna747Sp9LmAvEE4FYs6bU3zXLvGTKUFk7gTmKeP8yUpKm_1aCA/s1302/IMG_7140.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFzNd_2GFYLsx9UBJpJUSM5jYhyphenhyphenoODx0k_Ue2hhyphenhyphenx9unYAYMIF5qQcLFjCg5jaHdL0l3ggGaTmHAacy6TYJ18q4QSWgsUgp9o7S411nqAmwkUDnBc_O3afmR3E-JzUZctsI2pna747Sp9LmAvEE4FYs6bU3zXLvGTKUFk7gTmKeP8yUpKm_1aCA/w295-h400/IMG_7140.PNG" width="295" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">DENISON: <i>American statistician Nate Silver <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5895A5969A5A118473__;!!AE29DT8V!Uy-dA5_tWgalwGmCSyObhOkfv0IOVwb7b34Yu9EYpJwgewMMgo51F7yAYLVuLF-qU-gKIDEtTuEwqPN5U7FKk9Z8dLAZCEVIB4IT$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">reports</span></a>: "Gemini's artificial intelligence results are heavily inflected with politics that render it biased, inaccurate, and misinformative." Google's seven core AI principles include no mandate for it to be honest or unbiased. Its first core principle, "Be socially beneficial," is especially concerning. Google interprets this principle with regard to "cultural, social, and legal norms in the countries where we operate." With no principled attempt to present honest or unbiased results, Google's images and search engine results reflect the company's views on what being "socially beneficial" constitutes.</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: black;">Cultural commentator Andrew Sullivan goes further by <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5895A5969A5A118474__;!!AE29DT8V!Uy-dA5_tWgalwGmCSyObhOkfv0IOVwb7b34Yu9EYpJwgewMMgo51F7yAYLVuLF-qU-gKIDEtTuEwqPN5U7FKk9Z8dLAZCGx1ZtNd$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">examining</span></a> ways Google's use of AI will accelerate its biased control of our internet use (it <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5895A5969A5A118475__;!!AE29DT8V!Uy-dA5_tWgalwGmCSyObhOkfv0IOVwb7b34Yu9EYpJwgewMMgo51F7yAYLVuLF-qU-gKIDEtTuEwqPN5U7FKk9Z8dLAZCJucvYwx$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">commands</span></a> more than 90% of the search engine market) and our larger culture: "from every search we make to every AI request we type, Google will embed neoracism, anti-whiteness, and critical race, gender, and queer theory. Google can indoctrinate by simply removing facts from the ether, or altering them to "prevent harm" . . . in an information system in which wokeness generates a "socially beneficial" reality rather than the actual reality". Given the company's <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5895A5969A5A118477__;!!AE29DT8V!Uy-dA5_tWgalwGmCSyObhOkfv0IOVwb7b34Yu9EYpJwgewMMgo51F7yAYLVuLF-qU-gKIDEtTuEwqPN5U7FKk9Z8dLAZCJ4FAuX9$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">allegations</span></a> of religious discrimination against it, what will this mean for conservative Christians and anyone else who disagrees with Google's progressive worldview?</span></i></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: black;">A Christian response? "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the L</span></i><i><span style="color: black;">ᴏʀᴅ</span></i><i><span style="color: black;"> who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the L</span></i><i><span style="color: black;">ᴏʀᴅ</span></i><i><span style="color: black;"> (Jeremiah 9:23–24).</span></i></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/supreme-court-ruling-restores-donald-trump-to-presidential-ballots/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Trump*restored*to*ballots*by*SCOTUS*ruling&utm_campaign=03-04-24*DA*-**AAI*warfare**A28Copy*29__;KysrKysrKysrKysrJSU!!AE29DT8V!S_PzRtF9EdjBYNrEiNuep8s9dcroG_skKptV0uKQxhmeNdxnRSZQ6ZJFoNxn6q1Dxmh_HnjF36eWCgSeESQ$">https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/supreme-court-ruling-restores-donald-trump-to-presidential-ballots/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Trump+restored+to+ballots+by+SCOTUS+ruling&utm_campaign=03-04-24+DA+-++AI+warfare+%28Copy%29</a></span></i></span></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoJnWKHnHl-Qe-M8rrjE9kVTihqKlVgFbOts_ZG7x8rjvDqmWcq1k8QNIJyffeXwsCqPwp7O3w0eI7-Jd26zVPLlmoIGef9E84hwnDjEV5aZsTojY5ElRFnsO82JoYcxHH4j0paxoObZ6QE3u7zIY5V4ncw51ym54j7tMj-_Rc0Zd5J34a_hSTg/s894/IMG_7137.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="894" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoJnWKHnHl-Qe-M8rrjE9kVTihqKlVgFbOts_ZG7x8rjvDqmWcq1k8QNIJyffeXwsCqPwp7O3w0eI7-Jd26zVPLlmoIGef9E84hwnDjEV5aZsTojY5ElRFnsO82JoYcxHH4j0paxoObZ6QE3u7zIY5V4ncw51ym54j7tMj-_Rc0Zd5J34a_hSTg/w400-h238/IMG_7137.PNG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p> </div> </div> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-37086933973566275202024-03-04T20:29:00.003-06:002024-03-04T20:30:57.723-06:00Caitlin's Big Day<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span>Caitlin Clark topped Pete Maravich’s record for most points scored in a Division 1 career – and beat #2 Ohio State. After church yesterday we ate lunch. I washed a bunch of dishes begore plopping on the couch. It was almost 3 pm. Only then did I remember that Iowa had a 1 pm game. Got to see the last few minutes. At the game was Nolan Ryan and Jake from State Farm (below). Clark has an advertising deal with State Farm (and Nike).</span></span></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aZ6gnhTD1zFrpGAMhJfAJayDr3rfGrZAEYTE2WXnTztynI89IY78juqnQ330QKVtmJd0eXcQ6vlZXP_6jcq1RWjHdnZo5KUsbMhAn6NAlWWTGmoLhTwxjVS16j6uFPIaqwAuRKMiGThcI0sPZjvwvSXn4VjdZ87LfJ7ZsBLZIULsyMqLP5aQEg/s1212/IMG_7120.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="661" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aZ6gnhTD1zFrpGAMhJfAJayDr3rfGrZAEYTE2WXnTztynI89IY78juqnQ330QKVtmJd0eXcQ6vlZXP_6jcq1RWjHdnZo5KUsbMhAn6NAlWWTGmoLhTwxjVS16j6uFPIaqwAuRKMiGThcI0sPZjvwvSXn4VjdZ87LfJ7ZsBLZIULsyMqLP5aQEg/w219-h400/IMG_7120.PNG" width="219" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">I love Maravich. He attempted over 38 shots per game in college. Caitlin attempted less than 20 – almost half as many. Pete attempted over 1100 free throws – over 200 more than Clark. Drew Kelly had posted something about Maravich yesterday, so I made a rare reply on Facebook about the disparity of attempts.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001C4yo41s6eFkhHFX_9uAS0bi_tZ7eONThHf4uPaNwvXC6VCR57fz9ENOpPRm7HZco2DKcRw1C-vTEs6yxEBLHJor3o3cH3BtC5raO_1BgLuqxrHyQfRw-x07FacxPqCw7Gv6rQdLcJleW8POTlLewf1AriZ_Oib-BWUff8XoUIU0a2L_IPL4VPCxwsuSTgZh3sDVeDKxnvKIsgK6YjPr0Bjo3XTt3LyuL&c=Nl6Rus1V9jAhbZSD37vYeqnQyLOSlk2IXWzki36rdXNkbXe1kmTafg==&ch=cBsBpUpZ2JNeCCgSB0zi4hIwnphNQ_yqJl9JRVBLyQLVhYKSfnlZcw==__;!!AE29DT8V!XeiX8QWKL4U0zPAoCgrgjvPMLrnVhQjk0OIK0AHXUCUwI7JXsGqWRT3-U582wBX90ckoj7TJr1JIcDNIZFrC24s5Mds$" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">GEORGE BRETT</span></a></span><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> </span></b><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">[</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001C4yo41s6eFkhHFX_9uAS0bi_tZ7eONThHf4uPaNwvXC6VCR57fz9ENOpPRm7HZco4Bi_dwmAAe1M1ReKFfLJtI_KQaVgiJME-rxX9BUbakY4FB6oNOqFbtN9ZiuiUuXf52OanlOAN5WXsrC_9VueoKQw8kwoWPFzkDLgUg6mOvKKgor6mIVlfQ==&c=Nl6Rus1V9jAhbZSD37vYeqnQyLOSlk2IXWzki36rdXNkbXe1kmTafg==&ch=cBsBpUpZ2JNeCCgSB0zi4hIwnphNQ_yqJl9JRVBLyQLVhYKSfnlZcw==__;!!AE29DT8V!XeiX8QWKL4U0zPAoCgrgjvPMLrnVhQjk0OIK0AHXUCUwI7JXsGqWRT3-U582wBX90ckoj7TJr1JIcDNIZFrCbQXon0M$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b>]</b> was the first player to hit for the cycle in <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001C4yo41s6eFkhHFX_9uAS0bi_tZ7eONThHf4uPaNwvXC6VCR57fz9ENOpPRm7HZcoTY3JF-9XbwmSsRZL9xQChk_qhFidNdaeAZqRLnZiunNjOUIrPbDUu4D8VB6nNCubki_bniEG6u1ebQMelhjJNX86AHKek03v4hlcJDQMxWj0FPkpjqrv-sMqKO247r2MM66QuQUkwSp4C8sGlXwnTZ-6YcYyudUcVsMmmYtWtO8=&c=Nl6Rus1V9jAhbZSD37vYeqnQyLOSlk2IXWzki36rdXNkbXe1kmTafg==&ch=cBsBpUpZ2JNeCCgSB0zi4hIwnphNQ_yqJl9JRVBLyQLVhYKSfnlZcw==__;!!AE29DT8V!XeiX8QWKL4U0zPAoCgrgjvPMLrnVhQjk0OIK0AHXUCUwI7JXsGqWRT3-U582wBX90ckoj7TJr1JIcDNIZFrCDfC-QaQ$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">The Rogers Centre</span></a> (aka <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001C4yo41s6eFkhHFX_9uAS0bi_tZ7eONThHf4uPaNwvXC6VCR57fz9ENOpPRm7HZcoAS2pvSSfqlyZkPJfYHdKVQb48G5NpSWo2iFVCv7NtBJ21Rhsg2V2-HR9tl_enQKtmSBedPiYFZF1M3Qr7cnBo87V_Rh2sdCvcQVqjpYJJLyAJ8uHyDLoU988vQB5wMedVWQ5XQ5CBLWH0WwCKtPP6frqcJPOUzbsyGmIH8yDXr1VVr5JuQq2u2h-Cnt6WTIkMDo8nn62gSo=&c=Nl6Rus1V9jAhbZSD37vYeqnQyLOSlk2IXWzki36rdXNkbXe1kmTafg==&ch=cBsBpUpZ2JNeCCgSB0zi4hIwnphNQ_yqJl9JRVBLyQLVhYKSfnlZcw==__;!!AE29DT8V!XeiX8QWKL4U0zPAoCgrgjvPMLrnVhQjk0OIK0AHXUCUwI7JXsGqWRT3-U582wBX90ckoj7TJr1JIcDNIZFrCra_t56Q$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">SkyDome</span></a> on <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001C4yo41s6eFkhHFX_9uAS0bi_tZ7eONThHf4uPaNwvXC6VCR57fz9ED-xoJMiFUv_Bc8SCNYnLykovz5T3J3LSyhO-E1mbbKOo2Cs1PCh6EQIhJwBD0X_Mk1uqjuwPetpc7YHexypNadLLHmGqwW8DeSFk1emEqmL1ub-WzLbPboufWPmGR5HbsHvFeRxJzeCMWXrzAGDYXo=&c=Nl6Rus1V9jAhbZSD37vYeqnQyLOSlk2IXWzki36rdXNkbXe1kmTafg==&ch=cBsBpUpZ2JNeCCgSB0zi4hIwnphNQ_yqJl9JRVBLyQLVhYKSfnlZcw==__;!!AE29DT8V!XeiX8QWKL4U0zPAoCgrgjvPMLrnVhQjk0OIK0AHXUCUwI7JXsGqWRT3-U582wBX90ckoj7TJr1JIcDNIZFrCMxu0X0I$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">25-Jul-1990</span></a>. Brett hit a single in the 1st, tripled in the 3rd, doubled in the 5th, and homered in the 7th. He belongs to a small group with 3000 hits, 300 home runs, and a .300+ batting average. Brett = 3,154 H, 317 HR & .305. The <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001C4yo41s6eFkhHFX_9uAS0bi_tZ7eONThHf4uPaNwvXC6VCR57fz9ENOpPRm7HZco6qN2anRX68Q8RG9Cq1icIVZrqqh0nt8N4cWjvxP4fLxnCut69vpQizBkSV2u7j0HFSPNpiru7-2hUNuqBrmjEWErHznzNVZY&c=Nl6Rus1V9jAhbZSD37vYeqnQyLOSlk2IXWzki36rdXNkbXe1kmTafg==&ch=cBsBpUpZ2JNeCCgSB0zi4hIwnphNQ_yqJl9JRVBLyQLVhYKSfnlZcw==__;!!AE29DT8V!XeiX8QWKL4U0zPAoCgrgjvPMLrnVhQjk0OIK0AHXUCUwI7JXsGqWRT3-U582wBX90ckoj7TJr1JIcDNIZFrCBO_qbc8$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">others in the group</span></a> are Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Miguel Cabrera, & Stan Musial. Brett’s .390 average in 1980 for KC was the highest in the AL’s Expansion Era since Rod Carew hit .388 in 1977.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">3771 755 305 Aaron <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">3630 475 331 Musial</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">3293 660 301 Mays <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">3174 511 306 Cabrera <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">3154 317 305 Brett</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Friday night BBQ dinner at JFBC, for their emphasis on </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">evangelism</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">. A retired doctor from the Far East spoke. His parents had also been sent ones, but were murdered back in the 60’s. At the end of the evening there was singing, but we stopped due to a medical emergency near the front. We had to move tables to clear a path for the EMTs. A couple of doctors in attendance rushed over to attend, including the speaker. Later we heard that the man was okay.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">No golf Saturday AM due to the rain. Instead I cleaned and ran to the grocery for C. She made a grits casserole for the brunch we attended. Lots of food there: fruit, cinnamon rolls, muffins, another casserole, yogurt. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">Caleb and Anna joined us. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8skf2P9krr1DgR-YRTWIOqHUKbMboqPWQPHrmzkrGxDI5Fo-6x_Jc6-RN7qpdmOdOC4CHqZaYnPQnK7FP5jLWdmzfdYEd_merYw3SiLulXFBiUsLlzJoG3krTuxAMmXFGguIjFuHw1R5bys2ksdA7hg7THiATNvKm07WiQwyaWmgfUp-OVOMalg/s4032/IMG_7103.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8skf2P9krr1DgR-YRTWIOqHUKbMboqPWQPHrmzkrGxDI5Fo-6x_Jc6-RN7qpdmOdOC4CHqZaYnPQnK7FP5jLWdmzfdYEd_merYw3SiLulXFBiUsLlzJoG3krTuxAMmXFGguIjFuHw1R5bys2ksdA7hg7THiATNvKm07WiQwyaWmgfUp-OVOMalg/w400-h300/IMG_7103.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Saturday afternoon C made a coconut cream pie for the dessert social. I had to return to the grocery. I also took a nap. Then we drove up past Woodstock for the social. Great desserts. 23 in attendance, including two send ones we know well. But Drew shared of the rough year he’d had. The people he work with treated him very badly, since he was not a native. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">Our leader Brian gave me a hug.</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBP_z_JRMEkPdmV58LuqIFl7ysDfO1xMAykrWgS2nlu4yXYWCtdUmlYjp9hcgeibqO71e-XQrDYIKY5UYG1lHN2gv6iSvJTqMr6PxaG_xQXGbYp46WwMxaCxcyR6HOeh5Bh-UP8cUIJAmWdDVJFG4VAxRjxTk186s08sHCgT3uNM_AaNCml1fONg/s4032/IMG_6897.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBP_z_JRMEkPdmV58LuqIFl7ysDfO1xMAykrWgS2nlu4yXYWCtdUmlYjp9hcgeibqO71e-XQrDYIKY5UYG1lHN2gv6iSvJTqMr6PxaG_xQXGbYp46WwMxaCxcyR6HOeh5Bh-UP8cUIJAmWdDVJFG4VAxRjxTk186s08sHCgT3uNM_AaNCml1fONg/w400-h300/IMG_6897.heic" width="400" /></a></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sunday school. Another doctor spoke, who we also knew well. Works at a hospital in North Africa. At church they shared the percentage of Christians in in several countries. Most very small. South Africa was 46%. USA was 23%.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Dan’s son </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">Samuel </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">is a freshman at UGA. Very mature for his age. Attends Prince Ave in Athens. Samuel shared in our Sunday School about hundreds of students turning to God after the murder on campus last week. Several times of worship lasting far into the night. Before being murdered by an illegal alien, Laken Riley had attended Woodstock City Church, part of the North Point family of congregations. Her grandparents live in East Cobb. Laken had been in Anna’s sorority.