Tuesday, June 01, 2004
Song of the Day:
I'll close my eyes
then I won't see
the love you don't feel
when you're holding me
Morning will come
and I'll do what's right
just give me till then
to give up this fight
and I will give up this fight
Cause I can't make you love me
if you don't
You can't make your heart feel
something it won't
Here in the dark
in these final hours
I will lay down my heart
And I'll feel the power
but you won't
No, you won't
Cause I can't make you love me
if you don't
Today in History:
Oh it's a WONDERFUL day for those of you tuning in just for the pictures, especially those of you who like blondes.
We'll get to that in a bit, however. First we have to start off with something a least a little educational.
In 1813, the phrase "Dont give up the ship" was uttered by Captain James Lawrence. Lawrence was leading the U.S. frigate Chesapeake into battle against a British frigate, Shannon when he was wounded by small armsfire. As his crew carried him belowdecks, he shouted his famous line. The result? His ship was overtaken by the British, he died 3 days later, and his body returned to New York from Nova Scotia (where the British had taken the captured ship) so that it could be buried. Capt. Lawrence has had 5 naval ships named after him for his bravery, and mre info about him can be found here.
IN 1868, President James Buchanan died. Buchanan was the 15th president, and was suceeded by Abraham Lincon, who couldn't have appreciated Buchanan's mis-steps at holding togeather a divided country. In fact, Buchanan may have simply driven the wedge deeper, making war between the North and the South all that more unavoidable.
In 1926, Marilyn Monroe was born in Los Angeles. Well...correction. Norma Jean was born, and later changed her name to Marilyn Monroe. Best known for her roles in "The Seven Year Itch", "Some like it Hot", and President Kennedy's main mistress; she's universally acclaimed as the hottest woman to hit the planet since Cleopatra.
The deadly ironic part in her life was that her public image was one that she could never live up to, and caused her great unhappiness throughout her life. In fact, 2 of the most historically beautiful women in recorded history...Marilyn Monroe and Helen of Troy..found their exquisite beauty to be a curse instead of a blessing. It doesn't bode well for our futures, now does it, E? Beautiful people like us are faced with the burden of being beautiful people. Regular people -"The Uglies" as we call them-will never know how much we do for them with our own presence. It might help if they stopped bumping into each other, but we can't do EVERYTHING for them.
(Subtle, huh?)
Today's Birthdays also include Sports Illustrated model Heidi Klum, who celebrates her 25th birthday for the 6th straight year.
And for all of you out there....you're welcome.
Shakespeare Quote of the Day:
"Excellent wretch!
Perdition catch my soul
But I do love thee!
and when I love thee not,
Chaos is come again"
Othello, Act III scene III
WORD OF THE DAY:
heterodox \HET-uh-ruh-doks\, adjective:
1. Contrary to or differing from some acknowledged standard, especially in church doctrine or dogma; unorthodox.
2. Holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines.
Topics of today's discussion
1. Sports
A. Timberwolves
B. Twins
2. Neighborhood Nanny
3.Approppriate Appreciation
4. Whatever I danged well feel like.
SPORTS
The Timberwolves were eliminated from the playofs, after pushing the Lakers to 6 games, which is a small victory, since many others figured it'd happen in 5. Going into this year, I was of the opinion that the not only had to get out of round 1 of the playoffs, but they had to beat a formidable opponent inthe playoffs before I would be willing to closely follow them again. They've done their part. So I'll be watching them closely this next season as they look to improve the teamin the offseason, so they can take that extra step.
Problem is...if Sam Cassell had been healthy enough to play in Game 6, they may have won that game. Next year, everyone will be just a little older, requiring this team to get deeper, and allow for some rest to Spreewell and Cassell. Let's not forget that they still need to add some talent here and there to improve on what they have. But I'll leave them to address it as they seem fit. Seems as though they've done well enough so far without my help. They don't need it now that they've baked the gathered the wheat, and ground it, and made the dough and baked the bread.
