My friend Mike posted this on Facebook tonight.
HA-larious.
Showing posts with label games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label games. Show all posts
10.25.2013
1.26.2012
Fun and games
OK, Buffalo Wild Wings® people, your website rocks.
Thanks to my friend Gina for tipping me off. ... Gotta admit, I'm not a fan of the food, so there's not a huge chance of me finding this site.
I could waste a lot of hours playing Chicken Joust and Wing Hut.
Thanks to my friend Gina for tipping me off. ... Gotta admit, I'm not a fan of the food, so there's not a huge chance of me finding this site.
I could waste a lot of hours playing Chicken Joust and Wing Hut.
3.17.2011
7 graphics that will blow your mind
So I got this in an e-mail from Kates mom today ...
The subject line: All weird but no 7 will blow your mind
Pretty much. Every one seems to get better than the last ...
1) Is This Possible?
2)
3) Are the purple lines straight or bent?
4) Do you see gray areas in between the squares? Where did they come from?
5) You should see a man's face and also a word...
Hint: Try tilting your head to the right, the world begins with 'L'
6) This graphic is not animated. Your eyes are making it move. To test it, stare at one spot for a couple seconds and everything will stop moving. Or look at the black center of each circle and it will stop moving.
But move your eyes to the next black center and the previous will move after you take your eyes away from it.
7) Relax and concentrate on the four small dots in the middle of the picture for about 30 or 40 seconds. Then, take a look at a wall near you -- any smooth, single-colored surface. You will see a circle of light developing. Start blinking your eyes a couple of times and you will see a figure emerging ...
What did you see? Moreover, who did you see?
The subject line: All weird but no 7 will blow your mind
Pretty much. Every one seems to get better than the last ...
1) Is This Possible?
2)
3) Are the purple lines straight or bent?
4) Do you see gray areas in between the squares? Where did they come from?
5) You should see a man's face and also a word...
Hint: Try tilting your head to the right, the world begins with 'L'
6) This graphic is not animated. Your eyes are making it move. To test it, stare at one spot for a couple seconds and everything will stop moving. Or look at the black center of each circle and it will stop moving.
But move your eyes to the next black center and the previous will move after you take your eyes away from it.
7) Relax and concentrate on the four small dots in the middle of the picture for about 30 or 40 seconds. Then, take a look at a wall near you -- any smooth, single-colored surface. You will see a circle of light developing. Start blinking your eyes a couple of times and you will see a figure emerging ...
What did you see? Moreover, who did you see?
3.27.2008
More submitted links
My cohort Brian sent me this video produced by a couple guys at a local college.
Freaking amazing. I just sat totally mesmerized watching this video for the full five minutes ...
... My good friend Matt just send this awesome link of a rock-paper-scissors game starring Barack Obama and George Bush ... totally addicting!
Then there's this public service announcement: Please adopt Pinky. (Sort of reminiscent of the angriest cat ever...Actually, during the course of watching this video I got on a little kick of cat videos -- there's also a good one of a cat totally fascinated with flushing the toilet and another potty-trained cat. Good stuff.)
And saving the best for last -- One of my favorite commercials on TV right now. This is "Baby Ethan" from one of the AIG commercials.
Freaking amazing. I just sat totally mesmerized watching this video for the full five minutes ...
... My good friend Matt just send this awesome link of a rock-paper-scissors game starring Barack Obama and George Bush ... totally addicting!
Then there's this public service announcement: Please adopt Pinky. (Sort of reminiscent of the angriest cat ever...Actually, during the course of watching this video I got on a little kick of cat videos -- there's also a good one of a cat totally fascinated with flushing the toilet and another potty-trained cat. Good stuff.)
And saving the best for last -- One of my favorite commercials on TV right now. This is "Baby Ethan" from one of the AIG commercials.
3.09.2008
Sunday reading
Kates and I are feeling truly blessed today ...
Mom & Pops were here for the weekend to help us prepare more for Baby ...