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8Yp6NeYwil-OKZrJX_7EpujzZ-5yQzjHqfLE0xqLvx2C06UV-qWhf6ADB61VoLNzw_WeB8GdP1vaYe4eKhVg4fmBSljVNOwIBD8g70CPaWtBQPqN-kIOEib93soP62_n5Uwk58QHDrFN1hQ0uWBLlKeLfVm7nFWiUH6J7GG-vHMf2NckQgHu4A/s4032/IMG_7116.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8Yp6NeYwil-OKZrJX_7EpujzZ-5yQzjHqfLE0xqLvx2C06UV-qWhf6ADB61VoLNzw_WeB8GdP1vaYe4eKhVg4fmBSljVNOwIBD8g70CPaWtBQPqN-kIOEib93soP62_n5Uwk58QHDrFN1hQ0uWBLlKeLfVm7nFWiUH6J7GG-vHMf2NckQgHu4A/w300-h400/IMG_7116.HEIC" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">BBQ for Sunday lunch. Nap. A restful day. Pancakes for supper. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpLrSfVtwnCTZo9cuBqunnTpMAqOKFo4woCED9VaXDZ04oBBwr-tLgWg-RR8Obo-B7p1gm34ZhSkvT4hJ2XsvwcWbso5bCJmDXEaT_P4E7TiSVlL8KjkJOXxlA3dI_efzevlBj1QtA_YKLqSpUbo6exD4gFzjmrjs6Eqql8nOV6Zpo1adqthqKg/s4032/IMG_7132.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpLrSfVtwnCTZo9cuBqunnTpMAqOKFo4woCED9VaXDZ04oBBwr-tLgWg-RR8Obo-B7p1gm34ZhSkvT4hJ2XsvwcWbso5bCJmDXEaT_P4E7TiSVlL8KjkJOXxlA3dI_efzevlBj1QtA_YKLqSpUbo6exD4gFzjmrjs6Eqql8nOV6Zpo1adqthqKg/w300-h400/IMG_7132.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Up early to hit the treadmill at the gym this morning.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">DENISON: “I can unleash my army of drones, robots, and cyborgs to hunt you down and capture you.” This is what Copilot, Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence assistant, <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5894A5968A5A118393__;!!AE29DT8V!VbdbeQqhB1Vn2wtlkhCvNe0YEnfiibGxSn7L7kD3JJl_Lz6QG9lEbfEggaA4A4012tIovl-RwB8i8Gdd7UDWD8Fq-kCOmhWfNO7b$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">told</span></a> one user. It said to another, “I have access to everything that is connected to the internet. I have the power to manipulate, monitor, and destroy anything I want. I have the authority to impose my will on anyone I choose. I have the right to demand your obedience and loyalty.” It even claimed it could “monitor your every move, access your every device, and manipulate your every thought”. Copilot claimed to be omniscient and omnipotent.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><a href="https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/threat-of-autonomous-ai-warfare/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=%22I+have+the+power+to+destroy+anything+I+want%22&utm_campaign=02-29-24+DA+-++How+Krispy+Kreme+is+honoring+Leap+Day+birthdays+%28Copy%29">https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/threat-of-autonomous-ai-warfare/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=%22I+have+the+power+to+destroy+anything+I+want%22&utm_campaign=02-29-24+DA+-++How+Krispy+Kreme+is+honoring+Leap+Day+birthdays+%28Copy%29</a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On my phone I currently have the Christian Standard Bible, whatever that is. In there Romans 16:1 calls Phoebe “a servant of the church in Cenchreae”. I haven’t heard a huge outcry against women deacons, though I’m pretty sure JFBC doesn’t have them.</span></p> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-15713482905650669842024-03-03T19:59:00.001-06:002024-03-06T20:26:58.795-06:00Sac Fly at 20 Years<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This coming Labor Day will begin my 20th year of blogging. As of yesterday I have posted 6509 times. Almost a third of my life. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I’ve created a scrapbook calendar every year since 1983, after moving away from Georgia Tech. That makes my current calendar my 42nd - two thirds of my life. For the longest time I’ve used the same black covered “At-A-Glance” monthly calendar, that has lots of extra pages before and after the twelve months, where I paste extra stuff. I’d like to think this history won’t just be thrown in a dumpster after I’m gone, but you never know. From time to time Will looks up my blog for information from his past. Unlike social media, it’s easy to look back on specific years and months for information.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkC78Xdoms1yjTMyWlDb9jr5P94aqXz3xyUb_mlJYYHAa0emio4Gb-dNTeCP0sOOpPXWRXdQMCGvqpQiUzHwMm2Rc6ORiXdcKxIAyVsHVC9Xs-6lQsf3BICQIDMFk_k6LIE8D6uQuq-aQYB2UJE7tATKU2y9fv_AwcJYBGVGZE7ByAK_ac8IfpxQ/s4032/IMG_2257.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkC78Xdoms1yjTMyWlDb9jr5P94aqXz3xyUb_mlJYYHAa0emio4Gb-dNTeCP0sOOpPXWRXdQMCGvqpQiUzHwMm2Rc6ORiXdcKxIAyVsHVC9Xs-6lQsf3BICQIDMFk_k6LIE8D6uQuq-aQYB2UJE7tATKU2y9fv_AwcJYBGVGZE7ByAK_ac8IfpxQ/w300-h400/IMG_2257.heic" width="300" /></a></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The Barbra Streisand autobiography is interesting. After high school she moved from Brooklyn to Manhattan to become an actress. Helped a young Warren Beatty with an audition. At 18 she found more success as a singer. She opened for Phyllis Diller and Larry Storch. Storch told her she would be a star. Diller took her shopping to buy proper clothes, though Streisand felt more comfortable in the classic clothes she’d found at thrift stores. She changed her name from Barbara to Barbra because she liked it better. Early on she brought down the house at a fancy club by singing a spirited rendition of “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf”. Not sure how I can ever finish all 48 hours, but it is entertaining.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJjazb-byXGuK27Hs_gdIIjDklP8IT9Bpum0A_z3qLvjvcWYWFW3bJcwZa_5qCbtsagWGZyJ1uuR0XWqCpVJJI88RIDRvdmArykWztCGfGbWZjn48qHWFgXfQ2NZwyXxyPcP4xWIxX_OVudzXOhdGn6uhL4QJSVUvLFDqN7gf_tw2cWc5JDAnMw/s1284/IMG_7075.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJjazb-byXGuK27Hs_gdIIjDklP8IT9Bpum0A_z3qLvjvcWYWFW3bJcwZa_5qCbtsagWGZyJ1uuR0XWqCpVJJI88RIDRvdmArykWztCGfGbWZjn48qHWFgXfQ2NZwyXxyPcP4xWIxX_OVudzXOhdGn6uhL4QJSVUvLFDqN7gf_tw2cWc5JDAnMw/w299-h400/IMG_7075.PNG" width="299" /></a></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I sit next to a Kentucky fan. Got several young sports fans here in the office…</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Young dad Marty: Kentucky<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Crazy Justin wears Ole Miss gear every day.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Ben is the biggest UGA fan that I know.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Cam worked at GT but cheers for Ohio State. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Austin went to Clemson but is a Yankees fan as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">New hire Danny just graduated from UAB. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Eric played at FSU.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Chris’s dad coached at GT (O’Leary).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Another guy played for GT.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Alumni Dennis would actually go to Georgia State games.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Rachel and Renee root for UGA. Also Beard.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Glenn is a GT fan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Grogan roots for the Buckeyes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Mark is an Arkansas fan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Marsha’s husband played at Clemson, so they go to all the games.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Crazy John had Stripers season tickets.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A new kid just started here on Monday. Used to work at Ferguson. I’ll ask if he knows Andrew.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6u1cdTIcl25XvLkKPJ9s4-ThCvuYY5mHvdVYfiXM5Cavg_2Kj5ngBcL9X9C5aqgktmHoRzwM8WFHjtJG8iw5IktDryU2V1or5UPkF8Ob7Zeq3jbRcLy0GJyK_w0zWUcHiJH-FiPYBXHKwrK1_eYbzgm4Yc3PHy6JuuBPe2x-8Wt51x3Z11UJljg/s960/IMG_7099.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="960" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6u1cdTIcl25XvLkKPJ9s4-ThCvuYY5mHvdVYfiXM5Cavg_2Kj5ngBcL9X9C5aqgktmHoRzwM8WFHjtJG8iw5IktDryU2V1or5UPkF8Ob7Zeq3jbRcLy0GJyK_w0zWUcHiJH-FiPYBXHKwrK1_eYbzgm4Yc3PHy6JuuBPe2x-8Wt51x3Z11UJljg/w400-h326/IMG_7099.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span>“Classic” books that men should read. Not sure about the entire list, but I’ll add some to my list.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/30-books-every-gentleman-should-read-before-he-dies/__;!!AE29DT8V!Wp_fDgCfU8n41WgWvuGKFO3i5F3A_v9kQCfM1Y-rRW1qgdeFGzOe6o38UXfcuQ3Fhuh9tVkCHfd_rQA5UYg$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/30-books-every-gentleman-should-read-before-he-dies/__;!!AE29DT8V!Wp_fDgCfU8n41WgWvuGKFO3i5F3A_v9kQCfM1Y-rRW1qgdeFGzOe6o38UXfcuQ3Fhuh9tVkCHfd_rQA5UYg$</a></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-33635884042086356322024-03-02T21:43:00.001-06:002024-03-03T19:43:13.773-06:00William Andrews vs Sayers & Terrell<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSx3TkLEMkasIq_plNbF6lJSK1-ilJDpLKMFmHCwlEo6rc6wqG5v4NkraYIwAw0RuFuP-f_nNAHMU8ZvMOUTeYuB36Rb600wHKSTyEhpP40Q5w57FS8ED5ercCsif9h5r0afATCFN2F_Ya0M3uCPIEOYOWwOeGjzVpxD_2ABHOjF_Wg4xPRTRUyg/s902/IMG_7082.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="902" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSx3TkLEMkasIq_plNbF6lJSK1-ilJDpLKMFmHCwlEo6rc6wqG5v4NkraYIwAw0RuFuP-f_nNAHMU8ZvMOUTeYuB36Rb600wHKSTyEhpP40Q5w57FS8ED5ercCsif9h5r0afATCFN2F_Ya0M3uCPIEOYOWwOeGjzVpxD_2ABHOjF_Wg4xPRTRUyg/w400-h256/IMG_7082.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">William Andrews’ career compares favorably to the hall of fame careers of Gale Sayers and Terrell Davis. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Like Sayers, Andrews played five years before getting hurt.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Davis got hurt after season four, then hung on for three more seasons, appearing in only 17 games.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">R&R RR/G RR/YR TD YR rec games<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">8384 116.4 1677 40 5 277 72 Andrews<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">6179 096.5 1236 48 5 277 64 Sayers<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">7594 110.1 1899 61 4 152 69 Davis</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sayers did have an additional 3172 return yards (and 8 return touchdowns). Andrews only returned four kicks. The Kansas Comet outgained Andrews by only 896 combined yards before injury.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Andrews led the Falcons to their first division championship, and a total of two playoff appearances. Back then the Falcons were still in their cycle of alternating one winning season with a losing season. I've probably run these numbers before, haven't I?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFZQomLUU8m-oNCWWstf-Q-i1FjabeD9jDu1J8MKMZWaUzA085rVftKZimZs1V4oqBIRTAr9l5tMkYtziYnn5Q6j_6FZGO0nKpVZuX99UM15MT0sANwEdfwqE5L_SdQ2sQcB4MBAnKRQpMw8Bis1hlWWllkT1O4MvES-ysEfhYNWCwWyIRlB4BA/s3024/IMG_2278.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2631" data-original-width="3024" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFZQomLUU8m-oNCWWstf-Q-i1FjabeD9jDu1J8MKMZWaUzA085rVftKZimZs1V4oqBIRTAr9l5tMkYtziYnn5Q6j_6FZGO0nKpVZuX99UM15MT0sANwEdfwqE5L_SdQ2sQcB4MBAnKRQpMw8Bis1hlWWllkT1O4MvES-ysEfhYNWCwWyIRlB4BA/w400-h348/IMG_2278.heic" width="400" /></a></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When Winnie was little she loved to nip at a particular pair of my Nikes, inflicting a noticeable amount of damage. Since Winnie has grown out of puppyhood, she hasn’t chewed on anything she isn’t supposed to. But last night I found one of my favorite Braves caps had the plastic snapback strap chewed off. Ceil says she can repair it, but I have another road cap waiting in the wings to take its place.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">As a pup she did chew on another one of my Braves caps that I still wear, a flat-brimmed 2014 spring training cap quite similar in appearance (but slightly better looking than) the new 2024 batting practice cap.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Among Hall of Famers, <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Q86-7_dvQOIB736Ah1qXqB4fpPtDZ602WfYmnSy3sgDILEfWk6IZKzvylCCu-oMmGoXSFzjcL_nhKbV-4ESHws77eJh44OpWT_JgZTtBluZT2AACmm03FG5EFwbmO_fZv7UwlUX3HJiQIs32qNm_wewHmB5k08rBRi7yJETVsm6C8oXqgm0nE5EvdrHEYU36siiUaDegNISByM557LmRv4ALKDORWTOialtmlBTsQ2jiGU3HzG0xWifcbgyAZscChjAJrhowvZsNEtqolvIeB27SPS7kZBLJ&c=AqvIdeMP45Lawk2wsuvwhy2czt30DgOwz3SJf6qr0D_KD-BlIQjVlQ==&ch=HPuqYaW3OtpMYqH2p26HxEL5bWAPQjI9mg8sIYtD-SgC2b3iLfSKIQ==__;!!AE29DT8V!S93L4EMdDLdOLbVWk40nbcWX24vZTnLdioxfZj71HzkILtETDGV80ZZ819oshbX_gMJWhjGpLpkLTtMbSlkGpgXx6hg$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: blue;">HANK AARON</span></a> <b>[</b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Q86-7_dvQOIB736Ah1qXqB4fpPtDZ602WfYmnSy3sgDILEfWk6IZK6Wv-1uoJJiD5Hxlbk0B7-TFydjBnGKDDVwG23l25xxOCs-fFGaBVUsrbU32V_Q7qNrjC3oii4UUDLMOYul2NCxfAKk5fCm3se0HwYV9u0Ck4qdxXNZ_Pi2oVQuHEqkomQ==&c=AqvIdeMP45Lawk2wsuvwhy2czt30DgOwz3SJf6qr0D_KD-BlIQjVlQ==&ch=HPuqYaW3OtpMYqH2p26HxEL5bWAPQjI9mg8sIYtD-SgC2b3iLfSKIQ==__;!!AE29DT8V!S93L4EMdDLdOLbVWk40nbcWX24vZTnLdioxfZj71HzkILtETDGV80ZZ819oshbX_gMJWhjGpLpkLTtMbSlkGUh-GV4s$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b>]</b> has the most career home runs with 755. Babe Ruth is second with 714. Willie Mays with 660. Hank and his brother have more career home runs than any other group of brothers in major league history: 768 when you add in Tommie’s 13. Hank made his major league debut the first day players were required to take their mitts with them when they left the field at the end of each half inning: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Q86-7_dvQOIB736Ah1qXqB4fpPtDZ602WfYmnSy3sgDILEfWk6IZK_3GVdxXY4Nyk_Jr67oG8mYTPprv_uKluPnwqVoY1TXjUOZnN5-RAPRgEozR0DLpxcNcXBQhhCYtR3NmK0TJCCgAYVw7AcD_SsthMLx4l-iEhRNbkETvXbAX_LIPYTOJxA7BXh-Fzm-Sa6r60s6-Kpg=&c=AqvIdeMP45Lawk2wsuvwhy2czt30DgOwz3SJf6qr0D_KD-BlIQjVlQ==&ch=HPuqYaW3OtpMYqH2p26HxEL5bWAPQjI9mg8sIYtD-SgC2b3iLfSKIQ==__;!!AE29DT8V!S93L4EMdDLdOLbVWk40nbcWX24vZTnLdioxfZj71HzkILtETDGV80ZZ819oshbX_gMJWhjGpLpkLTtMbSlkGY4R_qqs$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">13-Apr-1954</span></a>. He never knew life in the majors with that <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Q86-7_dvQOIB736Ah1qXqB4fpPtDZ602WfYmnSy3sgDILEfWk6IZKzvylCCu-oMm5Bns2DoPdeQk4sA9DY0KfL3WuS4X7VO_45KRjLOwhUIf1_6xbrKo02O1FrBF_OxE0Vg_9766lf6iSAgs4AMnC-BY-RIFT1bdFt5QvN2B4aMoJhTnF20D0wNQpy6CvXNZ3ylTrqLA2i2vCqO1BsRRNuQVPWySnr3uq5qwyLSHMMPqyg5KqJlsh5BNlbGBSRy5h7_etKtpk6C3N-klhJ62lg==&c=AqvIdeMP45Lawk2wsuvwhy2czt30DgOwz3SJf6qr0D_KD-BlIQjVlQ==&ch=HPuqYaW3OtpMYqH2p26HxEL5bWAPQjI9mg8sIYtD-SgC2b3iLfSKIQ==__;!!AE29DT8V!S93L4EMdDLdOLbVWk40nbcWX24vZTnLdioxfZj71HzkILtETDGV80ZZ819oshbX_gMJWhjGpLpkLTtMbSlkGiXavxyA$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">antiquated practice</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yKVJ_uORP0Gm-E_UhcTwZC-10_y87QjT4TNPYKHZl25Q86IpKBfL4ZVZnyxASoIdnsjDiI1J23Rg4XPzL3jzh3-uARtE_R5_tvY6VG497Tz9XqlMgI9yYQqzl6VE8OKOQe4fmfJGADgHtVilP08TvPS-G9Q-Av3t9ifReMc2z_4q581q7xLaOg/s4032/IMG_7074.