1861 President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington to take office after an assassination plot was foiled in Baltimore.
1945 U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi and raised the American flag. The moment was captured in a Pulitzer Prize winning photo by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal.
1985 Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knighthrows a chair durring a game. In his defense I have seen the game, the refs were awful that game.
1991 President George H.W. Bush announced that the allied ground offensive against Iraqi forces had begun.
1997 Scientists in Scotland announced they had cloned an adult mammal, producing a lamb named Dolly.
1997 A Palestinian man opened fire on the observation deck of New York City's Empire State Building, killing one person and wounding six before shooting himself to death.
1999 A jury in Jasper, Texas, convicted white supremacist John William King of murder in the dragging death of a black man, James Byrd Jr.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
True Sportsmanship
I found this story on www.highschool.rivals.com about true sportsmanship. This is awesome!!!
The coach never considered any other option.
It didn't matter that his DeKalb, Ill., High School basketball team had ridden a bus two and a half hours to get to Milwaukee, then waited another hour past game time to play. Didn't matter that the game was close, or that this was a chance to beat a big city team.
Johntel Franklin scored 10 points in the game following the loss of his mother.
Something else was on Dave Rohlman's mind when he asked for a volunteer to shoot two free throws awarded his team on a technical foul in the second quarter. His senior captain raised his hand, ready to go to the line as he had many times before.
Only this time it was different.
"You realize you're going to miss them, don't you?" Rohlman said.
Darius McNeal nodded his head. He understood what had to be done.
It was a Saturday night in February, and the Barbs were playing a non-conference game on the road against Milwaukee Madison. It was the third meeting between the two schools, who were developing a friendly rivalry that spanned two states.
The teams planned to get together after the game and share some pizzas and soda. But the game itself almost never took place.
Hours earlier, the mother of Milwaukee Madison senior captain Johntel Franklin died at a local hospital. Carlitha Franklin had been in remission after a five-year fight with cervical cancer, but she began to hemorrhage that morning while Johntel was taking his college ACT exam.
Her son and several of his teammates were at the hospital late that afternoon when the decision was made to turn off the life-support system. Carlitha Franklin was just 39.
"She was young and they were real close," said Milwaukee coach Aaron Womack Jr., who was at the hospital. "He was very distraught and it happened so suddenly he didn't have time to grieve."
Womack was going to cancel the game, but Franklin told him he wanted the team to play. And play they did, even though the game started late and Milwaukee Madison dressed only eight players.
Early in the second quarter, Womack saw someone out of the corner of his eye. It was Franklin, who came there directly from the hospital to root his teammates on.
The Knights had possession, so Womack called a time out. His players went over and hugged their grieving teammate. Fans came out of the stands to do the same.
"We got back to playing the game and I asked if he wanted to come and sit on the bench," Womack said during a telephone interview.
"No," Franklin replied. "I want to play."
There was just one problem. Since Franklin wasn't on the pre-game roster, putting him in meant drawing a technical foul that would give DeKalb two free throws.
Though it was a tight game, Womack was willing to give up the two points. It was more important to help his senior guard and co-captain deal with his grief by playing.
Over on the other bench, though, Rohlman wasn't so willing to take them. He told the referees to forget the technical and just let Franklin play.
"I could hear them arguing for five to seven minutes, saying, `We're not taking it, we're not taking it," Womack said. "The refs told them, no, that's the rule. You have to take them."
That's when Rohlman asked for volunteers, and McNeal's hand went up.
He went alone to the free throw line, dribbled the ball a couple of times, and looked at the rim.
His first attempt went about two feet, bouncing a couple of times as it rolled toward the end line. The second barely left his hand.
It didn't take long for the Milwaukee players to figure out what was going on.
They stood and turned toward the DeKalb bench and started applauding the gesture of sportsmanship. Soon, so did everybody in the stands.
"I did it for the guy who lost his mom," McNeal told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "It was the right thing to do."
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They may not remember our record 20 years from now, but they'll remember what happened in that gym that night.
? Dave Rohlman, head coach of the opposing DeKalb team on what his players will take away from this experience.
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Franklin would go on to score 10 points, and Milwaukee Madison broke open the game in the second half to win 62-47. Afterward, the teams went out for pizza, two players from each team sharing each pie.
