Hi there. I love it when after a winter of cold, snow, ice and then early spring mud season, you have a week or two of nice weather and we have an increased threat of wildfires. I would love to have that declared just once during winter. It's the middle of January and a lack of snowfall has put us under an increased threat of wildfires. On to other things.
First up is the garden update. I am hoping either Wednesday or Thursday to put plants in the ground and in their containers. I go to a local retailer Sunday to buy natural soil enhancement products. O.K it was 8 to 10 bags of cow manure. They didn't have any in stock. I go to another place Monday and problem solved! Driving the 25 miles home gave the SUV a nice earthy smell to it. I would love to see those little trees air fresheners come out with a scent like that to go along with pine, wild cherry, lavender, coconut and new car smell, lol. Finally got the soil ready, now its a couple of warm days I need.
Those mid 40's highs we had Friday and Saturday with heavy rain could have been worse. Whiteface Mountain ended up with 32 inches of snow!
Went to see Star Trek, "Into Darkness" and to all those Gene Roddenberry worshippers who have dammed J.J. Abrams I have one question. What is your problem? Star Trek was basically dead. Abrams has brought it back to life without sacrificing Roddenberry's vision. I thought the movie was great. If you haven't seen it, I won't give anything away or criticize it.
The gear head, hard core racing fans must have thought Sunday was Christmas Day. First you have breakfast and watch the F1 cars race through Monaco. 11am grab an early lunch and tune into the Indy 500. Finally dinner time and while the grill is fired up the Sprint Cup 600 miler from Charlotte.
Sergio Garcia got a case of "athletes foot in mouth" disease with his comments about Tiger Woods. Not a bright thing to say. If you remember it was Fuzzy Zoeller who said the same remarks first after Eldrick won the Masters and was commenting on what would be served at the Champions dinner. Stupid is, is stupid does, Sergio.
Just when you think things have died down in Piscataway NJ, it has gotten worse for Rutgers. They hire a former player who took them to a Final Four as head coach and in the press releases said he graduated from his alma mater when he didn't. Now we find out that the new A.D. 16 years ago as head volleyball coach at a D1 school was accused by her entire team of doing some of the same things that the former head basketball coach did on the video we saw that lead to the whole mess to begin with. Talk about drowning in quick sand.
There are way too many "so you think you can sing, dance, or have any real talent" shows on television these days. Make them stop!
Finally from the Jeff Foxworthy, "You might be a redneck" category. A "3 is a magic number of just plain crazy." First a couple who had too much to drink stabbed each other while having a fight over who would win American Idol. Second is the Florida woman who attacked her neighbor with a New Orleans Saints lawn statue; and finally there was the North Carolina mom who had her son arrested for stealing and eating her Pop-Tarts. None of those top what happened in Tasmania Australia where a ghost hunter set up cameras to record paranormal activities in his home only to find his younger live-in girl friend getting it on with his 16 year old son. I can't and don't make those up folks...Leccese out.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
It's tough to win from the inside post position
Hi there. So here we are on the verge of another 3 day weekend. Lots to get caught up on.
Leading off is Oxbow winning the Preakness. Orb finished a disappointing 4th. I knew the horse was doomed when it drew the inside post position. Pimlico is a lot different than Churchill Downs and trying to navigate a skinnier track with tighter turns and the shorter distance made it tough for Joel Rosario to get Orb where he needed to be to compete in the end.
When you're in the business of entertainment or sports, what attracts the casual fans? Those big names who can get the occasional people that may not be normally interested either watching or listening because of the name factor. Often times I get sick of seeing or hearing about Tiger Woods, LeBron James and Sidney Crosby. The big name stars in their sports who will attract the occasional fan into watching and drive up the ratings points. From a loyal sports fan point of view, it makes them out to be bigger than the game itself.
Last month it was Pat Summerall, last week golf lost one its special individuals in Ken Venturi the long time golf analyst for CBS. He was one a heck of player in his day and came this close to winning 2 Masters championships.
While on the topic of golf, got that first round of year in over the weekend, and for a change I was generally pleased with the results. Hit the ball off the tee really well and my irons and short game will round into shape. My putting however is like my luck with members of the opposite sex. Bad, and I struggle with with both, lol.
Mirrors lie, but shadows don't. After seeing my shadow on the golf course Saturday it meant only one thing. Three long months of going to the gym, working out as often as possible so I can see less of it. I might have something coming up towards the end of summer and I want to look my best.
Ever wake up from a nap and one leg is still asleep? It can be very painful, but not as painful as it was when both legs were still asleep like mine were Sunday after taking a nap.
I want to know who were the judges and what was their criteria in choosing Miley Cyrus as #1 on Maxim magazine's hot 100 list? On a lighter note, it was kind of funny yet sad at the same time when Manti Te'o's made up girlfriend was number 69 on the list. Can we finally let this kid concentrate on playing football? I didn't think so.
