So yesterday I posted a speech that gave out some good advice.....today I will dispense my own advice.
We received 3 ladders at work today much like the "Little Giant" ladders seen on TV except these ladders are made by Louisville. My boss said he'd buy lunch for the first person who sold one. So I said to him "I'm on it." Background info: I don't get much opportunity to sell to customers in the store since I'm back in the warehouse all the time and out making deliveries. So I come back from deliveries today and there is a customer looking for some cut-off wheels and he is standing at the counter. My boss had left for a few minutes so I started talking to him about these ladders. I told him how they were like the Little Giant ones and performed the same functions except these are sold at about half the cost (around $205). My boss had returned and was walking up from the back and had heard me trying to sell this ladder to this man and he said "Man, you must really want lunch." I responded....Yeah I do, because I'm trying to sell a ladder to a man who rode in on a motorcycle. He just laughed.
So my advice to you is....If you're trying to sell ladders, make sure you know the person can actually take it home in one trip.
Friday, June 30, 2006
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Thursday
The following is a speech put to music that was on one of my cd's in my car. I was listening to it while driving today and decided to post the lyrics since I felt it made some interesting points. Enjoy!
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99....."Wear sunscreen"
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, "sunscreen" would be it.
The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.Oh, never mind.
You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded.
But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.You are not as fat as you imagine.Don't worry about the future.Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday.Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts.Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy.Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind.The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive.Forget the insults.If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.Keep your old love letters.Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life.The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives.Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium.Be kind to your knees.You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't.Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't.Maybe you'll divorce at 40.
Maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either.Your choices are half chance.So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body.Use it every way you can.Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it.It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance.
Even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines.They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents.You never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings.They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.Understand that friends come and go,but with a precious few you should hold on.Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get,the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.Live in "New York City" once, but leave before it makes you hard.Live in "Northern California" once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths:Prices will rise.Politicians will philander.You, too, will get old.And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.Don't expect anyone else to support you.Maybe you have a trust fund.Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse.But you never know when either one might run out.Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.Advice is a form of nostalgia.
Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99....."Wear sunscreen"
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, "sunscreen" would be it.
The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.Oh, never mind.
You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded.
But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.You are not as fat as you imagine.Don't worry about the future.Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday.Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts.Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy.Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind.The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive.Forget the insults.If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.Keep your old love letters.Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life.The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives.Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium.Be kind to your knees.You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't.Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't.Maybe you'll divorce at 40.
Maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either.Your choices are half chance.So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body.Use it every way you can.Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it.It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance.
Even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines.They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents.You never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings.They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.Understand that friends come and go,but with a precious few you should hold on.Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get,the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.Live in "New York City" once, but leave before it makes you hard.Live in "Northern California" once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths:Prices will rise.Politicians will philander.You, too, will get old.And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.Don't expect anyone else to support you.Maybe you have a trust fund.Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse.But you never know when either one might run out.Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.Advice is a form of nostalgia.
Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
You'll Never Guess
You'll never guess what I did today. I myself can't believe I did it. To give you some background info my friends and I are in a fantasy baseball league in which we manage a team of players. We drop players, trade players, decide who starts and who sits. All of our points we score are based on how well our major league players do from week to week. So we follow stats more than anyone probably should. Well for the past 8 weeks or so I've only had one closer on my team....Jonathan Papelbon from the Red Sox. He's extremely good but when you play against another team in the league who has 2 or 3 closers it's very hard to win the Saves category. So I was basically giving a point to whoever I played against each week. That's bad for business. So today I dropped my weakest starting pitcher who happened to be Derek Lowe of the Dodgers (A former Red Sox) and decided to look for a closer so I could get some more saves each week. So I search the field of players who are still left to choose from and I make it show who is leading in saves. Well it was as if Yahoo Fantasy Baseball was laughing at me. None other than Mr. Todd Jones came up. So against all that I know is right, I added him to my team. I am putting a small sliver of faith in a man I have criticized over the past few weeks. I will try and find some way to rationalize this decision.....ok here's one....if Jim Leyland (The Brain trust of our team) has faith in Jones as a closer I guess I should too. This addition to the team will, if nothing else, provide reason for interesting commentary by me on the subject of closing out baseball games........especially if Jones decides to blow another one.
