Wondergarden

So tonight I skipped class so I could get started on my garden. Each year the scale is a little bigger than the previous incarnation. It started out a few years back with 2 tomato plants. Then last year we added a few green pepper and banana pepper plants and some cherry tomato plants that grew to be some 15 feet long.

Anyway, tonight I started digging. I must say that this years garden is going to be pretty big and I’m going to try something a little different with more than one plant. I’ve always heard about upside down tomato plants and I think this year I’m going to try one out.  I’ll probably put one plant in the ground and put another one in a hanging bucket.  Hopefully it works well that way it can free up precious space for next year.  I’m also goign to grow some green onions in containers, just to see how that works.  Also, this fall I’ll be trying my hand at growing garlic.

Look for more gardening posts from me in the future.

Amazing nascar crash

So, I’m not really a fan of NASCAR.  I used to be hooked on it like it was crack, but that interest died around the same time Dale Earnhardt did.  Anyway, my brother sent me this link earlier from a crash that happened yesterday afternoon at qualifying.  I don’t think I’ve ever seen a crash impact like this and for a moment I really thought the guy was dead, because he hit the wall way harder than Earnhardt did at Daytona.  I guess this is a testament to the new car and various other safety precautions NASCAR is taking these days.

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I was going to write a little post about the generational differences, specifically between baby boomers and gen y’ers, and how it relates to employment.  Most boomers worked only a handful of jobs in their entire careers, were fiercely loyal to their company, regardless of how much they disliked their jobs, and gen y’ers are changing jobs at the fastest rate in history, about once every 2 years.  Anyway, like I said, I was going to write about this, job loyalty, and corporations taking a somewhat new approach in viewing employees as assets as opposed to liabilities, but right now, I’m just too tired.

Coincidentally, I’m being recruited by one of my customers who also happens to be in direct competition with my company in a different aspect of our business.

So yea, that’s all I’ve got for you.

Happy birthday to me

Yes, this was my dinner. No, I did not eat it all. I shared, I promise.

*2 Shrimp Tempura Rolls

*1 Spicy Tuna Roll

*1 Dynamite Roll

*1 Mr. Sushi Roll

*1 California Roll (not pictured)

* Octopus Nigiri

* Yellowtail Nigiri

Summer of Baseball update: Going to Detroit in 3 weeks to see the Tigers host the Dodgers in inter-league play.  I can’t wait.

Spring

Today was about as beautiful of a day as you can possibly have in March. I took advantage this afternoon and went for a ride in the country with Gingerdog and my camera. I really need to do this more often.

Baseball

I love baseball. I love playing it, I love watching it, and I love coaching it. There is nothing better than going out to the (any?) stadium on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and just relaxing, soaking up some sun and listening to the sounds of the game, the sound of the lumber against the ball, or the underlying sound of the crowd. If a trip to the stadium isn’t possible, the next best option is sitting on the porch or in the garage, listening on the radio with a cold beer in hand.

Why this post, you ask? Well, like I said, I love baseball. This summer, I have a few trips planned to take in some games. Considering my undying love for the Cincinnati Reds, for whom I have my uncle to thank, I will obviously be attending one or two games there. I’ll be taking both of my sons to at least one of these games and it has become somewhat of a tradition to take them down to Cincinnati once per season.  I’m pretty sure they enjoy it almost as much as I do.

I also have a trip planned to visit a good friend of mine in Michigan and we will be heading into Detroit to catch a Tigers game. This is slowly turning into a tradition as well. Detroit trips are always insane, mainly because my friend doesn’t really have the patience required for city driving. He assured me earlier that all this has changed recently, so…we shall see.

The big trip, and the main reason for this post is something that has been thrown around for a few years now and it seems to be finally coming to fruition, and not a minute to soon, I might add. This June, a different friend of mine and I are going to be flying into New York City so we can experience baseball as it was meant to be, in “The House That Ruth Built”, and while I pretty much despise the New York Yankees, you cannot be a fan of baseball and not have respect for the history that has taken place at Yankee Stadium. At least they will be playing my Reds.

Coincidentally, this is also the last year for Yankee Stadium, as the organization is building a new, updated facility just down the road. Oh, and just to brag a little bit, we’ll be staying in downtown Manhattan, probably right next to Central Park.

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In the interest of objectivity

Since I recently wrote a little bit about John McCain and Rod Parsley, I guess I should write a little about Obama and Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Rev. Wright, apparently is a pretty angry man. At a sermon in 2003, he blamed the 9/11 attacks on us, for state-sponsored terrorism in the Middle East and in South Africa.

During this sermon, in his own church on Chicago’s south side, Wright states, “God bless America? God damn America. God damn America.”

Another quote, referencing 9/11, “America’s chickens are coming home to roost.” For those of you unaware, this is a direct reference to Malcolm X’s speech on December 4, 1963, less than 2 weeks after the assassination of JFK. When asked a question concerning the late president’s assassination, Malcolm X replied that it was just a case of “America’s chickens coming home to roost.”

This would also explain Michelle Obama’s recent comment on how, for the first time in her life, she was proud to be an American.

As an Obama supporter, this worries me.

Rod Parsley endorses McCain

Keith Olberman is reporting that Rod Parsley, pastor at World Harvest Church in Columbus, Ohio, has endorsed, and also serves as a “spiritual advisor” to Republican nominee John McCain. I know Parsley and his church fairly well. They are customers of mine and I visit with them weekly.

Parsley is a fundamentalist Christian. There is no way around this, and if you even begin to doubt this, I direct you to the following quote:

“I cannot tell you how important it is that we understand the true nature of Islam, that we see it for what it really is. In fact, I will tell you this: I do not believe our country can truly fulfill its divine purpose until we understand our historical conflict with Islam. I know that this statement sounds extreme, but I do not shrink from its implications. The fact is that America was founded, in part, with the intention of seeing this false religion destroyed, and I believe September 11, 2001, was a generational call to arms that we can no longer ignore.”

This seriously scares me.

Spitzer

I’ve just got to say real quick that Eliot Spitzer has really let me down.  I remember first hearing about him about 5 years ago when he was AG in New York.  I admired his drive to take on corporate greed and honestly, I kind of looked up to him, as silly as that sounds.

He risked it all, and I do mean all, on a high priced piece of ass.  Such a shame.

This is a man that would have no doubt ran for the presidency in 4-12 years.