Hi there. Hope you're enjoying the holiday as we head into a new year and all I can say is 2012 can't end soon enough for me. Not enough Mt Everest highs and too many Death Valley lows. One of my closest friends all of sudden doesn't like me any more and it stung. This year became so much of a re-evaluation. Making changes in my personality. Honestly, I am heading into 2013 with more uncertainty about myself and who I am. Maybe I'm in a midlife crisis, I can't figure this one out.
As for resolutions, I'm not making them this year. O.K. I'm gonna make one. When I go to a restaurant, I'll will actually on more occasions try to sit down and eat in the place instead of getting take out. I also resolve to finally make it into Massie's for dinner one night.
Christmas was quietly spent with the folks and Meow my cat. I really didn't want anything this year. No new kitchen toy to expand my culinary horizons. I'm not into personal electronic devices and I really had no pressing needs. I've thought about buying an ice cream maker with a gift card I got.
On the home front, the high efficiency washer and dryer combo I have are no longer high efficient. Bearings went on the washer. It would cost around $600.00 to fix it and a new one goes for about $200.00 more. Take a guess where I'm headed.
When it comes to cell phones, I have a complaint and it has nothing to do with service. My cell phone is not a life line that I need to keep checking constantly. (That's what I have a laptop for, lol). I put money in it every so often to keep the account active. My cell phone is like the old fashioned pay phone we used to see everywhere. Why can't Verizon or any other carrier offer up one those fancy with all the apps type I-phone, razors or any other model for someone like me.
A couple of NBA notes. The "Flatbush Avenue Jay-Z's" a.k.a the Brooklyn Nets fired coach Avery Johnson the other day and it's a big deal because? The other one is the Los Angeles Clippers have won 16 straight games! Yes the Clippers. I was listening to Bristol Tech radio the other day and the Clippers are still only third when it comes to the hearts of LA hoops fans behind the Lakers and the drama that follows the Lakers. I loved that line.
As much as I wanted to see Phil Jackson come back and finish his basketball career as Knicks coach, after reading and learning more about Mike Woodson and his background playing for Bob Knight at Indiana and Red Holtzman when he was with the Knicks, I'm liking him more and more all the time.
Rick Majerus another coaching original we've lost too soon.
Note Rutgers coach Kyle Flood. I'm a firm believer in loyalty, but after the recent performances in the last 3 games, come spring practice time, the job for starting quarterback better be an open competition and Gary Nova hopefully isn't on the depth chart. Talk about choking big time. Give Chas Dodd or Mike Bimonte the chance to make it happen.
I don't think any great quarterback in NFL history would be successful with the lack of skill position talent the Jets had this year. Even Jets fans couldn't name a receiver or running back on their roster.
I've been a Giants fans for 42 years now so it's come to the point where I expect the unexpected. I've seen it all so nothing surprizes me anymore.
Finally in light of all the recent goings on with shootings of children and folks who protect us; weather related tragedies from hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards; and other downer things in the news, maybe we just need to relax, take a deep breath and think about something good for a change and let out some big laughs without someone being offended by it and have more fun as we head into the 2013...Leccese out.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Apparently I dislike Christmas and other random thoughts
Hi there. So its like 16 days til Christmas and I'm still waiting for "Gift Card" Thursday to take place. It's black Friday and cyber Monday for those like me who will give cash loaded gift cards to family and friends as gifts that way they can pick out whatever they want.
The other day I'm taking care of a personal errand so my head wouldn't look like the Morning Clubs' hosts who's name isn't Dan. I have a conversation with someone and the subject of the holidays was brought up. At one point during the conversation, this person says to me, "You don't like Christmas, do you?" That stung. I do like Christmas. I like what it stands for and the spiritual meaning behind it. I love doing nice things for my family and small group of friends with no strings attached. I want to do that more often just because, not because a date on the calendar says so. Occasionally I'll bake something for the Tuesday morning Combat class I take as a post workout reward and to enjoy their company more with nothing wanted back in return. Here's what I don't like about Christmas. Turning my house upside down and decorating it from December 1st through January 6th and then having to take the stuff down. I hate the company Christmas party. I have never liked them. I find them pointless and kind of boring. When I'm not there Friday night, you'll know why. It's nothing personal. As for Christmas music, it's great in small doses. Luckily the powers that be on Hits 95 Nine and 98 Five CKM agree with me. Especially since there are 3 radio stations that are playing nothing but the stuff 24/7 through New Years.
A big thanks to everyone for adopting 845 children through our Adopt a Child Program. If you still like to help out with a donation, send your check to: Operation Santa Claus P.O. Box 707 Hudson Falls NY 12839. Thursday and Friday is the annual charity auction on Dan and Pete's show. Great items will be up for bid.
One more Christmas thing before I move on. Can someone who is a parent with kids explain to me this whole, "Elf on a Shelf" thing? The never married with no kids, and has always been single middle age guy is totally out of the loop and has no clue what it is.
More serious stuff to talk about. Last Sunday night Bob Costas at half time of the Cowboys/Eagles game talked about the need for stricter gun control laws after the Jovan Belcher crimes. Of course those who disagreed with Bob spoke out wanting him fired for speaking out against the 2nd amendment at inappropriate time. Since it was a league player who did it, the timing was appropriate. The other network football shows sort of handled it with kid gloves or brushed it under the rug. So what should have been seen or talked about? Hi-lights with lame commentary by Dan Patrick? Over analysis and second guessing by ex coaches and players? Obscure fantasy stats, or those token shots of the Cowboy cheerleaders in the skimpy outfits on sideline?
Roger Goodell wants to cut down on injuries in the game of football by eliminating kickoffs? Did he see the hit on the winning td in overtime of the Bears/Seahawks game? Note to the commish. Stop sniffing the dry erase markers or sharpie pens in your spare time.
Kate Middleton is with child now (maybe I'll get an invite to the Jack and Jill baby shower) and due to a case of severe morning sickness was hospitalized earlier this week. A couple of Australian radio "personalities" (and I use the term loosely) decided to call the hospital and as a prank pretend to be members of the royal family and get an update on her condition and then tell the nurse who they were talking to that they would be coming over. A couple of days later, the nurse took her own life. Talk about a couple of bridge trolls and that's insulting to bridge trolls. The stations' manager says they'll only be suspended. They feel bad about what they did and have apologized. Not good enough! Makes me ashamed of my profession.
This weeks sign of the apocalypse comes from Fox where Terrell Owens, J-Woww and other b-list celebrities will compete on that great reality tv show coming to the small screen: Stars in Danger! The High Dive.
In a recent poll 30 percent of men believe that erectile dysfunction is caused by wearing skinny jeans! I'm not making this one up and I have my own theories on that one.
From the, "I want one of those for Christmas, too" category. San Diego millionaire Marc Paskin put up a billboard stating all he wanted for Christmas was a Latina girlfriend. Put me down for one as well Marc, unfortunately Shakira and Sofia Vergara are spoken for.
Finally I may not like going to the company Christmas party, but the cookie swap thing is in this batters wheel house. I'll bring mini red velvet whoopie pies with cream cheese filling...Leccese out.
The other day I'm taking care of a personal errand so my head wouldn't look like the Morning Clubs' hosts who's name isn't Dan. I have a conversation with someone and the subject of the holidays was brought up. At one point during the conversation, this person says to me, "You don't like Christmas, do you?" That stung. I do like Christmas. I like what it stands for and the spiritual meaning behind it. I love doing nice things for my family and small group of friends with no strings attached. I want to do that more often just because, not because a date on the calendar says so. Occasionally I'll bake something for the Tuesday morning Combat class I take as a post workout reward and to enjoy their company more with nothing wanted back in return. Here's what I don't like about Christmas. Turning my house upside down and decorating it from December 1st through January 6th and then having to take the stuff down. I hate the company Christmas party. I have never liked them. I find them pointless and kind of boring. When I'm not there Friday night, you'll know why. It's nothing personal. As for Christmas music, it's great in small doses. Luckily the powers that be on Hits 95 Nine and 98 Five CKM agree with me. Especially since there are 3 radio stations that are playing nothing but the stuff 24/7 through New Years.
A big thanks to everyone for adopting 845 children through our Adopt a Child Program. If you still like to help out with a donation, send your check to: Operation Santa Claus P.O. Box 707 Hudson Falls NY 12839. Thursday and Friday is the annual charity auction on Dan and Pete's show. Great items will be up for bid.
One more Christmas thing before I move on. Can someone who is a parent with kids explain to me this whole, "Elf on a Shelf" thing? The never married with no kids, and has always been single middle age guy is totally out of the loop and has no clue what it is.
More serious stuff to talk about. Last Sunday night Bob Costas at half time of the Cowboys/Eagles game talked about the need for stricter gun control laws after the Jovan Belcher crimes. Of course those who disagreed with Bob spoke out wanting him fired for speaking out against the 2nd amendment at inappropriate time. Since it was a league player who did it, the timing was appropriate. The other network football shows sort of handled it with kid gloves or brushed it under the rug. So what should have been seen or talked about? Hi-lights with lame commentary by Dan Patrick? Over analysis and second guessing by ex coaches and players? Obscure fantasy stats, or those token shots of the Cowboy cheerleaders in the skimpy outfits on sideline?
Roger Goodell wants to cut down on injuries in the game of football by eliminating kickoffs? Did he see the hit on the winning td in overtime of the Bears/Seahawks game? Note to the commish. Stop sniffing the dry erase markers or sharpie pens in your spare time.
Kate Middleton is with child now (maybe I'll get an invite to the Jack and Jill baby shower) and due to a case of severe morning sickness was hospitalized earlier this week. A couple of Australian radio "personalities" (and I use the term loosely) decided to call the hospital and as a prank pretend to be members of the royal family and get an update on her condition and then tell the nurse who they were talking to that they would be coming over. A couple of days later, the nurse took her own life. Talk about a couple of bridge trolls and that's insulting to bridge trolls. The stations' manager says they'll only be suspended. They feel bad about what they did and have apologized. Not good enough! Makes me ashamed of my profession.
This weeks sign of the apocalypse comes from Fox where Terrell Owens, J-Woww and other b-list celebrities will compete on that great reality tv show coming to the small screen: Stars in Danger! The High Dive.
In a recent poll 30 percent of men believe that erectile dysfunction is caused by wearing skinny jeans! I'm not making this one up and I have my own theories on that one.
From the, "I want one of those for Christmas, too" category. San Diego millionaire Marc Paskin put up a billboard stating all he wanted for Christmas was a Latina girlfriend. Put me down for one as well Marc, unfortunately Shakira and Sofia Vergara are spoken for.
Finally I may not like going to the company Christmas party, but the cookie swap thing is in this batters wheel house. I'll bring mini red velvet whoopie pies with cream cheese filling...Leccese out.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Celebrating No 300 and this was not how I wanted to celebrate it.
Hi there. This was supposed to be one of those funny entries to celebrate the 300th edition of The Greenhouse Effect, instead the witty observations will get lost in the events that happened yesterday.
It was gonna be my first "football free" Saturday in a long time. Didn't have to worry about what the local high schools were doing since the season is now over. Rutgers played Thursday night (still depressed and getting over that one, LOL) and I wasn't gonna watch any of the major conference championship games on television. I did my 3 hours on Hits 95 Nine which I do every Saturday morning, headed to the local office supply store to pick up a ream of printer paper and then duck under the covers of my bed and not come out unless it was an emergency or my kitty wanted to hang out and play.
I turn on my computer later in the day and at the top of the one pages was the headline about KC Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killing the girlfriend of his 3 month old daughter following an argument and then turning the gun on himself at the Chiefs practice facility. I'm shocked and speechless at the same time. One day someone is going to have to explain to this innocent little girl why her daddy killed mommy and himself because he couldn't control his temper. It happens in all walks of life and it's just plain wrong no matter who does it. A strange coincidence was earlier in the week I'm watching Real Sports on HBO and Bryant Gumbel did a story on Rae Carruth, a talented wide receiver who hired a hit man to kill his pregnant girl friend because she didn't want to give up the child. Both the hit man and Carruth are in jail. Carruth denies he did anything wrong because he wasn't there and didn't pull the trigger. He scheduled to get out in 5 years. The unborn child survived his moms murder and suffers from cerebral palsy.
To quote Mr.Gumbel, "On to other things."
Former college hoops coach Rick Majerus passed away yesterday at the age of 64. He was an assistant with Al McGuire at Marquette and had some pretty good teams while coaching the University of Utah. We always seem to lose the good guys way too soon.
Spurs coach Greg Popovich decides to send 4 of his star players home to rest up after going through a long road trip and they happen to miss a game Thursday night. Would David Stern had ripped him a new a-- and fined the team 250 thousand big ones if the game hadn't been on national cable television and against the defending champion Miami Heat? I don't think so. The players association didn't even complain that the players had to fly commercial. Stop sipping the Jim Jones special Kool-Aid, commish and lighten up.
David Wright is worth the 8 year, 138 million dollar contract the Mets gave him, just like the big contract the Yankees gave Derek Jeter. Sometimes its O.K. to overpay an athlete because they mean more to a team than just wins, losses, and championships.
What does it say about the state of the economy when Hostess and Wonder Bread, two iconic American pop culture brands filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and are going out of business?
