Late Sunday afternoon I drove Ceil around on her errands. We ate at Ponko Chicken, on Roswell Road near Chastain Park. This time I ordered the BBQ tenders, which were just as good as the original recipe. Fries were good. Maybe I’m thinking all this food is so good because I’ve been eating so little these days. Unfortunately the pre-packed salad wasn’t as good as the freshly prepared salad bowl we’d received in Alpharetta.
Wednesday: not much to report. Ceil was at The Table on Delk. I worked past 5:30 and didn’t get home until almost 7 pm. Ate leftover meatballs and butterbeans. Pulled out a new bottle of Heinz catsup. As usual it was pulling teeth to get the catsup out of the bottle. Squeeze bottles are so much more convenient.
Watched a Jeff Foxworthy retrospective on TV. Interesting story. Featured Larry the Cable Guy, with quotes from Jay Leno – who first got Jeff on The Tonight Show. Also the new episode of Man in the Arena, about Julian Edelman and Tom Brady. Edelman had been discovered when his team played in Happy Valley, and scouts went to see a Penn State player.
Was tired from the long day and fell asleep on the couch, leaving stuff undone. Went to bed at ten.
They’re filming some movie down by the river in Roswell. Code name BASECAMP. Haven’t seen any info on it anywhere. A real picturesque spot. Maybe when I retire I will be an extra in the movies. Says on AJC.com that at any one time there are at least 50 movies/TV/etc filming around Atlanta. I was in The Sluggers Wife and The Rookie, but unpaid crowd scenes are for the birds. Can read a book while waiting around for the shoot.
Another justification to splurge on new sneakers: (1) I’m spending less on food (2) been working lots of overtime (3) got some focus group money and (4) Venmo money from Anna, and (5) didn’t get a Valentines present. Still wavering on the Vans Ultrarange. High top or low? I just missed out on a sale. Puma Cyle Hardwoods: cheaper red back, or more expensive all black? Don’t I have enough black shoes? (1) adidas Response (2) Nike golf (3) New Balance (4) Crocs loafers. Did I get rid of my black adidas Campus? Need to give away my all black Huaraches. They’re in my trunk, but it’s hard to let go. Same with my all white Stan Smith knockoffs.
Article: the Metaverse for Dummies. I read the article, and it’s still Greek to me.
DON DRYSDALE [SABR Bio] his shutout performance was noted in Robert F. Kennedy’s final speech. Drysdale carried a recording of Kennedy’s speech with him until the day he died. He was the last active major leaguer who had been a Brooklyn Dodger. Drysdale joined the Dodgers in Brooklyn in 1956 and was still in the majors in 1969. However, while he may have been the last Brooklyn Dodger pitcher in MLB, further research shows that utility player Bob Aspromonte played a full year with the NYM in 1971 after having had 1 PA with Brooklyn in 1956 (he struck out). While Drysdale is mentioned in a Tom Waits song, opposing batters didn’t find him a sight for sore eyes so much as a cause of sore bodies. Drysdale is the only non-Yankee mentioned in the line “let’s toast to the old days and DiMaggio too, Drysdale and Mantle, Whitey Ford and to you”. Drysdale’s reputation for hitting opposing batters was well known.
Summer of '78: Peachtree Bart modeling the new Falcon road jersey, while wearing the old white pants and striped socks from the 1977 season.
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