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This evening at The BOB (aka Chase Field), the Big Unit passed the Rocket in career strikeouts. Johnson stands alone in second place, still more than 1000 Ks behind Nolan Ryan. Game still in progress, tied 2-2 now in the bottom of the 6th inning against the SF Giants who are playing without Bonds in the lineup thus far tonight.

I hadn't heard about that yet... I also was a Yanks fan in the 1960s before the Orioles caught my interest. I remember (hopefully correctly) Kubek at SS, Richardson at 2nd base, and Pepitone at 1rst. But it's pretty tough to say ANY 3rd baseman, even into the 2007 season, was/is better than Brooks. RIP Clete Boyer.

Well, "Sweet Lou" apparently gets a 4 game break for his antics.... and I heard that Zambrano has accepted responsibility for the dugout fight... -------- So, Mstar, will JD be well by the time your Sox come to the desert? Cause he ALWAYS does well against the Dbacks. Should be a good series regardless. I wonder if we'll see a Schilling-Johnson duel in the desert? Johnson's been pretty sharp for six innings in each of the last several starts.

I hope you have a plan... things like that (growing up) don't happen automatically.... especially if you missed it in your 20s ;) and tnks for the good thoughts on my vision... the left eye should be just as routine as it went for the right... though I'm not confident it will make it any easier for me to see things YOUR way! ;) btw, one child's been plenty for me... it would take a whole lot of miracle something for me to want to have any more.

I'm glad it worked! :)

I took no offense from your comment. I wouldn't think of wearing the mask during sex... unless we were pretending to be in outer space, I suppose, but that's kinda silly. ;)

Well, YOU don't have to go looking for a partner! Some of us ARE single at the moment.

I believe your understanding is quite correct. I have NO qualms about using the machine. I'd rather sleep than worry about looking goofy.

I had a septoplasty (septum undeviated) before they'd give me the machine. That surgery didn't do me any good. I've never heard of getting your tongue extended. Anyway, I'm more than 80 pounds lighter now than I was when I first started using the machine. And when I get another 50 or so pounds off, I probably won't need the machine anymore.... But my mother, who has some kind of sleep disorder(s) pretty much refuses to even consider using the machine also. She also tries to deny she's got problems with her sleep... can't make people accept solutions, I reckon.

Yeah... I've been using a CPAP machine for a little over three years now. I don't sleep without it. I'm glad I have it.

Uh... niKa... it goes likewise for "advanced PATERNAL age"... though the physical challenges aren''t the same, older dads can't be sissies either. :) btw, 7 days ago, I had my first cataract surgery (right eye). I was amazed at how much brighter EVERYTHING was... and I didn't really have much trouble seeing during the day. But, with serious nighttime glare when driving, and family history (both of my parents had cataract surgery when they were in the early 50s), I was pretty certain I'd need it soon. I'm driving (not at the moment, btw) without glasses or contacts and with the implanted lens, I'm seeing 20/20 in the right eye. I'll just need reading glasses. So, this morning, I got scheduled for the left eye job on next Thursday, June 7. I'm thrilled with how it's turning out. Oh, yeah... and my best wishes for Lisa and her husband... babies are very cool.

Sunday night? It was TUESDAY night. Reynolds got his bell rung by Brandon Medders when Medders made a dumb move to try to make a play on a bunt. Reynolds apparently is a pretty tough cookie. And he got two hits last night, the HR and a single. He's hitting around .425 in his 11 games. Though they say there have been other Dbacks who started their MLB careers pretty strong like that, Reynolds is reminding me of Pujols and how he was killing every team the Cards played during Pujols' rookie season. :)

Make that SEVEN games in a row... Two series sweeps, at home against Houston, and in Philly. BTW, Simon, Mark Lewis is a sports talking head local broadcast media guy. You're thinking of Mark Reynolds. He had another good night at the plate tonight... I haven't looked at the box score yet, but do know he at least hit one HR tonight. Eric Byrnes hit 2 HRs. AND... it's looking like BoMel (Bob Melvin, Dbacks manager) was listening to my advice the day we went to the game and the Unit pitched 6 solid innings only to fall apart in the 7th. RJ only threw about 60 some pitches in six innings tonight for the win.... I liked how he got Valverde out of the game two nights ago right after CoJack made that error... Valverde being as emotionally charged as he is, it would have been difficult for him to stay even keeled that night. So, Lyon comes on to get the save... then tonight, when Lyon melted down in the 9th, Valverde put out the fire... slamming the door shut in no uncertain terms. --------- Yes, Mstar, just over a week now before the BoSox come to the desert. I hope the Dbacks retain some momentum after their series at Shea... if the Dbacks play as well then... it could be a match up of the two best teams in the majors at the time... I'm a little bit more optimistic the Dbacks can win at least one or two against your Sox now. ;) btw, TomStrange... Tejas can still get it done... didn't the Angels, in 2002 have a pretty rough start to the season before going on to win it all? I meant that the stRangers COULD still get it done.