First it was Charlie Sheen and now Angus T.Jones. In a video testimonial for the Forerunner Christian Church, he ripped 2 1/2 Men and asked people to stop watching it. Apparently Angus has gone through some rough patches along his journey into adult hood recently and in cleaning his act up has found spirituality through this Christian organization. There's an old saying, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you." or try this one, 'Think before you speak." This whole thing would make for a great episode of Uncle Charlie's new show, "Anger Management." Child star going off on a rant of the current show he's been on for 10 years making 350 grand per episode and having to get out the PR machine to apologize for the "misunderstanding and things that were taken out of context" like stuff.
The folks are back from South Carolina for a month, and they've planned next years trip. This year they went to China, 2013 it's Disney World! Remember they are grand parents. No I will not be going to complete the family vacation thing. I'm too old and childless to want to go to Disney. Thanks for the invite though, Uncle Walt.
The other day I had one of those Homer Simpson, "d'oh" moments. I'm in a local grocery store re-stocking the home and office green tea supply when I pick out a box and drop it in my cart. Then a foot or two down the shelf I see something that really looks neat that I've haven't seen before, but it kind of looked familiar. It was the same tea flavor only in decaf. I put the caffeinated stuff back on the shelf.
Enough with bringing back Clark and Ellen Griswold in tv commercials. The Superbowl commercial for the hotel thing was great. The new Old Navy ad, not so great. Just make the new movie with Rusty or Audrey going to Wally World with their kids on the car trip from hell and visiting Cousin Eddie and Grampa Clark and Grandma Ellen along the way please!
The so called "overlords" of golf namely the Royal and Ancient in Scotland and the U.S.G.A have decided to wage war against belly and long putters. They have begun the phasing out and banning of certain putting strokes in which the putter is "anchored" against the body. I use a belly putter and I will gladly give mine up when golfs' rule makers also do something about golf ball technology and those drivers whose heads are the size of lawn bowling balls and are made of metals that the military and NASA uses to protect its soldiers and astronauts.
I'm kind of glad that we've haven't blindsided our listeners on Hits 95 Nine or 98 Five 'CKM with Christmas music yet. Be patient, it will be coming in small doses.
Finally, if it seems too good to be true, it usually is...Leccese out.
It was gonna be my first "football free" Saturday in a long time. Didn't have to worry about what the local high schools were doing since the season is now over. Rutgers played Thursday night (still depressed and getting over that one, LOL) and I wasn't gonna watch any of the major conference championship games on television. I did my 3 hours on Hits 95 Nine which I do every Saturday morning, headed to the local office supply store to pick up a ream of printer paper and then duck under the covers of my bed and not come out unless it was an emergency or my kitty wanted to hang out and play.
I turn on my computer later in the day and at the top of the one pages was the headline about KC Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killing the girlfriend of his 3 month old daughter following an argument and then turning the gun on himself at the Chiefs practice facility. I'm shocked and speechless at the same time. One day someone is going to have to explain to this innocent little girl why her daddy killed mommy and himself because he couldn't control his temper. It happens in all walks of life and it's just plain wrong no matter who does it. A strange coincidence was earlier in the week I'm watching Real Sports on HBO and Bryant Gumbel did a story on Rae Carruth, a talented wide receiver who hired a hit man to kill his pregnant girl friend because she didn't want to give up the child. Both the hit man and Carruth are in jail. Carruth denies he did anything wrong because he wasn't there and didn't pull the trigger. He scheduled to get out in 5 years. The unborn child survived his moms murder and suffers from cerebral palsy.
To quote Mr.Gumbel, "On to other things."
Former college hoops coach Rick Majerus passed away yesterday at the age of 64. He was an assistant with Al McGuire at Marquette and had some pretty good teams while coaching the University of Utah. We always seem to lose the good guys way too soon.
Spurs coach Greg Popovich decides to send 4 of his star players home to rest up after going through a long road trip and they happen to miss a game Thursday night. Would David Stern had ripped him a new a-- and fined the team 250 thousand big ones if the game hadn't been on national cable television and against the defending champion Miami Heat? I don't think so. The players association didn't even complain that the players had to fly commercial. Stop sipping the Jim Jones special Kool-Aid, commish and lighten up.
David Wright is worth the 8 year, 138 million dollar contract the Mets gave him, just like the big contract the Yankees gave Derek Jeter. Sometimes its O.K. to overpay an athlete because they mean more to a team than just wins, losses, and championships.
What does it say about the state of the economy when Hostess and Wonder Bread, two iconic American pop culture brands filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and are going out of business?
First it was Charlie Sheen and now Angus T.Jones. In a video testimonial for the Forerunner Christian Church, he ripped 2 1/2 Men and asked people to stop watching it. Apparently Angus has gone through some rough patches along his journey into adult hood recently and in cleaning his act up has found spirituality through this Christian organization. There's an old saying, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you." or try this one, 'Think before you speak." This whole thing would make for a great episode of Uncle Charlie's new show, "Anger Management." Child star going off on a rant of the current show he's been on for 10 years making 350 grand per episode and having to get out the PR machine to apologize for the "misunderstanding and things that were taken out of context" like stuff.
The folks are back from South Carolina for a month, and they've planned next years trip. This year they went to China, 2013 it's Disney World! Remember they are grand parents. No I will not be going to complete the family vacation thing. I'm too old and childless to want to go to Disney. Thanks for the invite though, Uncle Walt.
The other day I had one of those Homer Simpson, "d'oh" moments. I'm in a local grocery store re-stocking the home and office green tea supply when I pick out a box and drop it in my cart. Then a foot or two down the shelf I see something that really looks neat that I've haven't seen before, but it kind of looked familiar. It was the same tea flavor only in decaf. I put the caffeinated stuff back on the shelf.
Enough with bringing back Clark and Ellen Griswold in tv commercials. The Superbowl commercial for the hotel thing was great. The new Old Navy ad, not so great. Just make the new movie with Rusty or Audrey going to Wally World with their kids on the car trip from hell and visiting Cousin Eddie and Grampa Clark and Grandma Ellen along the way please!
The so called "overlords" of golf namely the Royal and Ancient in Scotland and the U.S.G.A have decided to wage war against belly and long putters. They have begun the phasing out and banning of certain putting strokes in which the putter is "anchored" against the body. I use a belly putter and I will gladly give mine up when golfs' rule makers also do something about golf ball technology and those drivers whose heads are the size of lawn bowling balls and are made of metals that the military and NASA uses to protect its soldiers and astronauts.
I'm kind of glad that we've haven't blindsided our listeners on Hits 95 Nine or 98 Five 'CKM with Christmas music yet. Be patient, it will be coming in small doses.
Finally, if it seems too good to be true, it usually is...Leccese out.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
We have returned from an unexpected hiatus
Hi there. So a funny thing happened in between the first and second weeks of football season. This blog disappeared from the WCKM home page on the internet and I had no way to access it! My production director told me to go to Blogspot which is where "The Greenhouse Effect" originates, but I was sort of glad after a while having to not write new entries. It's been way too busy. There were so many things that have happened during this downtime that I could have had fun injecting my twisted sense of observational humor on. What really happened? I think it was a disgruntled reader who actually took "Opie's Upset Specials" seriously and was able to hack there way in and remove it after losing on them, LOL. Well it's back on the CKM homepage and now that high school football season is over, I have some more time on my hands and looking forward to get the creative juices flowing again.
So, if you had gone to Las Vegas and put a couple of dollars down at a sports book and wagered that I would be a pet owner, you're a very wealthy person right now. In the August 4th entry I mentioned how a stray mother cat and her 2 kittens decided to move in and under the cover of my barbecue grill. To make a long story short, after going through the process that would make it possible to bring the mother kitty and her litter to the SPCA, in the end I ended up adopting her. I'm loving every minute of it. Who would a thunk it?
Still no NHL season and I want to see Gary Bettman stick it to that bridge troll players association head Donald Fehr. Cancel the season right now and then go on all the sports talk radio shows who will listen to you and run an agressive smear campaign saying, "We would have had a deal and would be playing now if Donald Fehr wasn't running the players association. Also get in Mr.Fehr's face and say that you will not get your dirty (insert F-bomb here) little hands and screw up my league like you and Marvin Miller did with baseball.
Haven't been to a Phantoms game yet, and the main reason is I haven't had the time.
Tony Bourdain is leaving the Travel Channel for CNN and I've been watching his last "No Reservations" shows. Still addicted to the network, now there's this new show call "Dangerous Grounds" that follows this guy who's on the look out for coffee in exotic and not so safe places.
Christmas is officially a month away so forgive me when I say I don't want bring in boxes of holiday stuff from the garage and decorate my home for the holidays only to 6 weeks later tear it all down. I'm starting to think like Charlie Brown and wonder what Christmas really is all about. I like giving and receiving presents that I don't deserve and sharing my good fortune by making a donation to a worthy charity on occassion, but can anyone tell me what Christmas is all about!
The highlight of my thanksgiving was having Tony DeSare in studio and talk about what's going on his life. When I want to have my picture taken with someone, its got to be really special and it was when Tony hung out. To quote Dennis Miller, "that Tony DeSare is one talented cat."
Now that the Nets are in Brooklyn, I have no reason what so ever to watch the NBA for any reason except to see the occasional Jimmer Fredette highlight.
Miss being in Core and got to send out the freak love to them. Hope to be back in classes in next couple of days...
Finally congratulations to Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake and Hoosick Falls for winning state football championships. Glens Falls made one hell of a run to the championship game and played a team that had a little extra speed in the backfield. Don't look at the score and call it a blowout, because it wasn't. Still trying to figure out how Mike LaNoir got called for offensive pass interference. To Pat Lilac, his coaching staff, and a great group of kids, thanks for letting me and John Pratt come along for the ride.
Next entry will be number 300! Leccese out.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Another lost summer and the return of "Opie's Upset Specials!"
Hi there. Alright its back to business now that football season is here and before we catch up on the other stuff, its time for the return of a long standing football tradition that I started back in 1996 when I worked Sunday mornings at another radio station. It's called "Opie's Upset Specials! The motto being, "Don't bet the ranch, because you'll lose the ranch!" Each week I will predict two upsets, one college and one pro. Straight up, no point spread. O.K. The first college upset special of 2012 will take us to Philadelphia where the Maryland Terrapins will knock off Bill Cosby's alma mater the Temple Owls at Lincoln Financial Field. Now for the pro, where an inter conference battle has the Jaguars heading to Minnesota and will beat the Vikings at the Metrodome.
On to other football business and this of the sad kind. I know it's late, but I want to send out condolences first to the family former Hudson Falls coach and athletic director Tom Heinzelman on the loss of his wife Linda. The toughest job is that of a coach's spouse, who during a sports season often takes on the roll of both parents. Next is that to the family, friends, teammates, coaches and everyone else I know at Queensbury High School over the loss of John Vasiliou. 16 years old and it happened 4 days before the season opener. I don't know how those kids went out and played a home game last Saturday afternoon. I'm glad I didn't have to call that one on WWSC. I'm still in shock and I'll be glad to shake a hand or give a hug to someone who needs it when we're there on the 15th to broadcast the Amsterdam game. Look for me or John in the press box.
One more passing to mention and that is of actor Michael Clark Duncan. Talented, funny guy with a great voice. My favorite line of his comes from the movie "The Whole Nine Yards." After finding out that Matthew Perry's character made love to Bruce Willis' ex wife played by Natasha Henstridge, Amanda Peet says to Perry, "Oz, you stud you." Duncan replies, "He's gonna be a dead stud!"
Note to Rutgers A.D Tim Pernetti and new football coach Kyle Flood. Please go back to the old football unis. Those new ones are downright ugly. Tulane's were sharp looking and they were made by the same company that made yours. Speaking of ugly, wait til you see what Adidas made for the Golden Domers when they play Miami at Soldier Field. Knute Rockne is already spinning in his grave. I only thought Nike and UnderArmour could embarrass college football teams.
I know its been almost 2 weeks since it happened, but even though the Travers didn't have the great three year olds like Paynter, Bodemeister and I'll Have Another running, that was one heck of a race! Wide open field with plenty of talent that fell short in the major races for 3 year olds and we had a dead heat for the victory! No complaints from this horse racing fan.
Snooki had her baby and hasn't cashed in just yet. Kris Jenner must be begging or screaming at either Kimmy or Khloe to get pregnant so they can cash in being with child.
MTV has given the axe to Jersey Shore after this season. I still think JWoww is smokin' hot looking. Hopefully where I grew up will go back to being known as the place where Bruce Springsteen got his start and not about tanning, gyms, and guidos. What the heck is a guido anyway?
Are we that desperate for programming when some little 6 year kid who appears in beauty pageants called Honey BooBoo has her own tv show. How much therapy is that kid gonna need when she becomes a teenager? My skin is crawling over that one.
Michael Strahan is Regis Philbin's replacement? Really?
Chad Kroeger of Nickelback and Avril Lavigne tying the knot. Didn't see that one coming now did we.
One more wedding to talk about and that was the one of Food Network star Robert Irvine. He hosts "Restaurant Impossible" and "Dinner Impossible." He married a pro wrestler named Gale Kim who he met while doing a Dinner Impossible show. They did a special called on the Food Network called, "Wedding Impossible." Shouldn't that have been the title of Kimmy Kardashian's and Kris Humphries wedding and 74 day sham of a marriage on "E"?