The Twins, meanwhile, have been in a tail dive ever since Shannon Stewart went down, despite the presence of Lew Ford, who continues to hit 300+, along with infielder Nick Punto. With a lack of Major League-quality infielders to take his place, it has left the Twins weak both in the field and at the plate. Even when healthy, Luis Rivas has been average, Jose Offerman is 5 years past any point he was helpful at 2nd base, Alex Prieto is obviously in over his head when batting, and Lord love him...Cuddyer just isn't hitting well enough. Cuddyer is around .210-.220 right now, and just can't seemt o get it going. Im starting to wonder if he can contribute on a major league level, which is too bad, because I figured he'd be a guy that would take off once he got regular playing time. But the offense is horrible in driving in runners when we have the chance to score.
And then there is the mediocre pitching....
It's better that we find a different subject to talk about.
Neighborhood Nanny
Amber the Au Pair turned 18 yesterday. I had a grand total of $.75 to give her a gift, so all I could do was give her a hug, wish her happy birhday, and silently pray that she stays involved in our family for as long as possible. I don't know how to qualify our relationship: Is she a friend? a daughter? a sister? All of them and none of them at the same time. I've mentioned it before...she's the ideal role model for my girls to emulate, and I can't imagine how we would have made it through the past 3 years without her. It's with a certain amount of pride that I say that it was I and not her parents who first sat her into a vehicle and taught her how to drive. It was I who chauffered her home from the Prom.
I remember with some chagrin the first day I met her. Anna was only 6 months or so old, when she came knocking on our back door. I wnet to answer and here was a tall, young, blessed girl with brunette hair. For only a moment, did I consider some rather inappropriate scenarios, as she immediately asked if Anna could come out.
I explained that Anna was only 6 months old. It was quizzical, like if you were to get a credit card application for your dog....only this was in person.
She said that she knew, so not knowing what else to do, I handed Anna over, figuring that the wife knew her. Thankfully, she did.
Amber has been in our lives ever since, and I can't picture it any differently. Thank you for lettingus be part of your life, Amber.
And no pictures for the rest of you heathens!
Desperate for cash and minty fresh breath:
For memorial Day, we figured we would head up to spend time with our favorite veteran, Grampa Kurt. It's a 45minute to an hour drive, so we thought we would load in the portable DVD player that we purchased for the wife's trip to Arizona. The wife happened to notice that the extra screen was stolen out of our van. It then occured to us that the front dash had beenplayed with, in that alot of the papers and garage opener was sitting on the front driver seat! They had stolen some cell phone cabling (cell phone was inside), and had made a small mess of things, but not much was taken. Wait..there was one other thing stolen.
A piece of fricking GUM.
Not the whole pack....just one piece.
So let me get this straight....you're rummaging around, commiting an act of larceny, when you stop suddenly and realize...you're breath is not as fresh as it could be! You need the icy cool sensation of Dentyne Ice! And what luck! Your poor victims have left a pack in the car for you!
It's almost enough to let the whole thing go. Almost.
The cabling was found around the corner, luckily. No sign of the screen though. Most likely it's lost for good. I COULD report it to my insurance company, but the deductible is $500. the screen was $120. Not wirht eh raised rates from the insurance company. And HOW THE HELL DOES THAT WORK ANYWAY? You pay them month after month after month for the "privledge" of carrying around a card that shows I pay them money. And then when I DO need their service, they hem and haw about it, finally give in,and then boost the rates...what the hell was I paying all of that cash for? And I thought it was stealing when they took the stuff out of my van. I forgot to consider the guys stealing out of my checking account (Insurance company, that is).
We filed a Police Report. It's not that I expect to get it back, but if it raises the awareness of the police on our neighborhood, I'm all for it.
Anyway, we didn't let it dull our spirits. We still headed up to Kurt's and had a fine time. And since Kurt is a veteran, I thanked him for the sacrifices he made for all of us and for all the things he has done to make those things possible. He said it was the first time anyone had ever said that to him. (Score some Son-in-law points on THAT particular conversation.) But what is ad is the truth behind it...we don't say thank you enough. What tehy have done to allow us to believe that we are ever-safe in our homeland,and to even believe it so much that we take it for granted despite all the threats lurking in the shadows out there...
Either way, I want to say thank you to ALL of the veterans out there who have made it easer for me to live my life as I see fit. I don't say that out of obligation of the day, but out of deeply felt sincerity.
That's all for now. I'd post more, but it's a very busy week with my special project at work, and some goings-on around the house. However, we're back on the internet at home, so maybe some postings from there later this week.
