Oct 03
This afternoon I finished “Fevre Dream” by famed wordsmith George R. R. Martin. He is the author of the highly acclaimed “Song of Fire and Ice” fantasy series. He was also a story consultant on the TV show “Beauty and the Beast” and on the “Twilight Zone” as well in 1986. This book was first published in 1982.
Again, I rely on Amazon.Com to supply a description:
When struggling riverboat captain Abner Marsh receives an offer of partnership from a wealthy aristocrat, he suspects something’s amiss. But when he meets the hauntingly...
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Oct 03
Thank you David!
He updated my web site to the latest WordPress software. He also fixed a link problem with the categories. As you can see on the right hand side, there is a calendar that will link to the posts for that day. You can also get the pages of the site from there, too. And he changed the scroll-overs to the links.
Looks snazzy, don’t it? : )
Oct 03
This ARTICLE from Fox Sports says it all.
Enduring 91 loses wasn’t quite like the 119 in 2003, but it still was too many.
It’s a shame, seeing as Tram was my favorite Tiger while growing up. Plus I thought he would make a good manager. (He still may someday.) He will probably go down as one of the greatest players to wear the old English D. However, great ballplayers don’t always make great managers.
He did have to endure quite a few injuries. It could be argued that good managers/teams work through them and continue to find ways to win....
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Oct 03
Last chance reminder for anyone that wants to get in on the fun! We will be closing in this upcoming Sunday, October 9th. Marcia and I are coming up with a prize for the winner.
You ask, “How do I enter?” Go to ExpectNet.Com. (This is the same place Angie and Todd set up the pool for Jordan’s birth.) From the front page, there will be a box at the top of the left purple menu bar saying that you can go to an already listed game. In the box enter NigelRowan exactly like that. It is case sensitive, and they don’t allow spaces. After that, in the middle near the right, there will be a pink/peach box that says “Enter a Guess.”...
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Oct 03
U2 - “The Unforgettable Fire”
Tracks:
- A Sort of Homecoming
- Pride
- Wire
- The Unforgettable Fire
- Promenade
- 4th of July
- Bad
- Indian Summer Sky
- Elvis Presley and America
- MLK
This is U2’s fourth studio album, and the one that grabbed my attention. Sure, the album before, “War”, was seeing a lot of air-time, especially the songs “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “New Year’s Day”. I like those tunes, but just didn’t really see what all the huge fuss was about....
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