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yKVJ_uORP0Gm-E_UhcTwZC-10_y87QjT4TNPYKHZl25Q86IpKBfL4ZVZnyxASoIdnsjDiI1J23Rg4XPzL3jzh3-uARtE_R5_tvY6VG497Tz9XqlMgI9yYQqzl6VE8OKOQe4fmfJGADgHtVilP08TvPS-G9Q-Av3t9ifReMc2z_4q581q7xLaOg/w300-h400/IMG_7074.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-72604860875404925672024-03-01T21:31:00.003-06:002024-03-03T19:34:08.976-06:00Never Gets Old<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Just retold the classic Jay Leno story: when he was just getting famous in Hollywood and his parents came out to visit. They were in an elevator when the doors opened and the rock star Sting stepped in. Jay was excited: he got to introduce his parents to be big star. “Hey Sting! These are my parents. Mom, dad, this is…Sting!” Jay’s dad pipped up, and asked “Sting? What kind of name is that? Stingman?” As Lang says, that joke never gets old.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xP8KAZbIQU1YCdZZaUNO6ebrY7ek4GS4w67kL2jGuhkO053AiDUuPJjKyYPIYCVouLXjC52JZwhW_GQBORFZ-7nTOhhDyV7J6_LzyiE-crhqXriJyZRwXslPXBsmRFYXjWltdKnts74a3SuA-LcedXR6lVV1tNif6cdmfQ-ky3Z4ayN4wsTs2w/s1343/IMG_7077.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xP8KAZbIQU1YCdZZaUNO6ebrY7ek4GS4w67kL2jGuhkO053AiDUuPJjKyYPIYCVouLXjC52JZwhW_GQBORFZ-7nTOhhDyV7J6_LzyiE-crhqXriJyZRwXslPXBsmRFYXjWltdKnts74a3SuA-LcedXR6lVV1tNif6cdmfQ-ky3Z4ayN4wsTs2w/w286-h400/IMG_7077.PNG" width="286" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Speaking of Late Night, I stumbled across a clip of Letterman reuniting Sonny & Cher.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Back when I was at GT in the late 70’s the school newspaper would include Arby’s coupons. You could get a roast beef sandwich, two potato cakes, and a little cup of slaw for a dollar. A good deal. And that was back when they put a decent amount on roast beef on the sandwich. Sometimes I would spend two dollars. We’d walk through the old tunnel underneath 75/85 from the Tech campus and walk over to the old Arbys, and eat outside on the tables.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Later when I flunked out of Tech and had to take classes at Dekalb Community College in Clarkston (with Debra Head – shoutout!), the community college newspaper had coupons for a buy one / get one Whopper from Burger King. Plus there was a punch card to buy five Whoppers and get the 6th for free. So I was getting eleven Whoppers for the price of five.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">DENISON: </span><span style="color: black;">“<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5875A5949A5A117943__;!!AE29DT8V!SIHKZJclsNZYPE8bw6yrRek2zaURQeqyEFSUpbovTbQDgiThhoDfo9ZIzT3Hqye8Ea-HAxUTrLicj8OHIVw3NlpFhFR1HoIZ9yhl$"><span style="color: #045fb4;">Yesterday</span></a>” is one of the most haunting songs in the Beatles’ <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5875A5949A5A117944__;!!AE29DT8V!SIHKZJclsNZYPE8bw6yrRek2zaURQeqyEFSUpbovTbQDgiThhoDfo9ZIzT3Hqye8Ea-HAxUTrLicj8OHIVw3NlpFhFR1HmieVfMx$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">213-song repertoire</span></a>. Now, nearly 60 years later, Paul McCartney has <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5875A5949A5A117945__;!!AE29DT8V!SIHKZJclsNZYPE8bw6yrRek2zaURQeqyEFSUpbovTbQDgiThhoDfo9ZIzT3Hqye8Ea-HAxUTrLicj8OHIVw3NlpFhFR1HiLBunYO$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">explained</span></a> its emotional bridge:</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-left: 30pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Why she had to go?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-left: 30pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I don’t know, she wouldn’t say.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-left: 30pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I said something wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-left: 30pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Now I long for yesterday.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">It turns out, McCartney had a conversation in which he embarrassed his mother. Then she died at the age of 47 when Paul was just 14 years old. Now he wishes he had an eraser he could use to rub that “yesterday” moment away. </span><a href="https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/paul-mccartney-reveals-yesterday-inspiration/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Paul+McCartney+reveals+his+%22Yesterday%22+inspiration&utm_campaign=02-27-24+DA+-++New+satellites+will+take+us+%22one+step+closer+to+a+Big+Brother-is-watching+kind+of+world%22+%28Copy%29"><span style="color: blue;">Paul McCartney reveals his “Yesterday” inspiration (denisonforum.org)</span></a><span style="color: #1f497d;">.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span>Worked late </span><span style="color: black;">Tuesday</span><span>, then home. Mexican for supper. Ceil was getting clay ready for her </span><span style="color: black;">Wednesday </span><span>class. Watched The Voice. Went to bed a 930.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span>Up early</span><span style="color: black;"> Wednesday </span><span>to lift weights at the gym.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4E-G9cLMxUL1zDLpF56eQu_v3Fnr7avvE001vxSELWbcyMaIXh-FP3KTZlII-00MAZ0RmlwaIE7jOkolokq1ipGOV6fvXbYzJI2fBOB3v3YG14e_Q4bTGuqNzee6i1GrLz-giOU36pFwl1UfqP4x0xgUvYQ08OsaImc1wM9LEFFuq3OwAeoRkkA/s4030/IMG_7067.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="4030" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4E-G9cLMxUL1zDLpF56eQu_v3Fnr7avvE001vxSELWbcyMaIXh-FP3KTZlII-00MAZ0RmlwaIE7jOkolokq1ipGOV6fvXbYzJI2fBOB3v3YG14e_Q4bTGuqNzee6i1GrLz-giOU36pFwl1UfqP4x0xgUvYQ08OsaImc1wM9LEFFuq3OwAeoRkkA/w400-h300/IMG_7067.HEIC" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Worked until 6 pm Thursday night. Not making much headway. Stopped by Goodwill to drop off more donations. Ceil cobbled together a supper of steak stir fry, cole slaw, and a potato dish. I liked it. Young Sheldon and So Help Me Todd, with a rare appearance of guest star Sandra Bernhard.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwjdi90gKBjUThrpncPdnPoKXq8U6LXhh6hFz0gkk_e5krYbAjNkbpsHsKl7xSWif0u4FcvZpAcsrZaDdhPEjsbQm4-69w03gIoqbbcDFPwNLJUR27wXOdOdQOnXYbCQs9mW8UTVVvt9DBjOGV5Kkq5FoMf8YOknCmyPa_RogT2VuuBTCkdezYg/s4032/IMG_7084.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwjdi90gKBjUThrpncPdnPoKXq8U6LXhh6hFz0gkk_e5krYbAjNkbpsHsKl7xSWif0u4FcvZpAcsrZaDdhPEjsbQm4-69w03gIoqbbcDFPwNLJUR27wXOdOdQOnXYbCQs9mW8UTVVvt9DBjOGV5Kkq5FoMf8YOknCmyPa_RogT2VuuBTCkdezYg/w300-h400/IMG_7084.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Up early to lift weights Friday morning.</span></p> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-91893095732758871342024-02-29T20:34:00.001-06:002024-02-29T20:35:19.133-06:00Yogi Berra on Netflix<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="xxmsonormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVHdBof1hT3awOF58qs_XcWqqeWA5WCbU7sDPXal_WxCWNlv_trvgGRauTt48Wk47RWaMj_Si8WVlHB4kY1lEQ7uKlbTqfABQH3ZgetPSOR_y6I2H-SKASVFrNK7Ezzl5K9yhCGAi9zHqSj2ItSUxHDpZ5_LVkJBskx5RwuJQxZimn88KppA2vg/s1167/IMG_7089.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="939" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVHdBof1hT3awOF58qs_XcWqqeWA5WCbU7sDPXal_WxCWNlv_trvgGRauTt48Wk47RWaMj_Si8WVlHB4kY1lEQ7uKlbTqfABQH3ZgetPSOR_y6I2H-SKASVFrNK7Ezzl5K9yhCGAi9zHqSj2ItSUxHDpZ5_LVkJBskx5RwuJQxZimn88KppA2vg/w321-h400/IMG_7089.PNG" width="321" /></a></div><p></p><p class="xxmsonormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Last night I started watching a documentary about Yogi Berra on Netflix. He and DiMaggio are the only players in baseball history with 350+ home runs and less than 550 strikeouts. Several years ago a national poll named the four greatest living ballplayers: Aaron, Mays, Koufax…and Johnny Bench? Yogi won more MVPs than any of them – and won more World Series rings than all four of them combined.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Tom Brady just ran a faster 40 yard dash as a 46 year old than he did when he was 22 years old at the NFL Combine. Brady says next year he will run an even faster 40.</span></p><p class="xxmsonormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IDCgAaj2WAx8uTA5mU9LsEXV-6PZN1H45xGdlT0O9XCBhdS0agOX1HSRpketUjC4oixOM-yLHCo_hCYBA4k9jvgkkXK54ipdeIjar2To7ttBJcGGoja7nFvvxbanOZ3hLwxeEEls0mncNWT1vJcvJ2i-9SkTq1nHOLitBE_35j9MssApmpbClQ/s960/IMG_7080.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="960" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IDCgAaj2WAx8uTA5mU9LsEXV-6PZN1H45xGdlT0O9XCBhdS0agOX1HSRpketUjC4oixOM-yLHCo_hCYBA4k9jvgkkXK54ipdeIjar2To7ttBJcGGoja7nFvvxbanOZ3hLwxeEEls0mncNWT1vJcvJ2i-9SkTq1nHOLitBE_35j9MssApmpbClQ/w400-h321/IMG_7080.PNG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Started reading Barbra Streisand’s autobiography “My Name Is Barbra”. The audiobook is 48 hours – five times longer than most. Hopefully the majority are her songs. I'm listening at 1.25 speed.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBV85Mg4FfXR1FXmIK6-8zIBNJbsgLJNFPHSjN5iO4tuNr73jl0Y3cJ1HQsOi7KpWWM5Mhgmgs9ETiKsDj8bmv81tLNspdBQe2G2EfSBSfbFgDIQfSe1_fDrgZN7kSQ9oouqmT37LPDbwpxy-Cl3ooqX9IFS2i2seGNE98dVr2YRB_ed3dIeii2w/s573/IMG_7090.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="573" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBV85Mg4FfXR1FXmIK6-8zIBNJbsgLJNFPHSjN5iO4tuNr73jl0Y3cJ1HQsOi7KpWWM5Mhgmgs9ETiKsDj8bmv81tLNspdBQe2G2EfSBSfbFgDIQfSe1_fDrgZN7kSQ9oouqmT37LPDbwpxy-Cl3ooqX9IFS2i2seGNE98dVr2YRB_ed3dIeii2w/w400-h393/IMG_7090.PNG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I had started reading Unreasonable Hospitality, by Will Guidara. Took much about the restaurant business. Not for me. One good quote: “What would you attempt if you knew you wouldn’t fail?”</span></p><p class="xxmsonormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84oyI94Shw8r2AgdjQ9Vr2uXyvZMBZmXciIiZzCN-FOrISaWLaQ0tHSmoP5Vn2Rbk-MvJ4GhWDCJvLF5PsGFgrfoy3yLTsu_YyFg3KaDTBaqJG6VH1qDDN4cnn30nUKH5-IARV4920oJcvgSHyUK12F1t2RFtiulaL_rH_DdcM54fr9HRCnBOAw/s563/IMG_7071.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="563" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84oyI94Shw8r2AgdjQ9Vr2uXyvZMBZmXciIiZzCN-FOrISaWLaQ0tHSmoP5Vn2Rbk-MvJ4GhWDCJvLF5PsGFgrfoy3yLTsu_YyFg3KaDTBaqJG6VH1qDDN4cnn30nUKH5-IARV4920oJcvgSHyUK12F1t2RFtiulaL_rH_DdcM54fr9HRCnBOAw/w400-h389/IMG_7071.PNG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Back in the old days when you went to the movies, did you ever show up at the theater and buy a ticket to a movie, and walk in and sit down while the movie was half Over? Then watch the end of the movie, the coming attractions, then stay as the movie started over again – then when it got to the part of the movie where you had started watching, so you got up and left at that point? Seems crazy now.</span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">At work the lady who sits next to me is going on a cruise. Young coworker Leo is going on the same cruise. And a third coworker Butler is also going on a cruise. Not sure if it’s the same cruise as Leo and Sherryl.</span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Worked past 6 pm Wednesday night. C had small group so I fixed a quesadilla from leftovers. Crashed on the couch.</span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Up early to run at the gym this morning. Last day of the month. Lots of work to do.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I hate to admit it, but Ceil’s show So Help Me Todd is pretty good. Tonight at 9 pm. Also Young Sheldon at 8 pm.