The SNY network produced a great hour long documentary on the 15 days of the Rutgers football team spring practice. It was missing one key element and that being with all the controversy surrounding the Mike Rice video and the handling of it followed by the media storm that came on campus, how was it affecting Coach Kyle Flood and his players. At times it seemed like a recruiting video to show perspective players.
Being a sports radio junkie and now it seems every lettered network has their own syndicated radio sports talk network, if I were the folks at Bristol Tech I would be worried about the programming they put out. CBS has a better product in many time slots.
The garden is this close to being planted and I've already received a gifted tomato plant from a friend. Now I have 10 that have to go in and it will be a late start. I did all this digging in my raised beds the other day only to find out the landscaper is coming and will tear up and rebuilding them. My garden is definitely like Thanksgiving dinner. You plan to cut back but what happens? You end up not cutting back but instead cooking, or with the case of my garden growing more. 10 tomato plants instead of 6; and now I've added a 3rd type of potato.
Finally we have this weeks sign of the apocalypse and credit goes to my sports broadcast partner John Pratt and friend B.M. for pointing this one out. At last night's Billboard Magazine Music Awards show, Justin Beiber received a Milestone award! For what? What's next? The Kardashian family or Ozzy and Sharon getting the Lifetime Achievement Award for television excellence at the Emmy's?...Leccese out.
Leading off is Oxbow winning the Preakness. Orb finished a disappointing 4th. I knew the horse was doomed when it drew the inside post position. Pimlico is a lot different than Churchill Downs and trying to navigate a skinnier track with tighter turns and the shorter distance made it tough for Joel Rosario to get Orb where he needed to be to compete in the end.
When you're in the business of entertainment or sports, what attracts the casual fans? Those big names who can get the occasional people that may not be normally interested either watching or listening because of the name factor. Often times I get sick of seeing or hearing about Tiger Woods, LeBron James and Sidney Crosby. The big name stars in their sports who will attract the occasional fan into watching and drive up the ratings points. From a loyal sports fan point of view, it makes them out to be bigger than the game itself.
Last month it was Pat Summerall, last week golf lost one its special individuals in Ken Venturi the long time golf analyst for CBS. He was one a heck of player in his day and came this close to winning 2 Masters championships.
While on the topic of golf, got that first round of year in over the weekend, and for a change I was generally pleased with the results. Hit the ball off the tee really well and my irons and short game will round into shape. My putting however is like my luck with members of the opposite sex. Bad, and I struggle with with both, lol.
Mirrors lie, but shadows don't. After seeing my shadow on the golf course Saturday it meant only one thing. Three long months of going to the gym, working out as often as possible so I can see less of it. I might have something coming up towards the end of summer and I want to look my best.
Ever wake up from a nap and one leg is still asleep? It can be very painful, but not as painful as it was when both legs were still asleep like mine were Sunday after taking a nap.
I want to know who were the judges and what was their criteria in choosing Miley Cyrus as #1 on Maxim magazine's hot 100 list? On a lighter note, it was kind of funny yet sad at the same time when Manti Te'o's made up girlfriend was number 69 on the list. Can we finally let this kid concentrate on playing football? I didn't think so.
The SNY network produced a great hour long documentary on the 15 days of the Rutgers football team spring practice. It was missing one key element and that being with all the controversy surrounding the Mike Rice video and the handling of it followed by the media storm that came on campus, how was it affecting Coach Kyle Flood and his players. At times it seemed like a recruiting video to show perspective players.
Being a sports radio junkie and now it seems every lettered network has their own syndicated radio sports talk network, if I were the folks at Bristol Tech I would be worried about the programming they put out. CBS has a better product in many time slots.
The garden is this close to being planted and I've already received a gifted tomato plant from a friend. Now I have 10 that have to go in and it will be a late start. I did all this digging in my raised beds the other day only to find out the landscaper is coming and will tear up and rebuilding them. My garden is definitely like Thanksgiving dinner. You plan to cut back but what happens? You end up not cutting back but instead cooking, or with the case of my garden growing more. 10 tomato plants instead of 6; and now I've added a 3rd type of potato.
Finally we have this weeks sign of the apocalypse and credit goes to my sports broadcast partner John Pratt and friend B.M. for pointing this one out. At last night's Billboard Magazine Music Awards show, Justin Beiber received a Milestone award! For what? What's next? The Kardashian family or Ozzy and Sharon getting the Lifetime Achievement Award for television excellence at the Emmy's?...Leccese out.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Catching up a variety of stuff
Hi there. Hope you're enjoying the nice weather. After seeing what Denver and Minneapolis and other parts of the mid west got recently, I was wondering when we were gonna a see late April early May storm that would drop a foot of wet snow here in the Adirondacks. I'm not complaining though.