All of today we were finding ourselves surrounded by people who have loved and supported us and played significant parts in our lives, people who have known both of us from the very beginning, some of our closest friends and family members ...
And tonight we had to say good-bye to a dear friend. As Kates' father said in his message, he was "the quintessential Milwaukeean." He was always there with a kind greeting or words of wisdom. He was a devoted baseball fan, too -- As the pallbearers carried away his casket tonight, we sang "Take Me Out To the Ball Game." Kates and I were blessed to have known him.
Here's some of the good reads that caught my attention this week ...
Baseball ...
a Authority assessing face-lift of Wrigley
a Naming rights for sale, but Wrigley can't be bought
a This field by any other name ... Would be risky for would-be corporate sponsors, experts say
a Why Wrigley Field's landmark status should be preserved
a Kenney: More Cubs games on Comcast SportsNet ... and Spanish radio?
a Piniella open to extending stay with Cubs
a Nobody's perfect: Even the best teams have holes to fill this spring
a The big question for Big Papi
a Sox may have (computer) chip on their shoulder
Politics ...
a A little something for the ladies
a A Clinton-Obama ticket?
a John McCain: Consistent on Iraq... ...consistent in folly
a Gary David Goldberg: Just what would Alex Keaton do?
TV & entertainment ...
a Eleanor knockoffs spark a knock-down, drag-out fight
a Did 'SNL' Go Beyond the Pale With Fauxbama? ... I totally don't get why so many outlets are making an issue of this ...
a Hillary Clinton: 'Live from N.Y., it is Saturday night' ... This was a classic.
a 3 a.m. call: President Obama calling Sen. Clinton ... This was classic, too. I know a few people who haven't enjoyed SNL's Clinton-Obama spoofs the last few weeks, but I've loved 'em ...
Music ...
a ‘One Tree Hill’ helps launch Kate Voegele
a Tragedy Knocked Blind Melon Off the Rock Radar 12 Years Ago. But With a New Lead Singer, the Time May Be Ripe for a Comeback.
a Q&A: 'Once' in a Lifetime
Media & the Internet ...
a At Wall Street Journal, Change of Accents
a With parents on Facebook, 'friend' now a relative term
And finally, a cool trivia game about Wheel of Fortune.
Mom & Pops were here for the weekend to help us prepare more for Baby ...
All of today we were finding ourselves surrounded by people who have loved and supported us and played significant parts in our lives, people who have known both of us from the very beginning, some of our closest friends and family members ...
And tonight we had to say good-bye to a dear friend. As Kates' father said in his message, he was "the quintessential Milwaukeean." He was always there with a kind greeting or words of wisdom. He was a devoted baseball fan, too -- As the pallbearers carried away his casket tonight, we sang "Take Me Out To the Ball Game." Kates and I were blessed to have known him.
Here's some of the good reads that caught my attention this week ...
Baseball ...
a Authority assessing face-lift of Wrigley
a Naming rights for sale, but Wrigley can't be bought
a This field by any other name ... Would be risky for would-be corporate sponsors, experts say
a Why Wrigley Field's landmark status should be preserved
a Kenney: More Cubs games on Comcast SportsNet ... and Spanish radio?
a Piniella open to extending stay with Cubs
a Nobody's perfect: Even the best teams have holes to fill this spring
a The big question for Big Papi
a Sox may have (computer) chip on their shoulder
Politics ...
a A little something for the ladies
a A Clinton-Obama ticket?
a John McCain: Consistent on Iraq... ...consistent in folly
a Gary David Goldberg: Just what would Alex Keaton do?
TV & entertainment ...
a Eleanor knockoffs spark a knock-down, drag-out fight
a Did 'SNL' Go Beyond the Pale With Fauxbama? ... I totally don't get why so many outlets are making an issue of this ...
a Hillary Clinton: 'Live from N.Y., it is Saturday night' ... This was a classic.
a 3 a.m. call: President Obama calling Sen. Clinton ... This was classic, too. I know a few people who haven't enjoyed SNL's Clinton-Obama spoofs the last few weeks, but I've loved 'em ...
