Cutter's Log - Supplemental
I got done covering Rock Falls softball's game against Rockridge. Bill got done covering Somonauk's baseball game against Sandwich. We were the only reporters at these games, so I thought it was a pretty good arrangement.
I'm going to be spending some time away from covering things until 4/10. That's when Rockford Auburn hosts a soccer invitational.
The reason why I'm spending some time off is because of the work/school balance. I'll be working six straight: Dixon mid today, EE night Thursday, Dixon night Friday, EE night Saturday, Dixon mid Sunday, EE night Monday.
In addition to working back in Dixon today, I have class straight afterword. We'll be going over how to structure the Policy Speech. My speech will be a position in favor of HR 390 - the "College Football Playoff Act of 2009". I'll need some time to put together a PowerPoint (yuck). I'll be doing this all day Thursday, and hopefully I'll have an outline structured by then. I also have all day Friday.
The weekend will be spent getting the business card thing situated.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Refill Cards
Cutter's Log - Stardate 0102.13.30
Current Song - Miss Sun (Boz Scaggs)
My bank switched names recently, and in a way it reminded me to change my online payment information.
I've always been weary about buying things or paying for things through the computer. The website thing has always seemed to work out well. But just in case there is some sort of virus that gets a hold of this information, I should have something else.
These "go" cards seem to work out well.
Current Song - Miss Sun (Boz Scaggs)
My bank switched names recently, and in a way it reminded me to change my online payment information.
I've always been weary about buying things or paying for things through the computer. The website thing has always seemed to work out well. But just in case there is some sort of virus that gets a hold of this information, I should have something else.
These "go" cards seem to work out well.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Five Months
Cutter's Log - Stardate 0102.03.30
Current Song - You Make it so Hard (Boz Scaggs)
The fifth Class Reunion will be on August 14.
That's five months. That's a goal date.
A lot of things have changed with me since I threw up that cap. Largely, I now understood why I acted the way I did during my childhood. Whether or not those that were around me will understand it is still up for grabs. Two, I'd like to continue to get rid of some things.
I have five months to try to act my age. Let's see if going back in time really works.
Current Song - You Make it so Hard (Boz Scaggs)
The fifth Class Reunion will be on August 14.
That's five months. That's a goal date.
A lot of things have changed with me since I threw up that cap. Largely, I now understood why I acted the way I did during my childhood. Whether or not those that were around me will understand it is still up for grabs. Two, I'd like to continue to get rid of some things.
I have five months to try to act my age. Let's see if going back in time really works.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
WSN: Work, School, NISB
Cutter's Log - Stardate 0102.52.30
Current Song - Misunderstanding (Genesis)
WORK: I will be back at Dixon East on Friday night.
I haven't worked at Dixon since just before Christmas. I still have the cheat sheet for the paperwork, as I rediscovered it in my desk a couple of days ago. Today I was asked if I could return for at least one night. I can't wait to see the customers again.
One of the best things about this is that I'll see my paycheck go up by $50. If I'm seeing that the money is going pretty good, I may be interested in doing double-shift Sundays once again if asked by Dixon.
Otherwise, things are going okay at the moment. I was named February employee of the month! However, it feels like being on the cover of Sports Illustrated. It only gets worse afterward. I've made a couple of mistakes since, but I'm okay with that.
SCHOOL: Didn't do so well on the Speech test. Then again, I didn't study hard enough. I didn't have time for it, and what I was doing in its place was foolish. I have to be careful to balance work and school accordingly. I have a policy speech coming up soon. I'm leaning toward having mine on the H.R. 390 involving the college football playoffs.
I'm having another stall in the Graphic Design class. I'm having trouble finding a client to create a business card for. I can't go any further until I find that client. Literally, I didn't even go to the past two classes because of this. I'm going regardless on Friday. Hopefully I find one by then. If not, I'm planning on working ahead on a couple of things.
NISB: I established the NISB Facebook page. I had some trouble setting it up, but it works now. I'm posting on the page's wall each time I make an update to the website.