So the garden is looking good as its getting the soil ready for the plants time. The indoor veggies I've started are looking real good, but I wish the pepper plants would grow a little more. One thing, who would have though that 32 foot long, 6 inch wide and 4 inch deep area of dirt be a pain in the tuchis to clear and move. I took out this area behind the home to widen the path so a car or small truck could drive up to our garage which is off the back of the house. The good part was that the soil is going into the potato bags.
Rain or shine, the Kentucky Derby will always be a must watch for me. One thing I found fascinating is how few starts many of these horses have going into the Derby. The horse I was rooting for, Verrazano, never ran as a 2 year old. Winning the Triple Crown is harder and harder. It's a tough six week stretch with 3 races of 3 different distances. The money is now in stud fees. If a two year old or even a three year old wins a couple of Grade 1 stakes races, cha-ching off to the courting barn, turn up the Marvin Gaye and start making future champs!
My boycott of the NHL has officially ended and there's nothing better than the Stanley Cup play-offs.
I made it through the year without seeing the Phantoms play. For this hardcore hockey fan I go to watch the game. The other activities I have no interest in. Bringing in some guy to make a fool of himself, dancing and throwing t-shirts to everyone in attendance is not my idea of a good time. It makes it even more painful to go when the team isn't competitive. I understand that not every team will be a winner on the ice, but if you show that extra effort fans in this town will show up and watch. Glens Falls is so desperate for play-off hockey and the one thing the Icehawks/Frostbite could never do was win a play-off series.
Like my garden, the golf game is being worked into shape for the year. Hit a couple of buckets of balls. I wish I had an answer for the hook I have off the tee, though. Can't figure out why I'm closing the club face on impact.
Yesterday I went into Lake George dressed like an eskimo compared to everyone else who with long pants and a windbreaker on and met some friends at SJ Garcia's for a Cinco De Mayo type get together. I'm stealing this one and making it for myself at home. I had this seafood quesadilla that had shrimp, crab, and talapia in it. It was scary delicious! I even channeled Mike Dubray and was dropping habanero hot sauce on it.
I had my Bizarre Foods, Andrew Zimmern moment Saturday when a co-worker made chili with the family jewels from a cow in it. It was good and if I hadn't known what was in it, I would have never guessed what that was. It reminded me of the time I went to the Bahamas and had Conch chowder. I wasn't a spicy food fan at that point in my like and my Dad got a laugh out of that one. I thought it was gonna be like a New England clam chowder. Boy was I wrong.
One more thing before I end this entry I want to mention that I joined a new gym. I left the freaks over at Core at the end of 2012. I was unhappy with things there and the membership became a burden. It's hard to be motivated to go in when the class you love the most is available to you only once a week and when you can workout out the two classes you least like are offered the most. I felt for the longest time I let my friends down. At times I still do. Do I miss it? Sometimes. Their is a short of list of about 5 or 6 people I really miss at Core. It was for the best and the new place is small and I felt right at home when I stepped on a treadmill for that first 20 minute workout. Sending out the freak love...Leccese out.
So the garden is looking good as its getting the soil ready for the plants time. The indoor veggies I've started are looking real good, but I wish the pepper plants would grow a little more. One thing, who would have though that 32 foot long, 6 inch wide and 4 inch deep area of dirt be a pain in the tuchis to clear and move. I took out this area behind the home to widen the path so a car or small truck could drive up to our garage which is off the back of the house. The good part was that the soil is going into the potato bags.
Rain or shine, the Kentucky Derby will always be a must watch for me. One thing I found fascinating is how few starts many of these horses have going into the Derby. The horse I was rooting for, Verrazano, never ran as a 2 year old. Winning the Triple Crown is harder and harder. It's a tough six week stretch with 3 races of 3 different distances. The money is now in stud fees. If a two year old or even a three year old wins a couple of Grade 1 stakes races, cha-ching off to the courting barn, turn up the Marvin Gaye and start making future champs!
My boycott of the NHL has officially ended and there's nothing better than the Stanley Cup play-offs.
I made it through the year without seeing the Phantoms play. For this hardcore hockey fan I go to watch the game. The other activities I have no interest in. Bringing in some guy to make a fool of himself, dancing and throwing t-shirts to everyone in attendance is not my idea of a good time. It makes it even more painful to go when the team isn't competitive. I understand that not every team will be a winner on the ice, but if you show that extra effort fans in this town will show up and watch. Glens Falls is so desperate for play-off hockey and the one thing the Icehawks/Frostbite could never do was win a play-off series.
Like my garden, the golf game is being worked into shape for the year. Hit a couple of buckets of balls. I wish I had an answer for the hook I have off the tee, though. Can't figure out why I'm closing the club face on impact.