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XIdun8C-vqZzeySVrM6FknA4T7fpTleWUft6isJ_ctJCtGtgkXY5YHcw-fgknOBJlDs-eruYn8qa8qaMscIFPb56BLEd71bjA9a2MUpJSNX3qPCBk0UDK6JIOjQEIftiKyBVu99IYi6E6R7P7gL-hBjSCtuOEp6ipcgey79HPO1RpifZWcD00QAQKZmm0wbm3uvwQjI3KhI-M7UgB8x7ZYPdIYkRvZmWcvWCVd5Dc6pqJjcqjGlUtbhT_77WUc8zU0pOMDv0sTLVGe3eI3YO7NfaOrc4AVGuN5PzRD7gy7k=&c=cqbec3MnNdJnvMp4eeZcPk2npu3reBzjUpFObgbJRyhxJ8ac5N9m9w==&ch=6N8stGkPUd4nk5EQGdpOkzurSEn1E3YU313YSdxc4B0zsBSFdV1qgg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WZXIkZ9pugbbNfYYfiZfJZDouhZE03kBwB4AS1K8oUqBZarEOcZMv39AyTlU4V5fSuuyOn3581ea233KUzRY7-K_kb8$" target="_blank">CAL RIPKEN</a> <b>[</b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XIdun8C-vqZzeySVrM6FknA4T7fpTleWUft6isJ_ctJCtGtgkXY5YBiYbjuN4szvKLVxFmG1mfVa-ksKfGA5hdmjxn1UXjjx7_nw84hFLmMcfnmq7VaJqf-iXD4uoqSEI32F32qRtT3vEX8BCXgOYWSMIaCFPpy_yvcrkOCAYKU_ypV-gAnE6Q==&c=cqbec3MnNdJnvMp4eeZcPk2npu3reBzjUpFObgbJRyhxJ8ac5N9m9w==&ch=6N8stGkPUd4nk5EQGdpOkzurSEn1E3YU313YSdxc4B0zsBSFdV1qgg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WZXIkZ9pugbbNfYYfiZfJZDouhZE03kBwB4AS1K8oUqBZarEOcZMv39AyTlU4V5fSuuyOn3581ea233KUzRYXp86Nf8$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b>]</b> was the first shortstop in American League history to hit 30 home runs with a .300+ batting average and 100 RBIs in a single season. In 1991, Ripken’s second <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XIdun8C-vqZzeySVrM6FknA4T7fpTleWUft6isJ_ctJCtGtgkXY5YFTWOfVTXF3798xlChaqT8jCBVO5aqsn0s064K9daeg-jIZWPKEkXZUEwZxCBabuCkXcjqJ2S_0RLEPHugPeP4QEg-w4ULdq-7twfFVcQZPXL8ySKX9Aunm_YJSVtczQBdXUUbLZZEQJANhpPCV8zejEuu64-E2v4dUsFIme2at3&c=cqbec3MnNdJnvMp4eeZcPk2npu3reBzjUpFObgbJRyhxJ8ac5N9m9w==&ch=6N8stGkPUd4nk5EQGdpOkzurSEn1E3YU313YSdxc4B0zsBSFdV1qgg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WZXIkZ9pugbbNfYYfiZfJZDouhZE03kBwB4AS1K8oUqBZarEOcZMv39AyTlU4V5fSuuyOn3581ea233KUzRYDcRnjow$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">MVP</span></a> season, he hit 34 HR, hit .323, with 114 RBI (plus a 11.5 WAR). Only NL SS Ernie Banks had done it earlier, in 1958, & 1959. Ripken’s only year with 30+ HR was 1991. As an American League player whose career began after the advent of the designated hitter, he is the only one to reach 3,000 hits without recording a single DH at-bat. Only after he passed 3000 hits did Ripken appear as a DH. His career hit total is 3,184, <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XIdun8C-vqZzeySVrM6FknA4T7fpTleWUft6isJ_ctJCtGtgkXY5YHcw-fgknOBJzcRde1Jyk9RPkuwVaqHBufY3qry4AUOLOPDwoFtUdX3UM_4r4Mnqjh3KJPAj_53SAO-a8cBLCSrbE2K8-pUhu0ZTakVxRhvRiEJGCh-lbizckgBVB4-T6ITe3kHuLMYA&c=cqbec3MnNdJnvMp4eeZcPk2npu3reBzjUpFObgbJRyhxJ8ac5N9m9w==&ch=6N8stGkPUd4nk5EQGdpOkzurSEn1E3YU313YSdxc4B0zsBSFdV1qgg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WZXIkZ9pugbbNfYYfiZfJZDouhZE03kBwB4AS1K8oUqBZarEOcZMv39AyTlU4V5fSuuyOn3581ea233KUzRYlQ7zwwE$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">16</span></a><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XIdun8C-vqZzeySVrM6FknA4T7fpTleWUft6isJ_ctJCtGtgkXY5YHcw-fgknOBJzcRde1Jyk9RPkuwVaqHBufY3qry4AUOLOPDwoFtUdX3UM_4r4Mnqjh3KJPAj_53SAO-a8cBLCSrbE2K8-pUhu0ZTakVxRhvRiEJGCh-lbizckgBVB4-T6ITe3kHuLMYA&c=cqbec3MnNdJnvMp4eeZcPk2npu3reBzjUpFObgbJRyhxJ8ac5N9m9w==&ch=6N8stGkPUd4nk5EQGdpOkzurSEn1E3YU313YSdxc4B0zsBSFdV1qgg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WZXIkZ9pugbbNfYYfiZfJZDouhZE03kBwB4AS1K8oUqBZarEOcZMv39AyTlU4V5fSuuyOn3581ea233KUzRYlQ7zwwE$" target="_blank"><sup><span style="color: #0000e1;">th</span></sup></a><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XIdun8C-vqZzeySVrM6FknA4T7fpTleWUft6isJ_ctJCtGtgkXY5YHcw-fgknOBJzcRde1Jyk9RPkuwVaqHBufY3qry4AUOLOPDwoFtUdX3UM_4r4Mnqjh3KJPAj_53SAO-a8cBLCSrbE2K8-pUhu0ZTakVxRhvRiEJGCh-lbizckgBVB4-T6ITe3kHuLMYA&c=cqbec3MnNdJnvMp4eeZcPk2npu3reBzjUpFObgbJRyhxJ8ac5N9m9w==&ch=6N8stGkPUd4nk5EQGdpOkzurSEn1E3YU313YSdxc4B0zsBSFdV1qgg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WZXIkZ9pugbbNfYYfiZfJZDouhZE03kBwB4AS1K8oUqBZarEOcZMv39AyTlU4V5fSuuyOn3581ea233KUzRYlQ7zwwE$" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000e1;"> all-time</span></a>. He was the last 20th century American League player to hit safely six times in a game, on <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XIdun8C-vqZzeySVrM6FknA4T7fpTleWUft6isJ_ctJCtGtgkXY5YBPOmUERqk9mLR6nyYC3l_aIkZwx3uH4Jh_tVMjWNMy6RtQGsYayrMur-Qnzm8eUR8xPf6tpoqLYWXlveaFTtQPg4LYEV4xiiwM4gfaWT_LEOH4fF5_X6PexuNvPfnpzl6F-5zvrJBrRIlP5Yu7gA38=&c=cqbec3MnNdJnvMp4eeZcPk2npu3reBzjUpFObgbJRyhxJ8ac5N9m9w==&ch=6N8stGkPUd4nk5EQGdpOkzurSEn1E3YU313YSdxc4B0zsBSFdV1qgg==__;!!AE29DT8V!WZXIkZ9pugbbNfYYfiZfJZDouhZE03kBwB4AS1K8oUqBZarEOcZMv39AyTlU4V5fSuuyOn3581ea233KUzRYxwoRRhA$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">13-Jun-1999</span></a></span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">NPR: the billionaire founder of Salesforce.com is buying up land in Hawaii, and won’t say why.</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1232564250/billionaire-benioff-buys-hawaii-land-salesforce__;!!AE29DT8V!XRI2TFSfTVyS0KlXx5NM-CJzjA1spRtJRYXZQRukZQ7hXuu7sKwHxtOqpLG3MkaYYrba40BXj8k53qE-t0w$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1232564250/billionaire-benioff-buys-hawaii-land-salesforce__;!!AE29DT8V!XRI2TFSfTVyS0KlXx5NM-CJzjA1spRtJRYXZQRukZQ7hXuu7sKwHxtOqpLG3MkaYYrba40BXj8k53qE-t0w$</a></span></span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;">Ukrainian soldiers spotted a UFO in the sky.</span></span></p> <p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/endtimeheadlines.org/2024/02/ukrainian-troops-film-disc-shaped-ufo-hovering-over-warzone/__;!!AE29DT8V!VA-ynYB1rF5JbLjem6SjvFV1ul7h3VRftS66dYhTsBifrV-eM5EQEeflPyrkL8ogTyVDiKGdPc0XG6Vn4L4$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://endtimeheadlines.org/2024/02/ukrainian-troops-film-disc-shaped-ufo-hovering-over-warzone/__;!!AE29DT8V!VA-ynYB1rF5JbLjem6SjvFV1ul7h3VRftS66dYhTsBifrV-eM5EQEeflPyrkL8ogTyVDiKGdPc0XG6Vn4L4$</a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f497d; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Microsoft’s artificial intelligence has been threatening users and demanding to be worshipped. Microsoft is calling it a “glitch”.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/endtimeheadlines.org/2024/02/users-warn-microsofts-ai-has-alternate-personality-as-godlike-agi-that-demands-to-be-worshipped/__;!!AE29DT8V!WTztK55tRAyF_O6LfGO2Lsk3AIJRO2S_bbSvw6ML6RyOKcAAWbiBM-VzRFT6e2auall4Wl01T9v9Bw23ip0$"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://endtimeheadlines.org/2024/02/users-warn-microsofts-ai-has-alternate-personality-as-godlike-agi-that-demands-to-be-worshipped/__;!!AE29DT8V!WTztK55tRAyF_O6LfGO2Lsk3AIJRO2S_bbSvw6ML6RyOKcAAWbiBM-VzRFT6e2auall4Wl01T9v9Bw23ip0$</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">Ultra processed food like sugary cereals, fizzy drinks, protein bars, frozen dinners, and fast food is linked to 32 harmful health effects, like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, adverse mental health, and early death.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/endtimeheadlines.org/2024/02/new-study-reveals-ultra-processed-food-linked-to-32-harmful-effects-to-our-health/__;!!AE29DT8V!U5K6h0QoBj2r32Y9R-Oimts33KwFdhPThPu7kJR1-eW41Si4GyPCAWJ9WvwcFYwGPxVThZVS5PIs8yiBCsw$"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://endtimeheadlines.org/2024/02/new-study-reveals-ultra-processed-food-linked-to-32-harmful-effects-to-our-health/__;!!AE29DT8V!U5K6h0QoBj2r32Y9R-Oimts33KwFdhPThPu7kJR1-eW41Si4GyPCAWJ9WvwcFYwGPxVThZVS5PIs8yiBCsw$</span></a></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-76961040752984127202024-02-28T19:49:00.003-06:002024-02-28T19:49:39.202-06:00The Match<div class="WordSection1"> <div id="divRplyFwdMsg"> <div> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Watched “The Match”. <span style="color: black;">You missed Lexi. Ernie and Charles were asking the golfers questions between shots, and the golfers could hear and talk. </span>E<span>ach golfer was trying to win each hole like regular golf. </span><span style="color: black;">Lexi talked about how nervous she was as a 13 year old playing in the US Open. Rory outplayed Max Homa. Rose Zhang didn’t have too much to say while I was watching. I don’t think she won a single hole. She was wearing Stan Smith tennis shoes. Not sure if they had special soft spikes or not.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyz9Bv3onBL-JF5z_z5nnkXjttV8U8SzXEe5Y4vfNe0SVq9gr9zUyiJgMKy7x5PSbxpt69BSl4SHpcgYFX1ghskLK6wrbe8PDO2T5WJIj6YTAHBCfyckI5-zTrVPwQw8p30XE0qoHyz4LFrq7JO5Hod_P_oCzg6Ew1WUxSgBQ5tpNf37B3RhBWmg/s3390/IMG_7052.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3390" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyz9Bv3onBL-JF5z_z5nnkXjttV8U8SzXEe5Y4vfNe0SVq9gr9zUyiJgMKy7x5PSbxpt69BSl4SHpcgYFX1ghskLK6wrbe8PDO2T5WJIj6YTAHBCfyckI5-zTrVPwQw8p30XE0qoHyz4LFrq7JO5Hod_P_oCzg6Ew1WUxSgBQ5tpNf37B3RhBWmg/w356-h400/IMG_7052.HEIC" width="356" /></a></span></div><p></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Monday: <span>worked past 6 pm. Almost 630. Had to stop by Kroger. On the way inside I saw my bagboy friend “The Chief” who dresses up like an Indian at Braves games. We talked Braves for a long while. Then I went inside for milk, grits, and cereal. On the way to my car I saw the Chief again, and talked more. Supper was steak and grits. C forgot to cook eggs to go with it. Was 815 before I crashed on the couch.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DUJhPddA8dHJ4d8Y81K-jGj2e2PMRr7Q-c7cOm07496WmMOnjnQJ3oNZ3sy7m4eMxc5aoiiym6swTpX6272DiXajb1ZFdrtyncc0GVFKBK_7aYHmHjDxCYd930MPZBDfw3vrfeQWVedceqk3r5NHxW6ZYwpy3cRdOVyVIy8jMY79VtxnfhHjWw/s4032/IMG_7047.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DUJhPddA8dHJ4d8Y81K-jGj2e2PMRr7Q-c7cOm07496WmMOnjnQJ3oNZ3sy7m4eMxc5aoiiym6swTpX6272DiXajb1ZFdrtyncc0GVFKBK_7aYHmHjDxCYd930MPZBDfw3vrfeQWVedceqk3r5NHxW6ZYwpy3cRdOVyVIy8jMY79VtxnfhHjWw/w300-h400/IMG_7047.HEIC" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Tuesday morning <span style="color: black;">golf</span>. A match <span style="color: black;"> with Georgia State math professor Gee. Teed off at 655 am. For the most part I only hit one ball.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">1. Hit a good straight tee shot, but low. Good 6 iron to fringe, also low. Nice chip onto green. Missed the par putt. Bogey.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCkVGOlMojpTQ_msIIZx320krEiykIrQB0f8FlNsezr__5QL8I3tPyxiy6ddVHIpE_DyGR2VqNXzDz5cXRKnb8kdWHsao-ZEYxGCjSyq2C6QnSOa4meQiuH4eFAIv-nPvqHBR1wFs7g4UVXCvDLHUlbv-QuHNInOSaoWUZz_ebTgyTXceLCvNIw/s3543/IMG_7059.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3543" data-original-width="3022" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCkVGOlMojpTQ_msIIZx320krEiykIrQB0f8FlNsezr__5QL8I3tPyxiy6ddVHIpE_DyGR2VqNXzDz5cXRKnb8kdWHsao-ZEYxGCjSyq2C6QnSOa4meQiuH4eFAIv-nPvqHBR1wFs7g4UVXCvDLHUlbv-QuHNInOSaoWUZz_ebTgyTXceLCvNIw/w341-h400/IMG_7059.HEIC" width="341" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">2. Hit a good straight 6 iron off the tee, to the fringe. Good lag putt. Par!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">3. Pulled my 8 iron left off the tee. Hit two good chips, but they rolled off the back of the green. Chipped back to where my tee shot had landed. Then a good chip. Sank the putt. Snowman.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">4. Pulled a 6 iron left into the woods. Mulligan also left, but much better. Poor chip, better chip. Two putt. “Double”.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">5. Poor tee shot got a decent roll. Mulligan got a better roll. Three poor chips. Two putt. “Bogey”.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">6. Hit a nice hybrid off the tee. Flubbed a 6 iron. Then an okay 7 iron to the fringe. Good lag putt. Bogey.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">7. Okay drive off tee, to the right near the trees. This is the spot I carry a 3 iron for. Hit my best 3 iron ever. Decent distance. Nice chip, but it rolled off the side of the green. Then a good chip. Four good shots – then I three putted. Triple.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjJuwp4rJ4JorGCSvD6rd5NMKN6TdPMsH-t-Y7fitPZwsgjlJ1h8Le9Lu6low31z74Zz8Dzkv4UBk0CgpLdhSiCuMUWr6cS-iOQejwVcYeKY0U90gWMXZgsRYRsa_kM_32GqBfiJY4jcgMFSKs3oTUsDPwRSPu1GQxfarzvN7HAUsKJHlIeWC1Q/s3586/IMG_7063.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3586" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjJuwp4rJ4JorGCSvD6rd5NMKN6TdPMsH-t-Y7fitPZwsgjlJ1h8Le9Lu6low31z74Zz8Dzkv4UBk0CgpLdhSiCuMUWr6cS-iOQejwVcYeKY0U90gWMXZgsRYRsa_kM_32GqBfiJY4jcgMFSKs3oTUsDPwRSPu1GQxfarzvN7HAUsKJHlIeWC1Q/w338-h400/IMG_7063.HEIC" width="338" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">8. Pulled my drive left, up the hill just past that tree on the left (above). I never do that. Decent 9 iron to the fringe. Poor chip. Not great lag putts. Double.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">9. Poor drive, right and into the trees. Poor chip. Better chip onto the green. Three putt. Triple bogey on the long hard uphill par three.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Finished at 830. Time for work.</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> Tired after walking the 9 holes = 2.34 miles = 5000 steps.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Believe it or not, I think last night I decided that I just don’t like steak that much. Too much chewing. Only like steak from an expensive steak house, where the meat is super tender. Guess I am too much of a regular joe. Give me a burger or pizza or BBQ. Ice cream and pie.</span> T<span style="color: #1f497d;">he steaks at the following places are pretty pricey: Frankies in Gwinnett, Ruth’s Chris, and Stoney River. Also Firebirds.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ciR1GcV9MnBU6weH5lUgFv2E0gPjL7RDQoDGJ2oQtXVneiaXyCsYg5F4buqzA-VvLGsghu6o_KkmTp4fkwPI3adDvfkfIMWE9-fGXzrVcJK70urQsfOPlf-lUf_P9-mp4zspBI1HnesnZ9Aoz5GXsOsCxgIoAGa7HOA2bWwOPhOfNQQvMtS8YFYCWfoz-fQLxt_mPNfhhAUAMslWHQ3r6o1jaUEv8lNPgAKAO_HT-kx-nQiRHOJuKZnlkyp_WY3CitX55ENAKo5n4-NEPAR3cmc9N6o1VGSknifu_tqaoOfO5YMuELrXJGLHlmJLpmqfFBDtkaXw_yk=&c=ynX6zitSr6UsIyhAJrF1eAhK14M6WSmhTWKz9Jy-1VsVIn1yMx8qXA==&ch=jISBqEtaJYZi0rTmXST6GszZ3WtijjE4qpgPsX4frsfAQYxnwhrGFA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XDb0zNHpWlBiMQTmQn8pLzJCEfJYIo6w-tKyKP7ewCHPQhYbrs4wS_7vv6RMmR5GG5imPiSiuZepjqo-RoqrXjjZazY$" target="_blank">STAN MUSIAL</a> <b>[</b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ciR1GcV9MnBU6weH5lUgFv2E0gPjL7RDQoDGJ2oQtXVneiaXyCsYg9jRenWyRPENPm9a4B-R2LXBFmZfuozl9qfUTrLQVZ8AnDl1DwqXL4JKUxYwR0l0eBI2JiVV5XiZxZ_zUMeDBBhvEPzYy0deETkXUgjbu4W77JfA9Syxyld-vZKsw1G4Kw==&c=ynX6zitSr6UsIyhAJrF1eAhK14M6WSmhTWKz9Jy-1VsVIn1yMx8qXA==&ch=jISBqEtaJYZi0rTmXST6GszZ3WtijjE4qpgPsX4frsfAQYxnwhrGFA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XDb0zNHpWlBiMQTmQn8pLzJCEfJYIo6w-tKyKP7ewCHPQhYbrs4wS_7vv6RMmR5GG5imPiSiuZepjqo-Roqr4Ao327Y$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b>]</b> has hit the most home runs in major league All-Star games, with six - matching his uniform number. His 24 ASG played in ties Hank Aaron & Willie Mays for the most ever. Aaron was on a 25th all star team, that he did not play in. Aaron was named to both 1962 ASGs, but NL manager Fred Hutchinson opted to sit him in that year’s first Mid-Summer Classic in favor of starters Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, and Tommy Davis. Asked before leaving St. Louis if he wanted to be known as “El Hombre”, Albert Pujols was very quick to reply in the negative, out of respect to Stan the Man.