The Yankees Win The Pennant!!!
AARON BOONE just hit a solo homer in the bottom of the 11th inning on the first pitch he saw. The Yankees beat Boston 6-5. Wooohoooo!!! Wouldn't ya know a former RED would be the hero. Wow! What a fantastic game. I don't get into baseball nearly as much as I do football, but that game was a classic. And it couldn't happen to a nicer guy.. Aaron Boone. JETER got it started in the 8th. MARIANO was lights out for 3 big innings.

I had a lovely call from an ex when the Sox were up 4-0 early in the game, to rub it in my face. I pretty much just kept silent, like whatever. Oddly enough, my phone ain't ringin' now babee! lol Yankees-Marlins in the World Series. The Red Sox and Cubs... losers again.

A random pet peeve... if YOU call someone, why are you gonna hang up on them? Ugggghhh! That is soooo high school.

It was an eventful night. I'll post more about it in the morning. It's late, and this white boy's gotta get in da bed.

"She was the one to hold me, the night the sky fell down. And what was I thinking when, the world didn't end. Why didn't I know what I know now? You look at her as she looks at me. She's got me thinkin' about her constantly, but she don't know how I feel. She carries on without a doubt. I wonder if she's figured out, I'm crazy for this girl..."

A little ado about nothing...
Just lounging around the house. Always remember when lounging to remove your pants so that they don't get wrinkled and lose the crease. lol

Just watched this ESPN special on Roger Clemens' 300th win. That was pretty touching. I wish I could tell you there's lots going on today, but there's not. Looks like I finally have a day to relax a bit. Got paid today, so i ran by the BANK after work. Ate some Dinty Moore beef stew out of the microwave for lunch. Probably need to save a little money, because I'm sure I'll have some medical bills coming in soon.

I do need to write out some bills and go to the post office. But that's about it for this afternoon. May go for a run. We'll see. The weather is great! I think I'll go rent a good romantic-comedy and watch it alone. Oh wait.

And of course, YANKEES/RED SOX, Game 7, Clemens vs. Pedro II, tonight. Presented by the wonderful Fox announcers... blech.

"She got out of town, on a railway New York-bound. Took all except my name, another alien on Broadway..."

Good Morning, Blog-It-Nam!
Recapping yesterday's happenings... Went to play BILLIARDS about 5:00. Neither KYLE nor I played very well. I think I ended up winning 5 out of 7. Had a sandwich while I was there. WES and TINA and NICHOLE were working. When I got my ticket, TINA rung it up and my tea was free. So looks like we've finally obtained 'regular' status and free soft drinks/tea at another locale, other than APPLEBEES. lol After that, headed to BIBLE STUDY, then did my weekly duty helping Dad (when I say "helping Dad" I mean "doing Dad's job" lol) after work. But hey, he needs hip replacement and can't get around real well, so obviously I'm going to help out. Plus, it's a little extra money.

Went to MCDONALD'S and got some fries and a large coke afterwards.--a little guilty pleasure of mine. Came home to watch the rest of the baseball game. The CUBS lost. lol I know, I know, big surprise, right? Between the two, I was for the Marlins. I can't believe the MARLINS came back from 3 games to 1 down. Poor Cubs fans. How do they keep rooting year after year, game after game? Lots of alcohol I guess. It's kinda like pulling for Nigeria to put a man on the moon. Well, ok, not really. My analogy-processor-chip is apparently malfunctioning today. Now the YANKEES need to win tonight.

I'm craving a CANDY APPLE. Seriouslah.

One of the members of the BlogNation, ERIC, apparently got reprimanded a bit for blogging from work. Fortunately, he's found a way to work around it, so he'll be able to remain a part of the blog-at-work community. lol I think they sentenced him to two weeks of BA. "Hello, my name is Bone, and I blog at work." ROFL We've all been there... oh wait.

"Please come to Boston for the springtime. I'm stayin' here with some friends and they've got lots of room. You can sell your paintings on the sidewalk, by a cafe where I hope to be workin' soon. Please come to Boston..."

Staten Island :-(
Well my mind has been on the ferry tragedy ever since KYLE came into TB asking if I'd heard about it, around 5:00 this evening. All the horror stories I've heard and read about in the news--a couple of people with amputations, someone decapitated, someone drowning. Horrible! If you're ever ridden the SIF, you know the front of it is basically open. There's just like a little gate, maybe three feet tall (??) between you and the water, or in this case, the pier. That is just terrible. At least maybe they could see what was coming though. I don't know. What about the people sitting inside, by the windows? I'm sure many of them had no idea what was happening. I read in one article that's where most of the injuries occurred, in the main deck area. It also said some people jumped into the water, but all I can remember are all those wooden pilings around there. Anyway, it's a terrible tragedy, and since I just rode it three months ago, I guess it hits home a little more. Am I over-reacting? I just think it's terrible.