I'll close my eyes
then I won't see
the love you don't feel
when you're holding me
Morning will come
and I'll do what's right
just give me till then
to give up this fight
and I will give up this fight
Cause I can't make you love me
if you don't
You can't make your heart feel
something it won't
Here in the dark
in these final hours
I will lay down my heart
And I'll feel the power
but you won't
No, you won't
Cause I can't make you love me
if you don't
Today in History:
Oh it's a WONDERFUL day for those of you tuning in just for the pictures, especially those of you who like blondes.
We'll get to that in a bit, however. First we have to start off with something a least a little educational.
In 1813, the phrase "Dont give up the ship" was uttered by Captain James Lawrence. Lawrence was leading the U.S. frigate Chesapeake into battle against a British frigate, Shannon when he was wounded by small armsfire. As his crew carried him belowdecks, he shouted his famous line. The result? His ship was overtaken by the British, he died 3 days later, and his body returned to New York from Nova Scotia (where the British had taken the captured ship) so that it could be buried. Capt. Lawrence has had 5 naval ships named after him for his bravery, and mre info about him can be found here.
IN 1868, President James Buchanan died. Buchanan was the 15th president, and was suceeded by Abraham Lincon, who couldn't have appreciated Buchanan's mis-steps at holding togeather a divided country. In fact, Buchanan may have simply driven the wedge deeper, making war between the North and the South all that more unavoidable.
In 1926, Marilyn Monroe was born in Los Angeles. Well...correction. Norma Jean was born, and later changed her name to Marilyn Monroe. Best known for her roles in "The Seven Year Itch", "Some like it Hot", and President Kennedy's main mistress; she's universally acclaimed as the hottest woman to hit the planet since Cleopatra.
The deadly ironic part in her life was that her public image was one that she could never live up to, and caused her great unhappiness throughout her life. In fact, 2 of the most historically beautiful women in recorded history...Marilyn Monroe and Helen of Troy..found their exquisite beauty to be a curse instead of a blessing. It doesn't bode well for our futures, now does it, E? Beautiful people like us are faced with the burden of being beautiful people. Regular people -"The Uglies" as we call them-will never know how much we do for them with our own presence. It might help if they stopped bumping into each other, but we can't do EVERYTHING for them.
(Subtle, huh?)
Today's Birthdays also include Sports Illustrated model Heidi Klum, who celebrates her 25th birthday for the 6th straight year.
And for all of you out there....you're welcome.
Shakespeare Quote of the Day:
"Excellent wretch!
Perdition catch my soul
But I do love thee!
and when I love thee not,
Chaos is come again"
Othello, Act III scene III
WORD OF THE DAY:
heterodox \HET-uh-ruh-doks\, adjective:
1. Contrary to or differing from some acknowledged standard, especially in church doctrine or dogma; unorthodox.
2. Holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines.
Topics of today's discussion
1. Sports
A. Timberwolves
B. Twins
2. Neighborhood Nanny
3.Approppriate Appreciation
4. Whatever I danged well feel like.
SPORTS
The Timberwolves were eliminated from the playofs, after pushing the Lakers to 6 games, which is a small victory, since many others figured it'd happen in 5. Going into this year, I was of the opinion that the not only had to get out of round 1 of the playoffs, but they had to beat a formidable opponent inthe playoffs before I would be willing to closely follow them again. They've done their part. So I'll be watching them closely this next season as they look to improve the teamin the offseason, so they can take that extra step.
Problem is...if Sam Cassell had been healthy enough to play in Game 6, they may have won that game. Next year, everyone will be just a little older, requiring this team to get deeper, and allow for some rest to Spreewell and Cassell. Let's not forget that they still need to add some talent here and there to improve on what they have. But I'll leave them to address it as they seem fit. Seems as though they've done well enough so far without my help. They don't need it now that they've baked the gathered the wheat, and ground it, and made the dough and baked the bread.