In other news I went to a congregational meeting last night.....As my Father put it...I voted with a small majority and no one can say they "won"......some people cheered....some people cried....I myself can't call it a victory when at the end of the meeting the Pastor is asking the congregation to bow their heads to pray and half of them are walking out the door. Only time will tell what happens.
So I just opened one of those plastic oscar mayer turkey containers.....it has thin sliced turkey in it and has about 5 servings of turkey in the whole container. I felt the need to consume all of it. I love turkey. Only bad part about the packaged turkey is that I just got 125% of my daily intake of sodium.
Well that's all for now.....Happy Wednesday everyone !
In other news I went to a congregational meeting last night.....As my Father put it...I voted with a small majority and no one can say they "won"......some people cheered....some people cried....I myself can't call it a victory when at the end of the meeting the Pastor is asking the congregation to bow their heads to pray and half of them are walking out the door. Only time will tell what happens.
So I just opened one of those plastic oscar mayer turkey containers.....it has thin sliced turkey in it and has about 5 servings of turkey in the whole container. I felt the need to consume all of it. I love turkey. Only bad part about the packaged turkey is that I just got 125% of my daily intake of sodium.
Well that's all for now.....Happy Wednesday everyone !
Monday, June 26, 2006
Get out the Brooms...
How about those Tigers sweeping the Cardinals this weekend. What a great series. The Tigers seem to be running on all cylinders these days. The rapidly approaching series against the White Sox shall prove to be extremely important.
In other news I need a haircut and I need to do some grocery shopping.....that sounds like a good thing to do tomorrow. As for now I'm going to relax and enjoy the rest of my night. I hope everyone had a good Monday!
In other news I need a haircut and I need to do some grocery shopping.....that sounds like a good thing to do tomorrow. As for now I'm going to relax and enjoy the rest of my night. I hope everyone had a good Monday!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Another Day.....
This is the new soda I tried for the first time yesterday. It has a rather long name....Diet black cherry vanilla coke. I found it to be pretty tasty. It's not as good as faygo's Rock & Rye but then again, what is ? I went grocery shopping yesterday and I went up and down every aisle. However, my Mother would not have been proud of me since I didn't try any of the free samples of wine that they were giving out. An older lady in the store had asked me if I had tried any yet and I said no....she said "C'mon lets go try some, I'm going to get drunk and then sit in that chair" as she pointed to a beach lounge chair.....I just laughed.
Well here are some pics of the two guys I've been talking about lately. Joel Zumaya is on your left and Mr. Jones is on your right. Both guys played last night and did well. The Tiger's are now on a 5 game winning streak and continue to grind out games that we have come to expect to lose in the past. The Tiger's are at a major league best 47-23. Although the extremely great play of Detroit has them in the lead, they are only 2 games ahead of of the world champion Chicago White Sox.
In other news I won two tickets off of ebay to go see my favorite country guitarist, Brad Paisley. The concert is July 15th at DTE and should be a great time as long as it doesn't rain. Even if it does rain it will be a good time.
I think that's all the news I have for today. I hope everyone is having a good week so far.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Friday
Well today is Friday and that's always good. I like Fridays. I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with the rest of my day or my weekend. I'm going home but I can't say for certain what else I'll do. I'll probably watch the Tiger's play the Cubs. I just found out Kwame wants to demolish old Tiger Stadium. That's a bummer even though it hasn't really been used for anything since the Tiger's moved to Comerica. I remember going there and watching Cecil Fielder and Mickey Tettleton.....Alan and Lou....Travis Fryman...all sorts of good memories from that place. One night I saw Mickey Tettleton hit 2 home runs...one from each side of the plate....I just thought that was the coolest thing ever when I was growing up because being right handed it felt incredibly awkward trying to bat the other way. I remember going to a game on a Saturday night and it got rained out but they let everyone come back the next day and see a double-header ! 2 for 1....very cool. Towards the end of that double header a foul ball was hit my way in which I felt the need to jump over a few rows of seats only to fail in my attempt of getting the ball. The older man who did come up with the ball realized the effort I had just put forth and tossed me the ball. Thank you Mr. Whoever you are, you made my day that day.