Music ...
a ‘One Tree Hill’ helps launch Kate Voegele
a Tragedy Knocked Blind Melon Off the Rock Radar 12 Years Ago. But With a New Lead Singer, the Time May Be Ripe for a Comeback.
a Q&A: 'Once' in a Lifetime
Media & the Internet ...
a At Wall Street Journal, Change of Accents
a With parents on Facebook, 'friend' now a relative term
And finally, a cool trivia game about Wheel of Fortune.
12.18.2007
Internet fun
The morning started with my friend Liz sending us this video ... It's pretty sweet.
Keeping with the Christmas spirit, I uncovered this quiz from the Tribune. (For the record, I scored 80 percent correct.)
Then, Liz countered with this quiz ... We all agreed it was one of the coolest quizes we'd ever seen.
And finally, this afternoon I stumbled on this one. Poor kid. Give him back his nose, Dad!
Keeping with the Christmas spirit, I uncovered this quiz from the Tribune. (For the record, I scored 80 percent correct.)
Then, Liz countered with this quiz ... We all agreed it was one of the coolest quizes we'd ever seen.
And finally, this afternoon I stumbled on this one. Poor kid. Give him back his nose, Dad!
11.25.2007
Sunday reading
... I just "elfed" myself ... Check this out.Here's some of the good reads that caught my eyes this week ...
Sports & Baseball ...
a On the Mark: Pats flat-out dominant
a Cubs to miss savvy McDonough
a McDonough's successor? Cubs let new owner decide
a He can't lose, but can he win?
a Glavine Returns to Braves With $8M Deal ... Good for him. I never thought he should have left the Braves in the first place ...
a Voting for MLB awards needs to change hands ... This guy's Colorado bias aside, the lack or Rockies winning postseason awards just isn't right.
TV ...
a A Looser Lucifer: Ray Wise Is Having A Helluva Good Time Playing the Devil ... Ray Wise does play a good devil. Although, I removed "Reaper" from our DVR a couple weeks ago, thinking I've seen enough and the show wasn't going anywhere. Sure the adventures were sort of amusing, but, to me, none of the episodes I was seeing were as good as the pilot. I saw it turning into the same thing week after week. And I couldn't take anymore of watching poor Sam agonizing over Andi ... I may return to the show some day. But for now I'd rather spend my Tuesday nights doing other things ...
a Prime Time for Reading? Survey Looks at Viewers' Plans During Strike ... Personally, I'm enjoying the writer's strike for the reprieve from constant TV-watching. I've been able to catch up on some reading and enjoy a whole lot of music ... If only it were so easy to turn off the TV without a writer's strike ...
Music ...
a Neil Diamond reveals 'Sweet Caroline' is about Kennedy daughter ... Arguably the most amusing news of the week ... I long for the day I get to experience singing this song among the Red Sox Nation at Fenway ...
a Music Q&A: Colbie Caillat gets 'Bubbly' ... Kates thinks she'll be a one-hit wonder. I guess we'll see ...
The Internet ...
a Educators weigh merits of social network sites
a Heads are turning to Facebook
a How to punish a cyber-bully
Politics & media ...
a 'Daily Show' host doomed to relive past ... The Musharraf interview still ranks as one of the more memorable things I've seen on The Daily Show ... ah, well.
a In San Jose, Downsizing With Dynamite
a Web Sites Tear Down That Wall
a Neatness counts ... Brian Williams' post and quips on the subsequent broadcast were pretty amusing too ...
a Drew Peterson case: Bright lights, big hassle for neighbors
a In a Watched Society, More Security Comes With Tempered Actions
8.15.2007
New game!
... So I found a new Internet game
Pretty sweet ... and very addicting! So far my highest score is 17 ...
Pretty sweet ... and very addicting! So far my highest score is 17 ...