Franklin stopped by briefly, thankful that his team was there for him.
"I got kind of emotional but it helped a lot just to play," he said. "I felt like I had a lot of support out there."
Carlitha Franklin's funeral was last Friday, and the school turned out for her and her son. Cheerleaders came in uniform, and everyone from the principal and teachers to Johntel's classmates were there.
"Even the cooks from school showed up," Womack said. "It lets you know what kind of kid he is."
Basketball is a second sport for the 18-year-old Franklin, who says he has had some scholarship nibbles and plans to play football in college. He just has a few games left for the Knights, who are 6-11 and got beat 71-36 Tuesday night by Milwaukee Hamilton.
It hasn't been the greatest season for the team, but they have stuck together through a lot of adversity.
"We maybe don't have the best basketball players in the world but they go to class and take care of business," Womack said. "We have a losing record but there's life lessons going on, good ones."
None so good, though, as the moment a team and a player decided there were more important things than winning and having good stats.
Yes, DeKalb would go home with a loss. But it was a trip they'll never forget.
"This is something our kids will hold for a lifetime," Rohlman said. "They may not remember our record 20 years from now, but they'll remember what happened in that gym that night."
The coach never considered any other option.
It didn't matter that his DeKalb, Ill., High School basketball team had ridden a bus two and a half hours to get to Milwaukee, then waited another hour past game time to play. Didn't matter that the game was close, or that this was a chance to beat a big city team.
Johntel Franklin scored 10 points in the game following the loss of his mother.
Something else was on Dave Rohlman's mind when he asked for a volunteer to shoot two free throws awarded his team on a technical foul in the second quarter. His senior captain raised his hand, ready to go to the line as he had many times before.
Only this time it was different.
"You realize you're going to miss them, don't you?" Rohlman said.
Darius McNeal nodded his head. He understood what had to be done.
It was a Saturday night in February, and the Barbs were playing a non-conference game on the road against Milwaukee Madison. It was the third meeting between the two schools, who were developing a friendly rivalry that spanned two states.
The teams planned to get together after the game and share some pizzas and soda. But the game itself almost never took place.
Hours earlier, the mother of Milwaukee Madison senior captain Johntel Franklin died at a local hospital. Carlitha Franklin had been in remission after a five-year fight with cervical cancer, but she began to hemorrhage that morning while Johntel was taking his college ACT exam.
Her son and several of his teammates were at the hospital late that afternoon when the decision was made to turn off the life-support system. Carlitha Franklin was just 39.
"She was young and they were real close," said Milwaukee coach Aaron Womack Jr., who was at the hospital. "He was very distraught and it happened so suddenly he didn't have time to grieve."
Womack was going to cancel the game, but Franklin told him he wanted the team to play. And play they did, even though the game started late and Milwaukee Madison dressed only eight players.
Early in the second quarter, Womack saw someone out of the corner of his eye. It was Franklin, who came there directly from the hospital to root his teammates on.
The Knights had possession, so Womack called a time out. His players went over and hugged their grieving teammate. Fans came out of the stands to do the same.
"We got back to playing the game and I asked if he wanted to come and sit on the bench," Womack said during a telephone interview.
"No," Franklin replied. "I want to play."
There was just one problem. Since Franklin wasn't on the pre-game roster, putting him in meant drawing a technical foul that would give DeKalb two free throws.
Though it was a tight game, Womack was willing to give up the two points. It was more important to help his senior guard and co-captain deal with his grief by playing.
Over on the other bench, though, Rohlman wasn't so willing to take them. He told the referees to forget the technical and just let Franklin play.
"I could hear them arguing for five to seven minutes, saying, `We're not taking it, we're not taking it," Womack said. "The refs told them, no, that's the rule. You have to take them."
That's when Rohlman asked for volunteers, and McNeal's hand went up.
He went alone to the free throw line, dribbled the ball a couple of times, and looked at the rim.
His first attempt went about two feet, bouncing a couple of times as it rolled toward the end line. The second barely left his hand.
It didn't take long for the Milwaukee players to figure out what was going on.
They stood and turned toward the DeKalb bench and started applauding the gesture of sportsmanship. Soon, so did everybody in the stands.