As mentioned when discussing work, money may be rolling in a bit more. This also means that the website could be something to put less emphasis on, especially come finals time. If I have enough money to pay the freelancers to cover things, and continue the continunity of the website, that should be fine.
I have a Friday 5 due tomorrow morning. I've only got one topic of five so far. It's a good one, and I wish I'd see more of these kinds of things brought to my attention. Hopefully the IHSA releases their meeting notes, so I can get that on there.
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Bills to pay, finances to reorder!
Current Song - Misunderstanding (Genesis)
WORK: I will be back at Dixon East on Friday night.
I haven't worked at Dixon since just before Christmas. I still have the cheat sheet for the paperwork, as I rediscovered it in my desk a couple of days ago. Today I was asked if I could return for at least one night. I can't wait to see the customers again.
One of the best things about this is that I'll see my paycheck go up by $50. If I'm seeing that the money is going pretty good, I may be interested in doing double-shift Sundays once again if asked by Dixon.
Otherwise, things are going okay at the moment. I was named February employee of the month! However, it feels like being on the cover of Sports Illustrated. It only gets worse afterward. I've made a couple of mistakes since, but I'm okay with that.
SCHOOL: Didn't do so well on the Speech test. Then again, I didn't study hard enough. I didn't have time for it, and what I was doing in its place was foolish. I have to be careful to balance work and school accordingly. I have a policy speech coming up soon. I'm leaning toward having mine on the H.R. 390 involving the college football playoffs.
I'm having another stall in the Graphic Design class. I'm having trouble finding a client to create a business card for. I can't go any further until I find that client. Literally, I didn't even go to the past two classes because of this. I'm going regardless on Friday. Hopefully I find one by then. If not, I'm planning on working ahead on a couple of things.
NISB: I established the NISB Facebook page. I had some trouble setting it up, but it works now. I'm posting on the page's wall each time I make an update to the website.
As mentioned when discussing work, money may be rolling in a bit more. This also means that the website could be something to put less emphasis on, especially come finals time. If I have enough money to pay the freelancers to cover things, and continue the continunity of the website, that should be fine.
I have a Friday 5 due tomorrow morning. I've only got one topic of five so far. It's a good one, and I wish I'd see more of these kinds of things brought to my attention. Hopefully the IHSA releases their meeting notes, so I can get that on there.
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Bills to pay, finances to reorder!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
My Health Care Thoughts
Cutter's Log - Stardate 0102.42.30
Current Song - Sweetheart (Franke and the Knockouts)
I don't mind it one bit.
I don't know if it will help or hurt me. I'm not concerned as to whether or not it will help or hurt me. It's NOT about ME. I don't look at the US of A in the way of, "If it's not good for me, therefore it's not good for the country."
Who this benefits are those who have been unable to progress, those who have been stuck in dire straits for decades. These are the people we never seen in the mainstream.
For those who think of themselves as successful, think about the struggle that you had to overcome, or quest you had to make, in order to become the person you are today. This is the same kind of task that these people who aren't there yet are trying to accomplish. Those who are already successful don't want to sacrifice anything.
Why does it always seem that we want to topple those above us, and block those beneath us? YOU are not the United States of America, WE are the United States of America.
I can't understand why we have to put ourselves (as individuals) ahead of other people around you. It's as if we should all act on our own, right? Well, if we all had minds of our own, there would be a lot of disorganization.
In the sports world, I always hear the word "team" in the interviews that I conduct. What's better: A team of six basketball players working together on the court? Or six basketball players on the court? Which team is more likely to win the basketball game?
I have a feeling that all of these teabaggers, and those who threw rocks and harassed those that voted for the Bill --- really only care about themeselves.
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Even with all of this happening, I think the upcoming elections in 2010, 2012 and 2014 will be the most intense in decades. Probably even more violent than the Reagan Revolution of the early 80s and the Republican Revolution of 1994.