In other news, Tiger Woods is not doing very well at the U.S. Open.....he's at 11 over par with only a few holes left to play in his second round.....he might not even make the cut. Now his round is finished......12 over par....Tiger will not be around for the weekend.
I'm sure most of you have had a moment where you smelled something and it reminded you of something else. Well the other day I had a moment like that but it seemed very odd to me. Most of the time when you smell something it reminds you of something else you can relate "smell" with. Fresh cut grass = summer, Rain = Spring time......you get the point. Well I was at work the other day and I was getting into the truck to go make some deliveries and as soon as I opened the door I thought to myself "Man, this smells like sports radio." It was one of those times where you step back for a second and wonder if that thought was actually produced from your brain. Sports radio can't have a smell yet for some reason I found a way to make it happen. I think I'm a bit odd sometimes.
Well that's all I have for now....Have a good weekend everyone !
In other news, Tiger Woods is not doing very well at the U.S. Open.....he's at 11 over par with only a few holes left to play in his second round.....he might not even make the cut. Now his round is finished......12 over par....Tiger will not be around for the weekend.
I'm sure most of you have had a moment where you smelled something and it reminded you of something else. Well the other day I had a moment like that but it seemed very odd to me. Most of the time when you smell something it reminds you of something else you can relate "smell" with. Fresh cut grass = summer, Rain = Spring time......you get the point. Well I was at work the other day and I was getting into the truck to go make some deliveries and as soon as I opened the door I thought to myself "Man, this smells like sports radio." It was one of those times where you step back for a second and wonder if that thought was actually produced from your brain. Sports radio can't have a smell yet for some reason I found a way to make it happen. I think I'm a bit odd sometimes.
Well that's all I have for now....Have a good weekend everyone !
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Campaign Trail '06: Zumaya for Closer !
First things first. It looks like pops is going to be ok. The people at the hospital gave us the run down on him and for the most part things sounded positive. There are still a few things to look into but at least we can rule out some possible causes.
ZUMAYA FOR CLOSER ! VOTE NOW ! ZUMAYA FOR CLOSER !
He'd have my vote. Todd Jones is too up and down for my liking. Yes, he has the record for most saves ever by a Tiger. Yes, he's got more experience. Yes, he looks like the cowardly lion from the Wizard of Oz. All this aside, Joel Zumaya in my opinion can get the job done better than Mr. Jones. I'm not saying he's perfect because he's not but I don't know if y'all have been watching but the crowd loves Zumaya and his pitching style. They get pumped up to see a 21 year old kid throw the ball 100 mph. What would you rather see ? A kid come in and shut down the other team with speed or a veteran with crazy facial hair give up 5 runs? Why can't we just switch Jones to be the set up man.....maybe that might work out a little better. Alright, there is my rant about Todd Jones for today. By the way Todd, thanks for ruining our 4 game winning streak.
In other news, the U.S. Open started today and that means the return of Tiger Woods. Tiger hasn't played since the Master's due to the illness and more recently, the death of his Father, Earl. As some of you may know the U.S. Open ends on Father's Day every year. Is it just me or can everyone see the storyline developing? Tiger winning the U.S. Open on Father's Day......that would be quite a moment for golf as well as Tiger himself. No matter what the case he will have his work cut out for him. The course they're playing at, called "Winged Foot" is playing extremely tough and will be quite a test for the entire field. Tiger hasn't played competitively in 9 weeks. So imagine coming back from a 9 week vacation of sorts and then being put to the ultimate test and be expected to win. That's the kind of thing Tiger has come to make us think. No matter how far back he is, how long he's been off, whether he has a wife or not........do not count him out.