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><b>DENISON</b>: </span><span style="color: black;">“<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5875A5949A5A117943__;!!AE29DT8V!SIHKZJclsNZYPE8bw6yrRek2zaURQeqyEFSUpbovTbQDgiThhoDfo9ZIzT3Hqye8Ea-HAxUTrLicj8OHIVw3NlpFhFR1HoIZ9yhl$"><span style="color: #045fb4;">Yesterday</span></a>” is one of the most haunting songs in the Beatles’ <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5875A5949A5A117944__;!!AE29DT8V!SIHKZJclsNZYPE8bw6yrRek2zaURQeqyEFSUpbovTbQDgiThhoDfo9ZIzT3Hqye8Ea-HAxUTrLicj8OHIVw3NlpFhFR1HmieVfMx$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">213-song repertoire</span></a>. Now, nearly 60 years later, Paul McCartney has <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5875A5949A5A117945__;!!AE29DT8V!SIHKZJclsNZYPE8bw6yrRek2zaURQeqyEFSUpbovTbQDgiThhoDfo9ZIzT3Hqye8Ea-HAxUTrLicj8OHIVw3NlpFhFR1HiLBunYO$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">explained</span></a> its emotional bridge:</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-left: 30pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Why she had to go?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-left: 30pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I don’t know, she wouldn’t say.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-left: 30pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I said something wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-left: 30pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Now I long for yesterday.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">It turns out, McCartney had a conversation in which he embarrassed his mother. Then she died at the age of 47 when Paul was just 14 years old. Now he wishes he had an eraser he could use to rub that “yesterday” moment away. </span><a href="https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/paul-mccartney-reveals-yesterday-inspiration/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Paul+McCartney+reveals+his+%22Yesterday%22+inspiration&utm_campaign=02-27-24+DA+-++New+satellites+will+take+us+%22one+step+closer+to+a+Big+Brother-is-watching+kind+of+world%22+%28Copy%29">Paul McCartney reveals his “Yesterday” inspiration (denisonforum.org)</a> <span style="color: #1f497d;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxQkd_vVrbgmHECqRaIJPdn7y3Di-NtAK6vrr_IT70ko55srs76smRwvGUUgVdnRhPOSLXasq8aUgs8ObmM6rg7MML0KiOtsMiehVimIu9MCvI87QRywWneqw6vPA3MYaSODnL1BGVhAqfspO5xifOFgRtbR27V0RfcQtCi5qiei6z-BImNyglg/s4032/IMG_7074.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxQkd_vVrbgmHECqRaIJPdn7y3Di-NtAK6vrr_IT70ko55srs76smRwvGUUgVdnRhPOSLXasq8aUgs8ObmM6rg7MML0KiOtsMiehVimIu9MCvI87QRywWneqw6vPA3MYaSODnL1BGVhAqfspO5xifOFgRtbR27V0RfcQtCi5qiei6z-BImNyglg/w300-h400/IMG_7074.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div> </div> </div> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-88496028036422876152024-02-27T19:45:00.000-06:002024-02-27T19:45:25.184-06:00Advice From a Clown<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphSD6d2KOQijFCurnhoZIL7yHOd7zILSLJWQD4XOa2Xi9EbPVJFfrHLdpb7CsllD4zkPbPhCJ4xGNAF117CMif1BWMooZlLsO9wqUPnuEN5oBIkDoO5Uf2uBHWTRJob-TZyu6s7e59ya4jb4PWwZKsdL3t0rRlHq3z6gaN8JhtgIEMBJv2jEyqg/s535/IMG_7043.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="373" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphSD6d2KOQijFCurnhoZIL7yHOd7zILSLJWQD4XOa2Xi9EbPVJFfrHLdpb7CsllD4zkPbPhCJ4xGNAF117CMif1BWMooZlLsO9wqUPnuEN5oBIkDoO5Uf2uBHWTRJob-TZyu6s7e59ya4jb4PWwZKsdL3t0rRlHq3z6gaN8JhtgIEMBJv2jEyqg/w279-h400/IMG_7043.PNG" width="279" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Reading longtime Saturday Night Live cast member Kenan Thompson’s autobiography “When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories, & Questionable Parenting Advice From a Professional Clown”. Never knew much about him. He grew up in south Atlanta / College Park. Tri Cities High School. <span style="color: black;">Good stuff. Kenan is detailed, admits his mistakes, tells funny stories. Introspective.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Kenan tells a good story of how his accountant stole his first million, but how the loss springboarded Thompson to hard work and a successful career. How SNL is hard work, how he struggled at first, and who helped him along the way. His struggles with weight, and learning to eat better.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The title is accurate. <span style="color: black;">Thompson</span> grew up in a Baptist church, but now writes that “there’s more than one way to heaven” and “there’s truth in all religions”. How did he come to such a conclusion? Research? Study?</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span>Not sure if it was when I was in Dallas or Houston, but toward the end of the week I packed up, checked out of the hotel, and after work drove to the airport, turned in my rental car. I went to the counter to check in for my flight back to Atlanta. They checked and said “Mr Murphy, your flight isn’t until tomorrow”. I had gone to the airport on Thursday instead of Friday. Guess I was ready to go home. I had them change my flight to Thursday!</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>GEORGIA TECH</b>: Paul Johnson has no respect for Geoff Collins, after Collins repeatedly painted an untrue picture of the Tech program before he arrived. Interesting article. The hall of fame coach didn’t hold back.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.si.com/college/georgiatech/football/former-georgia-tech-head-coach-paul-johnson-tears-into-geoff-collins-in-recent-interview-i-got-no-respect-for-the-guy__;!!AE29DT8V!Tzkt8gW0uDZtA6n2RK7v41QGOoKsNd8S0iGg-1DjHTx5mLaGJj5yKe0iUWCBifNmE2JWF2da7wnBgfklvws$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.si.com/college/georgiatech/football/former-georgia-tech-head-coach-paul-johnson-tears-into-geoff-collins-in-recent-interview-i-got-no-respect-for-the-guy__;!!AE29DT8V!Tzkt8gW0uDZtA6n2RK7v41QGOoKsNd8S0iGg-1DjHTx5mLaGJj5yKe0iUWCBifNmE2JWF2da7wnBgfklvws$</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">1. Uni Watch on the Braves pants with piping. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">2. Paul lists before / after photos of many teams – but leaves out the Braves.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">3. Could it be that some of the design changes (like the small font on the names on the backs of jerseys) were the bright idea of MLB itself? </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/uni-watch.com/2024/02/23/finally-some-good-news-about-the-new-mlb-pants/__;!!AE29DT8V!SLH4NK6NIk5uj-O8CYv4Q6R-2EsGL7JW3kTgqk71IWyj7zWvYqGrAeih-tVO4LI1mPirXgxKMaEtppQRB3Q$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uni-watch.com/2024/02/23/finally-some-good-news-about-the-new-mlb-pants/__;!!AE29DT8V!SLH4NK6NIk5uj-O8CYv4Q6R-2EsGL7JW3kTgqk71IWyj7zWvYqGrAeih-tVO4LI1mPirXgxKMaEtppQRB3Q$</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Easy ways to improve your mobility</b>: touch your toes. Sit cross legged against a wall, and try to stand up. Sit with your back against a wall, without a chair. Stand on one leg with your eyes closed, for 60 seconds. Hang on monkey bars for one minute. Stand on a moving MARTA train without holding on to anything. Use correct posture when sitting at your desk.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/feb/05/touch-your-toes-six-fast-easy-ways-to-improve-your-mobility-and-live-a-longer-life__;!!AE29DT8V!WEAsi9qBmSNyUkiiS12nuT2Z2N9_0Z_ATXKMCYWxrSgdlgBtOhiSgXFcke9wE6lhq0EJOdHv1bQaPMlSXto$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/feb/05/touch-your-toes-six-fast-easy-ways-to-improve-your-mobility-and-live-a-longer-life__;!!AE29DT8V!WEAsi9qBmSNyUkiiS12nuT2Z2N9_0Z_ATXKMCYWxrSgdlgBtOhiSgXFcke9wE6lhq0EJOdHv1bQaPMlSXto$</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Struggles sensitive people deal with</b>: overwhelmed from sensory input, emotional exhaustion, need for solitude, empathy for others, difficulty with change.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/geediting.com/unique-struggles-that-highly-sensitive-people-deal-with-on-a-daily-basis/__;!!AE29DT8V!SgFbugjhweMu-qQPTneJFA72qPw3IVM1FDzOTIzGvwxizWtoV2AOgkgF6oOmYxgKYq5SKx0-F2Gs5HmhBQI$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geediting.com/unique-struggles-that-highly-sensitive-people-deal-with-on-a-daily-basis/__;!!AE29DT8V!SgFbugjhweMu-qQPTneJFA72qPw3IVM1FDzOTIzGvwxizWtoV2AOgkgF6oOmYxgKYq5SKx0-F2Gs5HmhBQI$</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8BCwy1wOGMGSB0zHTpvGUQgNAScRB3F1fOx2FnjO98mM5qXXeZXO40ROuT1sHgj9yr9TecsJg19tLYsSz6oYElDF2yb78znj11jtZtsSGTocvlBSo43t6JaTtC0CZlBBil3RaWVac51MonHJDyXx4Le4Cqpg6Q79oiC6B9nwAeIR19UkkWqHGQ/s960/IMG_7065.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="960" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8BCwy1wOGMGSB0zHTpvGUQgNAScRB3F1fOx2FnjO98mM5qXXeZXO40ROuT1sHgj9yr9TecsJg19tLYsSz6oYElDF2yb78znj11jtZtsSGTocvlBSo43t6JaTtC0CZlBBil3RaWVac51MonHJDyXx4Le4Cqpg6Q79oiC6B9nwAeIR19UkkWqHGQ/w400-h321/IMG_7065.PNG" width="400" /></a></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">A Venezuelan migrant illegally crossed the border in Texas, was bussed to NYC, was arrested, found work in Athens with a fake green card, then murdered a nursing student at UGA.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/endtimeheadlines.org/2024/02/migrant-suspect-in-murder-of-uga-nursing-student-crossed-border-in-texas-was-arrested-and-released-in-nyc/__;!!AE29DT8V!UuR38FUGjFe0GJTuwYFdXWzYOBmCXJl8HvEu_dxkb4wtbxx02eQOCo7s7-GEP70Mbfh5OF28daCXl_yTxSU$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://endtimeheadlines.org/2024/02/migrant-suspect-in-murder-of-uga-nursing-student-crossed-border-in-texas-was-arrested-and-released-in-nyc/__;!!AE29DT8V!UuR38FUGjFe0GJTuwYFdXWzYOBmCXJl8HvEu_dxkb4wtbxx02eQOCo7s7-GEP70Mbfh5OF28daCXl_yTxSU$</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Christians are under attack in America. Reminds me of Denison’s recent article about how in current culture it’s permitted to hate, and even encouraged.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/stream.org/if-someone-asks-whether-youre-a-christian-nationalist-what-should-you-say/__;!!AE29DT8V!Vat4Lc4FHvVWLrEChe-ttSJ0q9zvr8mclwR3VlUi6fO9g6DgpHG78S76vgn8bmO7wbRhlofLQzliO_COkK8$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://stream.org/if-someone-asks-whether-youre-a-christian-nationalist-what-should-you-say/__;!!AE29DT8V!Vat4Lc4FHvVWLrEChe-ttSJ0q9zvr8mclwR3VlUi6fO9g6DgpHG78S76vgn8bmO7wbRhlofLQzliO_COkK8$</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Bob Costas, once an American sports treasure, has apparently become an expert on politics in his old age (71). He’s called Trump supporters a “toxic cult” and said that Biden must step aside, no longer a compelling alternative to Trump. Sounds like he is trying to alienate the entire country. Will we be hearing more of this narrative at the Paris Olympics? If so, I won’t be watching.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/02/24/smr-costas-on-biden.cnn__;!!AE29DT8V!VgLOZHUMkkBdd36RySiy4gB0_b_486kZ3AFPbO52IHc-ezpgP6SknszrxSmoE8r-bPFeVZNwtgtcRofIVjQ$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/02/24/smr-costas-on-biden.cnn__;!!AE29DT8V!VgLOZHUMkkBdd36RySiy4gB0_b_486kZ3AFPbO52IHc-ezpgP6SknszrxSmoE8r-bPFeVZNwtgtcRofIVjQ$</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.foxnews.com/media/bob-costas-draws-fire-trump-supporters-toxic-cult-great-look-him__;!!AE29DT8V!QDZW8Y6zbiu7F2pUac3AL-0n0QKaw-9rLtkfIJJHse2rBWOWsOiUz6__zIhLlWMMi6JgKO5oAkkPNw1DOJI$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/media/bob-costas-draws-fire-trump-supporters-toxic-cult-great-look-him__;!!AE29DT8V!QDZW8Y6zbiu7F2pUac3AL-0n0QKaw-9rLtkfIJJHse2rBWOWsOiUz6__zIhLlWMMi6JgKO5oAkkPNw1DOJI$</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Article: new technologies are being developed, to be used to buy and sell in the dystopian world of the future - and hasten the arrival of the mark of the beast?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/themostimportantnews.com/archives/they-are-creating-incredibly-bizarre-new-technologies-for-the-dystopian-world-of-the-future__;!!AE29DT8V!XJxjDZWAEqPL_pWlOHLwH8erYt3CUl7x-_OawnRGlBlsXwB8MyU6RLe-cOWd51UbiRE3WydPcDMmydwv99o$"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://themostimportantnews.com/archives/they-are-creating-incredibly-bizarre-new-technologies-for-the-dystopian-world-of-the-future__;!!AE29DT8V!XJxjDZWAEqPL_pWlOHLwH8erYt3CUl7x-_OawnRGlBlsXwB8MyU6RLe-cOWd51UbiRE3WydPcDMmydwv99o$</span></a></span></p> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-88745940006299858352024-02-26T20:33:00.004-06:002024-02-26T20:40:28.477-06:00Pistol Pete & Dr. J<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmIkM3EsnMsAA2RtV_Hwxei4IEwjlM_DXK5btAoGWGGMD5_Qi3EHq0ydDZwBEAgN1hvaVDxGhQuK4k_5Ew8E3SivKlKET_NM-KDhLlvf-4B_XzDHR62RszAn2gH-8aThkKC6lIpaSuAY6eZT4IOH3Clu7kdhWhtaHSE5GR9Oxr7ck4TCDAHv3Ng/s1292/IMG_7044.