Bill Walsh 1932-2007
As a Dallas Cowboys fan, Bill Walsh the former head coach of the San Francisco 49ers was the head coach I loved to hate.
He had our number, but I always had respect for him. I guess time is passing faster than I thought, I never imagined that Bill was in his 70’s, it seems like yesterday I watched his team beat us with “The Catch”.
Rest in peace Bill, and thanks for all the hard work you put in, you were a class act in every sense of the word!
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Tom Snyder 1936-2007
Tom Snyder of late night television fame passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2007. He had been battling with Leukemia since 2005, he was 71 years old at the time of his death.
Tom was a leader in late night television and has been given credit for his work by such greats as David Letterman. He appeared on late night television twice in his career, first with The Tomorrow Show, and several years later with The Late, Late Show which is now hosted by Craig Ferguson.
I was just a kid when Tom was at his peak in the 70’s and 80’s, but I do remember his style and I believe it started trends that are carried on today with some of the better hosts of late night TV.
Tags: Cancer, Craig Ferguson, Leukemia, Tom Snyder, Tomorrow ShowJuly 30th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On Comments (0)
Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn
Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn entered the Baseball Hall of Fame today.
An amazing fact is that both these men played their entire career with one team. I wonder if that will ever happen again?
Cal played in a record 2,632 consecutive games during his career and earned the nickname “Iron Man”.
July 29th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On Comments (0)
Drew Carey - Price is Right
Last week there was speculation and rumors flying that Drew Carey would replace Bob Barker on the longest running game show on TV, The Price Is Right.
Well, let’s put that one to rest. Drew made an announcement on David Letterman that he is in fact the new host.
Congratulations to Drew. This should liven up the show a bit, lol.
July 24th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Humor, News, Ramble On, Television Comments (0)
Simpsonize yourself
Technology at it’s finest, and the marketing aspect is killer too!
With the Simpsons Movie release the Simpson marketing machine has hit a home run with simpsonizeme.com. You upload a photo and Simpsonize yourself. Here are some pretty good examples at the AfterEllen website. simsonizeme.com
Official Simpsonizeme.com link.
Tags: Simpsonize, Simpsonizeme, Simpsons Movie, Simsonizeme, simsonizeme.com, The SimpsonsJuly 23rd, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Blogging, Ramble On Comments (0)
More signs of old age setting in…
Everyday it seems I get another wake up call to age taking it’s toll on me.
Both my wife and I have to make sure we have our reading glasses with us before we leave the house. Without them we can not even order off the menu at a restaurant.
Then to make matters worse, it seems about the time in life that you start paying attention to stuff like the fine print on everything, you can’t see it without a magnifying glass, lol.
July 22nd, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On Comments (0)
Tim Donaghy
ESPN has reported that the NBA referee under investigation for gambling on games and fixing the outcomes is Tim Donaghy. The fact that there is someone doing this does not surprise me, not sure why, but it doesn’t. I lost most interest in professional basketball a few years ago. With the exception of a few players the game just seems to have lost something.
I liken it to boxing, once a great sport that is now in trouble for several reasons.
July 20th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: News, Ramble On, Sports Comments (0)
California Earthquake
There was a 4.2 magnitude earthquake this morning in the Oakland - San Francisco Bay area.
Not sure how that measures up to other earthquakes in the area, but when things start falling off the shelves, I think it is time to move. Of course, to natives of California, it was probably no big deal, I am just not sure I could handle living in an area that is not about IF an earthquake will hit, but, about when and how bad it will be.
Here is an interesting page showing recent California Earthquakes.
July 20th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: News, Ramble On Comments (0)
Recalls highlight the news today….
Seems it must be some kind of National Recall Week.
Toshiba, Easy Bake Ovens and Castleberry Chili are all reporting a recall on selected products.
Toshiba Recall :
Toshiba warns that even if you participated in the earlier battery swap back then, you still need to deal with this recall if you have one of the …
Source : PCWorld
Easy Bake Oven Recall :
Watch out if your kid has an Easy Bake Oven. For the second time in a year the toy is being recalled. The original recall was issued in February and since …
Source : InjuryBoard.com
Castleberry Chili Recall :
The company’s voluntary recall expansion includes 10-ounce cans of Castleberry’s Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030000101) …
Source : Science Daily
July 19th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Internet, News, Ramble On Comments (0)
Mississippi closing only Ice Skating Rink
In a move that I must admit really hurts me to the core, Mississippi is losing it’s only Ice Skating rink. The Ice Park is scheduled to lock their doors and turn off the equipment on August 8, 2007.
I moved my family to this area in 1997, and both my daughters started Ice Skating. 10 years later, my oldest daughter is still loving the sport and has begun coaching at the rink. Not only will she be losing her job, she will be losing the sport she has been passionate about since she was 8.
I am not sure who I am more upset with. The owners of the rink, who I believe could never get a handle on how to manage the facility, or the community which continues to show that it probably leads the nation in apathy, especially for a Capitol city.
For 10 years we struggled to finance our daughter to skate and compete. We always managed, but it was hard. We could hardly find people in the area that were willing to support the youth at the rink, and that is extremely sad to see. I would go as far as to say that some of the local sportscasters would not even consider Ice Skating a sport, and that is just simple ignorance.
The Mississippi Figure Skating Club has done well in comparison to other rinks of the same size. Just this past weekend they took 3rd place in a competition in Alabama. We have a group of kids (and parents) that are now left with nothing but a shattered dream.
Come on Mississippi, there has to be someone out there with a solution to this problem and help keep a facility that offers our kids an opportunity to have a safe and fun place to enjoy themselves.
July 17th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Mississippi, News, Ramble On Comments (3)
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