September 2004 Entries
Yesterday's Cubs game really pissed me off. The Cubs are up 2-1 in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and Hawkins gives up a triple and a double to tie the game up. The Reds won it in the twelfth with a two run dinger. It looks like Hawkins is rising to Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams status. So far he's had nine blown saves this year. We're now a half game back in the wild card behind the left-for-dead Astros. With four losses in the last five games it looks like the can't win Cubs are back. I really...
I took this survey that determined what occupation I would be during the medieval times. And the winner is...
Your distinct personality, The Black Knight, might be found in most of the thriving kingdoms of the time. Your overriding goal is to win. You approach each task or situation as a contest to be won strategically and efficiently. Because you can control your feelings, it is not unusual for you to charm, as well as successfully delegate tasks and responsibilities to the more emotional types. You are often concerned with what's in it for you. You seldom involve yourself in...
Where has this country gone. It seems like we have become our own worst enemy. Some of us hate our president so much that they are willing to go to any length to discredit him. Take for instance the forged documents that have left Dan Rather and CBS with a whole lot of egg on their face. Scott Hanselman has a great blog post that covers the reasons why this forgery is a forgery. In short they used Microsoft Word to create the document. They weren't even smart enough to use a typewriter. And CBS wasn't smart enough to look...
"Witness at all times; if necessary use words." St. Francis of Assizi
Today, my darling wife turns twenty-seven. Happy Birthday my love!
I've heard all the stories I've seen all the signs Witnessed all the glories Tasted all that's fine Nothing compares to the greatness of knowing you Lord. oh no, Nothing compares to the greatness of knowing you Lord, oh no... I see all the people Wasting all their time Building up their riches For a life that's fine But nothing compares to the greatness of knowing you Lord. oh no, Nothing compares to the greatness of knowing you Lord, oh no... And I find myself just living for today Cuz I don't know what tomorrow's gonna bring So no matter...
On my way to work yesterday I got rear ended, hard. There wasn't much damage to my car, only the bumper got messed up. After the accident I was really 'fuzzy'. I went back home where Lucy got pretty worried. I called the doctor and he said that this is common and I should take some Alieve. Right now my neck is real sore but I'm glad to be back in the office. I'm also thankful that I'm okay, it could of been much worse.
Last night was incredible. Lucy and I were at Walt Disney World for the Night of Joy (it my seventeenth NOJ) festivities. Of course the UM/FSU game was also last night. But we were prepared, of course. We had WAP blowing up on the phone and we also had a portable TV at our disposal. We started NOJ with a Sonicflood set. We tried to enjoy ourselves but we were full of anxiety waiting for the game to start. The remainder of the night went like this: Watch a series, move to another part of the park, check the game...
After sixteen hours of putting up storm shutters Hurricane Frances decided not to show up in South Dade. Which is fine with me. But just as you thought it was safe to open a window here comes Hurricane Ivan! Ivan is a completely different storm than Frances. Where Frances was large and less powerful, Ivan is small but deadly. So far it has completely leveled Granada and Florida is right in the middle of the <disembodied voice>CONE OF PROBABILITY</disembodied voice>. Great. Just what I wanted, another hurricane that looks like Andrew. Throughout this whole ordeal I'm still running. Last Thursday...
Here we go again. Another hurricane (Frances) is knockin down our door. This one is huge, 180 miles wide and projected to hit the Palm Beach area at the moment. We should get a watch in our area sometime tonight or early tomorrow morning. Lucy and I are ready. Last night we rummaged through the grocery store to find canned food and water. We got what we needed. Now I've got to go through the plywood shutters and see if everything is there. I really hope everything is there. All we can do now is wait, watch and pray.