Paul Reubens a.k.a PeeWee Herman is really 60 years old now! Today's secret word is, "sexagenarian." When you hear the secret word to describe PeeWee, scream real loud!
Am I really missing anything of importance if I don't pay attention to the political conventions.
My bedroom is back to normal. There is new paint on the walls, new carpet on the floor, no leaky hot water heater in the closet and oh by the way the cat that has adopted us is still here.
Finally, another summer has passed. It goes by so fast and I always seem to miss out on all the fun that it brings. Didn't make that trip to track this year. Haven't played golf since June. No trip to see the Brooklyn Cyclones or Staten Island Yankees play the Tri-City Valley Cats in Troy. The one thing I didn't want to become when I grew up was a workaholic like my dad. He sacrificed so much in providing for our family and everyone else around him. I wanted him to enjoy life and relax. He's doing it now in semi-retirement. Guess what? I've followed in his footsteps.
Leccese out.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
August 13th is way too early to start football practicen
Hi there. Tomorrow morning begins that annual seven month ritual for me known as high school sports. Since WWSC doesn't broadcast spring sports such as baseball, softball, and lacrosse; as soon the Basketball Tournament wraps up at the Civic Center at the end of March, my play by play year ends. Well the cycle begins again. Helmets get strapped on for the first time and high school football season officially begins. Practice without pads for a week. Then the real stuff happens. Contact drills, scrimmages on the 24th and 25th; and the first games take place Labor Day weekend. The broadcast schedule has been released to the local papers and can be found at the radio station pages on Facebook. Can't wait to take the camera I got last Christmas and take pictures and videos. I'll head to practices during the second week and of course do the three scrimmages and media day thing like I do every year.
I listen to a lot of sports talk radio in my spare time and many parents are legitimately afraid of the fear of concussions. They've become very apprehensive about their sons playing football. Between the concussions and the Penn State scandal, football has been taking more punches than a heavy bag in a boxing gym. Look, all sports have a dirty underside to them that people don't see or are aware of. Football happens to be the sport with the most players on a roster. The popularity of the game puts it out in the forefront. I could bring up a rap sheet on every sport, but now is not the time.
You want to know how big high school football is in Texas? In the Dallas suburb of Allen they built a 60 million dollar football stadium a part of a 120 million dollar bond issue. 18 thousand seats, artificial turf, a 75 by 45 ft high def video scoreboard, 3 tier press box, and luxury boxes. There are some Division II, III, and 1AA colleges and universities who are jealous of that school. To top it off, that facility is only the 5th largest high school stadium in the state.
No more football talk, at least for this week. On to other things.
Waiting for the special padding to come in so the new carpet can finally get installed and I have my bedroom looking like a bedroom again. All the furniture is out of the room. The painting is done and looks real good. Can't wait to hang my lighted "On Air" sign on one of the walls.
Trying to explain my garden to people is like trying to explain the works of famed artist Jackson Pollack. Honestly, I do grow normal things. I have red tomatoes and green jalapeno peppers growing. I'm also growing yellow and speckled tomatoes. Green beans come in yellow and purple as well as green. Zucchini are striped or a lighter shade of green rather than the traditional dark green ones you see at the farmers market or store. Eggplant are purple with white streaks on them (like if Jackson Pollack splashed paint on them) and the bell peppers are green right now, but will supposedly change color to orange or some other color according to the seed packet. My potatoes are grown in planter bags on the patio next to the eggplant and peppers. I'm tried carrots this year and the seed pack I planted had yellow, red, purple and white carrots along with the traditional orange ones.
So Friday morning before I headed to the radio ranch at 238 Bay Road, I had thought I shut off my laptop. Turns out I hadn't. Go to turn it on Saturday night, and it wasn't going on. The classic Fred G Sanford, "Elizabeth, I can feel it. It's the big one coming on" heart attack almost happened. Luckily for me, the battery just needing to be re-charged and not the power source having to be replaced. We're so dependent on our personal electronic devices. For most of my friends it's their cell phone or I-pad/kindle/blackberry thing. Me, its my Compaq Presario A900 wide screen laptop. It's become like one my close friends or another cousin.
This weeks sign of the apocalypse: A big screen version of the TV Series "ALF" might be in the works.
I'm reading Mike Lupica's column in the New York Daily News like I do every Sunday morning and this week he wishes Bill Goldman a Happy Birthday. I would never have known or thought that the same guy who wrote, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" also wrote "The Princess Bride."
Are the Summer Olympics over yet?...Leccese out.
I listen to a lot of sports talk radio in my spare time and many parents are legitimately afraid of the fear of concussions. They've become very apprehensive about their sons playing football. Between the concussions and the Penn State scandal, football has been taking more punches than a heavy bag in a boxing gym. Look, all sports have a dirty underside to them that people don't see or are aware of. Football happens to be the sport with the most players on a roster. The popularity of the game puts it out in the forefront. I could bring up a rap sheet on every sport, but now is not the time.
You want to know how big high school football is in Texas? In the Dallas suburb of Allen they built a 60 million dollar football stadium a part of a 120 million dollar bond issue. 18 thousand seats, artificial turf, a 75 by 45 ft high def video scoreboard, 3 tier press box, and luxury boxes. There are some Division II, III, and 1AA colleges and universities who are jealous of that school. To top it off, that facility is only the 5th largest high school stadium in the state.
No more football talk, at least for this week. On to other things.
Waiting for the special padding to come in so the new carpet can finally get installed and I have my bedroom looking like a bedroom again. All the furniture is out of the room. The painting is done and looks real good. Can't wait to hang my lighted "On Air" sign on one of the walls.
Trying to explain my garden to people is like trying to explain the works of famed artist Jackson Pollack. Honestly, I do grow normal things. I have red tomatoes and green jalapeno peppers growing. I'm also growing yellow and speckled tomatoes. Green beans come in yellow and purple as well as green. Zucchini are striped or a lighter shade of green rather than the traditional dark green ones you see at the farmers market or store. Eggplant are purple with white streaks on them (like if Jackson Pollack splashed paint on them) and the bell peppers are green right now, but will supposedly change color to orange or some other color according to the seed packet. My potatoes are grown in planter bags on the patio next to the eggplant and peppers. I'm tried carrots this year and the seed pack I planted had yellow, red, purple and white carrots along with the traditional orange ones.
So Friday morning before I headed to the radio ranch at 238 Bay Road, I had thought I shut off my laptop. Turns out I hadn't. Go to turn it on Saturday night, and it wasn't going on. The classic Fred G Sanford, "Elizabeth, I can feel it. It's the big one coming on" heart attack almost happened. Luckily for me, the battery just needing to be re-charged and not the power source having to be replaced. We're so dependent on our personal electronic devices. For most of my friends it's their cell phone or I-pad/kindle/blackberry thing. Me, its my Compaq Presario A900 wide screen laptop. It's become like one my close friends or another cousin.
This weeks sign of the apocalypse: A big screen version of the TV Series "ALF" might be in the works.
I'm reading Mike Lupica's column in the New York Daily News like I do every Sunday morning and this week he wishes Bill Goldman a Happy Birthday. I would never have known or thought that the same guy who wrote, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" also wrote "The Princess Bride."
Are the Summer Olympics over yet?...Leccese out.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Getting caught up on a few things
Hi there. I know, I know. I've been slacking when it comes to new entries. Been a slow summer. Alright to catch you up on everything, here's what's been going down with yours truly.
The garden is looking good. Green bean, zucchini, and yellow squash harvest has been plentiful so far. Yellow cherry tomatoes also being harvested and red tomatoes are starting to turn color and ripen. The patio quartet of potatoes, peppers, eggplant, and lettuce are looking good; and I should be harvesting a variety of different colored carrots in about a month.
Bedroom renovation has begun and it looks like a war zone. The room has been painted and now just waiting for the carpet to be installed. Slumming in it in the guest bedroom for now.
And finally, somehow a stray mother cat and her two kittens have decided to adopt my family. They were squatting underneath the cover of my barbecue grill at first but have moved to a better location that makes me a lot happier. Man or beast, don't even think about going near or messing with my Char-Broil Pro-model Grill. That is a capital offense with grave consequences.
Here's the big difference between cats and dogs. People adopt dogs and the dogs accept that fact. Cats on the other hand, its the other way around. They adopt people and you accept that fact. I have no desire to be a pet owner and if I did, I would go buy a rabbit hutch from Gardentime and then find a bunny rancher and pick out a male New Zealand Satin like the one I had as a kid.
I'm sorry but I'm more of a Winter Olympics fan than a Summer Games one. Not into track and field, gymnastics, swimming and some of the other sports. The only two I care about are Team Handball and Field Hockey. Besides the Winter Games have cooler events. Ice Hockey, the sledding events, skiing, biathlon, and my favorite...curling.
Who would have thought the big scandal at this years games would be badminton players taking the gas pipe in matches so they would go into the losers bracket for a better chance at winning a medal. We're talking about a game played in your backyard. If we're playing barbecue and picnic games at the next summer games in Brazil in 2016, I proposed that jarts and bocce be included as Olympic events.
22 total medals and 18 of them gold. Michael Phelps, you are indeed the man in and out of the pool.
I liked it better when the swimsuits were less aerodynamic and less water resistant. I want to see suits that have a color other than black. Kind of boring if you ask me.
More and more often when I'm in my office before I go on the air at 2pm, I tune into Dennis Miller on WWSC. He's one funny cat and he doesn't sound like a bitter, racist, cry baby when he talks conservative politics unlike Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage.
Rex Ryan used restraint when President Obama chimed in on the Jets qb controversy. Did someone spike his chocolate pudding at Cortland?
Eli Manning must love the fact that everybody is talking about Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow even though he has led the Giants to 2 Superbowl wins in the past 4 years and was the MVP in both of them. Just go about your business getting ready for the season under the radar. Come on Eli, don't you also know that you're also only the third best qb in your division behind Tony Romo and Robert Griffin III?
Jerry Jones, would you please just shut up?
Now for a public service announcement. Friends don't let friends do the dance listening to the Neon Trees song, "Everybody Talks" while driving. Keep your hands on the wheel.
I don't like being complimented. It embarrasses the hell out of me. I found that out not once but twice in the last week and my mom pointed it out to me.
9 more days til the start of high school football practice.
Finally, if you get the chance, remember to either stop on by the radio station at 238 Bay Road, pick up an entry form, raise some money and be a part of the annual Go-Cart race on August 14th. Most fun thing we do and it helps 6 worthy charities. If you don't want to drive in the race, make a donation to someone you know who is or help Dan, Pete, or Mike with a donation...Leccese out.
The garden is looking good. Green bean, zucchini, and yellow squash harvest has been plentiful so far. Yellow cherry tomatoes also being harvested and red tomatoes are starting to turn color and ripen. The patio quartet of potatoes, peppers, eggplant, and lettuce are looking good; and I should be harvesting a variety of different colored carrots in about a month.
Bedroom renovation has begun and it looks like a war zone. The room has been painted and now just waiting for the carpet to be installed. Slumming in it in the guest bedroom for now.
And finally, somehow a stray mother cat and her two kittens have decided to adopt my family. They were squatting underneath the cover of my barbecue grill at first but have moved to a better location that makes me a lot happier. Man or beast, don't even think about going near or messing with my Char-Broil Pro-model Grill. That is a capital offense with grave consequences.
Here's the big difference between cats and dogs. People adopt dogs and the dogs accept that fact. Cats on the other hand, its the other way around. They adopt people and you accept that fact. I have no desire to be a pet owner and if I did, I would go buy a rabbit hutch from Gardentime and then find a bunny rancher and pick out a male New Zealand Satin like the one I had as a kid.
I'm sorry but I'm more of a Winter Olympics fan than a Summer Games one. Not into track and field, gymnastics, swimming and some of the other sports. The only two I care about are Team Handball and Field Hockey. Besides the Winter Games have cooler events. Ice Hockey, the sledding events, skiing, biathlon, and my favorite...curling.
Who would have thought the big scandal at this years games would be badminton players taking the gas pipe in matches so they would go into the losers bracket for a better chance at winning a medal. We're talking about a game played in your backyard. If we're playing barbecue and picnic games at the next summer games in Brazil in 2016, I proposed that jarts and bocce be included as Olympic events.
22 total medals and 18 of them gold. Michael Phelps, you are indeed the man in and out of the pool.
I liked it better when the swimsuits were less aerodynamic and less water resistant. I want to see suits that have a color other than black. Kind of boring if you ask me.
More and more often when I'm in my office before I go on the air at 2pm, I tune into Dennis Miller on WWSC. He's one funny cat and he doesn't sound like a bitter, racist, cry baby when he talks conservative politics unlike Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage.
Rex Ryan used restraint when President Obama chimed in on the Jets qb controversy. Did someone spike his chocolate pudding at Cortland?
Eli Manning must love the fact that everybody is talking about Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow even though he has led the Giants to 2 Superbowl wins in the past 4 years and was the MVP in both of them. Just go about your business getting ready for the season under the radar. Come on Eli, don't you also know that you're also only the third best qb in your division behind Tony Romo and Robert Griffin III?
Jerry Jones, would you please just shut up?
Now for a public service announcement. Friends don't let friends do the dance listening to the Neon Trees song, "Everybody Talks" while driving. Keep your hands on the wheel.
I don't like being complimented. It embarrasses the hell out of me. I found that out not once but twice in the last week and my mom pointed it out to me.