Yesterday I went into Lake George dressed like an eskimo compared to everyone else who with long pants and a windbreaker on and met some friends at SJ Garcia's for a Cinco De Mayo type get together. I'm stealing this one and making it for myself at home. I had this seafood quesadilla that had shrimp, crab, and talapia in it. It was scary delicious! I even channeled Mike Dubray and was dropping habanero hot sauce on it.
I had my Bizarre Foods, Andrew Zimmern moment Saturday when a co-worker made chili with the family jewels from a cow in it. It was good and if I hadn't known what was in it, I would have never guessed what that was. It reminded me of the time I went to the Bahamas and had Conch chowder. I wasn't a spicy food fan at that point in my like and my Dad got a laugh out of that one. I thought it was gonna be like a New England clam chowder. Boy was I wrong.
One more thing before I end this entry I want to mention that I joined a new gym. I left the freaks over at Core at the end of 2012. I was unhappy with things there and the membership became a burden. It's hard to be motivated to go in when the class you love the most is available to you only once a week and when you can workout out the two classes you least like are offered the most. I felt for the longest time I let my friends down. At times I still do. Do I miss it? Sometimes. Their is a short of list of about 5 or 6 people I really miss at Core. It was for the best and the new place is small and I felt right at home when I stepped on a treadmill for that first 20 minute workout. Sending out the freak love...Leccese out.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Thursday Thoughts
Hi there. So did you get your taxes filed in time? One of the good things about having a parent who is a CPA I never have to worry about that.
It's really been a quiet couple of weeks. Nothing to say, "you've got be kidding me" or "you can't be serious." It's been more of the serious side lately.
Leading off is, "The Masters" and congrats to Adam Scott and even more congrats to Angel Cabrera for his class. Of course Eldrick Woods would have to steal the headlines with his illegal drop on the 15th hole during Friday's round. Should he have been disqualified? I have no idea or opinion on the matter. I do know that golf is the only sport where a television viewer can call up and point out a rules violation and have a golfer DQed. I wish I could do that when I watch the NBA or MLB. "Hey ref, I'm a first time long time. Check out the video you missed that charge!"
My respect for Bristol Tech's "Outside the Lines" took a major hit when they showed the video of Rutgers hoop coach Mike Rice's psycho act during practice and the eventual avalanche of protest that followed. What Rice did was totally wrong. However, what has made me angry about this whole affair was that AD Tim Pernetti had punished Rice. We tend to over react in this politically correct time we live in. We just couldn't let it go could we. The more we saw these acts, the more it incensed us and Pernetti and others were forced to resign as well as Rice being fired.
Dan Miner has been my friend for almost 25 years and trust me in all the years we've talked, having a bobble head doll made in our likeness has never been brought up. There is and has been a lot stuff on our bucket lists, that one would be way down on the list. What's interesting about how Dan does his job at games, is that he is more of a traditionalist when it comes to that sort of stuff. The P.A. announcers job has evolved into being a cheerleader. Before Dan took over for Greg Patrei, we would go to other arenas and mock the P.A. guy for the over the top style.
We lost two giants this week with the passing of comedian Jonathan Winters and play by play man Pat Summerall.
Unless I cave in and go either Friday or Saturday night, I've made it through the year without seeing the Phantoms play at home.
Finally, I hope the sick individuals who decided to blow up a couple of pressure cookers loaded with nails, bb's and other nasty things at the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday get caught quickly and the judge looks the defense attorney square in the eye and says, "Don't even think about using by reason of insanity." Heal fast Boston. We've got your back...Leccese out.
It's really been a quiet couple of weeks. Nothing to say, "you've got be kidding me" or "you can't be serious." It's been more of the serious side lately.
Leading off is, "The Masters" and congrats to Adam Scott and even more congrats to Angel Cabrera for his class. Of course Eldrick Woods would have to steal the headlines with his illegal drop on the 15th hole during Friday's round. Should he have been disqualified? I have no idea or opinion on the matter. I do know that golf is the only sport where a television viewer can call up and point out a rules violation and have a golfer DQed. I wish I could do that when I watch the NBA or MLB. "Hey ref, I'm a first time long time. Check out the video you missed that charge!"
My respect for Bristol Tech's "Outside the Lines" took a major hit when they showed the video of Rutgers hoop coach Mike Rice's psycho act during practice and the eventual avalanche of protest that followed. What Rice did was totally wrong. However, what has made me angry about this whole affair was that AD Tim Pernetti had punished Rice. We tend to over react in this politically correct time we live in. We just couldn't let it go could we. The more we saw these acts, the more it incensed us and Pernetti and others were forced to resign as well as Rice being fired.