"I did it for the guy who lost his mom," McNeal told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "It was the right thing to do."
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They may not remember our record 20 years from now, but they'll remember what happened in that gym that night.
? Dave Rohlman, head coach of the opposing DeKalb team on what his players will take away from this experience.
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Franklin would go on to score 10 points, and Milwaukee Madison broke open the game in the second half to win 62-47. Afterward, the teams went out for pizza, two players from each team sharing each pie.
Franklin stopped by briefly, thankful that his team was there for him.
"I got kind of emotional but it helped a lot just to play," he said. "I felt like I had a lot of support out there."
Carlitha Franklin's funeral was last Friday, and the school turned out for her and her son. Cheerleaders came in uniform, and everyone from the principal and teachers to Johntel's classmates were there.
"Even the cooks from school showed up," Womack said. "It lets you know what kind of kid he is."
Basketball is a second sport for the 18-year-old Franklin, who says he has had some scholarship nibbles and plans to play football in college. He just has a few games left for the Knights, who are 6-11 and got beat 71-36 Tuesday night by Milwaukee Hamilton.
It hasn't been the greatest season for the team, but they have stuck together through a lot of adversity.
"We maybe don't have the best basketball players in the world but they go to class and take care of business," Womack said. "We have a losing record but there's life lessons going on, good ones."
None so good, though, as the moment a team and a player decided there were more important things than winning and having good stats.
Yes, DeKalb would go home with a loss. But it was a trip they'll never forget.
"This is something our kids will hold for a lifetime," Rohlman said. "They may not remember our record 20 years from now, but they'll remember what happened in that gym that night."
Monday, February 16, 2009
Today in History
1862 Some 14,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered at Fort Donelson, Tenn., to Union forces led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
1959 Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista.
1968 The nation's first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, Ala.
2002 The operator of a crematory in Noble, Ga., was arrested after dozens of decomposing corpses were found stacked in storage sheds and scattered around the building and surrounding woods.
2005 The NHL canceled what was left of its season after a round of last-gasp negotiations failed to resolve differences over a salary cap - the issue that led to a lockout. THose were the best days of my life!!!
2008 A car plowed into a group of street-racing fans obscured by a cloud of tire smoke on an isolated Maryland highway, killing eight people.
1959 Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista.
1968 The nation's first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, Ala.
2002 The operator of a crematory in Noble, Ga., was arrested after dozens of decomposing corpses were found stacked in storage sheds and scattered around the building and surrounding woods.
2005 The NHL canceled what was left of its season after a round of last-gasp negotiations failed to resolve differences over a salary cap - the issue that led to a lockout. THose were the best days of my life!!!
2008 A car plowed into a group of street-racing fans obscured by a cloud of tire smoke on an isolated Maryland highway, killing eight people.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Today in History
1929, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone's gang were gunned down.
1966 - Rick Mount of Lebanon, IN, became the first high school, male athlete to be pictured on the cover of "Sports Illustrated".
2003 Dolly the sheep - the first mammal cloned from an adult - was put to death at age 6 due to premature aging and disease.
2003 - A Florida judge issued a warrant for the arrest of Jose Canseco. Canseco had violated his probation that stemmed from a nightclub brawl in 2001. On March 17, he was sentenced to two years of house arrest and three years of probation.
2006 Iran said it had resumed uranium enrichment; Russia and France immediately called on Iran to halt its work.
2008 A former student walked onto the stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University and opened fire on a packed science class, killing five students before committing suicide.
1966 - Rick Mount of Lebanon, IN, became the first high school, male athlete to be pictured on the cover of "Sports Illustrated".
2003 Dolly the sheep - the first mammal cloned from an adult - was put to death at age 6 due to premature aging and disease.
2003 - A Florida judge issued a warrant for the arrest of Jose Canseco. Canseco had violated his probation that stemmed from a nightclub brawl in 2001. On March 17, he was sentenced to two years of house arrest and three years of probation.
2006 Iran said it had resumed uranium enrichment; Russia and France immediately called on Iran to halt its work.
2008 A former student walked onto the stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University and opened fire on a packed science class, killing five students before committing suicide.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Today in History
1809 Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in present-day Larue County, Ky.