9 more days til the start of high school football practice.
Finally, if you get the chance, remember to either stop on by the radio station at 238 Bay Road, pick up an entry form, raise some money and be a part of the annual Go-Cart race on August 14th. Most fun thing we do and it helps 6 worthy charities. If you don't want to drive in the race, make a donation to someone you know who is or help Dan, Pete, or Mike with a donation...Leccese out.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
The best part of summer has arrived
Hi there. Lots of things to catch up on, so let's get started. In the lead off spot, the tragedy that occurred in Aurora Colorado as 12 people were killed and many others injured by some uber genius sick bastard who was able to stock pile enough weapons, ammo, bombs, and other stuff that would make some radical terrorist organization envious. Look, I'm in favor of the second amendment to the constitution, but it was written back in the late 1700's when we didn't have semi-automatic weaponry and body damaging bullets! The amendment needs to be changed for our safety. We need more politicians and common people to stand up to the N.R.A and the Ted Nugents of the world and say, "Enough with the guns don't kill people, people kill people" load of crap they spew at us. I have friends who hunt who understand and practice gun safety. Personally, I don't get the macho thrill of firing off rounds with a hand gun or rifle at a target or animal. It's like people who ride motorcycles wearing minimal clothing protection and a helmet that looked like the Jofa's that Wayne Gretzky wore when he played in the NHL. I'd like to believe deep in my heart that justice will be served, but my gut feeling is James Holmes will be declared mentally unfit to stand trial just like Jared Lee Laughner, who killed those 8 people in Arizona during a campaign stop by Gabrielle Giffords. This is also where the, "everyone is entitled a fair trail and innocent until proven guilty" law should be taken to some munitions depot with the stuff Holmes had bought and concocted and properly disposed of!
O.K. I'm off my pulpit and on to other things.
Something must be wrong with the world when James Dolan and the folks at Madison Square Garden are preaching fiscal responsibility when it comes to dolling out contracts. The Rangers aren't handing out 13 year contracts other NHL teams like the Wild and Flyers are; and the Knicks said "no" to matching the offer Jeremy Lin received from the Houston Rockets. Jeremy Lin was a great story during that crazy, lock out shortened NBA season that just ended. He wasn't worth the ridiculous contract that Houston signed him to. Also kudos to the Brooklyn Nets, who said no to Dwight Howard. Instead they re-signed Brook Lopez and Kris Humphries.
Only in France could someone along the route of one of the Tour De France stages throw carpet tacks out on the road and cause massive tire punctures and accidents. This could be bigger than the blood doping stuff.
This weeks sign of the apocalypse. Bethany Frankel has her own talk show on television! 57 channels and there's nothing on.
Very rarely do I say this, but I had a stretch of 3 great days. I was actually happy for a change! It started Tuesday when I collected on the bet I had made and won with my friend Jerry. I took his RPM class at Core, and then collected my winnings A Blueberry Wheat Ale he brewed and we named after Ranger goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. Being able to share that with the freaks. It re-inforces what makes that place so great. To quote the Mastercard commercial, "priceless." Best friends a person could have. The class was interesting and I was pleased with how I did for it being the first time on one of the bikes. Will I take the class again? Maybe. I promised two of my instructor friends that I would be in class for them when they do the video for their certification and third instructor has asked and hinted at the same thing.
Wednesday it was the annual summer evening trip to Lake George to hear some great Zydeco music by Grammy award winner C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana band in Shepard Park with a few of the Core crew. The best part was watching the people dance. I would recommend to Mayor Blais if he saw what I saw, to pass a law banning dancing at those shows. It was pathetic and funny at the same time.
Thursday, the Jammin' on Maple concert thing we do in City Park and hung out with Dan and Lisa Miner, Jason Checkla, Darrin Anderson and John Pratt. It's amazing how less stressful things are when you're not in the studio and can just relax and laugh with a great group of co-workers.
Sports wise this is my favorite time of year. British Open and PGA Championships are on tap for golf. NFL training camps are opening up. Saratoga is underway, so I'll be spending my weekends when I'm not on the golf course or in the vegetable garden in front of the TV watching horse racing on TVG. High school football practice kicks off in about 4 weeks. Summer goes by way to fast and unfortunately I'm always working or thinking about work to stop for a moment and just enjoy it. I need to find a blanket and put it under a big old shade tree with a Guinness or liter bottle of iced tea and just day dream and veg.
This wouldn't be an entry without me ragging on myself when it comes to my lack of female companionship. Here it comes. From Match.com they compiled a list of the 5 types of eligible guys who are not in a relationship. They were: The Workaholic, The Partier, Too Shy Guy, Too Picky Guy, and None of the above guy. I could be placed in 4 of the 5 categories, the only one not being "the partier."
I have gotten over the fact that Sofia Vergara is engaged. Damm. Missed my shot with her by that much!
Finally to my friend who is an RPM instructor and who said to me the other day, "I'm not a Combatter." Look, I had never taken an RPM class until last Tuesday and I finally got on one of those bikes. Join us fighters on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday and punch, kick, block and muay thai with us. I'll gladly show the ropes and proper techniques. You don't need to wear padded shorts and your butt won't hurt afterward from sitting on an uncomfortable bike seat for almost an hour, lol...Leccese out.
O.K. I'm off my pulpit and on to other things.
Something must be wrong with the world when James Dolan and the folks at Madison Square Garden are preaching fiscal responsibility when it comes to dolling out contracts. The Rangers aren't handing out 13 year contracts other NHL teams like the Wild and Flyers are; and the Knicks said "no" to matching the offer Jeremy Lin received from the Houston Rockets. Jeremy Lin was a great story during that crazy, lock out shortened NBA season that just ended. He wasn't worth the ridiculous contract that Houston signed him to. Also kudos to the Brooklyn Nets, who said no to Dwight Howard. Instead they re-signed Brook Lopez and Kris Humphries.
Only in France could someone along the route of one of the Tour De France stages throw carpet tacks out on the road and cause massive tire punctures and accidents. This could be bigger than the blood doping stuff.
This weeks sign of the apocalypse. Bethany Frankel has her own talk show on television! 57 channels and there's nothing on.
Very rarely do I say this, but I had a stretch of 3 great days. I was actually happy for a change! It started Tuesday when I collected on the bet I had made and won with my friend Jerry. I took his RPM class at Core, and then collected my winnings A Blueberry Wheat Ale he brewed and we named after Ranger goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. Being able to share that with the freaks. It re-inforces what makes that place so great. To quote the Mastercard commercial, "priceless." Best friends a person could have. The class was interesting and I was pleased with how I did for it being the first time on one of the bikes. Will I take the class again? Maybe. I promised two of my instructor friends that I would be in class for them when they do the video for their certification and third instructor has asked and hinted at the same thing.
Wednesday it was the annual summer evening trip to Lake George to hear some great Zydeco music by Grammy award winner C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana band in Shepard Park with a few of the Core crew. The best part was watching the people dance. I would recommend to Mayor Blais if he saw what I saw, to pass a law banning dancing at those shows. It was pathetic and funny at the same time.
Thursday, the Jammin' on Maple concert thing we do in City Park and hung out with Dan and Lisa Miner, Jason Checkla, Darrin Anderson and John Pratt. It's amazing how less stressful things are when you're not in the studio and can just relax and laugh with a great group of co-workers.
Sports wise this is my favorite time of year. British Open and PGA Championships are on tap for golf. NFL training camps are opening up. Saratoga is underway, so I'll be spending my weekends when I'm not on the golf course or in the vegetable garden in front of the TV watching horse racing on TVG. High school football practice kicks off in about 4 weeks. Summer goes by way to fast and unfortunately I'm always working or thinking about work to stop for a moment and just enjoy it. I need to find a blanket and put it under a big old shade tree with a Guinness or liter bottle of iced tea and just day dream and veg.
This wouldn't be an entry without me ragging on myself when it comes to my lack of female companionship. Here it comes. From Match.com they compiled a list of the 5 types of eligible guys who are not in a relationship. They were: The Workaholic, The Partier, Too Shy Guy, Too Picky Guy, and None of the above guy. I could be placed in 4 of the 5 categories, the only one not being "the partier."
I have gotten over the fact that Sofia Vergara is engaged. Damm. Missed my shot with her by that much!
Finally to my friend who is an RPM instructor and who said to me the other day, "I'm not a Combatter." Look, I had never taken an RPM class until last Tuesday and I finally got on one of those bikes. Join us fighters on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday and punch, kick, block and muay thai with us. I'll gladly show the ropes and proper techniques. You don't need to wear padded shorts and your butt won't hurt afterward from sitting on an uncomfortable bike seat for almost an hour, lol...Leccese out.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Confessions from a Non Organic Gardener
Hi there. So we've made it through half the year. I can honestly say it has been some of the most puzzling 6 months in my life.
It started with giving up sarcasm. Apparently sarcasm is a veiled form of anger and according to a close friend who pointed this out to me, I was one very angry, p---ed off individual. The hardest part of all this has been discovering how much of a defense barrier using sarcasm was for me. I come so far and hardly ever use sarcasm and when I do I realize how hard this exercise in becoming a better person is. I've lost a part of my sense of humor which was built on often times replying with witty, sarcastic replies. I try not to say them anymore for the fear they could be mean spirited and hurt someones feelings, especially my friends. I compare it to being a batter at the plate with a 3-0 count and not swinging at the next pitch although you know it will be a strike. I don't want to ever downplay or feel like I'm putting down people who suffer from mental illnesses, but I've mentioned many times that if there was something called "clinical frustration" in psychology or other books that counselors use to make a diagnosis with, I'd be the poster child for it.
On to other things. I'm reading an article on the re-boot of the television series Dallas, and Larry Hagman said he plays J.R. Ewing with comic sensibilities. He also stated, "everybody in the family has a jerk in it like J.R." J.R. Ewing in a comedic light? Nah. The other thing I noticed was how great Linda Gray looked.
I love this one from the show prep about a dead beat dad who owed 32 thousand dollars in back child support. A bounty hunter lured him back to Pennsylvania where he used to live and fled to avoid paying by convincing this guy that there was a co-starring role for him in a movie with Jennifer Anniston. Sad or stupid if you ask me.
I love my parents but hearing them argue over some of the most frivolous and ridiculous things makes me glad I've never been married. Do all couple do that?
Our meteorologist friend Paul Caiano once described the females who give the forecasts on the Weather Channel as "weather porn." Paul you are absolutely right on the money. Paul have you noticed, "but they're soooo pretty!" Besides have you seen what they put on Fox News or the Fox Business Channel?
How did I spend my Fourth of July? Watching the NHL Network for like, 3 hours. A two hour documentary on the 1994 Stanley Cup Champion New York Rangers followed by the hour long show, "The Day That Changed The Game, February 22nd 1980." The Miracle on Ice in Lake Placid and its impact on the game of ice hockey in the U.S. Couldn't pass up watching that one.
We lost a national treasure with the passing of Andy Griffith on Tuesday. Who didn't like his portrayal of sheriff Andy Taylor on the "Andy Griffith Show" or later on as lawyer Ben Matlock. If you want hear Andy Griffith at his best, go to YouTube and look up and listen to a monologue he did called, "What it was, was football." Just brilliant and funny.
With all the talk of fiscal responsibility, why is it at the start of both the NHL and NBA free agency period, teams spend money and over pay for talent like they just got an inheritance check from a dead relative. The Minnesota Wild gave out not one but two 13 year, 98 million dollar contracts to Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Does the name Rick DiPietro mean anything to those folks in so-called "State of Hockey?"
Finally while filling in for Dan and Pete Tuesday morning, Frank Troelstra from Garden Time comes in and does his usual call in feature. I found out that I'm not an organic gardener after all. I use a product called, "Tomato and Blossom Set." It's a spray that increases yield and speeds up the ripening process on vegetables. I believe in it and does work. Remember when going to the market and buying produce, the key word is 'heirloom" not "organic."...Leccese out.
It started with giving up sarcasm. Apparently sarcasm is a veiled form of anger and according to a close friend who pointed this out to me, I was one very angry, p---ed off individual. The hardest part of all this has been discovering how much of a defense barrier using sarcasm was for me. I come so far and hardly ever use sarcasm and when I do I realize how hard this exercise in becoming a better person is. I've lost a part of my sense of humor which was built on often times replying with witty, sarcastic replies. I try not to say them anymore for the fear they could be mean spirited and hurt someones feelings, especially my friends. I compare it to being a batter at the plate with a 3-0 count and not swinging at the next pitch although you know it will be a strike. I don't want to ever downplay or feel like I'm putting down people who suffer from mental illnesses, but I've mentioned many times that if there was something called "clinical frustration" in psychology or other books that counselors use to make a diagnosis with, I'd be the poster child for it.
On to other things. I'm reading an article on the re-boot of the television series Dallas, and Larry Hagman said he plays J.R. Ewing with comic sensibilities. He also stated, "everybody in the family has a jerk in it like J.R." J.R. Ewing in a comedic light? Nah. The other thing I noticed was how great Linda Gray looked.
I love this one from the show prep about a dead beat dad who owed 32 thousand dollars in back child support. A bounty hunter lured him back to Pennsylvania where he used to live and fled to avoid paying by convincing this guy that there was a co-starring role for him in a movie with Jennifer Anniston. Sad or stupid if you ask me.
