( 4:46 PM )
Questions-of-the-week
Question #1: Why is it that every person on that show LOST has a deep, dark secret? Every one! God forbid I should ever become stranded on an island with other people – I’d have nothing shocking to reveal.
“I think there’s something you all should know. I…I…I work in an office! There – I said it! Oh, and I ride a commuter train everyday. And I think I might drool once in a while whenever I fall asleep on the train. I'm so ashamed!!”
Question #2: Do they have Swiss cheese in Switzerland? My sister just recently moved to Australia and the hardest part of the adjustment was living without American cheese. This got me thinking. We have American cheese in America, but they don’t have it in Australia. Why do we have Swiss cheese in America? Do they even have “Swiss cheese” in Switzerland? Or is this just an American marketing technique, like “French fries” or “Swedish meatballs”? We’re not ashamed to sell cheese from other countries. We like Swiss cheese and we’re gonna eat it. What’s the big deal about selling American cheese in other countries?
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( 1:43 PM )
Mientkiewicz
You have GOT to be kidding me! Doug Mientkiewicz of the Boston Red Sox is refusing to give up the game ball from Game 4 of the World Series, calling it his “retirement fund” or possibly “four years at Florida State for one of my kids”.
Mientkiewicz caught the ball from Closer Keith Foulk to put the tag on first base, sealing the World Series victory for the Boston Red Sox. After he raised the ball in victory and the entire team celebrated, Mientkiewicz snuck off and hid the ball in his locker, then handed it off to his wife, who smuggled it out of the stadium and the next day locked it in a safety deposit box.
Who does Mientkiewicz think he is? Bill Buckner?
First off, Mientkiewicz is a utility infielder that rarely played a complete game during the half season he played for the team. (He came from Chicago during the Nomar trade midway through the season.) He was mostly brought in to replace Kevin Millar for defensive purposes during the late innings of crucial games – as was the case during game 4.
What kind of nerve does it take to claim he owns the ball simply because he was able to take an underhanded toss from the pitcher to make a simple out? If this was Manny or Pedro or Schilling (although Schilling would never do such a thing) it might be understood and maybe even excepted. They probably deserved to have the ball. But Mientkiewicz barely deserves to take a handful of Fenway Park dirt as a memento of his stint with Boston, no less a game ball.
And certainly not Boston’s first World Series victory ball in 86 years. That ball needs to be behind glass in the Red Sox museum for all fans to see.
For Mientkiewicz (who’s name I’m sick of typing) to suggest that he will sell the ball to the highest bidder to fund his retirement or kid’s education, is a horrendous thought. Chances are he won’t be a Red Sox next season (and I thankfully won’t have to type his name again) and he’ll be lucky if he doesn’t get the shit kicked out of him by David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez when he goes back to the clubhouse to clear out his locker.
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( 10:33 AM )
Tsunami donations
I don't usually do stuff like this, mostly because I don't like it when people do it to me. I prefer to make donations that I feel I decided upon myself, rather than because of pressure or guilt. And since the Tsunami in Asia, I've been sitting around knowing that I should probably donate. But, I've kind of been dragging on the issue, mostly because I haven't found the time to look into where or how to donate. Part of me was assuming that the next time I was in church they would probably take up a collection, or perhaps I'd get a phone call or something in the mail. I was basically waiting for that slight kick in the ass that I usually need to do something minor but important.
Well, this morning I got two kicks in the ass. First, while listening to NPR on the way to work, Bill Clinton got on and basically said, "whether you give $1, $5, or $10 – if a million people did so, it would be a huge help." Then when I opened my email at work, the Firm's Managing Director sent out a note about the company's efforts to help, then provided some links to organizations where I could personally contribute.
So, there it was. A link to the Red Cross website. And with a few clicks and less than 60 seconds, I made my donation via credit card. Painless, quick and rewarding.
Here's your kick in the ass, if you haven't received it yet: http://www.ifrc.org/
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