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
Sunday, June 24, 2012
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.
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