I love my parents but hearing them argue over some of the most frivolous and ridiculous things makes me glad I've never been married. Do all couple do that?
Our meteorologist friend Paul Caiano once described the females who give the forecasts on the Weather Channel as "weather porn." Paul you are absolutely right on the money. Paul have you noticed, "but they're soooo pretty!" Besides have you seen what they put on Fox News or the Fox Business Channel?
How did I spend my Fourth of July? Watching the NHL Network for like, 3 hours. A two hour documentary on the 1994 Stanley Cup Champion New York Rangers followed by the hour long show, "The Day That Changed The Game, February 22nd 1980." The Miracle on Ice in Lake Placid and its impact on the game of ice hockey in the U.S. Couldn't pass up watching that one.
We lost a national treasure with the passing of Andy Griffith on Tuesday. Who didn't like his portrayal of sheriff Andy Taylor on the "Andy Griffith Show" or later on as lawyer Ben Matlock. If you want hear Andy Griffith at his best, go to YouTube and look up and listen to a monologue he did called, "What it was, was football." Just brilliant and funny.
With all the talk of fiscal responsibility, why is it at the start of both the NHL and NBA free agency period, teams spend money and over pay for talent like they just got an inheritance check from a dead relative. The Minnesota Wild gave out not one but two 13 year, 98 million dollar contracts to Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Does the name Rick DiPietro mean anything to those folks in so-called "State of Hockey?"
Finally while filling in for Dan and Pete Tuesday morning, Frank Troelstra from Garden Time comes in and does his usual call in feature. I found out that I'm not an organic gardener after all. I use a product called, "Tomato and Blossom Set." It's a spray that increases yield and speeds up the ripening process on vegetables. I believe in it and does work. Remember when going to the market and buying produce, the key word is 'heirloom" not "organic."...Leccese out.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Man to man I did it because...
Hi there. It's June 24th and I finally played that first round of golf! Note to self. Next time remember to put the regular putter you use in your bag and take out the extra one your parent uses when he borrowed your set because his clubs were in South Carolina. Among the many golfing debates is the use of long shafted "belly putters." I use one and swear by it because I just plain suck when it comes to putting and its more comfortable for my achy breaky back. Best $7.50 investment I ever made. I'll tell you that story some other time.
Since I'm on the topic of golf, last weeks U.S. Open was an unfair test for the pros and Webb Simpson won because he was the last man standing after all the other players just caved in. I've played the Olympic Club on World Golf Tour. It's a nasty test on my laptop and I'd probably shoot in the 140's if I had to play the course for real. The16th hole is a 671 yard par 5 from the back tees! They even moved the tee boxes up 101 yards on Sunday and this monster still played almost 600 yards!
On to other things. I'll get this one out of the way first. Congratulations to LeBron James and the Miami Heat for winning the NBA championship. I'm sorry but no way, no how will I ever concede that LeBron James will go down as the greatest player in NBA history no matter how great his career ends up.
I know the NHL is trying to attract more fans, but the NHL Awards Show from Las Vegas was proof why I never watch any awards show period. That was a brutal watch. The hi-light was the F-bomb that Henrik Lundqvist got by the censors when he gave his acceptance speech for winning the award as top goaltender.
The NHL draft came and went and all I know is that every team when they made its first round pick congratulated the LA Kings for winning the Stanley Cup, thanked the people of and the city of Pittsburgh for its hospitality hosting the draft, and said hello to their fans watching at its draft party somewhere.
So the parent club of the Phantoms traded Sergei Bobrovsky and got more picks. That doesn't solve the problem in net for the Flyers does it. I was surprised the Flyers even had a first round pick and they didn't trade it away. Hope the folks in Allentown love those kids. I don't think we'll be seeing them playing for us anytime soon.
One more draft note. 18 years after Stephane Matteau slipped a puck under Marty Brodeur in Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup semi-finals to win the series in 2 OT for the Rangers, they drafted his son in the first round. I guess if you can't beat the father, draft the son when he becomes draft eligible. I loved when they asked the son of his memories of that game, he said, "I was 3 months old, its kind of hard to remember anything at that age."
In light of the Roger Clemens and Jerry Sandusky trials and recent verdicts, I've got a good sports story. Former NY Giants running back Brandon Jacobs who now plays for the 49ers got a letter from a 5 year old fan. The boy was upset because the Giants couldn't re-sign him. His mom told him the Giants couldn't afford to sign him. The young man sent a letter to Jacobs at the 49ers offices along with the $3.36 that was in his piggy bank wondering if that was enough for Jacobs to comeback and play for the Giants. Jacobs was so touched by the kids letter. When he came back to NJ to move his family west; Jacobs took his 5 year old son, the young boy and his 4 year old brother for a day of fun at one of those bounce house places and just played and hung out with him as way of saying thanks. Jacobs also gave the kid an autographed Giants helmet, jersey and a $5.00 bill for his piggy bank. We need more Brandon Jacobs out there.
This weeks sign of the apocalypse: A woman has filed a lawsuit against an 11 year old boy and his family for $150,000 for a bad throw the kid made during a little league game that injured the woman.
A man living in Ohio has 15 count 'em Miley Cyrus tattoos on his body. He's either really scary looking or living in somebody's basement and will never have a girlfriend. If he's married, his wife must be a saint.
Good stuff from our radio station show prep service this week. The first two come from New Jersey, where in the southern portion of the state, a woman went to the homes of a couple of police officers in the town of Vineland and dropped her pants and mooned them for no reason. The second is from the the town of Hopatcong where a guy was arrested for calling 911 claiming he was the President and demanded to speak with Tim Tebow. They found this guy hiding in mommy's closet underneath some pillows. The last time I did that was when I was 4 years old and I thought there were monsters hiding under the bed.
Finally, about a little more than a year ago I passed on the story of a guy who trashed a bar in Illinois because the bar had a photo Mario Lopez in it. His reason, "I just don't like Slater!" I unofficially adopted it as my motto for a lot of my wrong actions. Why did you say or do that Ken? I could reply, "I just don't like Slater." Well that unofficial motto has been replaced by this one from a guy in Miami who was arrested for video voyeurism for filming contestants back stage at the Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant. He had a hidden camera stashed in a unzipped backpack. His excuse to police, "Man to man, I did it because I've never had a girlfriend." So if I screw up or say something to hurt or offend someone I might just reply, "Man to man I did or said it because I've never had a girlfriend." It's the absurdities of life that make writing this blog so much fun!...Leccese out
Since I'm on the topic of golf, last weeks U.S. Open was an unfair test for the pros and Webb Simpson won because he was the last man standing after all the other players just caved in. I've played the Olympic Club on World Golf Tour. It's a nasty test on my laptop and I'd probably shoot in the 140's if I had to play the course for real. The16th hole is a 671 yard par 5 from the back tees! They even moved the tee boxes up 101 yards on Sunday and this monster still played almost 600 yards!
On to other things. I'll get this one out of the way first. Congratulations to LeBron James and the Miami Heat for winning the NBA championship. I'm sorry but no way, no how will I ever concede that LeBron James will go down as the greatest player in NBA history no matter how great his career ends up.
I know the NHL is trying to attract more fans, but the NHL Awards Show from Las Vegas was proof why I never watch any awards show period. That was a brutal watch. The hi-light was the F-bomb that Henrik Lundqvist got by the censors when he gave his acceptance speech for winning the award as top goaltender.
The NHL draft came and went and all I know is that every team when they made its first round pick congratulated the LA Kings for winning the Stanley Cup, thanked the people of and the city of Pittsburgh for its hospitality hosting the draft, and said hello to their fans watching at its draft party somewhere.
So the parent club of the Phantoms traded Sergei Bobrovsky and got more picks. That doesn't solve the problem in net for the Flyers does it. I was surprised the Flyers even had a first round pick and they didn't trade it away. Hope the folks in Allentown love those kids. I don't think we'll be seeing them playing for us anytime soon.
One more draft note. 18 years after Stephane Matteau slipped a puck under Marty Brodeur in Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup semi-finals to win the series in 2 OT for the Rangers, they drafted his son in the first round. I guess if you can't beat the father, draft the son when he becomes draft eligible. I loved when they asked the son of his memories of that game, he said, "I was 3 months old, its kind of hard to remember anything at that age."
In light of the Roger Clemens and Jerry Sandusky trials and recent verdicts, I've got a good sports story. Former NY Giants running back Brandon Jacobs who now plays for the 49ers got a letter from a 5 year old fan. The boy was upset because the Giants couldn't re-sign him. His mom told him the Giants couldn't afford to sign him. The young man sent a letter to Jacobs at the 49ers offices along with the $3.36 that was in his piggy bank wondering if that was enough for Jacobs to comeback and play for the Giants. Jacobs was so touched by the kids letter. When he came back to NJ to move his family west; Jacobs took his 5 year old son, the young boy and his 4 year old brother for a day of fun at one of those bounce house places and just played and hung out with him as way of saying thanks. Jacobs also gave the kid an autographed Giants helmet, jersey and a $5.00 bill for his piggy bank. We need more Brandon Jacobs out there.
This weeks sign of the apocalypse: A woman has filed a lawsuit against an 11 year old boy and his family for $150,000 for a bad throw the kid made during a little league game that injured the woman.
A man living in Ohio has 15 count 'em Miley Cyrus tattoos on his body. He's either really scary looking or living in somebody's basement and will never have a girlfriend. If he's married, his wife must be a saint.
Good stuff from our radio station show prep service this week. The first two come from New Jersey, where in the southern portion of the state, a woman went to the homes of a couple of police officers in the town of Vineland and dropped her pants and mooned them for no reason. The second is from the the town of Hopatcong where a guy was arrested for calling 911 claiming he was the President and demanded to speak with Tim Tebow. They found this guy hiding in mommy's closet underneath some pillows. The last time I did that was when I was 4 years old and I thought there were monsters hiding under the bed.
Finally, about a little more than a year ago I passed on the story of a guy who trashed a bar in Illinois because the bar had a photo Mario Lopez in it. His reason, "I just don't like Slater!" I unofficially adopted it as my motto for a lot of my wrong actions. Why did you say or do that Ken? I could reply, "I just don't like Slater." Well that unofficial motto has been replaced by this one from a guy in Miami who was arrested for video voyeurism for filming contestants back stage at the Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant. He had a hidden camera stashed in a unzipped backpack. His excuse to police, "Man to man, I did it because I've never had a girlfriend." So if I screw up or say something to hurt or offend someone I might just reply, "Man to man I did or said it because I've never had a girlfriend." It's the absurdities of life that make writing this blog so much fun!...Leccese out
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Taking in orphans like I do every year
Hi there. Only 60 days til the start of high school football practice and 79 days til the first game of the year on 1450 WWSC.
Leading off this entry is the Belmont Stakes. I'll Have Another is retired after vets found tendinitis in one of his front legs. Look we all know about the suspension and past history of trainer Doug O'Neill, but I honestly believe the horse was not fit to run properly. Could he have run? Yeah I think so, but I wouldn't have taken the chance. We've seen so many of these horses breakdown and have to be put down afterward. Not worth the risk. Besides, you win a couple of Triple Crown races and you're headed off to stud. Not a bad gig if you can get it.
Got to be happy for the Los Angeles Kings and their Stanley Cup championship victory over the Devils. Jack Kent Cooke who was the original owner of the team, was told that there were over 300,000 Canadians living in the L.A. area. Frustrated by the attendance figures at home games he replied, "Now I know why they left, they hated hockey!" Somewhere in heaven he's smiling right now.
No comment or prediction on the NBA championship series after "The Leccese Curse" reared its ugly head in last weeks entry.
Last week I talked about the leaky water heater located in the bedroom closet and I have an update for you on that situation. Had a new one installed earlier this week. There was a positive, I haven't had the carpet installed in the bedroom yet so I didn't have to replace that after only 6 months too.
It's the middle of June and I haven't played golf on a real course yet. The only golf I've been playing is World Golf Tour on my laptop.
Here is another reason why I don't have either a girlfriend or wife. Last week a female friend got a new hairstyle. She asked me for the, "male perspective" and what I thought of her new look. You can find much better candidates than me for the, "male perspective." Before I reveal my reply, I think this person is attractive to begin with, so anything she would have done with her hair would have looked good to me. My reply (drum roll inserted here)..."It looks fine." Not the response she or any female would be looking for. To make a long story short, she wanted to hear that I loved it. It brought back the nightmare of going to weddings and the bride pulls you aside during the reception to either dance with you or ask for the "male perspective" on what you think of her wedding dress. I am so bad when it comes to picking up the subtle hints or signals that females send out. A woman could hit me in the head with one of those lawn signs so see everywhere that would read, "Kenny, I'm interested or attracted to you. Would you like to get together sometime?" I would be totally oblivious and unaware of what her intentions were. It has happened. Just ask Dan and Pete. They've seen it. Remember Dan Miner has known me for 23 years. He's got stories.
From our show prep files comes this one. Two women were arrested for showing off their assets and flashing and distracting golfers on an Illinois golf course. Another case where if I was getting ready to hit a shot and one of my friends pointed that out, I would probably ignore the two ladies, hit my shot and wonder, "If my ball lands over there, would I have to take a penalty stroke if I move the ball back two club lengths or should I just play the ball where it lies."