I used to wonder why people would get tattoos. For young people, the risk is very high that as they mature emotionally, their tastes and values will change. Some tattoos on either women or men are nice some are not. When I got mine, I was 49 and used a framed print that I had for more than 20 years for a design... so I was pretty confident I wouldn't have buyers' remorse regarding the particular image. BTW, the artist that put the tattoo on my leg said he refuses to put people's names on, with some exceptions... for example, putting your child's name, or a parent's name in a tattoo is fine... as those relationships endure. I LOVE your Iris, Chas... it's beautiful, it's delicate, it's elegant. If you put as much thought into one's you consider in the future, I'd figure those too will be very nice.

No doubt she was honored. And I figured she was just a youngster... I wann't thinking in terms of wanting a date... just to compliment her to her mom... I'm way too old to date someone that young... and I'm really not thinking in terms of dating these days... I'm just happy volunteering and doing art work on leather... perhaps I'll post a couple of pics in my gallery soon. Anyway, you have much to be proud of with that youngster of yours. :) A LIKELY story! ;)

So your daughter's now serving in the USAF?! That's great... from a Vietnam era, USAF vet (me)... and if that cutie in front of Julia Roberts is your kiddo, she's quite a looker herself!

Hi 16keys, Welcome to greasespot and this, our 9th corps thread. Will that be Lisa's first child? Thanks. :) I wish for you, Lisa and all of our brethren and sisteren from the 9th many, many more happy years. Rocky

I'm not actively seeking any companionship, ladies, but thought you would like to know that, as Sudo, I too am available! ;)

I would have put money on "6 months". So, Chas, are the "happy" couple still together? Though I didn't have wedding experience like you described, I DID experience the MARRIAGE from hell! But I suspect I'm not alone in that regard.

That seems INCREDIBLY ironic. Well now. I do an AWESOME (IMO) RoadRunner (like the cartoon kind) and used to able to do it really loudly... I haven't checked on how loud I can do it lately. But the kids I visit (at a local crisis shelter, kids taken from their homes/families due to abuse and neglect) get a kick out of it.

I'm ambivilent.

Does the POPE defecate in the woods? I'd be surprised if they talked about anything ELSE! I'm thinking that when the BoSox come to Phoenix, the Dbacks will be lucky to win just ONE of the games! :blink:

Indeed, it IS so awful to read about it having happened. Empathy is a normal (AND desired/desirable) quality in humans these days. Reading about it pretty much forces us to put ourselves in the shoes of the grieving parents, which is probably any parent's absolute worst nightmare. Some families, no doubt faced choices similar to yours... BUT, how many SINGLE parent homes are there in the US? How many, even with two parents in the household, still need two incomes in order to keep the kids in a warm, dry home, with clothes, and fed adequately? I don't know the numbers, but I know believe that for each of these scenarios the numbers are significant and that most Americans would be (at least) uneasy providing government assistance staying at home to parent would necessitate. conundrum nouna difficult problem [syn: riddle] WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Well... the Dbacks finally played one of them EXCITIN games this evening in Pittsburgh. It WAS still a one run game, but not quite 1-0 or 2-1. the Pirates got to Dbacks rookie starter Micah Owings in the 4th inning and took a 7-1 lead. Dbacks got one run/inning twice, getting to 7-3. I think it was the 7th inning, Tony Clark, veteran backup 1rst baseman, and clutch pinch-hitter, comes to bat with the bases loaded. Guess what he did. Oh, YES he DID! So, it's tied, 7-7. In the 8th (I think), Dbacks went ahead by 2, 9-7. Bottom of the 8th, Pirates get one back. 9-8. Closer Valverde slammed the door shut in the 9th. THAT was a fun game to watch. :)