Dan Miner has been my friend for almost 25 years and trust me in all the years we've talked, having a bobble head doll made in our likeness has never been brought up. There is and has been a lot stuff on our bucket lists, that one would be way down on the list. What's interesting about how Dan does his job at games, is that he is more of a traditionalist when it comes to that sort of stuff. The P.A. announcers job has evolved into being a cheerleader. Before Dan took over for Greg Patrei, we would go to other arenas and mock the P.A. guy for the over the top style.
We lost two giants this week with the passing of comedian Jonathan Winters and play by play man Pat Summerall.
Unless I cave in and go either Friday or Saturday night, I've made it through the year without seeing the Phantoms play at home.
Finally, I hope the sick individuals who decided to blow up a couple of pressure cookers loaded with nails, bb's and other nasty things at the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday get caught quickly and the judge looks the defense attorney square in the eye and says, "Don't even think about using by reason of insanity." Heal fast Boston. We've got your back...Leccese out.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Its hard to be funny and introspective when you're.....
Hi there. I have to admit that I've been wanting to write this entry for over a week now, but as the title infers, its hard to be funny when you're angry, frustrated and depressed. The past two weeks have stressed me out to the point that I was scared that my heart was gonna explode or I was heading for a mental breakdown. The point of this blog has always been to make you laugh, and occasionally stop for a moment and think about something seriously. I was this close to going off the deep end and writing a post that I've would have regretted.
On to what this blog is really about. The funny and absurd. We start last Friday night, where I go into one of Sam Walton's places in Queensbury to pick up a few items and head home. It was busy. I didn't mind waiting on line to use the self service check out. I'd rather go to one those and do the work the work myself than have someone wait on me. I pick up my things and as I arrive, there was this woman with her two sons using the self-service to buy bicycles! I'm not kidding. I thought these were express check outs! Another woman had a cart full of stuff well more than the maximum amount allowed and she had a small bicycle in her cart. Then we had two individuals at the other two registers who had no clue as to what they were doing. There should be a sign that reads, "Your I.Q. must be a minimum of this to use the self service registers!" Sort of like the minimum height requirements on the rides at amusement parks. My next nightmare be waiting on line while someone who has no clue on how to use them buys a set of 4 tires at the self service register.
Another bad shopping experience for you. I go to one of the outlets to buy some new underwear. So much for being a bargain.
And finally there was the search for razor blades. I go to 3 or 4 stores looking for a 5 pack of the blades I need and there were none in stock. I decide to buy a new razor. The razor is cheaper than the replacement blades for it
No more shopping nightmares. Thoughts from the NCAA's. The zone defense that I saw Syracuse play against Miami was just plain scary good. Michigan is on a hot streak that reminded me of the one they had when they beat Seton Hall for the title. Witchita State you'll have your hands full against Louisville. As for the Cardinals, the speed they play at is different than everyone else's. More props to Kevin Ware who under the worst circumstances we find out is a pretty great kid. CBS, thank you for using better judgement and showing the replay of that horrible injury only once.
This weeks public service announcement. Friends, don't let friends type stupid tweets like one that the Bills Stevie Johnson did in which he suggested if North Korea was to consider starting a war against us, bomb Foxboro Massachusetts home of the Patriots. Uh Stevie, please tell us you didn't major in government at Kentucky.
There's no better feeling than receiving your tax refund and then the euphoria quickly subsides when writing out that check to pay for your car insurance.
I was this close to unfriending some people I care about on Facebook, but calmer heads prevailed. We've all that feeling at least once, haven't we.
Finally this weeks sign of the apocalypse comes from Norway where a few schools moved exams so the students wouldn't cut or miss classes so they could attend Justin Beiber concerts in that country...Leccese out.
On to what this blog is really about. The funny and absurd. We start last Friday night, where I go into one of Sam Walton's places in Queensbury to pick up a few items and head home. It was busy. I didn't mind waiting on line to use the self service check out. I'd rather go to one those and do the work the work myself than have someone wait on me. I pick up my things and as I arrive, there was this woman with her two sons using the self-service to buy bicycles! I'm not kidding. I thought these were express check outs! Another woman had a cart full of stuff well more than the maximum amount allowed and she had a small bicycle in her cart. Then we had two individuals at the other two registers who had no clue as to what they were doing. There should be a sign that reads, "Your I.Q. must be a minimum of this to use the self service registers!" Sort of like the minimum height requirements on the rides at amusement parks. My next nightmare be waiting on line while someone who has no clue on how to use them buys a set of 4 tires at the self service register.
Another bad shopping experience for you. I go to one of the outlets to buy some new underwear. So much for being a bargain.