I'll update today's activities tomorrow.

"He said son can you play me a memory? I'm not really sure how it goes. But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete, when I wore a younger man's clothes..."

Everybody Wants To Rule The (Blog-)World
What's going on? Well, I need to study for a bit this afternoon. I'm tired, but I haven't been taking afternoon naps the last week or so. So by 9:00 PM, I'm wiped. I was joking with someone earlier than my cell plan with "free minutes after 9:00" isn't helping me any, cos I'm asleep by then. lol So maybe I need some sort of senior citizens plan. Free minutes from 4PM until dark. lol

Had CHICK-FIL-A for lunch. It was good. It just about always is, although my waffle fries were cold. Went by and aired up my tire on the way home. Yes, I'd rather stop every two weeks and put a little air in it than to spend $400 for four new tires. lol I can't figure out what's wrong. No cuts, scratches, or foreign objects inserted into the tire. Maybe it's seeping out around the rim on the inside.

Here's a funny observation: I always get the Mountain Dews with the little contest caps on them. I've won quite a few free 20 oz. MD's, and yet I never redeem them. lol

Random thoughts I had while driving down the road yesterday...

"I think I know this road to and from work so well, that I could drive it with my eyes closed. Let's see." ROFL

"Doctors say the average human would live about ten days without sleep. Hmmm. I believe I will test out that theory." lol

Also just read today that the 80's duo TEARS FOR FEARS are reuniting. Wooohooo! That made my day. lol

"Please don't change. Please don't break. The only thing that seems to work at all is you. Please don't change at all, from me to you, and you to me, yeah..."

Farewell my summer love...
The end of summer... I know, summer's officially been over for three weeks. But it has still been pretty warm around here lately. It finally looks as though the cool temperatures have arrived. There's something sad about the end of summer. The vacations, the beach trips, all the outdoor activities of the past months, will always be remembered. But we'll never relive the summer of 2003. They're now just a part of our past--pages in our life we can flip thru, memories we can recall, stories we can retell, but moments we can never recreate. So as we see the passing of time, hopefully we realize the value of today. Let us live each day to its fullest and value every moment. Treat each person you see as if it's the last time you may ever have the chance to enjoy their presence. Why look to a future which we may never see, or cling to a past we can never go back to again? Today IS the yesterday we'll look back on fondly. It is the tomorrow that held so much hope and promise. But alas, there are good times ahead. I look forward to Christmas and Thanksgiving, seasons filled with love and family and friends. But something about the end of summer always makes me a little sad... sort of like the end of the weekend, to the 10th power.

This time of year always brings to mind the beach trip on Labor Day Weekend 1998. We actually stayed until Tuesday morning, but everyone else it seemed left Monday morning, to be back at work on Tuesday. And Monday night, I remember going into a convenience store which just the day before had been packed with people enjoying the weekend at the beach. But that night, I was the only customer. I commented to the cashier about how quiet and deserted everything was. She said it always got like that after Labor Day. It's funny how the same exact place can be so busy and lively and filled with people one day, and the very next be so deserted, quiet, and lonely.

It was interesting, a very profound moment, and a great trip, too. One of those summer trips you find yourself wishing you could recreate. Eh, maybe it's just me.

"But summer's gotten away from us. Time's moving too fast for us, bye bye. Don't turn around cause you might see me cry. Farewell my summer love. Farewell. Girl I won't forget you..."

Run, Forrest, Run
Nobody on the road. Nobody on the beach. I feel it in the air. The summer's out of reach...

Well this is the time of year when it starts getting tougher to stay fit, because it's getting cold and I don't like running in the cold. We'll see how I do this year though. I think I'm going to purchase a PILATES video to supplement my regular routine. My abs need work.

Unbelievable! The CUBS blow a 3-0 lead. The MARLINS score 8 runs in the 8th inning and win 8-3. Poor CUBS fans. lol Man, if FLORIDA wins tonight, that grounder that GONZALEZ botched will go right up there with BUCKNER'S blunder in '86. Hey Dusty, you think maybe you should take out your pitcher before he lets five straight hitters reach base and gives up 3 runs to tie the game? Nah!!! lol Let's bring in our stellar bullpen with the game tied, one out, and runners on second and third. I did read where a lot of fans were cursing, threatening, and throwing stuff at the fan who tried to catch the foul ball that ALOU was reaching for. The thing is, if you watched the game, there were like 25 people trying to catch that ball. lol

Anyway, the YANKEES won. Yay! They're up 3-2. Game Six this afternoon back in NY. Yes, I watched baseball yesterday. There was nothing else on. I finished up LAUNDRY last night. Ran to CARDINAL to get some dinner. I'm also proud to say I watched the last ten minutes of MISTER ROGERS NEIGHBORHOOD yesterday afternoon. lol I remember when I was little I used to think the best thing ever would be to live in that neighborhood. Actually, it would still be cool. What?

