Guard Dog

The Marlins Braves game just got going after a 3 hour rain delay. They estimate there are less than 500 people in the stadium watching. This is a huge game for the Fish. That city does not deserve that team.

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but in the NHL is it true that only the team Captain can speak/argue with the referees?

Was I misreading this line? Yeah, that was a little out of context from the rest of what I was trying to say. More like an after thought. But it is true that the justice systems in Europe are usually pretty lenient compared to others.

I can't believe the Marlins lost two of three to the g*****n Padres! What the hell? They STINK! (Sorry Kelverin but it's true). Well, they are in real trouble now because the Rokies and Giants are running away with this wildcard race. The Fish are only 4 games back now but based on the remaining schedule they might have a better chance of catching the Phillies than SF or the Rocks. The do have six more games against Philly coming up.

I did not say it was a bad thing, I just said it was true. And it is. As for it being right or wrong, I really do not care. The British and Scottish governments owe nothing to anyone but themselves. If they need to use an asset in their posession to barter a better deal then that is their business. I doubt Libya would have passed on the deal if the release was refused, they would have asked for something else. As it stands this was a probably a pretty small price to pay. Allowing Khadafi to have his "hero" and his moment of PR costs nothing but some bad PR for them and the anger of people who don't get to vote in their elections anyway.

Now reading A False Spring by Pat Jordan. Great book! I actually read it some years ago but it's well worth another trip through. Also re-reading The 5000 Year Leap by Cleon Skousen. I have absolutely no doubt that Obama would love to have this book banned.

I found the article to be completely factual. What I don't get is why this surprises anyone. Gorgon is right to a point. Khadafi is not "on our team" they wanted something from him, he demanded something from them. Simple quid pro quo. He was released for oil contracts, simple as that. I'm sure there was an element of "compassion" involved because the poor helpless little terrrorist dear had cancer. Boo hoo. I am always amazed at how squishy and soft many european politicians seem to be when it comes to punishing evil doers.

Which bourbon? Woodford Reserve. I sat in the rocking chair on my porch and drank almost the whole bottle. One highball at a time, with just ice and a spash of ginger ale. It was a cool night, no bugs, stars as far as the eye could see. Perfect time to sit and think about your whole life. That is until I passed out in the chair and woke up hung over and sore.

I don't know anything about anarchy huh? I was in Somalia in 1993. I've seen anarchy first fu*****g hand and it is something you will never be able to wrap your narrow little mind around jack. Anarchy might work fine when it is practiced among a small group of civilized people, until a stronger group of uncivilized people comes along. Anarchy is might makes right and your life and liberty are subject to the whim of the first enemy you cannot defeat. There is a good reason the era of European History following the collapse of the Western Empire is called the Dark Ages. I thought you might be just a troll or even a provocateur looking to stir up interesting conversation but it is plain as day to me you do not know the first thing about how the world really works. I was wrong about you flies, it was the former not the latter.

The new Wheel of Time book comes out in the US on 10/27. Whaddya know?

I see. So on one hand you favor a dominating state that utterly subjugates it's citizens and personal liberty is non existent and on the other hand you favor no government at all where personal liberty is maximized so long as you have enough guns to ward off someone bent on taking whatever you have. You are either an idiot or you are just talking out of you @$$. I tend to think it might be the latter. But if I had to chose between the two I'd take anarchy because I am well armed.

Hey Hurlshot, hows this for a stat: The Giants are 34-18 in games started by either Cain or Lincecum, 35-40 in all other games. Talk about value from those two.

Tonight I am drinking bourbon. Really good bourbon. Life is good.

Rockies Dogers series! I find myself rooting for the Dodgers. I don't like that. But the Fish need to Rocks to lose.

Taking this week off. I meant to get some work done around the house but I just can't get motivated. I have gotten a fair bit of writing done on my book project. One thing I've found is that when you get rolling it just flows easy. The hard part is getting rolling. I guess writing is like running a diesel engine.

I actaully tried to fomulate an intelligent response to Lord of Flies latest ax grinding thread but when I saw no one else bothered to I figured what the hell, why should I? Posting to him is like trying to teach a pig to sing, it wastes everyones time and is doomed to failure in any event. Besides we already had a guy around here who posted long, nonsensical rants about how the world would be such a better place if all Americans and Jews of any nationality were dead. Speaking of which does LoF remind anyone of Yushaa? His schitck got old pretty fast too.

Watched the Rays get absolutely stuffed yesterday. Baseball isn't much fun when your team is getting totally shut down. They did show a little life in the 9th and made it interesting, but not interesting enough. At least the took two of three from Texas and gained a game on the Sox.

This was worth a chuckle.

This is a pretty good idea. Learning to shake someones hand and look them in the eye is an important skill to learn. And if they can do it it goes a long was to establishing a kids self confidence.

A friend of mine is running for Congress back in Florida. I spoke to him for an hour and a half last night. As much as I was glad to hear from him it brought back som pretty bad memories too. But it does make me think of how life would have turned out if I had just done a few things differently.

Huge weekend for the playoff contenders. Rockies/Giants, Red Sox/Yanks Marlins/Braves and Rays/Rangers. Big win for TB last night. Who would have thought an almost no-name free agent pick up like Greg Zaun could make such a positive impact on the club. Another win against the Rangers and another Red Sox loss will make for a good night. The Rays are peaking and jut the right time. The fish are looking for two in a row over Atlanta tonight, but with Chris Volstad on the mound, prospects are far from certain. Depends on which Chris Volstad shows up. I hope it's the one that dominated the Rockies last week and not the one that gave up six earned runs on ten hits in two innings against the Cubs.

I'm in for $100 This thread did not merit the effort you guys have invested in the responses you've written. This guys is just trying to get a rise out of you.

Watching Rays-Orioles game and doing some work reviewing FAA tower licenses. Got a glass of Makers Mark and Canada Dry sitting next to me. Reminds me of that old David Allen Coe song.... *guard dog sings...badly* "I'm gonna live that miller high life Thats what I'm gonna do. I'll be there with my hand held high when they say this buds for you. I'm gonna win that pabst blue ribbon, at least I'm gonna try, to drink canada dry before I die!"

After that disasterous road trip out west the Rays finally picked up a win. It was a terrible week for sure but with two more series remaining against the Yankees and Red Sox they still control their own destiny. But their chances of playing in October have fallen considerably. The Faboulous Fighting Fish of South Florida are just rolling! They play a double header today at home against Colorado who they have just owned this year, plus the Phillies were kind enough to lose last night and will have their hands full with Atlanta today the Marlins could end the day one game back!