It seems that every day while I'm out near Frisco the tones go off. Yesterday was no exception. Around 2:p, the time I'm out near Frisco, the tones went off. Guess what? Yesterday was my day off from taking that trip so I made the call. HA! Bite me Murphy's Law! Phbbbt! It was a vehicle fire & I got to hang out & chat with Scott & Chris after the call, so that was nice. The call was on my street but in the opposite direction of the station. If it were a med call I could have gone direct & gotten there double quick, but since it was a fire there was no reason for me to go direct ... after all, my pickup truck doesn't have any fire hoses or water tank on it. Hmmm ... wouldn't THAT be cool? Nah, I already only get 15.9 mpg ... adding all that would just add a lot of weight & lower my mpg. But it would still be cool. LOL! I did my weekly AOL e-mail check & cleared out a bunch of stuff, my weekly iPhone app update of 19 apps this time around, & then cleaned the house. Josh helped with dusting all the blinds, Kyle did the dishes, (thank you both), & I made the bed, fed the cats & dogs, dusted the dining room blinds, cleared & cleaned the kitchen counters, dusted the Wii system, hosed the mud off the back porch, dusted my office chair, wished we had a pool (someday we will), & swept the bathroom. I made macaroni & cheese for Josh & I for lunch & then we went up into town to pick Kyle up from school & drop Josh off so he can spend some of his day off with friends. I ended up spending WAY too much time farting around in The Ville ... I expanded my land, expanded my house, built a beautiful kitchen, & rearranged everything, put a bunch of stuff in storage, & then realized what time it was. I got about half of the final panel knitted while watching the end of The Craft & the beginning of The Whole 9 Yards (one of my FAVORITE movies) before Pete got home with Josh. If I finish the panel tonight, the afghan will also be completed. :) LCFD Business meeting tonight.
The Cardinale ring is Stainless Steel Gold with Celtic Crosses. A
shining reflective cross in the center with Anodized gold makes the
divine Cardinal.
On this day in 1996, Boston Red Sox pitcher Roger
Clemens strikes out 20 Detroit Tigers, tying his own major league record
for most strikeouts in a game.
Ten
years earlier, on April 20, 1986, Clemens, then just 23 years old, had
broken Steve Carlton’s modern (post-1900) record of 19 strikeouts in a
single game during an outing against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway
Park. On that day, "The Rocket" was at the beginning of an MVP and Cy
Young Award-winning season and eventually led the Red Sox to the
American League pennant. The1996 season was a much different story for
both Clemens and the Red Sox. The Sox finished the year a disappointing
third in the American League East behind the New York
Yankees, the team’s archrival, and the Baltimore Orioles. Though
Clemens finished the year first in the AL in strikeouts, he posted 10
wins and 13 losses, the second losing record of his career. The 1996
season was also the last year of Clemens’ contract with Boston, and many
in the Red Sox organization and among the team’s faithful suspected
that he might not return.
Clemens
started the game out strong on September 18 striking out fifteen
players in the first six inniClemens played on the aggressiveness of the
Detroit batters, throwing seemingly hittable fastballs by their bats
and fooling them with hard sliders in the dirt. Going into the ninth
inning, Clemens was unaware that he had already racked up19 strikeouts
and was just one away from tying his own record. The first Detroit
batter, Alan Trammell, hit an easy pop fly for the first out. The
second, Ruben Sierra, singled before Tony Clark, who had already struck
out three times, hit another fly ball for the second out. Travis Fryman
then struck out swinging to become Clemens’ 20th victim.
With
the 4-0 win, Clemens also tied his team’s record for most shutouts by a
pitcher (38) and most wins (192), both of which were set by legendary
Sox pitcher Cy Young in 1911.
Amidst
rumors of tension between Clemens and Boston’s general manager, Dan
Duquette, Clemens left the Red Sox after the 1996 season and signed with
the Toronto Blue Jays. He dominated in Toronto from the start, winning
the Cy Young Award in 1997 and 1998. He was then traded to the Yankees,
where he helped pitch them into the World Series four times in five
years. After a three-season stint with the Houston Astros (2004-06),
Clemens rejoined the Yankees in 2007 at age 44.
Cockaigne:
An imaginary land of great luxury & ease.
Located on a secluded white sandy beach, the resort, with its many amenities, including a 1st-class luxury spa, is like a utopian Cockaigne.
The term "Cockaigne" comes from the Middle French phrase pais de cocaigne, which literally means "the land of plenty." The word was 1st popularized in a 13th-century French poem that is known in English as "The Land of Cockaigne." According to an early English translation of the work, in Cockaigne "the houses were made of barley sugar cakes, the streets were paved with pastry, & the shops supplied goods for nothing." Some have theorized that the French cocaigne derives from a word related to "cake" of "cook," but its early history remains obscure.
Don't be the 1st to eat! As with all meals, it's important to wait until everyone is served unless the hostess suggests you being eating.
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How many European capitals are located on the Danube River?
Four—Vienna, Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; and Belgrade, Serbia.
In terms of wine, merlot refers to the what?
A. Grape
B. Region
C. Age
D. Color
Is that __________ smell emanating from your posterior region? Or did a __________ throw up in here?
Organizing shouldn't be forced. Store & use things where they solve a problem.
Prefer to eat your sandwiches without a top? 10 tartine & bruschetta recipes here, from roasted tomato to fig ricotta.
Private schools can have academic advantages, & in some cases a good Christian school can have spiritual advantages. But if you can't cash flow it, you can't do it. it's just that simple. Kids that didn't go to Christian schools are still strong Christians. They go to public schools & learn to interact with people of no faith & different faiths & how to display their faith adequately in the marketplace.
To discourage ants, spray picnic table legs with insect repellent.
What small, thick-coated animal is a natural enemy of the cobra?
Which of these isn't based on a British television show?
A. The Office
B. Life on Mars
C. Dexter
D. All in the Family
Answer: Dexter
Which order of letters is the abbreviation used for the best player on a team?
A. V
B. P
C. M
CAB, of course, is MVP, or Most Valuable Player. Besides his mile-long list of other achievements, Michael "Air" Jordan won the NBA MVP award 5X. Which is a cue for somebody to sing, "I Want To Be Like Mike."
Which president held office 1st, 2nd, & 3rd?
A. Buchanan
B. Fillmore
C. Pierce
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