We know in every election, the two majority parties aim to erradicate the other from the face of the Earth. No effort to do this will be more powerful than what the Republicans plan on doing soon. Rock throwing, harassment phone calling, slurs, etc. will only be the beginning. If the Republicans can't control their anger in the upcoming elections, they're done. They will have only done that on their own.
Current Song - Sweetheart (Franke and the Knockouts)
I don't mind it one bit.
I don't know if it will help or hurt me. I'm not concerned as to whether or not it will help or hurt me. It's NOT about ME. I don't look at the US of A in the way of, "If it's not good for me, therefore it's not good for the country."
Who this benefits are those who have been unable to progress, those who have been stuck in dire straits for decades. These are the people we never seen in the mainstream.
For those who think of themselves as successful, think about the struggle that you had to overcome, or quest you had to make, in order to become the person you are today. This is the same kind of task that these people who aren't there yet are trying to accomplish. Those who are already successful don't want to sacrifice anything.
Why does it always seem that we want to topple those above us, and block those beneath us? YOU are not the United States of America, WE are the United States of America.
I can't understand why we have to put ourselves (as individuals) ahead of other people around you. It's as if we should all act on our own, right? Well, if we all had minds of our own, there would be a lot of disorganization.
In the sports world, I always hear the word "team" in the interviews that I conduct. What's better: A team of six basketball players working together on the court? Or six basketball players on the court? Which team is more likely to win the basketball game?
I have a feeling that all of these teabaggers, and those who threw rocks and harassed those that voted for the Bill --- really only care about themeselves.
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Even with all of this happening, I think the upcoming elections in 2010, 2012 and 2014 will be the most intense in decades. Probably even more violent than the Reagan Revolution of the early 80s and the Republican Revolution of 1994.
We know in every election, the two majority parties aim to erradicate the other from the face of the Earth. No effort to do this will be more powerful than what the Republicans plan on doing soon. Rock throwing, harassment phone calling, slurs, etc. will only be the beginning. If the Republicans can't control their anger in the upcoming elections, they're done. They will have only done that on their own.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Combining it all into one
Cutter's Log - Stardate 0102.32.30
Current Song - Too Close (Next)
It's a night after work, and I'm usually running around on the computer. There wasn't much on there, but my mind came up with some different odds and ends here and there.
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The evening coffee clatch at work talked about rummage sales, and I told them I always wanted to start one. I have a bad location for a rummage sale: my front yard is on a hill, with 7 steps up to get there. My back yard is okay, as long as there's ample parking.
I've got a bunch of knick knacks cluttered up in my bedroom and throughout the house. Stuff I don't need, and stuff that may cause a waste of time if I ever move out. I would really like to start one. I just need to find boxes to put all of this stuff in, and to figure out how much each thing is worth.
The rummage sale (if it even gets up) will be one week long, and branded "the great experiment in economic hardship shopping."
Knick knacks - college textbooks - baseball cards - ???????
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After a recent virus check, it became known to me that I have a lot of pictures on the computer. That could save some scanning time, and I wouldn't lose them come tragedy.
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The SHS Class of 2005 5th reunion is on August 21. Good, a goal date for me.
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Those refill cards work better for the internet than what I use now.
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Work, okay. School, sucks. NISB, just fine.
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Yes, I'm that tired. Off to do some errands.
Current Song - Too Close (Next)
It's a night after work, and I'm usually running around on the computer. There wasn't much on there, but my mind came up with some different odds and ends here and there.
--
The evening coffee clatch at work talked about rummage sales, and I told them I always wanted to start one. I have a bad location for a rummage sale: my front yard is on a hill, with 7 steps up to get there. My back yard is okay, as long as there's ample parking.
I've got a bunch of knick knacks cluttered up in my bedroom and throughout the house. Stuff I don't need, and stuff that may cause a waste of time if I ever move out. I would really like to start one. I just need to find boxes to put all of this stuff in, and to figure out how much each thing is worth.