1915 The cornerstone for the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington, D.C.
1999 The Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.
2000 Charles M. Schulz, creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip, died at age 77.
2002 Pakistan charged three men in connection with the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Karachi.
2002 - Baseball owners approved the sale of the Florida Marlins and Montreal Expos.
2004 Defying a California law, San Francisco officials began performing weddings for same-sex couples.
2008 General Motors reported losing $38.7 billion in 2007 and offered buyouts to 74,000 hourly workers.
1915 The cornerstone for the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington, D.C.
1999 The Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.
2000 Charles M. Schulz, creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip, died at age 77.
2002 Pakistan charged three men in connection with the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Karachi.
2002 - Baseball owners approved the sale of the Florida Marlins and Montreal Expos.
2004 Defying a California law, San Francisco officials began performing weddings for same-sex couples.
2008 General Motors reported losing $38.7 billion in 2007 and offered buyouts to 74,000 hourly workers.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Today in History
1937 A sit-down strike against General Motors ended with the company agreeing to recognize the United Automobile Workers Union.
1993 President Bill Clinton announced his choice of Miami prosecutor Janet Reno to be the nation's first female attorney general.
2004 A car bomb at an army recruiting center in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 47 people.
2006 Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a quail hunt in Texas.
2006 Dubai Ports World, a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates, struck a $6.8 billion deal to take over operations at six U.S. ports. (The deal was later blocked.)
2008 The Defense Department charged Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and five other detainees at Guantanamo Bay with murder and war crimes in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks. (Charges against one were later dropped.)
1993 President Bill Clinton announced his choice of Miami prosecutor Janet Reno to be the nation's first female attorney general.
2004 A car bomb at an army recruiting center in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 47 people.
2006 Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a quail hunt in Texas.
2006 Dubai Ports World, a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates, struck a $6.8 billion deal to take over operations at six U.S. ports. (The deal was later blocked.)
2008 The Defense Department charged Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and five other detainees at Guantanamo Bay with murder and war crimes in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks. (Charges against one were later dropped.)
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Today in History
1990 - NBC-TV obtained the television rights to all of Notre Dame's home football games for the next five years. Notre Dame was the first school to sell its games to a major TV network. NBC should be looking to get their money back!!!
1999 - Mike Tyson was sentenced to a year in jail for assaulting two people after a car accident on August 31, 1998. Tyson was also fined $5,000, had to serve 2 years of probation, and had to perform 200 hours of community service upon release.
2003 - Bob Knight (Texas Tech) coached his 800th victory. Should have done this as the coach at IU
2003 Secretary of State Colin Powell urged the U.N. Security Council to move against Iraq, saying that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and was harboring terrorists - claims that later turned out to be false.
1999 - Mike Tyson was sentenced to a year in jail for assaulting two people after a car accident on August 31, 1998. Tyson was also fined $5,000, had to serve 2 years of probation, and had to perform 200 hours of community service upon release.
2003 - Bob Knight (Texas Tech) coached his 800th victory. Should have done this as the coach at IU
2003 Secretary of State Colin Powell urged the U.N. Security Council to move against Iraq, saying that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and was harboring terrorists - claims that later turned out to be false.
Al Gore
Here is a great message Al Gore is sending to the Kids of America. They are smarter than their parents and dont listen to them. And to think, this guy was almost our president 8 years ago.
Nazi Pelosi
This is funny. 500 million Americans will lose thier jobs every month is we dont have an economic recovery package. Hard to do if there are only 305 million people in America. Arent you glad the Democrats are in charge now?
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Fight at a High School basketball game
Of all the people to have a fight at a basketball game, this takes the cake.
The scorekeepers for archrival Lexington and Watertown basketball teams have been ordered to court after trading a splash of water and a punch during a big league game, according to police.
Watertown Police reviewed a cable TV video of Monday night's Middlesex League clash and said it shows an argument start between the two scorekeepers.
"The Watertown scorekeeper then removes a cap from his water bottle and tosses water on the Lexington scorekeeper," according to a press release from Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. "The Lexington scorekeeper immediately retaliates by punching the Watertown scorekeeper in the head."
Both scorekeepers will be summonsed to Waltham District Court for a show-cause hearing for assault and battery charges, Lawn said.
The fracas started with 5:26 left in the game, which Lexington won, 65-57.