"I can see you, your brown skin shinin' in the sun. I see you walkin' real slow and you're smilin' at everyone. I can tell you my love for you will still be strong, after the boys of summer are gone..."

Sure, suspend me, but not Kobe... lol
JON alerted me by IM today that my blog had been suspended. First time it's happened in about three weeks, so that's not too bad. Glad to be back.

Last night, I hooked up my old computer and played Tecmo Super Bowl on my Nintendo emulator. Oh man, that game rocks! Eight offensive and eight defensive plays to choose from, plus full-season accumulated stats. ROFL Woooooooooo!!

Work was kinda busy. It's always fun when I get to mix some stuff in WaveStation, although it is sometimes time-consuming. Had 13 audio files to mix today. That's about as many as it ever is. And part of me, of course, would rather be surfing the net. lol We got this little bulletin that we get each month with job listings in the industry. There are several. I'm really thinking about hitting the job search trail hard. It feels like time for a move.

Had some not-so-good lunch. That's OK though. Trying to get up a flag-football game or maybe even a team to join a league. Drop me a line if you're interested. SHANE e'd us today and said they're going to SIX FLAGS in ATL this weekend. I'm not sure if I'm gonna try to go or not. It's almost too cold. I'll freeze my ears off on those water rides.

Speaking of cold. It was warmer this morning at like 6 AM than it was when I walked out the door at work to come home. That's OK though, cos I had worn a long sleeved shirt today and was really beginning to wonder this morning if that was appropriate.

Got LAUNDRY started. That's about all that's going on this afternoon. Watching the YANKEES/RED SOX right now. YANKS up 3-0 in the 2nd babeee!! Garcia just drove in two runs. He's the guy PEDRO plunked the other night. Sweet, sweet justice.

Have you heard about this man selling plots of land on the moon for like $40 each? That sounds like something Shane would do. lol Might as well buy one. It's just $40. I drop that much in a week's time at APPLEBEES.

"I am the modren man. Secret secret, I've got a secret. Who hides behind a mask. Secret secret, I've got a secret. So no one else can see. Secret secret, I've got a secret. My true identity.. domo arigato, Mister Roboto..."

You're killing Independent Bone.. lol
"You have no idea of the magnitude of this thing. If she is allowed to infiltrate this world, then George Costanza as you know him, ceases to exist! You see, right now, I have Relationship George. But there is also Independent George. That's the George you know, the George you grew up with -- movie George, coffee shop George, liar George, bawdy George."

"I love that George."

"Me Too! But he's dying Jerry! If Relationship George walks through this door, he will kill Independent George! A George, divided against itself, cannot Stand!"

ROFL... I hope everyone saw "The Pool Guy" episode at 6:00 yesterday on TBS. Man, that is a top-tenner, all the way. George's worlds collide, and Kramer does the movie phone.

Well, everything is working (for now) here at Ruby Ridge Southeast. lol Had dinner with KIM last night. I'm not sure the MEXICAN was such a great idea... but oh well. lol Ended up watching more of "You've Got Mail" than I did the baseball game. lol Something is wrong with that picture. I just love that movie (sniff, sniff). lol "Don't cry, Shopgirl. Don't cry." And the fact that Meg Ryan is in it, definitely doesn't hurt.

I did watch a good bit of the baseball game, dozing off in the recliner, just as the Sox wrapped up the win. It's tied 2-2 now. Go YANKEES!!! I woke up at 2 AM and went and got in bed. I only saw one play of MNF last night. I turned over there and the Rams were kicking an extra point to make it 17-0 in the 2nd quarter. What a pathetic game.

Temps going down to around 40 tonight. I'm actually kinda ready for some cool weather. I'm sure I'll be tired of it within a couple of weeks though. lol

I have just been reading this story of the guy who poured gasoline into his laundry, thinking it would help get a paint stain out of his pants. Ended up destroying his apartment. That's interesting. Men just don't seem to know about stuff like that as much as women. Like, for instance, for the longest time, I just accepted the fact that all white laundry turned pink after two or three washes. And you just discarded it and bought something new. lol

Wooooooooooooo!!!

"Hey where did we go? Days when the rains came. Down in the hollow, playin' a new game. Laughing and a running hey, hey, skipping and a jumping. In the misty morning fog with our hearts a thumpin' and you, my brown eyed girl..."