Now for some totally random facts:
1.) I throw away Canadian change. I do not like it one bit.
2.) I love Doo-Wop music.....especially The Temptations.
3.) Dan Marjele is my favorite 3 point shooter ever.
4.) I have an addiction to frozen drinks (Slurpees, Icees, Frozen Cokes)
5.) I often walk around Meijer and/or Wal-Mart for no good reason at all.
6.) I want to visit every major league baseball stadium in my lifetime.
7.) I love the feeling of going back to bed.
8.) I haven't been pulled over in my 6 years of driving a car.
9.) I'd rather be hot than cold.
10.) I'm glad Payne Stewart won the 1999 U.S. Open.
I think that's enough random facts for today. Happy Thursday everyone !
ZUMAYA FOR CLOSER ! VOTE NOW ! ZUMAYA FOR CLOSER !
He'd have my vote. Todd Jones is too up and down for my liking. Yes, he has the record for most saves ever by a Tiger. Yes, he's got more experience. Yes, he looks like the cowardly lion from the Wizard of Oz. All this aside, Joel Zumaya in my opinion can get the job done better than Mr. Jones. I'm not saying he's perfect because he's not but I don't know if y'all have been watching but the crowd loves Zumaya and his pitching style. They get pumped up to see a 21 year old kid throw the ball 100 mph. What would you rather see ? A kid come in and shut down the other team with speed or a veteran with crazy facial hair give up 5 runs? Why can't we just switch Jones to be the set up man.....maybe that might work out a little better. Alright, there is my rant about Todd Jones for today. By the way Todd, thanks for ruining our 4 game winning streak.
In other news, the U.S. Open started today and that means the return of Tiger Woods. Tiger hasn't played since the Master's due to the illness and more recently, the death of his Father, Earl. As some of you may know the U.S. Open ends on Father's Day every year. Is it just me or can everyone see the storyline developing? Tiger winning the U.S. Open on Father's Day......that would be quite a moment for golf as well as Tiger himself. No matter what the case he will have his work cut out for him. The course they're playing at, called "Winged Foot" is playing extremely tough and will be quite a test for the entire field. Tiger hasn't played competitively in 9 weeks. So imagine coming back from a 9 week vacation of sorts and then being put to the ultimate test and be expected to win. That's the kind of thing Tiger has come to make us think. No matter how far back he is, how long he's been off, whether he has a wife or not........do not count him out.
Now for some totally random facts:
1.) I throw away Canadian change. I do not like it one bit.
2.) I love Doo-Wop music.....especially The Temptations.
3.) Dan Marjele is my favorite 3 point shooter ever.
4.) I have an addiction to frozen drinks (Slurpees, Icees, Frozen Cokes)
5.) I often walk around Meijer and/or Wal-Mart for no good reason at all.
6.) I want to visit every major league baseball stadium in my lifetime.
7.) I love the feeling of going back to bed.
8.) I haven't been pulled over in my 6 years of driving a car.
9.) I'd rather be hot than cold.
10.) I'm glad Payne Stewart won the 1999 U.S. Open.
I think that's enough random facts for today. Happy Thursday everyone !
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Tuesday
Well today is Tuesday. The 164th day of the year. Only 201 days left to go in 2006. Today was pretty normal for me. Went to work as usual and then came home. For some reason I was more tired than normal. So I decided to take a nap.......that nap turned into a 3 hour slumber. Sometimes I don't know how I can be so tired. I went to bed at 9 last night and woke up at 5:15. That seems like it should be enough sleep to get you through a day. But it wasn't. It seems like I could take a nap everyday. I'm wondering if my back troubles are causing me to feel more fatigued. That is my only guess.
Well this past Sunday we had a congregational meeting at church......whenever a meeting of church members resembles a sporting event in which the crowd is rooting for opposite teams it doesn't work out too well. It was one of those moments that when you look back on it you kind of scratch your head and ask yourself if that really happened. It was an ugly sight. One that I will not soon forget.