6.27.2007
1.19.2006
Phenomenons
Great night. Great, fun conversation. Cool atmosphere. All with really good people…
It’s just too bad when the occasion is to say goodbye to a person you really enjoyed working with and being around…
* * *
As the basis for an upcoming story, I went to a “gaming” store last night. I of course was easily captivated by the walls of sports cards and magazines and collectibles just inside the door. The owner quickly started showing off some of his best items and we swapped stories about our own collections…
But that’s not why I was there…
I was there to explore the phenomenon of gaming, particularly online gaming …
This store, located in a small, aged but refurbished downtown building, was divided in two halves. On one side was a series of tables, set up with various board games and surrounded by a handful of teens playing Yu-Gi-Oh or some other popular collector card game…
In the other half of the store -- the coolest part --was a softly-lit room filled wall to wall with sleek computer terminals and comfy leather desk chairs -- all for online gaming. A full-out Internet café …
Although, the place draws people of all ages, races and genders, the owners tell me it’s teaching the youth social skills because they’re making new friends every time they come to the café and, while they’re playing the games, they’re competing and communicating with people across the globe (which is pretty awesome in itself. This one kid told me he’s learned some German …). Plus, the gamers are learning teamwork skills and they’re staying out of trouble …
Now, I’ve haven’t been caught up in this whole online gaming thing -- yet -- but man, if I ever did get into it -- and I was 14 years old again, and rich -- I’d probably be at this place for several hours every night.
OK, maybe not that much…
But I just might take my $25 and spend a Saturday there for sure. That would be cool …
* * *
After being out late last night, I stayed up even later trying to catch up on ‘Lost’ and ‘Invasion’ because lord knows my cohorts would be talking about them today …
‘Lost’ continues to move at a snail’s pace, yet we love and suck up every second of it because we know (or at least hope) it’s all going to lead to the completion of one gargantuan puzzle in the end. My favorite part last night: The end! Jack looking at Ana and asking how long it might take to train an army was priceless (although the whole ‘James’ and Locke thing was good too, and I enjoyed seeing more of Jack’s backstory with Sarah -- but that’s just because I like Julie Bowen …).
And ‘Invasion’!?… Whoah. Last night’s episode was more like a horror movie than a mediocre primetime drama! …Now, we’re getting somewhere with this show!!!
It’s just too bad when the occasion is to say goodbye to a person you really enjoyed working with and being around…
* * *
As the basis for an upcoming story, I went to a “gaming” store last night. I of course was easily captivated by the walls of sports cards and magazines and collectibles just inside the door. The owner quickly started showing off some of his best items and we swapped stories about our own collections…
But that’s not why I was there…
I was there to explore the phenomenon of gaming, particularly online gaming …
This store, located in a small, aged but refurbished downtown building, was divided in two halves. On one side was a series of tables, set up with various board games and surrounded by a handful of teens playing Yu-Gi-Oh or some other popular collector card game…
In the other half of the store -- the coolest part --was a softly-lit room filled wall to wall with sleek computer terminals and comfy leather desk chairs -- all for online gaming. A full-out Internet café …
Although, the place draws people of all ages, races and genders, the owners tell me it’s teaching the youth social skills because they’re making new friends every time they come to the café and, while they’re playing the games, they’re competing and communicating with people across the globe (which is pretty awesome in itself. This one kid told me he’s learned some German …). Plus, the gamers are learning teamwork skills and they’re staying out of trouble …
Now, I’ve haven’t been caught up in this whole online gaming thing -- yet -- but man, if I ever did get into it -- and I was 14 years old again, and rich -- I’d probably be at this place for several hours every night.