This happens to my garden every year. I start out planting 5 or 6 tomato plants with room for additional plants. I eventually end up getting a couple of orphaned plants who need a good home from friends. I can't say no and so I take them. Case in point. Frank from Gardentime comes in Tuesday afternoon to cut a radio spot. We start talking and he says to me, "Stop in and see me. I have a couple tomato plants to give you." I really didn't want them, but I couldn't turn down the generosity of a friend. Now I have 8 tomato plants. My garden is like Thanksgiving day. Every year you plan to cut back on the amount of food you're going to make, but in the end you make the same amount or even more. I say I'm not going to plant as much, but I end up growing the same amount or a little bit more. Good thing I have plenty of friends who will gladly take the extra tomatoes off my hands come harvest time. The line at the counter will be starting soon if it hasn't already. Take a number please and wait til you're called. No fighting in line either.
Sending out "freak" love to everyone at Core like I do everyone now and then. You're the best. Don't ever forget that.
Finally I want to wish all the Dads out there a Happy Fathers Day. Also all you Uncles too. I'm lucky not just to have a great Dad, but to have had so many Uncles in my life who have been there for me and made me a better person...Leccese out.
Leading off this entry is the Belmont Stakes. I'll Have Another is retired after vets found tendinitis in one of his front legs. Look we all know about the suspension and past history of trainer Doug O'Neill, but I honestly believe the horse was not fit to run properly. Could he have run? Yeah I think so, but I wouldn't have taken the chance. We've seen so many of these horses breakdown and have to be put down afterward. Not worth the risk. Besides, you win a couple of Triple Crown races and you're headed off to stud. Not a bad gig if you can get it.
Got to be happy for the Los Angeles Kings and their Stanley Cup championship victory over the Devils. Jack Kent Cooke who was the original owner of the team, was told that there were over 300,000 Canadians living in the L.A. area. Frustrated by the attendance figures at home games he replied, "Now I know why they left, they hated hockey!" Somewhere in heaven he's smiling right now.
No comment or prediction on the NBA championship series after "The Leccese Curse" reared its ugly head in last weeks entry.
Last week I talked about the leaky water heater located in the bedroom closet and I have an update for you on that situation. Had a new one installed earlier this week. There was a positive, I haven't had the carpet installed in the bedroom yet so I didn't have to replace that after only 6 months too.
It's the middle of June and I haven't played golf on a real course yet. The only golf I've been playing is World Golf Tour on my laptop.
Here is another reason why I don't have either a girlfriend or wife. Last week a female friend got a new hairstyle. She asked me for the, "male perspective" and what I thought of her new look. You can find much better candidates than me for the, "male perspective." Before I reveal my reply, I think this person is attractive to begin with, so anything she would have done with her hair would have looked good to me. My reply (drum roll inserted here)..."It looks fine." Not the response she or any female would be looking for. To make a long story short, she wanted to hear that I loved it. It brought back the nightmare of going to weddings and the bride pulls you aside during the reception to either dance with you or ask for the "male perspective" on what you think of her wedding dress. I am so bad when it comes to picking up the subtle hints or signals that females send out. A woman could hit me in the head with one of those lawn signs so see everywhere that would read, "Kenny, I'm interested or attracted to you. Would you like to get together sometime?" I would be totally oblivious and unaware of what her intentions were. It has happened. Just ask Dan and Pete. They've seen it. Remember Dan Miner has known me for 23 years. He's got stories.
From our show prep files comes this one. Two women were arrested for showing off their assets and flashing and distracting golfers on an Illinois golf course. Another case where if I was getting ready to hit a shot and one of my friends pointed that out, I would probably ignore the two ladies, hit my shot and wonder, "If my ball lands over there, would I have to take a penalty stroke if I move the ball back two club lengths or should I just play the ball where it lies."
This happens to my garden every year. I start out planting 5 or 6 tomato plants with room for additional plants. I eventually end up getting a couple of orphaned plants who need a good home from friends. I can't say no and so I take them. Case in point. Frank from Gardentime comes in Tuesday afternoon to cut a radio spot. We start talking and he says to me, "Stop in and see me. I have a couple tomato plants to give you." I really didn't want them, but I couldn't turn down the generosity of a friend. Now I have 8 tomato plants. My garden is like Thanksgiving day. Every year you plan to cut back on the amount of food you're going to make, but in the end you make the same amount or even more. I say I'm not going to plant as much, but I end up growing the same amount or a little bit more. Good thing I have plenty of friends who will gladly take the extra tomatoes off my hands come harvest time. The line at the counter will be starting soon if it hasn't already. Take a number please and wait til you're called. No fighting in line either.
Sending out "freak" love to everyone at Core like I do everyone now and then. You're the best. Don't ever forget that.
Finally I want to wish all the Dads out there a Happy Fathers Day. Also all you Uncles too. I'm lucky not just to have a great Dad, but to have had so many Uncles in my life who have been there for me and made me a better person...Leccese out.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Fighting the never ending battle against the forces of white pine needles, squirrels and a leaky water heater
Hi there. Welcome to June. Still trying to get settled in at our new location at 238 Bay Road right on the Queensbury/Glens Falls border. It's been almost a month, and the work continues. That picture is of the new CKM on air studio Lots of good stuff to talk about so lets get started.
First, have to go with Johan Santana last Friday night and his no-hitter against the Cards which was the first in Mets history. I only listened to bottom of the eighth and the last 3 outs. If it wasn't for a Facebook post saying Santana had something special going on, I probably wouldn't have tuned in at all. Like most Mets fans, you would have thought that a team with pitchers like Seaver, Koosman, Gooden, or name some more of the outstanding ones who have played for the Amazin's would have gotten that first one before Santana's gem. Here's the thing about Santana. He in that "great" pitcher category, not the "found lightning in a bottle and got lucky once" category. By the way, how many teams wish they could have the Mets one-two punch of Santana and R.A.Dickey starting at the top of the rotation?
Now lets talk Stanley Cup finals where the Kings are up 3 games to 1 on the Devils. The Kings are one, big, fast team and Jonathan Quick is an elite goaltender. You have to give the LA fans credit for being creative with the taunting of their opponent. In Game 3 they've got these big cardboard head things of the cast of "Jersey Shore." Game 4 sitting right behind the Devils bench was well endowed adult film star Taylor Stevens. You couldn't miss her presence at the game especially when the cameras did a close up shot of Peter DeBoer walking along the back of the bench.
Does Flyers GM Paul Holmgren get a Kings Stanley Cup ring? Considering that Daniel Briere, Mike Richards, and Jeff Carter are former Flyers who were acquired by Dean Lombardi this past year. He should get one and a winners bonus share as well.
I'm praying to the basketball gods that the Celtics beat the Heat so LeBron James isn't in the finals. I don't care who wins as long its not the Miami Heat.
Congratulations go out to Miley Cyrus and her fiance Liam Hemsworth. This will be so good. Vanessa Bayer has to do a SNL "Miley Cyrus Show" bridal shower sketch or even better yet have CMT pay Miley a boat load of cash and have a special edition of "My Big Celebrity Redneck Wedding!"
On to the home front, where the squirrels think the hummingbird feeder I put out is for them. Sorry Rocket J., not on your life. I'm very forgiving during the winter when you eat out the regular bird feeder, but leave the hummingbird food alone. They've already destroyed one and are trying to get after a second. You figure with those needle like beaks the hummingbirds would fight back against those furry invaders, but no they don't.
The garden is looking good except for the shedding of the white pine trees which means having to delicately rake the long needles around the plants and seedlings.
Then there is the water heater. Last December my bedroom became a kiddie pool when one burst on me. Fast forward six months and 2 Sundays ago I grab something from the shelf above the heater and I discover there's a slow leak. The good news was I haven't put in new carpet yet and the leak has not made it past the closet where its located.
One more thing before I end this entry and that is the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. My only advice or prediction is box an exacta or trifecta with 'I'll Have Another" and any other horses in the field. As a horse racing fan, of course I want to see a Triple Crown Winner. I'm just not that sure this time. The 1 1/2 mile distance is a totally different monster to try to handicap...Leccese out.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Getting caught up after a crazy couple of weeks
Hi there. When I looked at the date of my last post which was May 2nd, I found it hard to believe that it has been 3 weeks. I think in the 4 year history of The Greenhouse Effect that this has been the longest stretch between entries. Even being sick or just plain busy never stopped me from posting at least once a week or every 10 days.
Back to business. Leading off a horse named, I'll Have Another. Two great runs to victory in both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Bodemeister is quickly becoming known as the greatest pace setter in history. Mike Smith is an amazing jockey, but I have question the pace that Bodemeister ran in both races. In Derby, he was going way too fast and the horse ran out of gas. In the Preakness, the horse ran slower split times than in the Derby, but didn't put it in high gear as he made his way around the far turn into the home stretch. With the shorter distance, the pace Bodemeister set in the Derby would have won him the Preakness. Mario Gutierrez rode I'll Have Another perfectly. Keeping him within striking distance and out of traffic and then just at the right moment getting the horse to break in high gear. Don't start speculating about winning the Triple Crown. We horse racing fans are desparate for one since Affirmed last did it in 1978.
By now the big move to our new home at 238 Bay Road in Queensbury has happened. So you think moving to a new home is hard? Try moving 3 radio stations. Having to co-ordinate studio moves with minimal down time is like trying to choreograph a ballet. Then there's all the satellite equipment, processing, and of course the furniture and workstations. There's still more stuff to be brought over and put away in new spots. It has been a one hell of a crazy week. The two guys who have gotten the worst of it are Jim Scott and Alan Doane, who's studios are still under construction. Alan is doing the best production he can in a temporary spot and Jim's news room is about 75 percent done. He should be able to broadcast Tuesday if everything lines up perfectly for our engineer to finish everything.
I wonder if the Las Vegas odds makers had a line on which Los Angeles sports team would make it to finals. The odds on favorite would have been the Lakers, right? Well the guy who put his money on the Kings will be a very wealthy man barring a monumental collapse.
Rangers/Devils in the Eastern Conference semi's. Doesn't get any better than that. Gary Bettman is thanking the hockey gods for that one. He's even begging the media to leave Coach Torts alone and let Devils coach Peter DeBoer do all the talking.
Even the most hardcore, passionate baseball fan had no idea that this years' All-Star game was being played in Kansas City at Kaufman Stadium. It has been nearly 30 years since the Royals were the slightest bit relevant.
Can someone pass on this note to Mitch Albom. Please come back to The Sports Reporters!
I didn't watch, but saw some of the sketches Eli Manning did as host of Saturday Night Live. The cross dressing thing gave me the creeps. The best sketch hands down was the public service parody, "Little Brothers." That maniacal laugh at the end was downright hilarious and scary at the same time. Never thought Eli would do something like that.
On the local front, a woman in Saratoga County walked into a Curtis Lumber store and a Stewarts shop in the Ballston Spa area naked within minutes of each other. The woman claimed she was merely expressing her freedom to be fully liberated by walking nude into those places. What's even better was mental health checked her out and found no psychiatric issues whatsoever. This is one case where I would have sought a second opinion.
Both the How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory season finales were in two words, disappointing and lame.
Check out the new Hits 95 Nine web page at www.wcql.com
Garden 2012 is planted! To quote Tom Petty, 'The waiting is the hardest part."
Next projects on tap. Getting carpet installed and writing the sequel to the Morning Club Christmas Carol.
Is it O.K. for this Mets fan to buy some of the cool Red Sox ice cream novelties that are made by Hood that you can find in local grocery stores? If I was a Yankee fan it would be considered a violation of being a Yankee fan. Buying any food product with Red Sox on the label. I've noticed there are never any cool food products that say, "Mets" on it. It's always Yankees or Red Sox. Now I know how Jets fans feel. LMAO.
Finally, if I have to see underside of one more counter top to either to take down or set up and plug in equipment, I think I'm going to runaway to Flushing and watch the Mets play at CitiField with my seats in the Pepsi Porch. It will have driven me that crazy to do something like that...Leccese out.
Back to business. Leading off a horse named, I'll Have Another. Two great runs to victory in both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Bodemeister is quickly becoming known as the greatest pace setter in history. Mike Smith is an amazing jockey, but I have question the pace that Bodemeister ran in both races. In Derby, he was going way too fast and the horse ran out of gas. In the Preakness, the horse ran slower split times than in the Derby, but didn't put it in high gear as he made his way around the far turn into the home stretch. With the shorter distance, the pace Bodemeister set in the Derby would have won him the Preakness. Mario Gutierrez rode I'll Have Another perfectly. Keeping him within striking distance and out of traffic and then just at the right moment getting the horse to break in high gear. Don't start speculating about winning the Triple Crown. We horse racing fans are desparate for one since Affirmed last did it in 1978.
By now the big move to our new home at 238 Bay Road in Queensbury has happened. So you think moving to a new home is hard? Try moving 3 radio stations. Having to co-ordinate studio moves with minimal down time is like trying to choreograph a ballet. Then there's all the satellite equipment, processing, and of course the furniture and workstations. There's still more stuff to be brought over and put away in new spots. It has been a one hell of a crazy week. The two guys who have gotten the worst of it are Jim Scott and Alan Doane, who's studios are still under construction. Alan is doing the best production he can in a temporary spot and Jim's news room is about 75 percent done. He should be able to broadcast Tuesday if everything lines up perfectly for our engineer to finish everything.