On a positive note, the Tiger's pulled out a 4-3 win in 13 innings last night. I did not stay up to watch but I'm proud of them for coming from behind to win that one. Todd Jones seems to be doing ok as of late. I'm pretty tough on him but only because when he messes up it's almost a sure thing that we'll end up losing. That's how it is when you're a closer. I'd rather have Joel Zumaya be our closer instead of our set-up man. That guy throws the gas. Sunday against the Blue Jays I saw him set a season high of 102 mph. I think I'd have to start swinging when he started his wind-up. Better yet I'll just hold the bat out there and pray the ball would end up hitting the bat. Could you imagine getting hit by a pitch by that guy? A 102 mph fast ball must leave one heck of a bruise. I got hit by my fair share of pitches in little league and those things left nice bruises and were only coming in at a top speed of 50 or so.
Wow I just got the aflac trivia question right. Go me. Who was the last Tiger to lead the American League in walks? Tony the Tiger, the spitter, whatever you want to call him....it was good ol' Tony Phillips with 132 walks in 1993. He used to squat down so low at the plate, he didn't have much of a strike zone. It's so nice to see the Tiger's winning this year....although most of the team is doing well and having a good time winning, Dmitri Young has seemed to miss the boat this year. Today there was a warrant issued for his arrest after he failed to show up for a court date dealing with a case in which he choked his girlfriend in a birmingham hotel. Now I know Jim Leyland is not your "by the book" manager but I have a hard time believing he'd want any of his players to be in this situation. Dmitri wasn't performing on the field and from what it sounds like he could barely keep in together off the field. DY was hitting a lowly .159 when he took a leave of absence for personal matters. Dmitri is now facing up to 93 days in jail and a 500 dollar fine.
Tonight is "Bark in the Park" night at Comerica in which you can bring your dog to the game. I'm sorry but I'm going to have to question the logic in this promotion. Let us weigh the pros and cons of this for a second. Pros of bringing your dog to a major league game: ummm i'm searching for a pro here. Cons of bringing your dog to a major league game: 1.) They'll knock over if not drink your $8 beer while you're not looking 2.) Your masterpiece of a hot dog you just created with ruby red ketchup and golden yellow mustard will be lost forever as "man's best friend" scarfs it down in a matter of seconds without even appreciating the perfection of the squiggly lines you made with the ketchup and mustard.. 3.) You cannot honestly think that every dog in that park is going to be able to "hold it" for the entire length of the game (especially if they drink your beer.) 4.) What if someone sitting next to you is allergic to dogs? Is that fair to them? I could only imagine the surprise on the faces of those people who didn't know about this promotion. You stroll down to the ballpark expecting to enjoy a night of baseball with all the sights and smells like normal.....only to find out that you're sitting next to a 200 pound St. Bernard who needs a bath and has a undying passion to slobber all over itself....oh yeah, I'd be stoked if I was that guy. Anyways you get my drift.
Whatever the case may be, the Tiger's are winning 7-0 in the 7th right now and things are running pretty smooth. Maybe the dogs can stay.
On that note I think I'll go lay down and watch the rest of the game, have a good one everybody. Don't forget to celebrate flag day tomorrow. Is there a correct way to even celebrate flag day? What flag do you celebrate ? Is there a limit on the number of flags to celebrate ? Who made up flag day ? Isn't everyday a flag day in a way ? Alright that's all for now, Bye Bye.
Well this past Sunday we had a congregational meeting at church......whenever a meeting of church members resembles a sporting event in which the crowd is rooting for opposite teams it doesn't work out too well. It was one of those moments that when you look back on it you kind of scratch your head and ask yourself if that really happened. It was an ugly sight. One that I will not soon forget.
