Breaking News: Cubs Fan Says Something Good About A Cardinals Player
With my dad’s influence I grew up a baseball fan. We played catch on the sidewalks. We played wiffle ball in the front yard. We listened to games in the car. We watched games in the living room. I still have some baseball cards from 1970 the first season I bought my own baseball cards.
The Chicago Cubs were then and still are my favorite team. My dad had been a Cubs fan and Milwaukee Braves fan growing up.
Winning Runs – Game Over
“Of all the four-letter words that are taboo, nothing damages the reputation of an athlete like the word quit.” 1
Mike Schmidt
I am a life-long Chicago Cubs fan.
Throughout his career Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt was called a “Cubbie Killer” because of his success against the Cubs.
So when Mike Schmidt retired abruptly a few years ago many Cubs fans felt relief. I felt sad. He was a great adversary.
Injuries to Schmidt’s rotator cuff added to his collection of aches and pains. Then after a poor start to the season, Schmidt suddenly chose to announce his retirement.
The Best of the Rest – Web Apps You Want To Know About, pt 3 of 3
Web 2.0 is cutting edge. Google’s new Chrome OS will use web apps exclusively. This post concludes the list of my favorite FREE web apps.
I’ve used reQall to leave myself voice mails. reQall converts my voice mails into text. reQall Standard is the free service. “It lets you organize tasks, ideas and important notes in one place and have reminders delivered at the right time.”
I’ve used Shape Collage on my Mac for a while. It’s a cute and clever web app that takes my photos and creates a, yes, collage out of them.
My debut blog
How do you start blog entitled mysilentscream?
It sounds like a bastion for the emo, morose or the passive-aggressive. If that’s you, welcome! If not, don’t go away yet!
I plan to rant and rave throughout mysilentscream’s lifespan. So where do I begin?
At the risk of alienating many of you, I’ll reach into my heart.
I have learned joy, and sorrow, the promise for tomorrow and the dashes of hope for today. I have learned to persevere and I’ve learned to be a realist. I have been crushed with disappointment and been propped up for another day.