And finally there was the search for razor blades. I go to 3 or 4 stores looking for a 5 pack of the blades I need and there were none in stock. I decide to buy a new razor. The razor is cheaper than the replacement blades for it
No more shopping nightmares. Thoughts from the NCAA's. The zone defense that I saw Syracuse play against Miami was just plain scary good. Michigan is on a hot streak that reminded me of the one they had when they beat Seton Hall for the title. Witchita State you'll have your hands full against Louisville. As for the Cardinals, the speed they play at is different than everyone else's. More props to Kevin Ware who under the worst circumstances we find out is a pretty great kid. CBS, thank you for using better judgement and showing the replay of that horrible injury only once.
This weeks public service announcement. Friends, don't let friends type stupid tweets like one that the Bills Stevie Johnson did in which he suggested if North Korea was to consider starting a war against us, bomb Foxboro Massachusetts home of the Patriots. Uh Stevie, please tell us you didn't major in government at Kentucky.
There's no better feeling than receiving your tax refund and then the euphoria quickly subsides when writing out that check to pay for your car insurance.
I was this close to unfriending some people I care about on Facebook, but calmer heads prevailed. We've all that feeling at least once, haven't we.
Finally this weeks sign of the apocalypse comes from Norway where a few schools moved exams so the students wouldn't cut or miss classes so they could attend Justin Beiber concerts in that country...Leccese out.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
March Madness
Hi there. It's been a while since the last post, but really their hasn't been a lot out there that has caught my attention to the point where you scratch your head and say either, "huh?" or "really?"
We start with March Madness. Between the start of the Division 1 mens basketball tournament tomorrow, my alma mater making the Division 2 Elite 8 and Argyle and Lake George winning state championships at the Civic Center last weekend, my mind and body is completely basketballed out. I used be able to handle of all it, but not any more. One of the effects getting older. It's like eating junk food. When I was young a bag of Doritos could be inhaled with the force of one of those cyclonic action vacuums. Now if I think of eating one more than the proper amount in the suggested portion, I fear the bad cholesterol and sodium alarm will go off in my body.
Another one of the depressing things about getting older was the end of an era with the last Big East basketball championship at Madison Square Garden. Coaches like Jim Boeheim, John Thompson, Lou Carnesecca, Rolly Massimino, a young Rick Pitino, PJ Carlesimo, and Jim Calhoun. Players like Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin, and Ray Allen just mention a few on an endless list of greatness. Dave Gavitt was such a visionary. It's a shame that football eventually would be the cause of the demise of basketball's "Great Conference." Sorry ACC, the Big East in its prime was better hands down! Sean McDonough was so eloquent with his words in describing the Big East last weekend. North Carolina and Duke could never match the 1985 Final Four in Lexington when St.John's, Georgetown, and Villanova made it and the Wildcats did the impossible to Georgetown in the final.
One more hoops note and that was the 6,166 folks who showed up Saturday evening to see a Section 2 sweep by Argyle, Lake George and Watervliet in the Class D, C, and B finals. Wow! To all those other cities who would like to host the NYSPHSAA basketball championships. Fuhget about it. Not gonna happen. Go after ice hockey and take it away from Utica, please!\
On to other things. First Dennis Rodman goes to North Korea and then the Vatican to see the election of Pope Francis. I'm sorry but Ambassador Worm doesn't have a nice ring to it.
The new Justin Timberlake song, "Suit and Tie." It's gets into your head and becomes addictive. However, for the life of me why is Jay-Z in it and what is the point of the lyrics he rapping?
The History Channel is doing some documentary series on the bible and there is an uproar over the Moroccan actor who is playing the devil. Some people are claiming he resembles President Obama. We need to lighten up. Why can't we have some big scandal involving the PC police?
Congress, you fumbled the ball on not passing that semi-automatic weapons bill.
When my dad was home last month, I asked him to pick up watch batteries for some of my personal electronic devices from the jewelry store company he works for when he feels like it. I told him what I needed and the store had none of them in stock. I go to a reputable online place and had them in about a week. What's up with that?
I might have to make a trip this summer to the southern fortress of solitude in Fripp Island, SC now that I know that the Charleston SC Riverdogs baseball team will be selling beer milkshakes. Guinness caramel is one of the flavors. Make mine a double and I'll have a brat with some garlic fries too.
Mets fans must have been close to jumping off the Shea Bridge when they found out that David Wright got injured during the World Baseball Classic and Tom Seaver had been suffering from a case of Lyme Disease. If something had happened to Mike Piazza, well never mind.
Would someone keep Rangers coach John Tortorella away from caffeine at all costs, please! Going off on Sam Rosen after he asks you a question during a post game interview is just not right.
Sunday I went to my friends open house at his maple sugar house in the Whitehall area and it was the first Sunday since the middle of last August that I didn't have to think about high school football, basketball or ice hockey. Yes Virginia, the season ended up being that long. If you want great syrup just Google Right at Home Maple. I wouldn't steer you wrong when it comes to the good stuff.
