Yankee4Life

Updated to 12-24 ...Before I get started on my random thoughts of this week, I'd like to thank Time Magazine for making me Person of the Year. ...Hasn't this month just flown by? ...I know last week I said that I was tired of hearing Christmas songs, but now that it's Christmas Eve, those same songs sound better to me right now. ...I'll never understand people who start their Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve. I don't even want to drive past a store today. ... Dogs are a weakness of mine.We have a little puppy, she's a little dachshund. That's not her pictured, I just got a picture of the breed to show you. But she's as innocent looking as that dog. But don't let that fool you. She can chew through a pair of shoes like no one's business and can give you a sad face when you catch her in the act. She knows darn well she has me wrapped around her paw. ...My God, have you seen the newest version of Classic Yankee Stadium by PaulW and SeanO? Stunning is the first word that comes to mind. Thank you both. ...I can't help but thinking of MarkB's comments in here that he made a few days ago. I usually have a lot of contact with Mark over the course of the week but this week I had none and after reading that I found out why. I also know that the person who did this is very lucky that he wasn't there. What's next for that guy? Taking an old person's groceries? ...I went to see Rocky Balboa yesterday evening and if anyone has not had a chance to see it, I won't spoil the movie for you. I'll just say that I enjoyed it very much and it was a hell of a movie. Good job Rock. ...The Yankees got hit with a 26 million dollar tax by Commando Selig. By next year when Randy "do nothing" Johnson being off the books and some others, maybe we won't have to pay that much. ...Have a great holiday everyone. You all deserve it and every one of you make this place as special as it is.

Pretty powerful stuff Mark. I'm sorry this happened to her and those other two people. Of course, I hope they catch the S.O.B. and really make him pay.

....You all have no idea how happy I am to be back home. I spent a weekend down at the inlaws and I felt like I was Marty Mcfly going back in time to 1955. Where my wife's family comes from, no television cable has gone before. ...My back is killing me. I actually had to sleep on the floor Friday night because the bed was that uncomfortable. I got a rug burn on my elbow when I was trying to move around down there at night and I had the dog look at me like "what the hell are you doing here?" ...What did I miss here over the weekend? You guys got to know I would have rather been here reading anyone's posts instead of watching TV all day Saturday. It was watch TV or go and watch a three year old have his picture taken with Santa. Remote control anyone? ...I start work again tomorrow for the first time in over a month. I've been out all this time because I was not feeling well. It'll take me awhile to get back in the swing of my daily routine. ...If any of you are near the Syracuse, New York area, go by the lake and take a look at the "Lights at the Lake" Christmas lights display that they have there. It's well worth it. ...Reading DJ's random thoughts, I got to comment on his Walmart one where they are staying open 24 hours until December 24th. DJ, to answer your own question, if you have time this week, drive past Walmart at 3 or 4 in the morning. You'll be shocked at how many cars are there. ...Hmm, looking at the football scores now....Oakland lost again....moving on. ...If there is any Yankee news that happened from Friday afternoon until Sunday night, I haven't heard it yet. I just have been hearing about them maybe dealing with Pittsburgh for some slug and Melky is involved with the deal. No way, I say. ...Thank God this is the last full week we have to listen to Christmas songs. Yeah, I like them, but over and over? ...I'm glad I have the NFL Network.

I've already changed the date on the random thoughts thread because I won't be here this Sunday until later on in the day. I got to go out of town to deliver Christmas presents to relatives. It's cheaper to do that instead of mailing every one of them. So, whomever wants to do this on Sunday, please go right ahead. It really is your thread after all.

How did you mess it up? That wallpaper of A-Rod looks great.

Krawhitham is a song by Aerosmith. It's an instrumental.

Ask and you shall receive. :)

Happy Birthday HFLR and I hope you get better soon!