I wonder if the Las Vegas odds makers had a line on which Los Angeles sports team would make it to finals. The odds on favorite would have been the Lakers, right? Well the guy who put his money on the Kings will be a very wealthy man barring a monumental collapse.
Rangers/Devils in the Eastern Conference semi's. Doesn't get any better than that. Gary Bettman is thanking the hockey gods for that one. He's even begging the media to leave Coach Torts alone and let Devils coach Peter DeBoer do all the talking.
Even the most hardcore, passionate baseball fan had no idea that this years' All-Star game was being played in Kansas City at Kaufman Stadium. It has been nearly 30 years since the Royals were the slightest bit relevant.
Can someone pass on this note to Mitch Albom. Please come back to The Sports Reporters!
I didn't watch, but saw some of the sketches Eli Manning did as host of Saturday Night Live. The cross dressing thing gave me the creeps. The best sketch hands down was the public service parody, "Little Brothers." That maniacal laugh at the end was downright hilarious and scary at the same time. Never thought Eli would do something like that.
On the local front, a woman in Saratoga County walked into a Curtis Lumber store and a Stewarts shop in the Ballston Spa area naked within minutes of each other. The woman claimed she was merely expressing her freedom to be fully liberated by walking nude into those places. What's even better was mental health checked her out and found no psychiatric issues whatsoever. This is one case where I would have sought a second opinion.
Both the How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory season finales were in two words, disappointing and lame.
Check out the new Hits 95 Nine web page at www.wcql.com
Garden 2012 is planted! To quote Tom Petty, 'The waiting is the hardest part."
Next projects on tap. Getting carpet installed and writing the sequel to the Morning Club Christmas Carol.
Is it O.K. for this Mets fan to buy some of the cool Red Sox ice cream novelties that are made by Hood that you can find in local grocery stores? If I was a Yankee fan it would be considered a violation of being a Yankee fan. Buying any food product with Red Sox on the label. I've noticed there are never any cool food products that say, "Mets" on it. It's always Yankees or Red Sox. Now I know how Jets fans feel. LMAO.
Finally, if I have to see underside of one more counter top to either to take down or set up and plug in equipment, I think I'm going to runaway to Flushing and watch the Mets play at CitiField with my seats in the Pepsi Porch. It will have driven me that crazy to do something like that...Leccese out.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Where's my May basket?
Hi there. Well here it is May and right now I'm so far behind. The weather has set me back a few weeks in getting the garden ready. Need to borrow Dave Thomas' mantis tiller. Buy the endless bags of soil enrichers, a.k.a cow manure and get the beds ready for tomatoes, beans, and squash. Also have to buy a couple of bags of container soil for my potato bags. The other thing is the hardening process in which you take the seedlings that you started and have growing inside and gradually get them used to being outside before you put them in the ground. Got lettuce seeds sown in the ground and my Earthboxes are ready for the eggplant and peppers to go in them.
The other thing I'm behind on is my golf game. Haven't picked up a club yet.
Another level of hell must have frozen over when the both Grizzlies and the Clippers make the NBA playoffs in the same year.
When they said hit the glass hard Amare Stoudemire, they meant rebounding the basketball, not punching your hand through a fire extinguisher door.
It must be pretty good to be a sports fan in Los Angeles these days. The Lakers and Clippers both have good chances to advance to the second round of the Association playoffs. The Dodgers with former Yankee Don Mattingly managing them are off to a great start (Matt Kemp is a stud!); and the cherry on top of the sundae is the Kings knocking off the Canucks in round one of the Stanley Cup play-offs and are up 2-0 on the Blues. The Kings haven't made that much of a play-off noise since Wayne Gretzky played for them and Barry Melrose was behind the bench.
In last Sunday's NY Daily News, Mike Lupica wrote this observation about Rangers coach John Tortorella. "This is going to sound crazy, but there are days when the Dale Carnegie courses really don’t seem to be taking with John Tortorella."
My folks are back from their trip to China. Had a very nice time on their 3 city tour. Unfortunately for me and my brother in law, they couldn't find any cool personal electronic devices. On a positive note, I don't have an Asian bride to get married to. That's what they plan to bring back for me when they visit Italy. LOL.
Am I feeling alright? I haven't ripped CitiField in whole month. I must be slipping.
I don't what is uglier. The new logo of the re-branded Brooklyn (formally New Jersey) Nets or the new unis that Nike designed for Rutgers. At least they're better looking then the ones that Nike are outfitting the Seahawks in. Talk about double bag ugly!
So this girl took a Tim Tebow cut out type advertising display to her prom. She walked in the procession with it. It would have been really funny if the cut out had been named prom king. I wish I was that smart or creative in high school. I could have done that with a Cathy Ireland or Carol Alt type display. FYI-I graduated high school in 1984.
One NFL draft note. Some idiot got hold of Mohamed Sanu's phone number and played a not so nice prank on him by calling him up during the first round and saying the Bengals were going to draft him with the 27th pick. He thought something was up when he saw the actual pick and it wasn't him. The irony in all this is the Bengals drafted him in the third round.
Junior Seau was one heck of linebacker for the Chargers and Patriots. Sad to hear about his passing and how it happened. He was only 3 years younger than me.
I occasionally listen to Dennis Miller's syndicated talk show which can be heard on Talk 1450 WWSC weekday mornings at 10am (that's a shameless plug). Some of his references make me feel really dumb at times.
So we're on the verge of leaving our soon to be old home at 128 Glen Street for the very nice nearly completed new digs on Bay Road. The new place is beautiful. However, there's one thing I really don't like about it. Too many windows! I prefer to have my studio be a cross between a maximum security prison and those military command centers that they build deep inside a mountain. If I wanted to be seen, I would have become a sportscaster on television. Can I make a suggestion? Would it be possible to install some vertical and horizontal blinds for some extra privacy? I didn't think so...Leccese out.
The other thing I'm behind on is my golf game. Haven't picked up a club yet.
Another level of hell must have frozen over when the both Grizzlies and the Clippers make the NBA playoffs in the same year.
When they said hit the glass hard Amare Stoudemire, they meant rebounding the basketball, not punching your hand through a fire extinguisher door.
It must be pretty good to be a sports fan in Los Angeles these days. The Lakers and Clippers both have good chances to advance to the second round of the Association playoffs. The Dodgers with former Yankee Don Mattingly managing them are off to a great start (Matt Kemp is a stud!); and the cherry on top of the sundae is the Kings knocking off the Canucks in round one of the Stanley Cup play-offs and are up 2-0 on the Blues. The Kings haven't made that much of a play-off noise since Wayne Gretzky played for them and Barry Melrose was behind the bench.
In last Sunday's NY Daily News, Mike Lupica wrote this observation about Rangers coach John Tortorella. "This is going to sound crazy, but there are days when the Dale Carnegie courses really don’t seem to be taking with John Tortorella."
My folks are back from their trip to China. Had a very nice time on their 3 city tour. Unfortunately for me and my brother in law, they couldn't find any cool personal electronic devices. On a positive note, I don't have an Asian bride to get married to. That's what they plan to bring back for me when they visit Italy. LOL.
Am I feeling alright? I haven't ripped CitiField in whole month. I must be slipping.
I don't what is uglier. The new logo of the re-branded Brooklyn (formally New Jersey) Nets or the new unis that Nike designed for Rutgers. At least they're better looking then the ones that Nike are outfitting the Seahawks in. Talk about double bag ugly!
So this girl took a Tim Tebow cut out type advertising display to her prom. She walked in the procession with it. It would have been really funny if the cut out had been named prom king. I wish I was that smart or creative in high school. I could have done that with a Cathy Ireland or Carol Alt type display. FYI-I graduated high school in 1984.
One NFL draft note. Some idiot got hold of Mohamed Sanu's phone number and played a not so nice prank on him by calling him up during the first round and saying the Bengals were going to draft him with the 27th pick. He thought something was up when he saw the actual pick and it wasn't him. The irony in all this is the Bengals drafted him in the third round.
Junior Seau was one heck of linebacker for the Chargers and Patriots. Sad to hear about his passing and how it happened. He was only 3 years younger than me.
I occasionally listen to Dennis Miller's syndicated talk show which can be heard on Talk 1450 WWSC weekday mornings at 10am (that's a shameless plug). Some of his references make me feel really dumb at times.
So we're on the verge of leaving our soon to be old home at 128 Glen Street for the very nice nearly completed new digs on Bay Road. The new place is beautiful. However, there's one thing I really don't like about it. Too many windows! I prefer to have my studio be a cross between a maximum security prison and those military command centers that they build deep inside a mountain. If I wanted to be seen, I would have become a sportscaster on television. Can I make a suggestion? Would it be possible to install some vertical and horizontal blinds for some extra privacy? I didn't think so...Leccese out.
Monday, April 23, 2012
I think it's about time for a new entry
Hi there. So how do spend a rainy cold Monday morning before you head out to take your fitness class? By writing a new entry in which is 3 days late that's how. Lots to talk about so lets started.
First off the I'm proud to announce the sequel to the Morning Club Christmas Carol, 11 years after we made the original. Sorry, Pete did not lose another bet to Rick Davidson. It was suggested last Christmas that we re-do the original. Since I wrote the it, I thought a sequel would be better. We'll also be doing one of those, "VH1 goes behind the Music of The Morning Club Christmas Carol" type shows which I think will be really funny. The working title is, "The Morning Club Christmas Carol in 3-D."
Phantoms season is over and what started out with such great promise and optimism, ended up like the other two seasons. No play-offs. Glens Falls is so desperate for play-off hockey. The Wings spoiled us for so long. The Phantoms have one more year before they head to Allentown PA and they better work hard to convince the fans here that it will be worth coming to games. I'm not seeing a potential Calder Cup winner headed our way.
I love golfer Carl Pettersson who credited beer and ice cream for his improved performance. He tried the healthier lifestyle of working out, counting calories and other things like that. Moderation is the key to everything. It's O.K. to enjoy the occasional fast food meal, candy bar, adult beverage or treat. The problem is eating the stuff everyday which do to convenience and other factors like people not liking to cook has added to the obesity epidemic along with the the lazy lifestyle we seem to lead as well.
Here's what makes the NHL play-offs better than the NBA play-offs. The 16 teams who make the NHL play-offs have a better shot at winning the whole thing than the 16 teams in the NBA play-offs do. A hot goaltender can change the dynamics of a series. Look at Braydon Holtby and Craig Anderson. Were the Kings that much better than the Canucks? Jonathan Quick outplayed the Canucks duo in net. The Penguins/Flyers series was just plain strange.
If the Rangers lose to the Senators, I'm gonna start rooting for the Panthers only cause Kevin Dineen is their head coach.
After this season before he has to deal with Don Fehr destroying another sport with Collective Bargaining Agreement talks, NHL commish Gary Bettman should fire Brendan Shanahan as its so called, "Dean of Discipline." I won't go into my feelings towards that intellectually challenged dumb a--.
Sorry to hear that the Lingerie Football League is going on hiatus. Cloutier is devastated. He needs a hug REAL BAD.
So last week the exterminator comes to my home and sprays the outside of the place. He asks if I was having problems inside. No I reply. Well a day later there were ants in my bathroom around the tub and shower fixtures of all places!
Garden update for you. It took six weeks, but one of the Bhut Jolokia a.k.a, "The Ghost Chile" pepper seeds finally sprouted! Tomato, eggplant, pepper, parsley and basil seedlings looking good. I had hoped to start lettuce seeds on the patio, but the weather changed my plans and I did get the delivery of the patio blueberry bush I ordered so that's good to go.
Kim Kardashian's rebound guy from her divorce is Kanye West? Kris Humphries must be really devastated over that one. You get dumped for that nut case? Wait a minute, they're perfect for each other. What would be really funny if Kanye found out that Kimmy's BFF was Taylor Swift.
Eli Manning is hosting Saturday Night Live in two weeks May 5th. You're kidding right? You're not.
Jet DB Antonio Cromartie and his wife had another child. Congratulations. If you've lost count, that's now 10 kids from 8 different women living in 6 states for Mr.Cromartie. I think the Jets should offer their DB a contract incentive to have a vasectomy to help pay for all the child support or have that new back up quarterback they acquired from the Broncos named Tim Tebow council him on the values of abstinence. One of the condom companies should hire him as spokesman.
You know you're getting old when you see the prom pictures of your friends kids who you've known since birth.
Saturday night got the call from Bejing China where the parents are on vacation. 12 hour time difference so it was Sunday morning for them. Don't forget my souvenir. Little hint dad and mom. Personal Electronic Device like a tablet or one of those kindle things that you can read books on.
Finally, heading to the dentist Thursday morning for round two of fixing my mouth. This one will be much more painful since I will be awake for this bout and getting a cleaning which I'm dreading. Still haven't golfed yet...Leccese out.
First off the I'm proud to announce the sequel to the Morning Club Christmas Carol, 11 years after we made the original. Sorry, Pete did not lose another bet to Rick Davidson. It was suggested last Christmas that we re-do the original. Since I wrote the it, I thought a sequel would be better. We'll also be doing one of those, "VH1 goes behind the Music of The Morning Club Christmas Carol" type shows which I think will be really funny. The working title is, "The Morning Club Christmas Carol in 3-D."