OK, maybe not that much…
But I just might take my $25 and spend a Saturday there for sure. That would be cool …
* * *
After being out late last night, I stayed up even later trying to catch up on ‘Lost’ and ‘Invasion’ because lord knows my cohorts would be talking about them today …
‘Lost’ continues to move at a snail’s pace, yet we love and suck up every second of it because we know (or at least hope) it’s all going to lead to the completion of one gargantuan puzzle in the end. My favorite part last night: The end! Jack looking at Ana and asking how long it might take to train an army was priceless (although the whole ‘James’ and Locke thing was good too, and I enjoyed seeing more of Jack’s backstory with Sarah -- but that’s just because I like Julie Bowen …).
And ‘Invasion’!?… Whoah. Last night’s episode was more like a horror movie than a mediocre primetime drama! …Now, we’re getting somewhere with this show!!!
12.04.2005
Is it Christmas yet?
This was the scene on our street this morning. Normally, I would let out a huge groan at the sight of snow. But I can’t seem to remember the last time it looked this pretty, or the last time we had this much of it so early in the winter.
The few inches of snow Saturday night was all we needed to put the finishing touches on the transformation of our house for Christmas.
And for some real fun, check out this Christmas quiz. I scored 280 points!
10.29.2005
Curing internet boredom
A collection of fun, creative and crazy Web sites I've found or picked up from friends. In other words, some good time-wasters ...
06.18.07
... A baseball joke.
03.16.07
... CareerBuilder's Age-o-matic ... upload a picture, answer some questions and see what your job is doing to you ...
... And here's a very cool site dedicated to the '60s ...
01.23.07: Julian Beever
... A friend sent me a collection of photos and drawings from an artist by the name of Julian Beever. Just marvel at his stuff on his official site ...
01.20.07: Birthday calendar
... This is pretty sweet. Type in your birth date and the Web Site will come back with the hours and seconds you've been alive, even when you were probably conceived. After you've finished reading the information, click again, and see what the moon looked like the night you were born. Who says our time clocks aren't ticking...
08.29.06: Some notable reference and cultural sites I've stumbled across reccently ...
... Chicago Uncommon ... some great, inspiring photos of Chicago's neighborhoods ...
... Cityscape ... Chicago architecture brought to you by the Chicago Tribune ...
... Reason to Rock ... a Web-based book about music as an art form. Excellent stuff!!
... and while we're on the subject of music, here's Rolling Stone's '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time' ... here's the 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time.
07.21.06: Cleaning off my desktop of pages I've saved ...
... every dumb, goofy, crazy holiday you never knew existed is here.
... addictinggames.com ... that says it all right there.
... send your friends a Monk e-mail from CareerBuilder. ... I just sent my friend (who could be mistaken for a monkee) an e-mail with a monkee on an island, dressed in a pink shirt, wearing big sunglasses, holding the 'Hi Mom' sign and singing the song about wearing to much cologne in the office (which he does) ... HA-larious.
03.5.06: More additions ...
... test your reaction time: how fast can you shoot the sheep.
... you might not want to watch this one with the kids around.
... How smart are you ... (apparently I'm not. I scored a 4.)
... some kids' 'Golddigger' parody ... nice.
03.4.06: Sent to me by my aunt ...
Another fun one to keep you busy for at least several minutes. Cheney and quail is all you need to know. Then go here.
02.26.06: Some new links I've collected over the last couple months ...
This is a good site for those of you working on building your own time machines ...
Here's everything you ever wanted to know about squirrels ...
I haven't got around to making my own movie yet, but it looks like it could be A LOT of fun ...
This 'Sportscenter' site has a complete archive of ESPN's greatest commercials ... sweeeeeeeeet!
12.1.05: Now here's a game you can play for hours.
11.02.05: A perfect man and a perfect woman
10.29.05: Japanese Backstreet wannabes
These sites, sent to yours truly by T-money, created so much buzz this week they were featured on VH1's Best Week Ever this morning. To do it some justice, I give you T-money's e-mail to me ...
11.02.05: A perfect man and a perfect woman
10.29.05: Japanese Backstreet wannabes
These sites, sent to yours truly by T-money, created so much buzz this week they were featured on VH1's Best Week Ever this morning. To do it some justice, I give you T-money's e-mail to me ...