Police did not say what set off the sideline clash, but among the varying accounts from witnesses, the most common version is that the two scorekeepers had been arguing throughout the game about the number of fouls a Lexington player had called against him.
As the game wound down, the Watertown scorekeeper allegedly sprayed water on the Lexington scorekeeper. The Lexington scorekeeper then punched the Watertown scorekeeper in the face, hitting his eyeglasses and opening a cut above his left eye.
Watertown Police and Watertown High administrators rushed to the scorers' table and quickly escorted the Lexington scorekeeper out of the building.
The scorekeepers for archrival Lexington and Watertown basketball teams have been ordered to court after trading a splash of water and a punch during a big league game, according to police.
Watertown Police reviewed a cable TV video of Monday night's Middlesex League clash and said it shows an argument start between the two scorekeepers.
"The Watertown scorekeeper then removes a cap from his water bottle and tosses water on the Lexington scorekeeper," according to a press release from Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. "The Lexington scorekeeper immediately retaliates by punching the Watertown scorekeeper in the head."
Both scorekeepers will be summonsed to Waltham District Court for a show-cause hearing for assault and battery charges, Lawn said.
The fracas started with 5:26 left in the game, which Lexington won, 65-57.
Police did not say what set off the sideline clash, but among the varying accounts from witnesses, the most common version is that the two scorekeepers had been arguing throughout the game about the number of fouls a Lexington player had called against him.
As the game wound down, the Watertown scorekeeper allegedly sprayed water on the Lexington scorekeeper. The Lexington scorekeeper then punched the Watertown scorekeeper in the face, hitting his eyeglasses and opening a cut above his left eye.
Watertown Police and Watertown High administrators rushed to the scorers' table and quickly escorted the Lexington scorekeeper out of the building.
Tony Dungy
Today, Emma and I made a little bit of a road trip to go see Tony Dungy in Fort Wayne. Here is a summary of the trip:
11:15- Left home after receiving a phone call from Duane Reinhardt saying that his daughter Heather, who works at the Fort Wayne Family Christian Store that people were already getting in line. This put some urgency in me and we left earlier than planned.
11:30- McDonalds Drive through
11:45- Drove through Warsaw and was already sick of hearing the same song over and over again because of Emmas requests (Baby Bumblebee). I want to kill that stupid bee.
12:45- Arrived at Family Christian store in Fort Wayne. This was a bad sign. Didnt really have much of a plan for what Emma could do for 2 hours and 15 minutes while wating. However she did wake up after only a 30 minute nap so I thought she might go back to sleep. Read on.
12:47- walked through the door and found Heather Reinhardt, who had pre-bought a copy of Tony Dungy's new book for me which gaurenteed that I would get it signed today.
12:49- Got in line. At least we were indoors and not waiting in the cold.
12:50- sitting on the floor, Emma still out of it and I thought she might go back to sleep.
1:00- No such luck, Emma is board already and the book I brought in for here is not working the way I would have liked it too.
1:15- walked around the store with Emma a little bit. Found a Veggie Tales puzzle to buy Emma to keep her entertained. $5 well spent
1:20- start working on the Puzzle with Emma.
2:00 Emma is sick of the Puzzle after completing it about 10 times at least.
2:15- Emma hasnt had anythign to drink since we arrived. Didnt really have anythign for her so made a quick walk to Wal-Mart to get some juice. Everytime I left the line the people were really nice and kept my place in line for me. Probably because of my adorable daughter.
2:25 arrive back at the store, get back in line
2:40- Emma has just about had it. She is ready to be done with all this. One last walk around the store.
3:05 Tony Dungy arives, the line starts moving.
3:15- A woman in line comments to me: "You sure do have alot of patients for that little girl of yours." yes I do, and thank you Lord for patients.
3:25- Tony Dungy Signs my book, and I shook his hand.
3:30- we pull out of the parking lot to head home.
4:30- Emma is still awake, and I hear these words: "Emma make big poopy." And yes it was a big poopy. Maybe too much apple juice. Opps.
5:00 arrive home. ready to rest. But nope, I had to run and get ready for church.
There is the road trip in a nutshell
Here are some pictures of the trip.
the Puzzle I bought. Money well spent
The long line outside, that we didnt have to wait in.