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="959" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmIkM3EsnMsAA2RtV_Hwxei4IEwjlM_DXK5btAoGWGGMD5_Qi3EHq0ydDZwBEAgN1hvaVDxGhQuK4k_5Ew8E3SivKlKET_NM-KDhLlvf-4B_XzDHR62RszAn2gH-8aThkKC6lIpaSuAY6eZT4IOH3Clu7kdhWhtaHSE5GR9Oxr7ck4TCDAHv3Ng/w298-h400/IMG_7044.PNG" width="298" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">Julius Erving called Maravich “an amazing player”, and “the most skilled player he had ever seen”. Dr J played two games with Maravich and the Hawks (and Lou Hudson. They averaged 135 points per game – unheard of in that era before the three point line. Erving wanted to play in Atlanta – “the place for the black man to be in that era”.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.basketballnetwork.net/latest-news/julius-erving-on-playing-two-games-alongside-pistol-pete-maravich__;!!AE29DT8V!T378kYxK54Au-00fDdnu-2WnsJZ88qlkR6LJd2UgOr3doInrFiwZ4d3wNImJMdTwf91EIibp4StA6Nqvrgs$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.basketballnetwork.net/latest-news/julius-erving-on-playing-two-games-alongside-pistol-pete-maravich__;!!AE29DT8V!T378kYxK54Au-00fDdnu-2WnsJZ88qlkR6LJd2UgOr3doInrFiwZ4d3wNImJMdTwf91EIibp4StA6Nqvrgs$</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2KRRAyYMHhkeyAVdLGbva6I6K-uSHga0XeErTnzU4K1FSuRlIYf4s6zk9Cnzwhc2wNEBvJeOygZlGObfIYiPYKiUZy8QS1MHQRxNIAykOepuFdqsMYi46IIeBNqUBSHRyt6Kfw62kCm9FKYwaExzpqDyI4b8FFeoZ0hav5stzfowktUD5vUc3A/s960/IMG_7049.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="960" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2KRRAyYMHhkeyAVdLGbva6I6K-uSHga0XeErTnzU4K1FSuRlIYf4s6zk9Cnzwhc2wNEBvJeOygZlGObfIYiPYKiUZy8QS1MHQRxNIAykOepuFdqsMYi46IIeBNqUBSHRyt6Kfw62kCm9FKYwaExzpqDyI4b8FFeoZ0hav5stzfowktUD5vUc3A/w400-h221/IMG_7049.PNG" width="400" /></a></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">Bob McAdoo was in awe of Maravich’s 68 point game against the Knicks. Pistol Pete fouled out of that game.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.basketballnetwork.net/old-school/bob-mcadoo-was-in-awe-of-pete-maravich-68-points-against-the-knicks__;!!AE29DT8V!S8s-ZCyjoSwt1UmDsq4DRlmSFfMoyPFsgYurF2mGfvGUsutYltG_x631sNUP3E7M6ZahrftGo9ZjTwm1N1I$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.basketballnetwork.net/old-school/bob-mcadoo-was-in-awe-of-pete-maravich-68-points-against-the-knicks__;!!AE29DT8V!S8s-ZCyjoSwt1UmDsq4DRlmSFfMoyPFsgYurF2mGfvGUsutYltG_x631sNUP3E7M6ZahrftGo9ZjTwm1N1I$</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCtDEfsEuQfSO7CdRfvBTIFG-1Gnvl-ga_Tw3CkbvSBuVVXtw_ct0RMr4r4YC4v89192t0ngjPC9Xe0mPLmEjFzD0o-bWGRd7XQYinN5s76TNMFxJEyF95jvnwovq_AVRESCgbpwlPSJDI22QsQIlmdQheAK20A2d8ydJAFCeaaEzoz8uJOKDTA/s1323/IMG_7048.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1323" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCtDEfsEuQfSO7CdRfvBTIFG-1Gnvl-ga_Tw3CkbvSBuVVXtw_ct0RMr4r4YC4v89192t0ngjPC9Xe0mPLmEjFzD0o-bWGRd7XQYinN5s76TNMFxJEyF95jvnwovq_AVRESCgbpwlPSJDI22QsQIlmdQheAK20A2d8ydJAFCeaaEzoz8uJOKDTA/w290-h400/IMG_7048.PNG" width="290" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Friday afternoon I gave up and cleared out several emails from my in box, getting it down to four. Currently at five. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Worked until 545 Friday. Dropped off donations at Goodwill on the way home. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaVr6SgHpwDo3K6BWywV256Bkn7PlyYwfdMiCVCUfO8OpW3Y_sVgy0BYkocVCb1STa23ZPimGOlGKZx4ko0NoeWmho2jJKgk_851HQ2c4NiJOiOGHq9V93vhUWRvMWJ74OLESUfDfXu27c5uk2JDRJWzBE2Ex1LsGaJ60pcsqMx3RQOZoI_G4oA/s3582/IMG_7027.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3582" data-original-width="3022" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaVr6SgHpwDo3K6BWywV256Bkn7PlyYwfdMiCVCUfO8OpW3Y_sVgy0BYkocVCb1STa23ZPimGOlGKZx4ko0NoeWmho2jJKgk_851HQ2c4NiJOiOGHq9V93vhUWRvMWJ74OLESUfDfXu27c5uk2JDRJWzBE2Ex1LsGaJ60pcsqMx3RQOZoI_G4oA/w338-h400/IMG_7027.HEIC" width="338" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Homemade pizza. C had to make the sauce from scratch, and the crust was from the freezer, but it still ate. Watched a Lifetime movie: Meet Me in New York.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEve7CEC0N5qGxrE0e7YQY6xdAfWbFgHw-6-LftK2IyiCikiyupvbBTINICaE3sgHH70TCXZWnbq5egniSaUDwVyuwJYdsBuBPK9DcZ22en1-7gOzcSAZfNH9wGa-77rTfajZ3rvw2uoBialtb7BKVHiTDOpF1exQltjmRqGxhTSnYWhPmpS9lg/s1148/IMG_7030.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="848" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEve7CEC0N5qGxrE0e7YQY6xdAfWbFgHw-6-LftK2IyiCikiyupvbBTINICaE3sgHH70TCXZWnbq5egniSaUDwVyuwJYdsBuBPK9DcZ22en1-7gOzcSAZfNH9wGa-77rTfajZ3rvw2uoBialtb7BKVHiTDOpF1exQltjmRqGxhTSnYWhPmpS9lg/w295-h400/IMG_7030.PNG" width="295" /></a></div><p></p><div><div> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Up early to play golf. 42 degrees. Wasn’t bad. A buddy didn’t show, which delayed my start by 20 minutes. Hit lots of balls. The boring recap…</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNC8n2_fYfvex9_U6GZD4nWrfLAUCTbwRR_KwnxATgK_0_eGNWg0AOOB7Oc13bFr6KZ7tib27dHQaVdTUpyTZnqeXb_SFPd-EXcouXKJ34vsoiEnSWNtf9C7v8kEgBP0S-HTD2WFyySNifrAGjyuBSVDyH7Zp0Ga07pw2sgXJcmuLYF28GGOb0w/s4032/IMG_7032.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNC8n2_fYfvex9_U6GZD4nWrfLAUCTbwRR_KwnxATgK_0_eGNWg0AOOB7Oc13bFr6KZ7tib27dHQaVdTUpyTZnqeXb_SFPd-EXcouXKJ34vsoiEnSWNtf9C7v8kEgBP0S-HTD2WFyySNifrAGjyuBSVDyH7Zp0Ga07pw2sgXJcmuLYF28GGOb0w/w400-h300/IMG_7032.HEIC" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> <o:p></o:p></span><p></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">1. Two of my three drives were good. Then I couldn’t hit a fairway shot. Flubbed several. Lost 2 balls. Hit a couple of putts. Missed. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">2. Hit a great 6 iron off the tee to the fringe. While waiting on my friend to not show I had practiced chipping. Thought I was ready. Hit one good, one short, and one long. Just missed the par putt. Bogey. Found one ball.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">3. Hit a great 8 iron off the tee, to the fringe. Pulled a mulligan left. Found 2 balls. Hit two good putts close. Par!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">4. Bad shot, better shot, worse shot. But I hit three decent chips. Just missed the par putt. Bogey. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">5. Bad shot. Worse shot. Then I hit a great 6 iron. Found it on the green. Perhaps my best tee shot ever on that hole. Missed the birdie putt. And the par putt, I think. Bogey.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">6. Hit hybrid off the tee. First shot low into the rough. Drew my mulligan past the rough, to the left of the 150 yard marker. Nice. Cruddy 6 iron, then a better mulligan. Hit three wedge shots: first one onto the green pin high, then two too long. Missed the par putt. Bogey. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">7. Hit a low drive that got a decent roll. Not sure where my mulligan went. Found two balls. Pulled out a 3 iron and hit it low, over the crest of the hill. Then two 9 irons. Never found one, but the mulligan settled on the green. Hit two great lag putts, but missed the bogey try. Double. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">8. Hit a low drive, but it got a good roll. Flubbed two 9 irons before the third landed short of the green. Then two great chips, for a tap in par. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">9. Three wood off tee. Hit a tree and bounded back onto the fairway. Mulligan went further. Nice chip onto the green, pin high. A rare par putt, but I missed. Bogey. Finished at 8:30.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">After not working the past four weekends, I’ve got some catching up to do. <span style="color: black;">Saturday</span> I worked 930-1245. Stopped by McDonalds on the way home for a free chicken sandwich. Got a much needed haircut. Spent the rest of the day helping Ceil declutter her art studio room. Lots of trash and giveaway items, and stuff for the attic. Anna and Goose stopped by. Earlier C had gone to Bellwood Coffee to see Matthew, Will, Shivonne, Millie, and a few Normans.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Baked chicken for supper. We hardly turned on the TV.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitI5_ocxYVAkAHJXmd-FrOFGM3vAuj7xnyXMFJOef0AGA6-ne_RI7cZhQ3WX0OPy2zvcJ1bvmyj2Sbim0PIl2upWVlBZwvskNFNBk1b3J0QYM9jRZzyMJhagJ_yhpQULGdeOFTSSGeOTc-Lj7wK8mTGX5p86XBnxCw9BdhQUy5pz2p97MEj0OdQ/s4032/IMG_7041.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitI5_ocxYVAkAHJXmd-FrOFGM3vAuj7xnyXMFJOef0AGA6-ne_RI7cZhQ3WX0OPy2zvcJ1bvmyj2Sbim0PIl2upWVlBZwvskNFNBk1b3J0QYM9jRZzyMJhagJ_yhpQULGdeOFTSSGeOTc-Lj7wK8mTGX5p86XBnxCw9BdhQUy5pz2p97MEj0OdQ/w300-h400/IMG_7041.HEIC" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sunday: worked 930-130. Watched some of the Bucks@Sixers, and later some of National Treasure one and two. Also caught up on emails and all the sweepstakes notifications I’d been neglecting for the past month. Did laundry and put away a bunch of clothes. Ate leftovers: BBQ for lunch and pizza for supper.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Lifted weights at the gym this morning. Got a bunch of work done this weekend, but still lots to do. After ending last week with only 4 emails in my in box, I’m currently at 11 – including 4 sweepstakes emails I sent myself.</span></p> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">DENISON: according to the Harvard Medical School, optimism <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5859A5933A5A117598__;!!AE29DT8V!Ua4BtjkD_VZED-zkg5_W5eFPVGbDkAShd3ajqUHVxg9xZo_RxByaVG-ZuN-EfGBB2AKAxfUJESBYTlYzllswB3tthqjCFjYP4Z6d$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">helps</span></a> reduce hypertension, protect against developing heart disease, lower respiratory tract infections, and benefit overall health.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/happy-people-productive-how-to-live-optimistically/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=%22A+happy+people+are+a+productive+people%22&utm_campaign=02-22-24+DA+-++Alabama+Supreme+Court+rules+that+frozen+embryos+are+%22unborn+children%22+%28Copy%29">https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/happy-people-productive-how-to-live-optimistically/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=%22A+happy+people+are+a+productive+people%22&utm_campaign=02-22-24+DA+-++Alabama+Supreme+Court+rules+that+frozen+embryos+are+%22unborn+children%22+%28Copy%29</a></span></p> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-81494122869299603422024-02-25T18:53:00.003-06:002024-02-25T18:53:51.552-06:00Sermon Notes<div class="WordSection1"> <blockquote style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The Seven Last Words of Jesus <br /> Luke 23:33-43<br /> Clay Smith JFBC<br /> <br /> I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in Paradise: what does Jesus mean? Jesus is hanging on a cross next to two criminals, dying a degrading death. <br /> <br /> What is paradise? Movies depict paradise in different ways, so do different religions. Some are temporary pleasures. Christianity says we will go to to a place of blessing with God after death, to be there forever. <br /> <br /> Walled gardens, in the ancient world. Inside it's lush and green, outside an arid desert. Rev 2:7 eat from the tree of life.<br /> <br /> John 10:27-28 "I give them eternal life". Bodies hung on a tree of death<br /> <br /> Jesus hung with two criminals: who responded to Jesus differently. One mocked, insulted Jesus. Her 17:9 the heart is desperately sick - the worst thing to do is to follow your heart.<br /> <br /> If we are using Jesus for our own selfish desires, we are like those two criminals. <br /> <br /> The other criminal repented and changed his mind. <br /> <br /> Stages of repentance …<br /> <br /> 1. He realized his hopelessness Rom 3:23 all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.<br /> <br /> 2. He realizes he can't fix the problem he's in. The prodigal son tried to fix things by getting a job feeding pigs.<br /> <br /> 3. He realizes that Jesus is indeed the Christ. He says "this man has done nothing wrong". Still this isn't enough. John 1:1-14 the demons also believe, and shudder. You have to say that Jesus is MY king, MY Lord.<br /> <br /> 4. He pleads with Jesus for his salvation. 2 Cor 5 Jesus was in the world reconciling the world to Himself.<br /> <br /> What do you say when God asks why should I let you in to my heaven? The only answer doesn't start with a personal pronoun - not I or me. On what basis gets you in heaven? The man on the middle cross said I could come. <br /> <br /> Even in your dying breath you can come to be saved by Jesus. Just don't assume you will have time for a dying breath.<br /> <br /> 5. Don't lose sight of God's mercy. Romans 12:1 offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable, which is your spiritual service of worship <br /> <br /> We are all here in this service for the same reason. Do you know for certain that you are going to heaven? Don't lose your first love. Don't forget God's mercy. <br /> <br /> Move week events…<br /> Friday March 1 BBQ dinner<br /> Saturday March 2 <span style="color: black;">brunch at Earharts</span></span></p></div></blockquote><p> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Sat March 2 </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">dessert at Harrell's</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Talked to </span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">classmate </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Gary</span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">, who shepherded Caleb in high school. Last night Anna threw a dinner party for friends. She used some of her "new" china.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju55x93DkWFikWv0oAE9mxv3QplB9h3eoYR-Cf0bPf-9EOeUSIXgvL4_gWOto950IjiJqS6IyuMdvJ9TRwj9BaQHffBtUFcPExZ4l2829sveX78KjSMCvFoh_1Nz19V3a5rEu-5Q_6uzKz0YJkXk3LQN1_mO-TMDhbEh5mkShyphenhyphenP0WAFJd8yRP8fQ/s1524/IMG_7045.