Phantoms season is over and what started out with such great promise and optimism, ended up like the other two seasons. No play-offs. Glens Falls is so desperate for play-off hockey. The Wings spoiled us for so long. The Phantoms have one more year before they head to Allentown PA and they better work hard to convince the fans here that it will be worth coming to games. I'm not seeing a potential Calder Cup winner headed our way.
I love golfer Carl Pettersson who credited beer and ice cream for his improved performance. He tried the healthier lifestyle of working out, counting calories and other things like that. Moderation is the key to everything. It's O.K. to enjoy the occasional fast food meal, candy bar, adult beverage or treat. The problem is eating the stuff everyday which do to convenience and other factors like people not liking to cook has added to the obesity epidemic along with the the lazy lifestyle we seem to lead as well.
Here's what makes the NHL play-offs better than the NBA play-offs. The 16 teams who make the NHL play-offs have a better shot at winning the whole thing than the 16 teams in the NBA play-offs do. A hot goaltender can change the dynamics of a series. Look at Braydon Holtby and Craig Anderson. Were the Kings that much better than the Canucks? Jonathan Quick outplayed the Canucks duo in net. The Penguins/Flyers series was just plain strange.
If the Rangers lose to the Senators, I'm gonna start rooting for the Panthers only cause Kevin Dineen is their head coach.
After this season before he has to deal with Don Fehr destroying another sport with Collective Bargaining Agreement talks, NHL commish Gary Bettman should fire Brendan Shanahan as its so called, "Dean of Discipline." I won't go into my feelings towards that intellectually challenged dumb a--.
Sorry to hear that the Lingerie Football League is going on hiatus. Cloutier is devastated. He needs a hug REAL BAD.
So last week the exterminator comes to my home and sprays the outside of the place. He asks if I was having problems inside. No I reply. Well a day later there were ants in my bathroom around the tub and shower fixtures of all places!
Garden update for you. It took six weeks, but one of the Bhut Jolokia a.k.a, "The Ghost Chile" pepper seeds finally sprouted! Tomato, eggplant, pepper, parsley and basil seedlings looking good. I had hoped to start lettuce seeds on the patio, but the weather changed my plans and I did get the delivery of the patio blueberry bush I ordered so that's good to go.
Kim Kardashian's rebound guy from her divorce is Kanye West? Kris Humphries must be really devastated over that one. You get dumped for that nut case? Wait a minute, they're perfect for each other. What would be really funny if Kanye found out that Kimmy's BFF was Taylor Swift.
Eli Manning is hosting Saturday Night Live in two weeks May 5th. You're kidding right? You're not.
Jet DB Antonio Cromartie and his wife had another child. Congratulations. If you've lost count, that's now 10 kids from 8 different women living in 6 states for Mr.Cromartie. I think the Jets should offer their DB a contract incentive to have a vasectomy to help pay for all the child support or have that new back up quarterback they acquired from the Broncos named Tim Tebow council him on the values of abstinence. One of the condom companies should hire him as spokesman.
You know you're getting old when you see the prom pictures of your friends kids who you've known since birth.
Saturday night got the call from Bejing China where the parents are on vacation. 12 hour time difference so it was Sunday morning for them. Don't forget my souvenir. Little hint dad and mom. Personal Electronic Device like a tablet or one of those kindle things that you can read books on.
Finally, heading to the dentist Thursday morning for round two of fixing my mouth. This one will be much more painful since I will be awake for this bout and getting a cleaning which I'm dreading. Still haven't golfed yet...Leccese out.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Some people get chocolate in their Easter basket, I got honey
Hi there. Hope everyone had a nice Easter. If you look at the title of this weeks entry, I indeed got honey in my Easter basket instead of chocolate. The 4 pack of Reese's peanut butter cups don't count, LOL. Not just any honey, but being the foodie/gourmet snob that I've become it was a local honey from South Carolina that is produced not far from the southern fortress of solitude on Fripp Island. Good stuff, especially the Sweet Melon. I've ordered it online and had it mailed here.
Really not a lot to talk about these past 2 weeks. Nothing that has said, "You've got to be kidding me!"
First the Masters. I know getting a hole in one is tough, but a double eagle! How do you react to that? Stunned disbelief is my guess. Bubba Watson made an incredible shot on that second play-off hole and deserved to win. So Eldrick (a.k.a Tiger) Woods threw a little temper tantrum after a bad shot. We've all done it once. He said he wanted to connect with his fans better and there's no better way than acting like us duffers by kicking a club. I've seen worse.
O.K. its time to play, "You make the call!" Who was the bigger dumb a--. Ozzie Guillen for his comments about the Cuban dictator who he has admitted to admire on more than one occasion (when you coach in Miami its not good to alienate your fan base, many of whom escaped that dictator's tyranny that way) or former Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino who went on a little motorcycle ride without a helmet and with a 25 year old female who he was cheating on his wife with and had an accident. He also lied to his AD about who she was.
Every once in a while even the Mets don't screw something up and the opening day tribute to the late Gary Carter was one of those times. It was even more special to have his wife and kids throw out the first pitch.
It figures. One of my two secret crushes, Sofia Vergara guest hosts Saturday Night Live last weekend and I go to bed at 10pm. Why do I always miss the good stuff like that? Total bummer.
No politician male or female should make any comments denouncing stay at home Moms. My Dad wouldn't be half the success he was if it wasn't for my Mom watching me and my sister and taking care of all the other stuff so he wouldn't be distracted. She also does a nice a job picking out his clothes.
The garden is looking good. Hopefully next week I'll get the salad mix seeds planted outside and start the process of doing the raised beds and getting my patio ready for another addition. Some people grow a tomato plant or herbs on their patio. Me, I grow eggplant, peppers, lettuce, potatoes (you read right, potatoes!) and this year a compact blueberry bush that I saw in the coupon insert you get in the Sunday paper. Yet there is still plenty of room for a few chairs and my barbecue grill.
With the PGA Tour in Hilton Head SC this weekend, the urge to start playing golf has officially begun. I might just clean the clubs and swing them a few times just to get ready. Head to the driving range, hit a few ball and get loose and be course ready. Enjoy the weekend...Leccese out.
Really not a lot to talk about these past 2 weeks. Nothing that has said, "You've got to be kidding me!"
First the Masters. I know getting a hole in one is tough, but a double eagle! How do you react to that? Stunned disbelief is my guess. Bubba Watson made an incredible shot on that second play-off hole and deserved to win. So Eldrick (a.k.a Tiger) Woods threw a little temper tantrum after a bad shot. We've all done it once. He said he wanted to connect with his fans better and there's no better way than acting like us duffers by kicking a club. I've seen worse.
O.K. its time to play, "You make the call!" Who was the bigger dumb a--. Ozzie Guillen for his comments about the Cuban dictator who he has admitted to admire on more than one occasion (when you coach in Miami its not good to alienate your fan base, many of whom escaped that dictator's tyranny that way) or former Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino who went on a little motorcycle ride without a helmet and with a 25 year old female who he was cheating on his wife with and had an accident. He also lied to his AD about who she was.
Every once in a while even the Mets don't screw something up and the opening day tribute to the late Gary Carter was one of those times. It was even more special to have his wife and kids throw out the first pitch.
It figures. One of my two secret crushes, Sofia Vergara guest hosts Saturday Night Live last weekend and I go to bed at 10pm. Why do I always miss the good stuff like that? Total bummer.
No politician male or female should make any comments denouncing stay at home Moms. My Dad wouldn't be half the success he was if it wasn't for my Mom watching me and my sister and taking care of all the other stuff so he wouldn't be distracted. She also does a nice a job picking out his clothes.
The garden is looking good. Hopefully next week I'll get the salad mix seeds planted outside and start the process of doing the raised beds and getting my patio ready for another addition. Some people grow a tomato plant or herbs on their patio. Me, I grow eggplant, peppers, lettuce, potatoes (you read right, potatoes!) and this year a compact blueberry bush that I saw in the coupon insert you get in the Sunday paper. Yet there is still plenty of room for a few chairs and my barbecue grill.
With the PGA Tour in Hilton Head SC this weekend, the urge to start playing golf has officially begun. I might just clean the clubs and swing them a few times just to get ready. Head to the driving range, hit a few ball and get loose and be course ready. Enjoy the weekend...Leccese out.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Don't forget my Russell Stover coconut nests, Easter Bunny!
Hi there. So here we are on the eve of another Easter and my thoughts turn to my childhood growing up with pet rabbits. I used tell my sisters' little friends that the reason we got them was that we were chosen by the Easter Bunny to take care of his helpers. My best friend growing up Ricky DiBiase would also be in on the joke.
On to other things. The first one comes from WFAN's Tony Paige when he said. It's an annual right of Spring. Birds chirping, Major League Baseball's regular season is starting, and Keith Olbermann gets fired again. Funny stuff.
Last week I talked about how I wanted the total package when it comes to meeting a female companion. Looks and the intelligence to go with them. Well Kate Winslet just jumped a few spots higher up on my list with her revelation that when she hears the theme from Titanic, "My Heart Will Go On" it makes her feel like throwing up and that she hates the song. I couldn't agree more, but any Celine Dion song makes me want head to the porcelain throne and drop my head in and let it all come out.
Since I don't watch award shows and I don't like country music, I didn't catch it, but did they really perform a live wedding ceremony during the ACM Awards Sunday night and did Martina McBride and Pat Monahan from Train really perform a duet of the Train song, "Marry Me"?
Normally that would have made "This Weeks sign of the Apocalypse!" but we've got not one but two of them this week. The first comes from a visit to a local drug store where on the shelf that had "The stuff that you see on tv infomercials" comes the "Justin Beiber singing toothbrush!" A must for all teenage girls everywhere. The second comes from my friend Ann Marie who posted a photo of this stuff she saw in a local dollar store. Larry the Cable Guy food products! Mac and cheese, hamburger helper type complete dinners and even some fried or baked chicken coating product. First he hosts a show on the History Channel and now his own line of food products. I don't care what anybody says, that's funny stuff! Git R done!
So Kentucky wins the NCAA Men's basketball championship and they riot in the streets of Lexington after the victory. Can you imagine what it would have been like if the Wildcats had lost?! I'm thinking Vancouver after the Canucks lost to the Bruins in last years' Stanley Cup final or what those soccer hooligans over in England do after a loss in any international competition.
It's time to get behind a really good hockey team folks. The Union College Dutchmen who will making their first ever appearance in the Frozen Four Thursday at that hockey hotbed known as Tampa Florida!
I watched one the Yankees/Marlins exhibition game played at the new ballpark in Miami and it makes me even more depressed that for 600 million dollars they were able to build a modern looking, retractable roof stadium, while for 700 million my Mets built CitiField. Opening day is 2 days away and I'm in mid season CitiField hating form already.
Had a Belgian Tripel at Davidson's Sunday with some friends from Core. I was in a very happy place sipping my favorite beer that afternoon.
Enjoy your Easter and don't forget my Russell Stover Coconut Nests Easter Bunny!..Leccese out.
On to other things. The first one comes from WFAN's Tony Paige when he said. It's an annual right of Spring. Birds chirping, Major League Baseball's regular season is starting, and Keith Olbermann gets fired again. Funny stuff.
Last week I talked about how I wanted the total package when it comes to meeting a female companion. Looks and the intelligence to go with them. Well Kate Winslet just jumped a few spots higher up on my list with her revelation that when she hears the theme from Titanic, "My Heart Will Go On" it makes her feel like throwing up and that she hates the song. I couldn't agree more, but any Celine Dion song makes me want head to the porcelain throne and drop my head in and let it all come out.
Since I don't watch award shows and I don't like country music, I didn't catch it, but did they really perform a live wedding ceremony during the ACM Awards Sunday night and did Martina McBride and Pat Monahan from Train really perform a duet of the Train song, "Marry Me"?
Normally that would have made "This Weeks sign of the Apocalypse!" but we've got not one but two of them this week. The first comes from a visit to a local drug store where on the shelf that had "The stuff that you see on tv infomercials" comes the "Justin Beiber singing toothbrush!" A must for all teenage girls everywhere. The second comes from my friend Ann Marie who posted a photo of this stuff she saw in a local dollar store. Larry the Cable Guy food products! Mac and cheese, hamburger helper type complete dinners and even some fried or baked chicken coating product. First he hosts a show on the History Channel and now his own line of food products. I don't care what anybody says, that's funny stuff! Git R done!
So Kentucky wins the NCAA Men's basketball championship and they riot in the streets of Lexington after the victory. Can you imagine what it would have been like if the Wildcats had lost?! I'm thinking Vancouver after the Canucks lost to the Bruins in last years' Stanley Cup final or what those soccer hooligans over in England do after a loss in any international competition.
It's time to get behind a really good hockey team folks. The Union College Dutchmen who will making their first ever appearance in the Frozen Four Thursday at that hockey hotbed known as Tampa Florida!
I watched one the Yankees/Marlins exhibition game played at the new ballpark in Miami and it makes me even more depressed that for 600 million dollars they were able to build a modern looking, retractable roof stadium, while for 700 million my Mets built CitiField. Opening day is 2 days away and I'm in mid season CitiField hating form already.
Had a Belgian Tripel at Davidson's Sunday with some friends from Core. I was in a very happy place sipping my favorite beer that afternoon.
Enjoy your Easter and don't forget my Russell Stover Coconut Nests Easter Bunny!..Leccese out.
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