Tony himself
Moving in for the hand shake. Yes, he did shake my hand
The signed book
11:15- Left home after receiving a phone call from Duane Reinhardt saying that his daughter Heather, who works at the Fort Wayne Family Christian Store that people were already getting in line. This put some urgency in me and we left earlier than planned.
11:30- McDonalds Drive through
11:45- Drove through Warsaw and was already sick of hearing the same song over and over again because of Emmas requests (Baby Bumblebee). I want to kill that stupid bee.
12:45- Arrived at Family Christian store in Fort Wayne. This was a bad sign. Didnt really have much of a plan for what Emma could do for 2 hours and 15 minutes while wating. However she did wake up after only a 30 minute nap so I thought she might go back to sleep. Read on.
12:47- walked through the door and found Heather Reinhardt, who had pre-bought a copy of Tony Dungy's new book for me which gaurenteed that I would get it signed today.
12:49- Got in line. At least we were indoors and not waiting in the cold.
12:50- sitting on the floor, Emma still out of it and I thought she might go back to sleep.
1:00- No such luck, Emma is board already and the book I brought in for here is not working the way I would have liked it too.
1:15- walked around the store with Emma a little bit. Found a Veggie Tales puzzle to buy Emma to keep her entertained. $5 well spent
1:20- start working on the Puzzle with Emma.
2:00 Emma is sick of the Puzzle after completing it about 10 times at least.
2:15- Emma hasnt had anythign to drink since we arrived. Didnt really have anythign for her so made a quick walk to Wal-Mart to get some juice. Everytime I left the line the people were really nice and kept my place in line for me. Probably because of my adorable daughter.
2:25 arrive back at the store, get back in line
2:40- Emma has just about had it. She is ready to be done with all this. One last walk around the store.
3:05 Tony Dungy arives, the line starts moving.
3:15- A woman in line comments to me: "You sure do have alot of patients for that little girl of yours." yes I do, and thank you Lord for patients.
3:25- Tony Dungy Signs my book, and I shook his hand.
3:30- we pull out of the parking lot to head home.
4:30- Emma is still awake, and I hear these words: "Emma make big poopy." And yes it was a big poopy. Maybe too much apple juice. Opps.
5:00 arrive home. ready to rest. But nope, I had to run and get ready for church.
There is the road trip in a nutshell
Here are some pictures of the trip.
the Puzzle I bought. Money well spent
The long line outside, that we didnt have to wait in.
Tony himself
Moving in for the hand shake. Yes, he did shake my hand
The signed book
Today in History
1924 - The first Olympic Winter Games opened in Chamonix, France.
1932 - The first Winter Olympics opened in the United States at Lake Placid, NY. The games were opened by New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1993 - The Boston Celtics retired Larry Bird's #33.
1997 A civil jury found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
1999 Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo was shot and killed in front of his Bronx home by four plainclothes New York City police officers who said they mistook his wallet for a gun. The police fired 41 shots at Diallo
2004 The Massachusetts high court declared that gays were entitled to marry.
1932 - The first Winter Olympics opened in the United States at Lake Placid, NY. The games were opened by New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1993 - The Boston Celtics retired Larry Bird's #33.
1997 A civil jury found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
1999 Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo was shot and killed in front of his Bronx home by four plainclothes New York City police officers who said they mistook his wallet for a gun. The police fired 41 shots at Diallo
2004 The Massachusetts high court declared that gays were entitled to marry.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Today in History
1690 The first paper money in America was issued by the colony of Massachusetts.
1876 - Albert Spalding and his brother started a sporting goods store. They manufactured the first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball and football.
1959 The day the music died. Rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
1998 Texas executed Karla Faye Tucker for the pickax killings of two people in 1983.
1998 A U.S. Marine jet sliced through a ski gondola cable in Italy, sending the car's 20 occupants plunging 370 feet to their deaths.
2001 - The XFL debuted. The Las Vegas Outlaws beat the New York/New Jersey Hitman 19-0 and the Orlando Rage beat the Chicago Enforcers 33-29.
2006 An Egyptian passenger ferry sank in the Red Sea during bad weather, killing more than 1,000 passengers.
1876 - Albert Spalding and his brother started a sporting goods store. They manufactured the first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball and football.