The Twins, meanwhile, have been in a tail dive ever since Shannon Stewart went down, despite the presence of Lew Ford, who continues to hit 300+, along with infielder Nick Punto. With a lack of Major League-quality infielders to take his place, it has left the Twins weak both in the field and at the plate. Even when healthy, Luis Rivas has been average, Jose Offerman is 5 years past any point he was helpful at 2nd base, Alex Prieto is obviously in over his head when batting, and Lord love him...Cuddyer just isn't hitting well enough. Cuddyer is around .210-.220 right now, and just can't seemt o get it going. Im starting to wonder if he can contribute on a major league level, which is too bad, because I figured he'd be a guy that would take off once he got regular playing time. But the offense is horrible in driving in runners when we have the chance to score.
And then there is the mediocre pitching....
It's better that we find a different subject to talk about.
Neighborhood Nanny
Amber the Au Pair turned 18 yesterday. I had a grand total of $.75 to give her a gift, so all I could do was give her a hug, wish her happy birhday, and silently pray that she stays involved in our family for as long as possible. I don't know how to qualify our relationship: Is she a friend? a daughter? a sister? All of them and none of them at the same time. I've mentioned it before...she's the ideal role model for my girls to emulate, and I can't imagine how we would have made it through the past 3 years without her. It's with a certain amount of pride that I say that it was I and not her parents who first sat her into a vehicle and taught her how to drive. It was I who chauffered her home from the Prom.
I remember with some chagrin the first day I met her. Anna was only 6 months or so old, when she came knocking on our back door. I wnet to answer and here was a tall, young, blessed girl with brunette hair. For only a moment, did I consider some rather inappropriate scenarios, as she immediately asked if Anna could come out.
I explained that Anna was only 6 months old. It was quizzical, like if you were to get a credit card application for your dog....only this was in person.
She said that she knew, so not knowing what else to do, I handed Anna over, figuring that the wife knew her. Thankfully, she did.
Amber has been in our lives ever since, and I can't picture it any differently. Thank you for lettingus be part of your life, Amber.
And no pictures for the rest of you heathens!
Desperate for cash and minty fresh breath:
For memorial Day, we figured we would head up to spend time with our favorite veteran, Grampa Kurt. It's a 45minute to an hour drive, so we thought we would load in the portable DVD player that we purchased for the wife's trip to Arizona. The wife happened to notice that the extra screen was stolen out of our van. It then occured to us that the front dash had beenplayed with, in that alot of the papers and garage opener was sitting on the front driver seat! They had stolen some cell phone cabling (cell phone was inside), and had made a small mess of things, but not much was taken. Wait..there was one other thing stolen.
A piece of fricking GUM.
Not the whole pack....just one piece.
So let me get this straight....you're rummaging around, commiting an act of larceny, when you stop suddenly and realize...you're breath is not as fresh as it could be! You need the icy cool sensation of Dentyne Ice! And what luck! Your poor victims have left a pack in the car for you!
It's almost enough to let the whole thing go. Almost.
The cabling was found around the corner, luckily. No sign of the screen though. Most likely it's lost for good. I COULD report it to my insurance company, but the deductible is $500. the screen was $120. Not wirht eh raised rates from the insurance company. And HOW THE HELL DOES THAT WORK ANYWAY? You pay them month after month after month for the "privledge" of carrying around a card that shows I pay them money. And then when I DO need their service, they hem and haw about it, finally give in,and then boost the rates...what the hell was I paying all of that cash for? And I thought it was stealing when they took the stuff out of my van. I forgot to consider the guys stealing out of my checking account (Insurance company, that is).
We filed a Police Report. It's not that I expect to get it back, but if it raises the awareness of the police on our neighborhood, I'm all for it.
Anyway, we didn't let it dull our spirits. We still headed up to Kurt's and had a fine time. And since Kurt is a veteran, I thanked him for the sacrifices he made for all of us and for all the things he has done to make those things possible. He said it was the first time anyone had ever said that to him. (Score some Son-in-law points on THAT particular conversation.) But what is ad is the truth behind it...we don't say thank you enough. What tehy have done to allow us to believe that we are ever-safe in our homeland,and to even believe it so much that we take it for granted despite all the threats lurking in the shadows out there...
Either way, I want to say thank you to ALL of the veterans out there who have made it easer for me to live my life as I see fit. I don't say that out of obligation of the day, but out of deeply felt sincerity.
That's all for now. I'd post more, but it's a very busy week with my special project at work, and some goings-on around the house. However, we're back on the internet at home, so maybe some postings from there later this week.
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