Updated to 12-11 ...Now weren't those winter meetings interesting? If there is anything that you can take out of what went on last week is that there will never be a salary cap in baseball with all the overpaying that went on. ...But at the same time, Barry Zito is still without a home. You can blame Scott Boras for that. ...The Yankees are a stronger team right now by throwing Andy Pettitte out there every fifth day as opposed to Jaret Wright. ...And one thing the Yanks don't need is having the Roger Clemens circus around them next year. He can go back to Houston and pitch his half season and retire again for the fifth time. ...I hate that ESPN insider crap. ...The end of the NFL season is approaching, that means Saturday games to watch, which begin next week. I've always liked the Saturday games. ...I don't want anyone to get hurt but at the same time I want someone to knock Terrell Owen's block off. ...The Raiders may be a terrible team on the field, but their charity work in Oakland makes them winners to kids. Their Toys for Tots campaign and the work they do year round in Oakland is admirable. But I still want them to win on Sundays. :headache: ...This is a great forum, no doubt. But I'm sorry, some of the people here are only here to see how much they can get others upset. ...I wonder what one of my favorites from Saturday Night Live, Victoria Jackson, is doing these days? ...Fifteen days to Christmas, only 14 shopping days left. Thank God.

I think it looks great.

Here's a little known fact that you may or may not know. At Hickam Field, the Air Force base at Pearl Harbor, the buildings that were shot at by the Japanese planes still have the bullet marks on them. They've never been repaired.

I was fortunate enough to visit the Memorial four times during my stay in Hawaii. I went there each time in uniform and it was a very respectful and humbling experience. There is a short boat ride out to the Memorial and then when you get there, you can look over on the sides and see the ship as she lay to rest since that day. I recommend anyone if they have a chance to see this.

Hard to believe sixty five years have passed since the attack on the naval and air bases in Oahu. Let's take a moment to honor the servicemen and women who perished that day. Picture of the attack in 1941 Here's the Arizona Memorial

No. That man in the picture did not get arrested. This guy was the actor in the commercials. Crazy Eddie's stores went bankrupt.

You know what that photo is from? In the Tri State area of New York, there was a business known as Crazy Eddie's. It was an electronics store. This guy pictured is the guy who did the commercials for this place. He'd do the commercials jumping up and down, waving his arms, just going nuts. And at the end of the commercial he'd say "Crazy Eddie, his prices are IN-SAAAANNNEEEE"

Rare photo of UncleMo when he is not working on his audio mods.

Updated to 12-3 ...Hard to believe we are in December now, isn't it? ...I wonder what Michael Vick will do today after the game to the fans if the Falcons lose again ? ...Don't you just love those Christmas commercials on TV from the jewelry stores that try to hawk their stuff "from $99.99 to $8,999"? And if you go and look at the stuff that they sell for $99.99 it is not even worth your time. ...People that work in the medical field do a fantastic job. ...Anyone ever read People magazine? All it seems to be is a mouthpiece for Britney Spears, and what a pig she turned out to be. ...That Ms. Dewey search engine site looked interesting for the first five minutes until she kept on talking. Then I ran back to Google. ...Winter meetings start tomorrow. This should be an interesting week. ...I still wish the Yankees would get Ted Lilly back. ...and then have them give away Kyle Farnsworth. ...Every year this video makes me laugh, I hope you like it too.

In a word, fantastic.

Updated to 11-26 ...As long as it will take you all to read the latest contribution of random thoughts, that's how long I spent watching the three NFL games on TV Thanksgiving day. ...Speaking of that, I do hope everyone enjoyed their holiday because that's really all that it is about. ...I was at a Target store the other day and I was watching the PS3 on a hi def TV. I got to admit those graphics are the best I've ever seen on a console system. And I'm still not buying one. ...I don't know about you, but this just goes too far. I understand people buying memorabilia, but would you fork over money for dirt? If so, I'll go out to my backyard right now and mail you some of mine for the today only low price of $49.99 :sleepy: ...I'm one day late, but happy birthday to Bernie Kosar, one of my favorite NFL players. ...I'd rather have Ted Lilly and Gil Meche on the team instead of Barry Zito because I can't stand when the Yankees have to deal with that crook Scott Boras. ...I bet Alfonso Soriano spent Thanksgiving day at the food shelter because he heard that free turkey dinners were given out. ...Any of you guys out there go shopping on Black Friday? I'm just wondering because I didn't. ...I got a letter from my high school that I went to. I went to Catholic schools. The school I went to is having a fund drive and they are asking alumni to pitch in. The average cost for a year's tuition there is about $5,000. Outrageous. Who the hell's got that to spare? I pitched in by ripping up the letter and throwing it away. ...I can not wait for Total Classics Phase 7.