"Horns,
you must watch this, and have your speakers on!
(it's clean, except you may wet yourself laughing)PLUS -
There's more of the Asian kids! There's a bunch of new links that have been passed around since the original one yesterday, apparently... check 'em out!more of their stuff:Part 2 - as long as you love meand here are some others but they are no match for the Chinese
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2751653547066691065&q=bsbgoogle video is a little addicting then there is this guy
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=camkaraoke&page=2&lv=0
From my Internet favorites ...
The Age Guage -- type in your birthdate and find out everything you ever wanted to know about the day you were born
The Bin Laden song -- came out soon after 9/11. An Internet classic in my mind. ... and it's brought to you by http://www.gotlaughs.com/
Bored.com -- discovered with my newspaper-mates during some of those crazy nights in the journalism building in college. The ultimate web site for bored people.
Flo & Betty with thongs -- It sounds worse than it is. Just a simple cartoon joke.
Bush Aerobics -- Now you get to push his buttons! Make George Bush exercise! -- Brought to you by MiniClip.com
Dolphin stress test -- it's self explanatory.
The original -- http://hampsterdance.com/
Insanityplanet.com -- a collection of everything crazy and wierd on the Internet.
Kewlbox.com -- tons of games! ... and in the same spirit -- candystand.com
Look and Feel -- just a plain cool graphic design Web site to surf around on. ... and have your sound turned on.
Mindless Crap -- pretty much. But it's interesting.
The moving clock -- Just like it says: Amazing ... and addicting.
Mullet.com -- Another classic ...
Soap box on forwards -- a guy literally stands on a soap box to share his disgust for junk email... brought to you by SmilePop
Cutestuf.com -- more hilarious parody videos and jokes
Snopes -- a sweet site that's out to dispel everything you ever learned on the Internet. ... and along the same lines, Truth or Fiction.
Talk Like A Pirate -- just in case you had an urge.
TerraServer-USA -- Type in the address for any location and get an aerial photo! Pretty sweet for looking up former homes and for others, old pictures of buildings that no longer exist or have been heavily altered.
What's wrong with this picture? -- have the sound turned up and then look -- closely. ... and then laugh at yourself.
10.18.2005
Going, going, gone
Wanna know what it’s like to do a whirlwind trip of Chicago museums in a span of a few hours? I’ll tell ya …
The assignment was for me and a photographer to attend today’s media preview of the new ‘Pompeii: Stories From an Eruption’ exhibit at the Field Museum for our entertainment section and then, while we’re down there -- and to save as much company time and money -- hit as many of the other hot exhibits as we could.
So I awoke this morning to the sound of my ‘Fuer Elise’ alarm clock at 5 a.m. and left the house an hour later, exiting our house under the early morning pallet of stars and full moon beginning to set over our garage. I met my photographer in the news office parking lot, we drove to the train station, boarded the train and then rode it to Chicago, tracing a perfectly still Lake Michigan as an orange sun rose over it …
Pompeii -- it’s a remarkable exhibit, full of valuable artifacts, jewelry and furniture buried when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., but unearthed only within the last century. The artifacts, illustrations and restored frescoes provide a glimpse into how established and wealthy the people of Popeii were. But what puts this exhibit over the top are the dramatic casts -- made by shooting plaster into the holes left behind when the volcanic ash and rock hardened and the corpses decomposed -- showing entire families crouched together in an attempt to shelter themselves from the storm of ash, or frozen in time as they tried to flee the devastation. Most of them, the exhibit told, died when ash filled their airways and prevented them from breathing …the exhibit is $19 and runs through March 26, 2006.