On a positive note, the Tiger's pulled out a 4-3 win in 13 innings last night. I did not stay up to watch but I'm proud of them for coming from behind to win that one. Todd Jones seems to be doing ok as of late. I'm pretty tough on him but only because when he messes up it's almost a sure thing that we'll end up losing. That's how it is when you're a closer. I'd rather have Joel Zumaya be our closer instead of our set-up man. That guy throws the gas. Sunday against the Blue Jays I saw him set a season high of 102 mph. I think I'd have to start swinging when he started his wind-up. Better yet I'll just hold the bat out there and pray the ball would end up hitting the bat. Could you imagine getting hit by a pitch by that guy? A 102 mph fast ball must leave one heck of a bruise. I got hit by my fair share of pitches in little league and those things left nice bruises and were only coming in at a top speed of 50 or so.
Wow I just got the aflac trivia question right. Go me. Who was the last Tiger to lead the American League in walks? Tony the Tiger, the spitter, whatever you want to call him....it was good ol' Tony Phillips with 132 walks in 1993. He used to squat down so low at the plate, he didn't have much of a strike zone. It's so nice to see the Tiger's winning this year....although most of the team is doing well and having a good time winning, Dmitri Young has seemed to miss the boat this year. Today there was a warrant issued for his arrest after he failed to show up for a court date dealing with a case in which he choked his girlfriend in a birmingham hotel. Now I know Jim Leyland is not your "by the book" manager but I have a hard time believing he'd want any of his players to be in this situation. Dmitri wasn't performing on the field and from what it sounds like he could barely keep in together off the field. DY was hitting a lowly .159 when he took a leave of absence for personal matters. Dmitri is now facing up to 93 days in jail and a 500 dollar fine.
Tonight is "Bark in the Park" night at Comerica in which you can bring your dog to the game. I'm sorry but I'm going to have to question the logic in this promotion. Let us weigh the pros and cons of this for a second. Pros of bringing your dog to a major league game: ummm i'm searching for a pro here. Cons of bringing your dog to a major league game: 1.) They'll knock over if not drink your $8 beer while you're not looking 2.) Your masterpiece of a hot dog you just created with ruby red ketchup and golden yellow mustard will be lost forever as "man's best friend" scarfs it down in a matter of seconds without even appreciating the perfection of the squiggly lines you made with the ketchup and mustard.. 3.) You cannot honestly think that every dog in that park is going to be able to "hold it" for the entire length of the game (especially if they drink your beer.) 4.) What if someone sitting next to you is allergic to dogs? Is that fair to them? I could only imagine the surprise on the faces of those people who didn't know about this promotion. You stroll down to the ballpark expecting to enjoy a night of baseball with all the sights and smells like normal.....only to find out that you're sitting next to a 200 pound St. Bernard who needs a bath and has a undying passion to slobber all over itself....oh yeah, I'd be stoked if I was that guy. Anyways you get my drift.
Whatever the case may be, the Tiger's are winning 7-0 in the 7th right now and things are running pretty smooth. Maybe the dogs can stay.
On that note I think I'll go lay down and watch the rest of the game, have a good one everybody. Don't forget to celebrate flag day tomorrow. Is there a correct way to even celebrate flag day? What flag do you celebrate ? Is there a limit on the number of flags to celebrate ? Who made up flag day ? Isn't everyday a flag day in a way ? Alright that's all for now, Bye Bye.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
I can't think of a title but Todd Jones better stop blowing games for the Tigers
Family, friends, distinguished faculty, members of the board.... I write to you today issuing a sincere apology for not being a faithful blogger. Lately I have not been able to do a sufficient job in letting everyone know the ongoings of my life. In this time I have worked, slept, watched the Pistons have a total meltdown, watched the Tigers struggle through playing Boston, New York, and Chicago, received a job offer from Fastenal in the Sandusky area, went to a few weddings, said goodbye to some friends who are going off to graduate school, and most recently....went to some garage sales that had absolutely nothing that interested me. Yes, that is the exciting life that I lead. I am a bit tired at the moment and hopefully will elaborate on some of the topics found above at a later point. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.
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