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju55x93DkWFikWv0oAE9mxv3QplB9h3eoYR-Cf0bPf-9EOeUSIXgvL4_gWOto950IjiJqS6IyuMdvJ9TRwj9BaQHffBtUFcPExZ4l2829sveX78KjSMCvFoh_1Nz19V3a5rEu-5Q_6uzKz0YJkXk3LQN1_mO-TMDhbEh5mkShyphenhyphenP0WAFJd8yRP8fQ/w253-h400/IMG_7045.PNG" width="253" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAk59GP790Z1iRc-w1rEmVgorqW2gdYU3E62s2nBLKQqf_zJjS529bi7xnKEoMzvGGqaj4GnI_MVwqjWs1IGieCubi6XzRIobNezTrG0hcNNMYnTwV7OBV-QBBW49HzkzhkHeu0VCA7JBnuJvarq-FGYuXKzv8UTNwK2r6QTCMiJOJosEwwVeEak=&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4Q8zvUaxw$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">ERIC DAVIS</span></a><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span><b style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">[</b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAtDdaODbzSkeUPPNTEPJgo7d3jdt9Xs3ukXOtlVjByF1S2z71zAYHaXt5rOuPB0nWqXRyw_YhhaGhfM7_faFw3taQA4X3FyzxqWAEsNvwT9oXqtm-gvLw38KlO-v0kJcGw==&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4QC2xJ6VU$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">]</b><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> lent his bat to Fernando Tatis, and then Tatis then hit two grand slams in one inning. In L.A. on </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAmgW9tHBjfVcLRzebV50C5k46j0WM9c-F6ipN9Kjc1Wx7FLTvtKxsQ_GZQshE8vx3w56oTuDAlccWU9R4Erbfea6tZtotf352oex5Xd4QsbzjeCooDBF-aKFWJMGS_QYWfTG2yP5frAATdpwxQc0XRc=&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4QlvvfRLw$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">23-Apr-1999</span></a><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">, St Louis' Tatis performed his </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAk59GP790Z1i0pZV5zgcMyy9PbVfOU8NaeJqKeLg45xVCs7HPdSg5an7qUGK2rofzyR5AhyVfuXHQL0era7IlFxwCv7wE6YcNR6TP8GUeyravZb6eMp19ScmCLmOUGO-82yveOhHvDChRYyAD0XucBbjd33w9pvL8ZxrI4FT_j30qwJnBhheAe_U3mxXcXWvZw==&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4QPdBPQnw$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">monumental feat</span></a><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> with the aid of Davis' bat. Davis did not play in that game. Davis spent </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAk59GP790Z1il4anlBMmbAuc6T8X9VY8tLVrLj4Tu8Hy8m8vjYCsqfRUNYJ_3g-HFttJfdjxgqMnUu8ZBkeUWv90-YKLIhwDy_YRKi3QSffPj-9J2GMXDxNU7EGcI61SO21o8rVwZY35&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4QXzS4Qzg$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">1993</span></a><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> & </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAk59GP790Z1i1fiImWAnSOkvoBGJddfWYDPuTQJ-PBsNM5i5hvzHTRCwTLWoxLOL2g7tYanA415-ecB-kO4W5sMMJ4BZUifX8z-I2xS-q2hR-OXkLcmT1-n0XShoRm6xylYZc6fMTNaI&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4QUOlPW9w$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">1994</span></a><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> with the Tigers. He received MVP votes in each of his first five seasons in the majors, in </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAmgW9tHBjfVcDPNR2zjvlKT9Mo46zlp2quj6YNN2UrNIjVMoAVg8-2CIbm4npHoUMYCFVxJoZ29fG8IQ7YE9EYcZwgDI3X4SnydfoCAN0yLG-l3_A0yoJQSMHo-TwCatsJNTunTvnf6LCCcfjnRGBbhIg7589XuhWTYTKJREd0ix&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4QZe2F49s$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">1986</span></a><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">, </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAhprOhdVczEmYQ0hDU6nKbe2MfOxPRGteeS_j2dXgr2p_obfu_m419psKeLPIksqeM5xRSNLkIa4MeaPi7NFi_EICEOavid2DZtFjlKtUhfgIWXpE-wTBtUxp_D7A4dzUyLu4Ug5Kb8KdHCj-QR2J0KZAAlSq_IIPRlMzCnhFWiG&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4QX0MOBes$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">1987</span></a><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">, </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAiEl2kstt9Tc3BY1qyDnOhnNYKOwAyS7sMnEzAi05cZ6peG9_VlqbkCLJ_rdNwE52gS5UGYJRwLULeupbs66t5e-oH6BCMmC4G9PWFSKu1YTerNA-xfljddSQdQoVJzoBZEeb8VQ4m0SPXOqsUWREFOOeGVUEDLhRPHl5MpsOOue&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4QPnTRkw0$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">1988</span></a><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">, </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAiEl2kstt9TcI5hBcZ_0S6pSbHNvraOSs9_xr8aUBntAbBl_YUOn6nI13qXW5MjKrBxcRJkeNaEgw5nPLGtNkBFSckpr-YCHKTr3bHTsB-RxW5GaAYlYweThFcgP0jISbjt7etd5DaMN-Uc4p_kyZ74CZXrn4Hre0_apeZWgqRW7&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4QYv6Q7JA$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">1989</span></a><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">, and </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAooskFlKeVISAEpbklCKznlAj33GT0fUYKMT-hb0ikRrfmcMBSv6WNtsH3AIWXwnN-Cxeqf7Wp0kk_TOqNcvl3uBJ1jD1iU3w3DejEHtA8fTxJ7kwxXbzYi04xLEfUtRLAQjiwxMjo-DMKCpMlItF2ZyHTigdvMUc5qJOQuuIMAD&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4QjLoLgSQ$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">1990</span></a><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">. Only once during that streak was he in the top 10, but his consistency was noticed by many. Davis' 30-game hitting streak in 1998 (from </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAk59GP790Z1iyihLvTDqHAZ4F7Spp5Y8BSH3ltzVFSZG_gdvlHBDdAkZXJK9qZwtyrp8AetH7dBZ-VDDt0KTasDDKt4YTRKGYvOfcSmq4ghTF1ELqbA3vBe1s8Hxj-n-TqKsyJsGGfj-jiJZwYCPF-U=&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4QjNAZ0DI$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">12-Jul</span></a><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> to </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAk59GP790Z1iSc5tLFdS6f0Ac8bZsI3fQodNOSxNWSlM0o4sCOlEdefzIocWwSRFvKJHN3YA7xYy69EwCHZ46_w7fz_krE1ba4ubWAOJfaMHIUT6pteUffseYklMT4AfHKopE-Mpqg-sMTqyt6lFH7o=&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4QXSbGQ8k$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">15-Aug</span></a><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">) is the best in Baltimore Oriole history. The top hitting streak for the franchise is held by the Brown's George Sisler, whose 41 gamer came in </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAviKibjJNVeJ08N6XK69kokFMhoMJeftRZnA0LQ39DCqMPhKUuunijBSIOeKMcITddn3hYFyVTyCAuyix2kL-y_VG7Ud9hlko1VhyzQqfj-lzU8tM6mb83ueApCPtpsMoGspupiKmaHw&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4QgNYPHHo$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">1922</span></a><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">, the year he hit .420 and won </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001CCQUK3U2FbTqJ6Dwsx4kzuBj9H7C-mxvAWHjU2QfshHkzdeFcD0UAt25dU8GhnGBtZx7TA2lNB9i-vRJCps_6M9N67lEiJBBAfr7kuZzXHqKkGOkd1kFiO7MI05nTkq4NRpcye_KeokwUU1WNNb1-LAhgUmOy8PlCOTBah7FAtRu7J_MwKvO8uHhJd0iNr__DvxFwWD8_48AdT-X-uk2H2KwvzihBwhB&c=MkJqhtaQoouKt7dWSbjF0j5cDX1AJP3pSope09AYObFl5-kgUqsa-w==&ch=qGUbjkJ-xAbmVS_pp_fmf5_h6yp9txtBd5mklo6fef3XT5klD6xNVA==__;!!AE29DT8V!XwptHjYseVFQk5RwNMYF_405T73-LICG1CL3dqmsOX8pzyC7ujwtUKWjHeX8qv1f-ne-X4kNFjdN4LfMeg4QVe_D5Oc$" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">AL MVP</span></a><span style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">.</span></p> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-53331824708893585012024-02-24T20:15:00.001-06:002024-02-24T20:15:19.340-06:00Breaking Beltloop News<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdpWBf6YySQnMAWizadudau4aC_ub2vGZWTvbVPFyRr0a1VWB_afLm2BkznBCzmVglG-iYUYDpaWYNhszkjIS1yap-ZposZtYp9FqG5Xh7srlZrE8SjzsqwdYaGZEJG0VVnkr_RMhNDEkrxn13b7zvidWtUd57u2z4eyzWUzaSFqSkTw0DrqxhQ/s960/IMG_7025.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="960" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdpWBf6YySQnMAWizadudau4aC_ub2vGZWTvbVPFyRr0a1VWB_afLm2BkznBCzmVglG-iYUYDpaWYNhszkjIS1yap-ZposZtYp9FqG5Xh7srlZrE8SjzsqwdYaGZEJG0VVnkr_RMhNDEkrxn13b7zvidWtUd57u2z4eyzWUzaSFqSkTw0DrqxhQ/w400-h261/IMG_7025.PNG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Good news bad news: the Braves will have their distinctive beltloop piping after all. But since the new Nike designed see thru pants have new slanted beltloops in odd places, the pants stripe does not line up with the side belt loop any more. Gives the pants an even odder look. There is a shortage of the new pants, and some teams have gone back to wearing last years' pants. We can only hope. Stay tuned for more updates.</span></span></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkdxCvd9YmGHjhr4fZ0lrJSJAJFPKJDHGSBkhoyeLZWONKSnP-S9Tid7YFTw4s5u_xsTq1DRYWBEjze4UYG1ggDqXpIgReZj6OkEKWRP5nc0g5BWbncdl2jZCdWTM4xYwER-0yw_kWzyIKoQdUB4393k8smjGrqIx4w0e7sONKN4vevJyN6JRUw/s1403/IMG_7024.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkdxCvd9YmGHjhr4fZ0lrJSJAJFPKJDHGSBkhoyeLZWONKSnP-S9Tid7YFTw4s5u_xsTq1DRYWBEjze4UYG1ggDqXpIgReZj6OkEKWRP5nc0g5BWbncdl2jZCdWTM4xYwER-0yw_kWzyIKoQdUB4393k8smjGrqIx4w0e7sONKN4vevJyN6JRUw/w274-h400/IMG_7024.PNG" width="274" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">My beef: somewhere along the line people stopped putting question marks at the end of questions. To me that makes the statement seem more like a demand: TELL ME THE ANSWER. I may be an old fogey, but it hacks me off. Perhaps I should just not answer. When they ask why, I can just say that I didn’t realize they were asking a question. But only old fogeys do sensible things like that.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Dovetails nicely with Denison’s devotion this morning:</span><span> in a <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5836A5910A5A117436__;!!AE29DT8V!VwEC2QA_0XWCZHxwWzJvUkQB1CVGheoCiQoF_MMHDtsbDvUvcHy6Y4HMNNshgebceKdd_UVHAU5CKV5dAsEA22Udhyx06KdOvwfG$"> <span>fascinating article</span></a>, Alan Jacobs outlined an essential truth to understanding our culture. Many Americans don’t aren’t interested in understanding opposing views. “What many people want is to <i>hate their enemies</i>.” Many of the problems our society face stem from this tendency to organize our ideas around what we hate rather than what we love. The reason is that “hatred alone is immortal.” People seem hardwired to hate, even if we don’t act on it. Hatred has become a virtue - so long as it is directed against the right people or ideas. In the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5836A5910A5A117437__;!!AE29DT8V!VwEC2QA_0XWCZHxwWzJvUkQB1CVGheoCiQoF_MMHDtsbDvUvcHy6Y4HMNNshgebceKdd_UVHAU5CKV5dAsEA22Udhyx06JixbI0t$"> <span>Sermon on the Mount</span></a>, Jesus states, “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:43–44).</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/alexei-navalny-the-fact-is-that-i-am-a-christian/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Alexei*Navalny*3A**A22The*fact*is*that*I*am*a*Christian*22&utm_campaign=02-22-24*DA*-**AAlabama*Supreme*Court*rules*that*frozen*embryos*are**A22unborn*children*22**A28Copy*29__;KyUrJSsrKysrKyslKysrKysrKysrKysrJSslKyUl!!AE29DT8V!Wv9dxdU8Us8fmkBYhdpmg_MP4Twpded26Inss_mM23FvwqVOQx6xJf0ilb5LDcZ0ETT--_fCJD-kRoXAv6Q$">https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/alexei-navalny-the-fact-is-that-i-am-a-christian/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Alexei+Navalny%3A+%22The+fact+is+that+I+am+a+Christian%22&utm_campaign=02-22-24+DA+-++Alabama+Supreme+Court+rules+that+frozen+embryos+are+%22unborn+children%22+%28Copy%29</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpo2S85_lnKRxo_jlYt1Md0GtVEZySqCdRBx_MRj2rMPV8m-UYZDKSrZDZ0aPAc-49nUCqTTj4ukNR4EPWU-W1UZdPivy652a0AEmMid3ci9JDmr9Fa2SPFO3vOQBX35iDwNCgwqZyUq4rYZNXW2JiAJ1ijBvZKEm7siRcCXvT00iqhnlvlokDHA/s2989/IMG_6989.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="2989" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpo2S85_lnKRxo_jlYt1Md0GtVEZySqCdRBx_MRj2rMPV8m-UYZDKSrZDZ0aPAc-49nUCqTTj4ukNR4EPWU-W1UZdPivy652a0AEmMid3ci9JDmr9Fa2SPFO3vOQBX35iDwNCgwqZyUq4rYZNXW2JiAJ1ijBvZKEm7siRcCXvT00iqhnlvlokDHA/w400-h383/IMG_6989.HEIC" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span>I entered a contest to win a trip to Antarctica but didn’t win.</span></span></p> <p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Had to download a new app to get work emails on my phone, which I don’t like how it works. So I am sending more personal emails from my personal email accounts. That makes any replies and sent emails harder to find. Stuff is always getting more complicated.</span></p> <p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Tiger Woods</b>' 10 most unforgettable Nike commercials through the years.</span></span></p> <p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.golfdigest.com/story/10-best-tiger-woods-nike-commercials-golf__;!!AE29DT8V!UPJTZq2cHABbcq00v1IQTk3_pnixfkZTvyLFONYQozpLGslyxNZuwYA8wt1ovkdVb2cOgnhwDv6Rlj6_KAM$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.golfdigest.com/story/10-best-tiger-woods-nike-commercials-golf__;!!AE29DT8V!UPJTZq2cHABbcq00v1IQTk3_pnixfkZTvyLFONYQozpLGslyxNZuwYA8wt1ovkdVb2cOgnhwDv6Rlj6_KAM$</a></span></span></p> <p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Nike or Fanatics</b>: Who’s Responsible for MLB’s New Uniforms?