We left the Field onto a sunny pavilion that overlooks Lake Michigan and provides striking views of the colorful Chicago skyline and Millennium Park. The sight left us breathless for several seconds as we gazed at the view and then laughed in unison and remarked on the beauty of it all …
Moving on. To the Shedd and the ‘Crabs!’ exhibit -- which I took interest in mostly because of our hermit crab pets at home. At the Shedd, however, we’re talking more than 30 different species of crabs ranging from the size of your fingertip to the giant Japanese crabs that weigh about 40 pounds, look the size of tire and move with their 3-foot long legs. Amazing creatures …
A short cab ride later, we were at the Museum of Science & Industry to review the rebuilt and restored U-505 Submarine. Beginning in 2004, after years of being exposed outdoors to the harsh Chicago weather, the museum dug an underground a new, climate-controlled exhibit hall, lowered the giant sub into it and covered it with a roof. … The result is an astonishing new exhibit that transports patrons through a long, winding hallway of artifacts, archived newspapers, photos, films and finally, a balcony that provides a breathtaking view of the 33-foot high, 250-foot long, 750-ton ship… And for $5 more you can walk through the ship, ducking and dodging through every nook and cranny from the diesel engine room to the cramped sleeping quarters. …After the tour, walk the ground floor underneath the ship, take in more displays of artifacts taken from the captured German sub and several short films, including a fascinating account of how a Naval crew towed the sinking ship back to the U.S., conducting the highly classified operation without any protection in U-Boat infested waters …
Before we left the museum we also wanted to check out the Robots exhibit. But I say, unless you’re REALLY into robots, don’t bother. It was a bust … it’s two small rooms of glass-enclosed robot toys made during the ‘50s and ‘60s. The first few are pretty intriguing to look at, but they get pretty old pretty quick.
A train ride back and our assignment was complete …three museums, four exhibits, in four hours and a reminder of the unique experiences and people that make me want to continue practicing journalism. Not bad.
But my day wasn’t done …
70s degrees and sunny. A crisp, colorful, fall day made for the movies. The kind of day that begs you to cruise around in your car, listening to some eclectic music and holding your open palm outside the car window for the air to rush over it. … So that’s exactly what I did.
For the third night in a row I went down to the harbor and sat silently watching the orange moon rise beyond the lake. Trying to capture the scene as closely as I could with my camera, sucking in every bit of the fish-smelling water, crashing waves and cool breeze …
* * *
Just another reason to love baseball …
Last night, lying with Kates as the two of us count down the innings and watch the Astros come within two outs of their first-ever World Series, ironically 45 years to the day MLB officials met in Chicago and designated them as a franchise …
The crowd was so loud I wondered out loud how any of the Cardinals players could concentrate …
Then, one of my all-time favorite gamers, David Eckstein pokes a single through the left side …
Jimmy Edmonds walks …
And Albert Pujols absolutely crushes a pitch to left field. ‘Oh my goodness,’ was all I said when the ball hit the bat. You knew it was gone … Make that long gone, as it sailed over the Crawford boxes in left field to the part of the stadium where the retractable roof’s track meets the stadium supports. It was a shot that would have landed in the upper deck of most ballparks.
It was unblievable. And memorable.
The Astros fans were suddenly, and humorously, quiet. St. Louis wins the game 5-4 and lives to see another game, not to mention Busch Stadium, which is set to be demolished as soon as their season ends …
Talking baseball, the Cardinals win was huge. It puts them back in the exact situation they found themselves in last year when they came from being down three games to two, and sent Houston back home before losing to the Red Sox in the World Series. So I wouldn’t be surprised, as much as I found myself rooting for the Astros last night, if the Cardinals do it all over again …
Want more?
a So quiet, you could hear a pennant drop
a With one magical swing, Albert Pujols brought the dead back to life.
a Pujols's Homer Soars To Legendary Heights
* * *
Cleaning up ...
...Back and forth on the train today, I read my newest copy of Paste and was fascinated by the cover story about Cameron Crowe. ... I adore every one of his movies, the way music fuels his imagination and, at this point, can only dream and aspire to the type of artistry he exemplifies ... And I'm totally pumped to see 'Elizabethtown' now.
...I got this link emailed to me from a friend. You could spend hours playing this -- and make sure you have the volume on your computer turned up ...
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