Ups and downs of the week.

 Shula’s Steakhouse – Sent my sister and her husband there for an anniversary meal and they were treated like royalty. Glad good service is still in style. 

  Hurricane season – Looks like a bad one this year. 

 Red Sox – Playing better all the time. And now they have several veterans back in the lineup. Lowell was awesome tonight in his first game back, as was Beckett.

  Presidential race – When will they focus on the ISSUES???

  Mark Kotsay – Another valuable addition to the Red Sox. Welcome to Boston, Mark. 

  Kitties – Does it get any cuter than this?

Ups and downs of the week.

 Red Sox – Looking good lately, a few bad games notwithstanding. Their chances of taking the AL East are slim, but I’m more confident now that they’ll get the wildcard spot and then shine in post-season as they are able to do.

  Hurricane Gustav - New Orleans in the crossshairs again.

 Learning to hunt – Little guy gets a lesson in hunting.

  John McCain – I try to stay away from politics here, but his choice as VP candidate is so ridiculous that it’s terrifying. ‘Nuff said.

Ups and downs of the week.

 US Olympic Team – Doing well, as always. Although I do wish they’d go back to amateur athletes only.

  Olympic cheaters - When will they learn?

 Red Sox – Looking pretty good in August. Still, they can’t gain ground if they don’t win when TB loses. And TB doesn’t lose very often.

  Tropical Storm Fay – Almost a week after first making landfall in Florida, this storm is still dumping misery on that state. By the time it’s done, it will have touched every square inch of that state.

  Kitties – Cute bunch.

 Microsoft’s maps.live.com – Finally caught up with the University of Illinois with some decent hi-res images. They’re about a year old, but it’s better than what has been available until now.

Carl Yastrzemski had triple bypass surgery today. He’ll come out of it strong, because he’s that kind of guy. He was my idol when I was a kid. I loved the way he held his bat over his head at the plate and I used to try to emulate him. But he’s a one-of-a-kind. Pure class. Here’s wishing you a quick recovery and many healthy years ahead of you, Yaz.

White Sangria. Ice, lots of fruit (I used lemon, lime, orange, and strawberry), a couple shots of peach schnapps, and fill with Riesling wine. Vary the sweetness by adding more or less schnapps. Very refreshing.  🙂

Thanks to Escobar’s for the recipe.

Ups and downs of the week.

 Michael Phelps – Heck of a swimmer.

  Jerome Corsi – Lying sack of manure. Why anyone would read his tripe, let alone believe it, is beyond me. Sad. Very sad. 

 Red Sox – Despite nearly blowing two ten point leads the other night, they’re on an offensive roll. Hope it keeps up.

  Chinese women’s gymnastic team- They cannot be 16 years old. Someone’s been cooking the books.

  Paul Byrd – Welcome to Boston, sir.

Just got my new Verizon XV6800 today. Very impressive PDA. I had it tethered to my laptop and was able to watch the Red Sox game on mlb.com. Clear, steady streaming video. I ran a broadband speed test and got 1911kbps download speed. Awesome.

As with all PDA/Phone cameras, not the best low light pics, but if I want pics, I’ll use my FZ18.

 

Ups and downs of the week.

 Olympics opening ceremony – Awesome. Just awesome. Must have been incredible to be there. This is going to be a VERY tough act to follow.

  John Edwards- Trying to avoid politics here, but I hate liars. Did  he learn nothing from Clinton?

 Jason Bay – Manny who?

  Manny Ramirez – Was he trying to throw the Red Sox season to the benefit of his own wallet?

  Katerina Emmons – First Gold of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Kudos, Katerina. Nice shooting.

Ups and downs of the week.

Jason ay – Welcome to oston. Nice contribution to tonight’s win.

  Red Sox – Despite the win tonight, they’re looking like an also-ran team.

Manny Ramirez – Thanks for the memories, Manny. Best of luck with the new team.

  Department of Homeland Security- They can now take your laptop with no suspicion of wrongdoing and keep it for as long as they want. What is this, the Soviet Union?

Ups and downs of the week.

 Digital Photography - A paradigm shift in the way we capture images. So much easier to take and store hundreds of images. 

  Red Sox - Game 1 against the Yankmees and they can’t even score a single blasted run. Wake up, Boys. We need this series.

 Verizon EVDO Rev A. – More than twice as fast.

  Politics- Had enough yet?

 Summertime – One more month to go.

  Summertime – Only one more month to go.