If that's the case, the line forms to the left for all the banned people and ones who have a grudge against me. They'll all want to pull the plug on my machine. :wink:

I will PM this to the man in charge and see if he can add this to the emoticons we already have.

Updated to 11-19 ...And the PS3 fights of 2006 are under way. I've been reading about fistfights and cops being called to stores to break up customers before they kill each other over this. My God, we haven't seen this since X-box 360, and then before that with X-box, and before that with the PS2. At least people are consistent. ...Had to go to COMP-USA yesterday to look for something. I hardly go there because this store is located in a suburb of my town that I hate to go to. The biggest change I noticed about that store is the layout. Years ago they had aisles and aisles of software. They don't anymore. They do have some now, they just have them on a shelf in the back of the store. They really make you look for it. What they don't make you look for is the "Stereo Surround System" for the X-Box 360, which is on display right near where you come in. That can be yours for only $499. Even COMP-USA has turned their back on the PC user. ...In the I didn't know that department, which in my case is a very big department, I found out a pretty interesting tidbit about "A Christmas Carol." Do you know how before a movie starts they have those trivia things on the screen to pass time away before the show? Well they had one about this movie. It seems that since 1900, this story by Charles Dickens has been made into a movie over 30 times. Well, I thought it was interesting anyways. ...I am off this week from work for vacation. I was off last week because I was not feeling well. Tomorrow is a day I am not looking forward to because that's the day we get our Christmas shopping out of the way. Oh, the walking I am going to do tomorrow. ...That Ohio State and Michigan football game yesterday was everything it was built up to be. Over time that might prove to be one of college football's classic games of the decade. ...I think it is nice to read that the Yankees have an interest in bringing back Ted Lilly. I didn't want him to leave in 2002 because he was showing a lot of promise right before he got traded. I'd love to get him back instead of Andy Pettitte, who can stick his head in the Texas sand for all I care. ...It boggles the mind that a team like Boston can bid 51.1 million dollars just to talk to this Mataszuka guy and still with a straight face cry poverty to everyone. And what makes it worse, people in here and all over baseball fall for it. ...Going to go see Casino Royale over the Thanksgiving weekend. I've seen all the Bonds so I have to see this one. Early reviews say this is going to be another good one. ...I have a date for my knee surgery and it's January 9th. Never before has one person looked forward to going under the knife as I am. ...Enjoy this week if you have some time off, and I hope each one of you has a great Thanksgiving.

No problem. I'm a Bubba fan too.

Updated to 11-12 ....Hospitals are no place to be. Trust me. ....But this is not a bad weekend at all! The Yankees got rid of Gary Sheffield, thank God and are very close to getting rid of Jaret Wright. And I like what they are getting in return: pitching. ...It's starting to get colder out there now. People say "the most wonderful time of the year" is coming up for the Christmas season. Maybe so, but not weather wise. ...I am a little confused about why major league teams had to bid so much money just to be able to talk with that Japanese pitcher. I mean, if you want to be in the major leagues so bad, have open negotiations with the teams. I just don't get why the teams have to bid 20 million or more just to talk to this guy. ...One final note on the Yankees. I don't want them to get Roger Clemens back. Or Andy Pettitte. ...Now that the elections are said and done, the politicians can go back to doing nothing. ...I'm old enough to remember when the Raiders would lose two to three games a year instead of winning two to three games a year. You have no idea how depressing that is. ...One of the things I do in here daily is go to the Creative Discussions thread and see the newest sigs and artwork because I really appreciate the work that is done there. ...For the $600 asking price they want, how many people are going to get a PS3? ...Then again these damn things will sell out in one day and it'll just be another reason to ignore the PC gamer market.