If you want to know, I'm finally gonna get to starting eggplant and pepper seeds this weekend.
Bowl for Kids Sake is this Saturday at 3:30pm. Hope you can come out and support me, Mike, and Jason at Spare Time in S.Glens Falls.
Finally after seeing Glens Falls play for a state title in football and Argyle and Lake George win state basketball championships, another high school sports season has come to an end. Time for golf and other things to pass the time til August 19th...Leccese out.
We start with March Madness. Between the start of the Division 1 mens basketball tournament tomorrow, my alma mater making the Division 2 Elite 8 and Argyle and Lake George winning state championships at the Civic Center last weekend, my mind and body is completely basketballed out. I used be able to handle of all it, but not any more. One of the effects getting older. It's like eating junk food. When I was young a bag of Doritos could be inhaled with the force of one of those cyclonic action vacuums. Now if I think of eating one more than the proper amount in the suggested portion, I fear the bad cholesterol and sodium alarm will go off in my body.
Another one of the depressing things about getting older was the end of an era with the last Big East basketball championship at Madison Square Garden. Coaches like Jim Boeheim, John Thompson, Lou Carnesecca, Rolly Massimino, a young Rick Pitino, PJ Carlesimo, and Jim Calhoun. Players like Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin, and Ray Allen just mention a few on an endless list of greatness. Dave Gavitt was such a visionary. It's a shame that football eventually would be the cause of the demise of basketball's "Great Conference." Sorry ACC, the Big East in its prime was better hands down! Sean McDonough was so eloquent with his words in describing the Big East last weekend. North Carolina and Duke could never match the 1985 Final Four in Lexington when St.John's, Georgetown, and Villanova made it and the Wildcats did the impossible to Georgetown in the final.
One more hoops note and that was the 6,166 folks who showed up Saturday evening to see a Section 2 sweep by Argyle, Lake George and Watervliet in the Class D, C, and B finals. Wow! To all those other cities who would like to host the NYSPHSAA basketball championships. Fuhget about it. Not gonna happen. Go after ice hockey and take it away from Utica, please!\
On to other things. First Dennis Rodman goes to North Korea and then the Vatican to see the election of Pope Francis. I'm sorry but Ambassador Worm doesn't have a nice ring to it.
The new Justin Timberlake song, "Suit and Tie." It's gets into your head and becomes addictive. However, for the life of me why is Jay-Z in it and what is the point of the lyrics he rapping?
The History Channel is doing some documentary series on the bible and there is an uproar over the Moroccan actor who is playing the devil. Some people are claiming he resembles President Obama. We need to lighten up. Why can't we have some big scandal involving the PC police?
Congress, you fumbled the ball on not passing that semi-automatic weapons bill.
When my dad was home last month, I asked him to pick up watch batteries for some of my personal electronic devices from the jewelry store company he works for when he feels like it. I told him what I needed and the store had none of them in stock. I go to a reputable online place and had them in about a week. What's up with that?
I might have to make a trip this summer to the southern fortress of solitude in Fripp Island, SC now that I know that the Charleston SC Riverdogs baseball team will be selling beer milkshakes. Guinness caramel is one of the flavors. Make mine a double and I'll have a brat with some garlic fries too.
Mets fans must have been close to jumping off the Shea Bridge when they found out that David Wright got injured during the World Baseball Classic and Tom Seaver had been suffering from a case of Lyme Disease. If something had happened to Mike Piazza, well never mind.
Would someone keep Rangers coach John Tortorella away from caffeine at all costs, please! Going off on Sam Rosen after he asks you a question during a post game interview is just not right.
Sunday I went to my friends open house at his maple sugar house in the Whitehall area and it was the first Sunday since the middle of last August that I didn't have to think about high school football, basketball or ice hockey. Yes Virginia, the season ended up being that long. If you want great syrup just Google Right at Home Maple. I wouldn't steer you wrong when it comes to the good stuff.
If you want to know, I'm finally gonna get to starting eggplant and pepper seeds this weekend.
Bowl for Kids Sake is this Saturday at 3:30pm. Hope you can come out and support me, Mike, and Jason at Spare Time in S.Glens Falls.
Finally after seeing Glens Falls play for a state title in football and Argyle and Lake George win state basketball championships, another high school sports season has come to an end. Time for golf and other things to pass the time til August 19th...Leccese out.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
$489,716.23!
Hi there. That number which headlines this entry says it all and speaks major volumes. It's the money raised by the kids at South Glens Falls High School during this years' marathon dance. With so many headlines that have to do bullying, budget cuts, shootings and other bad things happening in our schools recently, isn't it nice to know that the majority of the kids are good ones and we need more good stories like that and about them to balance out the bad. Think about this. 40 people or groups will be helped by those kids.