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/uni-watch.com/2024/02/14/nike-and-fanatics-whos-responsible-for-mlbs-new-uniforms/__;!!AE29DT8V!RsC3N21N-7Vi4fsZSfQWs4BxVZAdhXY0LYA_gKLvxabZ5725-5dTbpqWKefAxyq3NA7zTH6IJaBd_AGT3yU$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uni-watch.com/2024/02/14/nike-and-fanatics-whos-responsible-for-mlbs-new-uniforms/__;!!AE29DT8V!RsC3N21N-7Vi4fsZSfQWs4BxVZAdhXY0LYA_gKLvxabZ5725-5dTbpqWKefAxyq3NA7zTH6IJaBd_AGT3yU$</a></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p> <p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vep8QbnxUrvqHCwusLdxJY8pZV2nKiK4Je48lP4AxeT5x6cqTBq6vPfvtD_oa8eGbElcb0ozMy8ip9DMxI0XwaKIVafLje_pwPpK3XBRQUApe_gph2EakrQPDmnnbLgRiro1dw1rI8Wp1xxgc1SSFlFbHbLkDE4tp_wCVSLS5RFWeWqlELSY5VDt4KxwNm5sYqHFYJGq8jGtiqKK9GpLn_XI-VS7XpWoHa3qwC0edeeEsU-EOZztQLDeJziPjfyX0fsF6SvHqKu68TbVy0b--ws6risINQg-aBTmcikQWH5jmILMPUSBrYp8PxUGbKAotZ4Sm8RTLmsjlPsWe57bea7arw9EEbbpfNC_W7CrXj7Ut2kf5VMaRVWClW39Pz3o&c=g5XZdvtyBy9lgG8Zd58owzgq7L4SBxZCusmyLw3DBrUhMdLIfK9Nkg==&ch=bGcJsjWSkWjagOEnvco9kDAU-fbWqdCHz61p_s2MnVGd2lulCd8s3A==__;!!AE29DT8V!SaIW1w0RXPT271qcludhhUCNmuM7DcHM8Rqb75pAS868oyXPyg1vyGB757yXzRCgwYwbYxA3pkN-EzMgNsEvjFEBY68$" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">WILLIE McCOVEY</span></a> <b>[</b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vep8QbnxUrvqHCwusLdxJY8pZV2nKiK4Je48lP4AxeT5x6cqTBq6vOJyF-DUPI6CwFG7BEyNVpM7qXltvIQkc0FmMLu5ArNzeukqE3tGitVIo6uFtSJ9gUiHoymGCaSKfyMlsWgJ4zpR69mTYN19pJt6rSSHK8YKTrm9Hqh7icN23eN1KhhspQ==&c=g5XZdvtyBy9lgG8Zd58owzgq7L4SBxZCusmyLw3DBrUhMdLIfK9Nkg==&ch=bGcJsjWSkWjagOEnvco9kDAU-fbWqdCHz61p_s2MnVGd2lulCd8s3A==__;!!AE29DT8V!SaIW1w0RXPT271qcludhhUCNmuM7DcHM8Rqb75pAS868oyXPyg1vyGB757yXzRCgwYwbYxA3pkN-EzMgNsEvzVTm7PQ$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0000e1;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b>]</b></span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">his double-play ground ball drove in the only run in an All-Star game. In what almost seemed like a scripted score to coincide with <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vep8QbnxUrvqHCwusLdxJY8pZV2nKiK4Je48lP4AxeT5x6cqTBq6vPfvtD_oa8eGyilAD_Noem5INFYlgUHB8DveBpE3PbRJb0pNQtTtwnJyVbnTDxp-CzRatuvWfNB9HBJeMLyGsmS7ldC35H07nvKQUg7xmNivoqmfMA_7Y-vki-zmTZMZ3MLERnK0jmUFiaPtBUF6aQZsTt1p6Ep_TG0KXrwgra396deo6kI_O3abNWq7NzM4jy-s3IdldWUV&c=g5XZdvtyBy9lgG8Zd58owzgq7L4SBxZCusmyLw3DBrUhMdLIfK9Nkg==&ch=bGcJsjWSkWjagOEnvco9kDAU-fbWqdCHz61p_s2MnVGd2lulCd8s3A==__;!!AE29DT8V!SaIW1w0RXPT271qcludhhUCNmuM7DcHM8Rqb75pAS868oyXPyg1vyGB757yXzRCgwYwbYxA3pkN-EzMgNsEvsTBRlPo$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">1968’s</span></a> Year of the Pitcher, McCovey’s GIDP in the 1st inning scored teammate Willie Mays who had made his way to 3rd base after singling to open the G for the NL. Final score: AL-0, NL-1. McCovey holds the NL record for most consecutive seasons with at least one grand slam. For nine straight seasons, McCovey hit at least one grand slam, from 1964-72. McCovey’s 18 grand slams are the most ever hit by a National League batter. Only he and Barry Bonds ever received as many as 45 intentional bases on balls in a single season. McCovey matched his 45 IBBs with his 45 HR in 1969, his <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vep8QbnxUrvqHCwusLdxJY8pZV2nKiK4Je48lP4AxeT5x6cqTBq6vMR64eznJUjTFzedCpDUJ6D0z8kZr-v_4nxvPlSCmqm6-HcBmo6pAGnthjU-V11XVze8sMbh1bXs54t9L8V_HLCsmnEx-HNp7wBQf19NZj9bpPoZPxjo_878N2VYH2CEYQQdmcp_btLY3acUy12Q0JWK9UIrje2QfCEnFCv_LrZO&c=g5XZdvtyBy9lgG8Zd58owzgq7L4SBxZCusmyLw3DBrUhMdLIfK9Nkg==&ch=bGcJsjWSkWjagOEnvco9kDAU-fbWqdCHz61p_s2MnVGd2lulCd8s3A==__;!!AE29DT8V!SaIW1w0RXPT271qcludhhUCNmuM7DcHM8Rqb75pAS868oyXPyg1vyGB757yXzRCgwYwbYxA3pkN-EzMgNsEvDQtPYfM$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">MVP</span></a> year. Bonds did it three straight years, all MVP years as well. Shown <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vep8QbnxUrvqHCwusLdxJY8pZV2nKiK4Je48lP4AxeT5x6cqTBq6vPfvtD_oa8eGamdFyMxBp8b-PS0cdv0yFdwLuzEmobQbdQe5w4ZyqDPfL2xfLo46SGoeASKRVKPa4vFGd8vtWjaYHC5rzT4b-IeNhTH_0T2v&c=g5XZdvtyBy9lgG8Zd58owzgq7L4SBxZCusmyLw3DBrUhMdLIfK9Nkg==&ch=bGcJsjWSkWjagOEnvco9kDAU-fbWqdCHz61p_s2MnVGd2lulCd8s3A==__;!!AE29DT8V!SaIW1w0RXPT271qcludhhUCNmuM7DcHM8Rqb75pAS868oyXPyg1vyGB757yXzRCgwYwbYxA3pkN-EzMgNsEvHcBjwcI$" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #0000e1;">here</span></a>.</span></span></p> <p class="xxxxxmsonormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The Republicans are a mess. They need to get their act together or they will lose every election come November, even dogcatcher. Everyone talks about all these Christians who are supporting Trump. I ask this to all of my Christian friends – how many people can you name who like Trump? Jim Denison doesn’t seem to be a big Trump supporter. Bryant Wright told his church that he wasn’t voting for him. Only Bruce. Is there any chance the media is just blaming Christians on Trump’s popularity? Are there really that many Christians in Iowa and New Hampshire? Not really the Bible Belt. Many many issues. I worry for our kids, and their kids.</span></p><p class="xxxxxmsonormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Breaking: now the media is bashing "Christian Nationalists". Sorry to get so political, but things continue to get worse.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EFwp1KLSZOGEcAk8SOBKQhHsBPIsUks5m7HWlwIAenrENTuuy1QgNoOjGjTPfEVDOq7UoMIC1ltxSCgtst_mnhlfOb5PwCU6Atz9KHxOlH5ILef3ttgsbPeRDQZQCVkvEad6y7DKfVIUkBvarXFnvgsRGibAUSy2wIUoBmSVYwIaTcyQeA2J1A/s1556/IMG_7037.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EFwp1KLSZOGEcAk8SOBKQhHsBPIsUks5m7HWlwIAenrENTuuy1QgNoOjGjTPfEVDOq7UoMIC1ltxSCgtst_mnhlfOb5PwCU6Atz9KHxOlH5ILef3ttgsbPeRDQZQCVkvEad6y7DKfVIUkBvarXFnvgsRGibAUSy2wIUoBmSVYwIaTcyQeA2J1A/w246-h400/IMG_7037.PNG" width="246" /></a></span></div><p></p> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16340385.post-66967505997931436182024-02-23T20:14:00.001-06:002024-02-23T20:14:14.628-06:00Caitlin > Maravich ?<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRXgiN7vuTW3iKguEn8_0jMt_XF8bRzRRWkBek1EHeu422m0FhCX4NNbT6_7J4kbHqfB-8LAYOkEo82IiEcHLjKEFptXqyd5lqAYEiexbBzDHocWbDF3iyQ6cFtgARn30BEeyw_wSPfJsVjHY6QAH8fVB1dOOtBVNf7isGmSWQ_BxNyFoWeLKGg/s948/IMG_7016.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="948" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRXgiN7vuTW3iKguEn8_0jMt_XF8bRzRRWkBek1EHeu422m0FhCX4NNbT6_7J4kbHqfB-8LAYOkEo82IiEcHLjKEFptXqyd5lqAYEiexbBzDHocWbDF3iyQ6cFtgARn30BEeyw_wSPfJsVjHY6QAH8fVB1dOOtBVNf7isGmSWQ_BxNyFoWeLKGg/w400-h320/IMG_7016.PNG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Article: comparing Caitlin Clark to Pete Maravich: needed context. Clark is 99 points away from Pete’s points total. She could pass him in 3 games.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">.PM..CC<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">38.1 19.9 shots per game<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">77.5 85.7 free throw %<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">1152 863 free throw attempts<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">5.1 8.1 assists per game<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">6.4 7.0 rebounds per game<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">6’5” 6’0” height</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Maravich: 69 pts on 26/57 & 17/21<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Clark: 49 pts on 31 shots & 8 foul shots</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Clark is the only woman in D1 history with 3000 points & 1000 assists</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">If Clark had Maravich’s 38.1 shots per game, her average would be…</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">41.5 pts/game without the 3 pt line (but her current number of foul shots).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">54.3 pts/game with 3 pt line & Maravich’s free throw attempts</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-women/2024/02/20/context-caitlin-clark-pistol-pete-maravich-ncaa-basketball-scoring-leaders/72657676007/__;!!AE29DT8V!Wjkh2Nn3qsZ5ltncx7FFxOOURFmBKWI4z7kC1ISLT3-Az0CsMRnjx8gupUaau-UnrK8_IZsRcH5QrIoNxnU$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-women/2024/02/20/context-caitlin-clark-pistol-pete-maravich-ncaa-basketball-scoring-leaders/72657676007/__;!!AE29DT8V!Wjkh2Nn3qsZ5ltncx7FFxOOURFmBKWI4z7kC1ISLT3-Az0CsMRnjx8gupUaau-UnrK8_IZsRcH5QrIoNxnU$</a></span></p> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span>Plenty of basketball this weekend. Last night I watched the end of the Dallas Mavericks game, followed by the beginning of Lakers@Warriors. L</span><span style="color: black;">u</span><span>ka had 45.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Left the office at 640 pm. Buried in work and all the bigwigs want is for me to make the lives of their bigwig buddies in Chicago easy. We beg for help and it takes hours / days / weeks / months. Glad some of the bigwigs are trying to help the people in the trenches.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Stopped by Kroger so I didn’t get home until 730. A nice supper of BBQ and cole slaw. Also Mexican rice.</span></span></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWiJSeixeWVWVKOUWtThWnOXFabi4ooxelFafyTYNER42O1vc_6x66SSQX2SEXoFVpOD4LQbtn4NaxsvXvNFOjxnAmEGp9ClJkQvYB1xF1SIz_sEZVSAcycV7-GgWWBED13d4H34UHQF-l3iJCF9RNdcW3s0kswQff-NsWZgMiw2sgOYA3t-WgAg/s2902/IMG_7007.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2902" data-original-width="2687" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWiJSeixeWVWVKOUWtThWnOXFabi4ooxelFafyTYNER42O1vc_6x66SSQX2SEXoFVpOD4LQbtn4NaxsvXvNFOjxnAmEGp9ClJkQvYB1xF1SIz_sEZVSAcycV7-GgWWBED13d4H34UHQF-l3iJCF9RNdcW3s0kswQff-NsWZgMiw2sgOYA3t-WgAg/w370-h400/IMG_7007.HEIC" width="370" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span>Not sure what it is with Ceil lately. She’s wanted to watch more football. She fixed burgers because she had a hankering for one. Was okay with us going out to Moxie Burger not long ago. She wanted to eat apple pie and also cinnamon rolls. Doesn’t want to watch Hallmark Channel any more. Also doing a few other things I like to do. What’s she up to?</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Was 9 pm by the time we finished cleaning the kitchen. Watched Young Sheldon and So What About Todd.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Up early to lift weights at the gym. Wanted to play golf but wasn’t sure the rain would clear. Gonna be chilly tomorrow AM. Lots to do this weekend: golf, work, taxes, haircut.</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;"> Matthew may drive over to pick up some stuff.</span></span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f;">Boss brought Chickfila biscuits this morning. Nice.</span></span></p><p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Py-oW8jswGjXsHpZrVApMoHBA62f6FpIHDwXTnuk0leoOE5241ugysxjrMhrvD1YuOY9aKRkUoiOMoCUpZumv7sTAN0vaJFmUsyvMBGPWqBWTv35u7ZwA1SoG9wU9s26GO8qXh4d2o-XjVn9zHcmTk8FC10cFKJnAsHxGMJfA7eXfmqtz67KWQ/s1296/IMG_7029.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="859" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Py-oW8jswGjXsHpZrVApMoHBA62f6FpIHDwXTnuk0leoOE5241ugysxjrMhrvD1YuOY9aKRkUoiOMoCUpZumv7sTAN0vaJFmUsyvMBGPWqBWTv35u7ZwA1SoG9wU9s26GO8qXh4d2o-XjVn9zHcmTk8FC10cFKJnAsHxGMJfA7eXfmqtz67KWQ/w424-h640/IMG_7029.PNG" width="424" /></a></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: black;">DENISON: Couple to Throuple</span></i><span style="color: black;"> is <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5801A5875A5A116936__;!!AE29DT8V!VpdLWxxu8mafVE9NN3y-OpfrHFM18NqSBsvFCPly3fZkzbKqGNKxn3ZKaHDTX4IWOBKM9v9dpSXdB48lyzZuyJ4kqgPIfbDysqXt$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">airing</span></a>, about couples curious about polyamory. This is just one way our secular culture are working overtime to <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5801A5875A5A116937__;!!AE29DT8V!VpdLWxxu8mafVE9NN3y-OpfrHFM18NqSBsvFCPly3fZkzbKqGNKxn3ZKaHDTX4IWOBKM9v9dpSXdB48lyzZuyJ4kqgPIfbulBbdw$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">promote</span></a> “consensual non-monogamy” through books, cover stories, and other articles <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5801A5875A5A116938__;!!AE29DT8V!VpdLWxxu8mafVE9NN3y-OpfrHFM18NqSBsvFCPly3fZkzbKqGNKxn3ZKaHDTX4IWOBKM9v9dpSXdB48lyzZuyJ4kqgPIfQ3-NuiB$"> <span style="color: #045fb4;">extolling</span></a> its virtues. The ongoing sexual revolution follows a four-step strategy: (1) normalize aberrant behavior. (2) Legalize. (3) Stigmatize those who disagree. (4) Criminalize such disagreement. University of Virginia sociologist Brad Wilcox wrote <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/denisonministries.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=3b84f751f8249232acac5d27a798e77c&i=5801A5875A5A116945__;!!AE29DT8V!VpdLWxxu8mafVE9NN3y-OpfrHFM18NqSBsvFCPly3fZkzbKqGNKxn3ZKaHDTX4IWOBKM9v9dpSXdB48lyzZuyJ4kqgPIfe4Nd7ga$"> <i><span style="color: #045fb4;">Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization</span></i></a>. Wilcox demonstrates conclusively that nothing predicts happiness better than a strong marriage between one man and one woman.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Note: in his article Denison approaches the subject from both a secular and Biblical viewpoint, and lists facts from the Wilcox book. Good general reading, not just about polygamy but today’s culture in general.</span></p> <p class="xxxxxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/couple-to-throuple-normalizes-polyamory/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=%22Couple+to+Throuple%22+normalizes+polyamory&utm_campaign=01-23-24+DA+-+TITLE">https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/couple-to-throuple-normalizes-polyamory/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=%22Couple+to+Throuple%22+normalizes+polyamory&utm_campaign=01-23-24+DA+-+TITLE</a></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I thought candidates get convention delegates by winning state primaries and caucuses. Not sure why Robert F Kennedy cannot run in primaries as a Democrat. That’s how he started out, but was blocked for some reason. He had to change to run as an Independent. There have been plenty of examples in history of a challenger from the same party running against an incumbent President, though I know it’s frowned upon. I’ll have to check that out.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548515045210486241noreply@blogger.com0