1959 The day the music died. Rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
1998 Texas executed Karla Faye Tucker for the pickax killings of two people in 1983.
1998 A U.S. Marine jet sliced through a ski gondola cable in Italy, sending the car's 20 occupants plunging 370 feet to their deaths.
2001 - The XFL debuted. The Las Vegas Outlaws beat the New York/New Jersey Hitman 19-0 and the Orlando Rage beat the Chicago Enforcers 33-29.
2006 An Egyptian passenger ferry sank in the Red Sea during bad weather, killing more than 1,000 passengers.
Monday, February 2, 2009
What is Purdue Thinking?
An article appeared in the Elkhart Truth today about Purdue University opening up a new dorm building next fall. It is the first dorm they have built in 16 years. This dorm sets itself apart from other dorms in that every room will be single-occupant rooms. There will be 365 rooms, with private bath rooms, flat-screen TV's, wireless internet, free laundry facilities, and cleaning services. Room and board alone will cost $13,800 a school year. Now why wouldnt a college student just rent an appartment and save about 50%. Not to mention room and board cost about the same as a years worth of tuition. The sad part is that the rooms are already full for the next year. Glad to see that not everyone is strugelling right now with money
What a complement
With my job comes alot of stress and complaining from the kids along with every cuss word in the book. This week, in my pay check, just like any other paycheck, was the staffs by-weekly news letter. The news letter basically consists of information staff needs to hear about of course as well as a section that we call "High Fives." High Fives are ways for others to tell staff that they are doing a good job. Usually this is staff giving staff complements. Well in this news letter, there was one for me, not the first, but the first one like this. This one was from one of my residents who wrote one for every staff member. I thought this was cool since this is a resident who I have put alot of time into and I feel has a strong chance to make it in life. This is what is said. "Hey, man, you are a great help and friend. I hope everything goes well with your life. Your daughter is lucky to have a great dad that cares." The last sentence is what got me the most. I think I will be hanging onto this newsletter as inpriration.
Super Bowl Comercials
Careerbuilder.com
Coke Zero-great job on using an old classic
Bud Light skiing comercial. just funny
Doritos
Bridgesone-This one had to be my favorite this year.
Now for the just plain dumb comercials
Budweiser- They lost it this year. They have over used the horses
I am sure I am missing some bad ones. I jsut dont want to watch them again and go through them again.
Coke Zero-great job on using an old classic
Bud Light skiing comercial. just funny
Doritos
Bridgesone-This one had to be my favorite this year.
Now for the just plain dumb comercials
Budweiser- They lost it this year. They have over used the horses
I am sure I am missing some bad ones. I jsut dont want to watch them again and go through them again.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Today in History
1960, four black college students began a sit-in protest at a lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., where they'd been refused service.
1982 "Late Night with David Letterman" premiered on NBC.
1995 - John Stockton (Utah Jazz) became the NBA's career assist leader when he scored his 9,922nd assist to move past Magic Johnson.
1999 Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky gave a deposition that was videotaped for senators weighing impeachment charges against President Bill Clinton.
2003 the space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all seven crew members.
2004 Singer Janet Jackson's breast was briefly exposed during a duet with Justin Timberlake during the Super Bowl halftime show. Timberlake later referred to the incident as a "wardrobe malfunction."
2006 French and German newspapers republished caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in what they called a defense of freedom of expression, sparking fresh anger from Muslims.
2008 Remote-controlled explosives strapped to two women killed nearly 100 people in Baghdad.
1982 "Late Night with David Letterman" premiered on NBC.
1995 - John Stockton (Utah Jazz) became the NBA's career assist leader when he scored his 9,922nd assist to move past Magic Johnson.
1999 Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky gave a deposition that was videotaped for senators weighing impeachment charges against President Bill Clinton.
2003 the space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all seven crew members.
2004 Singer Janet Jackson's breast was briefly exposed during a duet with Justin Timberlake during the Super Bowl halftime show. Timberlake later referred to the incident as a "wardrobe malfunction."
2006 French and German newspapers republished caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in what they called a defense of freedom of expression, sparking fresh anger from Muslims.
2008 Remote-controlled explosives strapped to two women killed nearly 100 people in Baghdad.
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