On to other things. It was one long day Saturday. Up at 4:30am to be on air and doing the Hits thing I do once a week from 6am to 9am. Then following a short break, high school hockey in Lake George at 3:30pm followed by a basketball game at the Civic Center shortly after the hockey game ended on WWSC. Talk about being tired. I was on fumes driving home around 9pm. Not having to go to Utica this weekend is the only positive in Queensbury's tough loss last weekend. Any high school sports broadcasts we do these last two weeks will be only a 5 to 10 minute drive. Amen!
Speaking of Amen. It seems the only people who manage to find my home with no problem are the ones who want to know if I've embraced the good lord as my savior. They must have a special GPS or Google maps thing, or my friends have no desire to drive the minimum of 20 minutes to find me, lol.
Dennis Rodman playing diplomat? If any one could possibly becomes friends with that, "one Brazil nut or cashew short of a mixed nut can" leader of North Korea, why not the Worm.
Kanye West three years after dissing Taylor Swift at the MTV video music awards still won't shut up about it. Kim Kardashian left Kris Humphries for this genius and is carrying his child? To quote Dan Miner, Kanye "Let it go already!"
Love this story from Milwuakee where one of the sausage costumes that the Brewers use during their famous in between innings race, while appearing at a curling event, ended up being stolen. Who ever did it, put on the costume, went to bars and other places and took photos with patrons. It was eventually returned. See another reason why curling is addictive to watch during the Winter Olympics.
First it was Gangum Style and now the Harlem Shake. What the heck are they in the first place? People are posting 4 thousand Harlem Shake videos on YouTube a day!
Being a listener to various sports talk radio stations, if any coach other than Duke's Mikey K had spoken up about kids storming the court and the fear for his players' safety, would the hosts have made such a big deal about it and made it a hot button issue ? I don't think so.
It was nice to see and hear conservative hot air bag Sean Hannity humbled by that Minnesota congressman on his tv show last week.
I may not be watching hockey, but its hard not to notice the Chicago Blackhawks' 22 game point streak without a regulation loss to start this abbreviated schedule.
Giving some props to the Edinburgh Scotland zoo and their attempts to get the Panda's to mate. Pumping Marvin Gaye's classic "Let's Get it On" in the cage. Now that's what I'm talking about!
Finally, its way too soon to start thinking about the 2013 high school football season, but the first draft schedule was released last week. Yes, I looked at it. Guilty as charged...Leccese out.
On to other things. It was one long day Saturday. Up at 4:30am to be on air and doing the Hits thing I do once a week from 6am to 9am. Then following a short break, high school hockey in Lake George at 3:30pm followed by a basketball game at the Civic Center shortly after the hockey game ended on WWSC. Talk about being tired. I was on fumes driving home around 9pm. Not having to go to Utica this weekend is the only positive in Queensbury's tough loss last weekend. Any high school sports broadcasts we do these last two weeks will be only a 5 to 10 minute drive. Amen!
Speaking of Amen. It seems the only people who manage to find my home with no problem are the ones who want to know if I've embraced the good lord as my savior. They must have a special GPS or Google maps thing, or my friends have no desire to drive the minimum of 20 minutes to find me, lol.
Dennis Rodman playing diplomat? If any one could possibly becomes friends with that, "one Brazil nut or cashew short of a mixed nut can" leader of North Korea, why not the Worm.
Kanye West three years after dissing Taylor Swift at the MTV video music awards still won't shut up about it. Kim Kardashian left Kris Humphries for this genius and is carrying his child? To quote Dan Miner, Kanye "Let it go already!"
Love this story from Milwuakee where one of the sausage costumes that the Brewers use during their famous in between innings race, while appearing at a curling event, ended up being stolen. Who ever did it, put on the costume, went to bars and other places and took photos with patrons. It was eventually returned. See another reason why curling is addictive to watch during the Winter Olympics.
First it was Gangum Style and now the Harlem Shake. What the heck are they in the first place? People are posting 4 thousand Harlem Shake videos on YouTube a day!
Being a listener to various sports talk radio stations, if any coach other than Duke's Mikey K had spoken up about kids storming the court and the fear for his players' safety, would the hosts have made such a big deal about it and made it a hot button issue ? I don't think so.
It was nice to see and hear conservative hot air bag Sean Hannity humbled by that Minnesota congressman on his tv show last week.
I may not be watching hockey, but its hard not to notice the Chicago Blackhawks' 22 game point streak without a regulation loss to start this abbreviated schedule.
Giving some props to the Edinburgh Scotland zoo and their attempts to get the Panda's to mate. Pumping Marvin Gaye's classic "Let's Get it On" in the cage. Now that's what I'm talking about!
Finally, its way too soon to start thinking about the 2013 high school football season, but the first draft schedule was released last week. Yes, I looked at it. Guilty as charged...Leccese out.
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