Hi Inspirators and Spacers alike!
Padres are a good team. I hope Tatis is back from injury soon. Padres/Cubs series was a lot more competitive than the scores indicated. The Cubs were lucky to get the sweep. Next Monday-Wednesday, the series in San Diego could go the other way.
Ping, I get you about the proper safety equipment. I loved skydiving. The type of safety checks and equipment is obviously paramount. I skydived, even did HALO jumps, but I would not ride a motorcycle. You can be safe, but other drivers seem to hate motorcyclists. Most of the motorcycle accidents I have seen or heard about were car drivers being stupid. I knew a lady that had the handle 'Sugar Tits' back in the days of CB radios.
E and Linda, it is great to have you both drop-in.
I will have a wee bit of the herbal, sit down, and read some stories.
There is so much going on in the coffee house now that we go through a whole page in a day or two. It is so good to have so many Inspirators.
Ping, would you like some fine cheese to go with your whine? I have not enjoyed camping since my days in Central America.
Today is a day of remembrance for more than one reason.
Memorial Day is a day I never look forward to, but I am lucky. I personally only know a dozen people that died in the service. I do know others that have known far too many dead brothers-in-arms, especially from the Vietnam era. That was a different time in the US. I knew people that would tell stories about being harassed when they return to America because they were in Vietnam. One story about departing a plane in Atlanta in uniform and being called baby killers stands out. Things are not like that now. Military members and veterans are treated much better. On this day each year, I have a drink for all the people I knew and those I did not know who sacrificed themself for their nation. "To fallen friends and comrades!" Cheers.
Today is also the one-hundredth-year anniversary of the beginning of the Tulsa Race Riots. It is hard to believe that so many things have improved in a century, yet that same hatred that caused that horrible event and so many more like it still exists in so many people today. I went to high school in Charlotte, NC, while it and Boston were in the courts about busing, including the Supreme Court. The busing of students to integrate the school systems was a divisive issue at the time. There were regular protests near the school, and often our courtyard would fill up with blacks at one end and whites at the other. I was not popular with certain people due to having several black friends. It was especially bad for me when I began dating a black lady in my senior year. I was ostracized by many, both black and white. I even got beat up three times and almost a fourth time, except a friend helped me out. (That is a great story that I should share on this site) Racism has always been a cause that I step up to fight because of my background.
Now I step off my soapbox and get a cookie with some milk if I can find some. I have not dunked a cookie in a while.
I got a few more stories/poems read today. I am impressed by the overall quality of the writing posted here. It makes me proud to be a part of the Stories Space family.
Larry, the three-game series of the Padres at the Cubs, starts tomorrow. It should a great match. I am glad the Padres will not be sending Darvish to the mound during these three games.
The Mets put a beat-down on the Braves yesterday and got rained out again today. Sara can be happy with the continued good play of their young catcher William Contreras. He is the 23-year-old younger brother of the Cubs All-Star catcher Willson Contreras. Larry, I am looking forward to the Padres at Cubs three-game series starting tomorrow. The Cubs have broken their franchise record by using 41 different players by the end of May, but five other teams have used more this year than the Cubs. Injuries are running rampant throughout baseball. By the end of the season, injuries may impact division standing more than any other factor.
With the help of a double dose of anti-anxiety meds and Liz by my side, I made it through our cookout. It went much better than I thought it would.
I will have a Miss Moneypenny cookie. They are said to be extremely sweet, especially when they are warm.
Cheers!
I hope a haiku counts.
by Uejima Onitsura
These useless dreams, alas!
Over fields of wilted grass
winds whisper as they pass.
Translated from Japanese and a miracle, it rhymes in English.
In alphabetic order:
Isaac Asimov
Agatha Christie
Charles Dickens
George Orwell
Count Lev N. Tolstoy
I did not include poets; if I had, two poets would be in the mix:
Emily Dickinson
T.S. Eliot
Interesting note: Only Issac Asimov was listed on more than one group of choices.
I have been rewatching two shows.
1. 'The Ranch' is a comedy/drama series on Netflix. It has an all-star cast, with Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Sam Elliott, Debra Winger, Elisha Cuthbert, and Debra Jo Rupp. It was canceled last year.
2. 'The Boys' follows a team of non-superpowered vigilantes as they combat superpowered individuals who abuse their abilities on Amazon Prime. The series has an ensemble cast that is great and this parody/dark-humored show has interesting storylines. It is R-rated with excessive gore and violence plus a lot of sexual references. It is like GOT with its violence, but basically on nudity. It may have more violence and gore than GOT. I like its sarcasm and often gallows humor. Season three is greenlit and I hear they may have a spin-off coming next year, or sooner. based on a group in superpower college based on G-Men from their comics.
Salutations All!
Hi, Kim. I wish I could find some volleyball on my channels, as I do not have ESPN. I loved playing VB in the navy. I even got to play on a British team while posted to an RAF base. I was a top-notch digger.
You and Al make quite a team.
I wish playing catch was still possible, Scott. Playing catch with my grandkids would be great.
Jeff, your talent is obvious. Trust yourself. The hardest part is sitting down and typing. Please keep us updated so that I can buy your book. Can I pre-order?
I am not a fan of the seven-inning doubleheaders, but it should count as one if that is a complete game. If the pitcher throws a shutout, it counts as a complete game and a shutout. Madison Bumgarner pitched a no-hitter but did not count as one. That is wrong.
My son and daughter-in-law will not get the vaccine because they are young (in their thirties), and it will not affect them. When I explained why it was a good idea and did not cost anything, they told me it was not my business because Liz and I have had our shots. My youngest son and his wife are very headstrong, but I still respect and love them both.
Karl (Actung) has written a very nice piece of prose, 'Butterfly.' I recommend it.
Have a great day; my granddaughter has come in to play with the kittens.
I just watched the Brewers/Cubs game. The Cub's bats have come to life, blowing up the Brew Crew 15-2.
On this date, in 1939, Ted Williams hit his 1st home run, and in 1954 Hank Aaron hit his 1st home run. The Splendid Splinter and The Hammer were two of the best baseball players ever.
Now I get to watch all of the other important games tomorrow morning.
Good night Spacers. Sleep tight, and don't let the Covid bug bite.
Hello, fellow Spacers.
Sara, your trowel-shaped cookies bring back a memory from my youth. Art Linkletter used to say, "Kids Say the Darndest Things." They do the darndest things too. Several friends and I were playing in the backyard. We were in the 4th grade. I pilfered a box of ice cream from the icebox, forgot to get spoons. We tried our fingers, but you can imagine how poorly that worked. I checked our shed and found a trowel. After I used my shirt to clean it off, we took turns using it to eat the ice cream—what a mess. I got in big trouble because the ice cream was meant for my sister's birthday.
The Mets vs. Cubs game last night was a nail-biter. Especially in extra innings.
The Mets/Nationals series should be a great one to watch. I know I am going to enjoy it.
A cuppa and a trowel cookie for me today. I must runoff. There is a lot of paperwork waiting for me.
I hope all of you have following seas today.
I noticed that today is the 16th anniversary of the first YouTube video. After just 16 years, YouTube has become a juggernaut. I spend hours every day on YouTube, and it is where I get my news.
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