The rummage sale (if it even gets up) will be one week long, and branded "the great experiment in economic hardship shopping."
Knick knacks - college textbooks - baseball cards - ???????
--
After a recent virus check, it became known to me that I have a lot of pictures on the computer. That could save some scanning time, and I wouldn't lose them come tragedy.
--
The SHS Class of 2005 5th reunion is on August 21. Good, a goal date for me.
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Those refill cards work better for the internet than what I use now.
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Work, okay. School, sucks. NISB, just fine.
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Yes, I'm that tired. Off to do some errands.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
I need a Client
Cutter's Log - Stardate 0102.12.30
Current Song - Wheel theme
I'm moving on to a Business Card project for my Graphic Design class. I can't design my own, I have to do this for someone - per the rules of the assignment. I'm not sure on how to approach this kind of assignment, but first and foremost, I need a client.
I need a client. One that doesn't have a business card design, and would like one.
Anyone? You can e-mail me, or message me on facebook for more information.
Current Song - Wheel theme
I'm moving on to a Business Card project for my Graphic Design class. I can't design my own, I have to do this for someone - per the rules of the assignment. I'm not sure on how to approach this kind of assignment, but first and foremost, I need a client.
I need a client. One that doesn't have a business card design, and would like one.
Anyone? You can e-mail me, or message me on facebook for more information.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Bob Totten
Cutter's Log - Stardate 0102.02.30
A middle school teacher of mine, and a football coach of mine, Bob Totten passed away on Tuesday.
Mr. Totten taught government and civics at Challand. He was also a recess and detention supervisor, and was the first face we saw when we arrived at Challand each morning. To many he was a very strict man, and we all knew never to irritate him. One of my favorite classes at Challand was his, though.
He was our seventh grade civics teacher. The assignments, study guides, tests, quizzes, and even answer forms (yes, there were answer forms) for the tests and quizzes, were pretty much recycled every year -- it was the first time we really saw this kind of thing, and it was weird to us students. What was also weird to us is that he passed around green markers to correct the tests and quizzes. He wanted them in green marker.
When you're young, you don't quite understand why the things were the way they were. But when you get older you start to get it. Recycling does save a lot of money and time. I don't really know what the green markers were supposed to mean, but I think it reminded me later on to have an understanding for others wanting things the way they want them.
My favorite quiz game that he used was called "Around the Class" - similar to what my fourth grade teacher did for math studying. Around the Class was a game where we would compete against other classmates one-on-one deskside and answer class-related questions. The game would either end at the end of class, or when one has made it around the entire class. I loved the game, my classmates probably hated it because of me.
Some of us eighth graders were still being watched by Mr. Totten, as he was an assistant freshman football coach at the high school. I was a manager, so I didn't really interact with him often, but he was always good to me in that capacity. Mr. Totten retired from teaching and coaching when my class graduated high school in 2005.
Being a before-school recess supervisor is simply an extra duty to the teaching profession. Bob Totten fit that job well in addition to his other teaching and coaching duties. He was the first face we saw that ended our transition from innocent grade school kids to young men and women. He didn't treat us like our grade school teachers did, but rather as adults.
It was a sudden a change when we were first given a talking to by him for doing something wrong. In a way, it helped give us discipline that we needed for the life ahead of us. We continued to talk when we met on occasion after high school. One time while he was filling up his van at the Shell station, the pump didn't shut off automatically. So here he comes into the store, and treats me as if I was a sixth grader at recess.
His lessons of discipline, his teaching, and his professionalism. That's what I'll miss most about Bob Totten.
Rest in peace.
A middle school teacher of mine, and a football coach of mine, Bob Totten passed away on Tuesday.
Mr. Totten taught government and civics at Challand. He was also a recess and detention supervisor, and was the first face we saw when we arrived at Challand each morning. To many he was a very strict man, and we all knew never to irritate him. One of my favorite classes at Challand was his, though.
He was our seventh grade civics teacher. The assignments, study guides, tests, quizzes, and even answer forms (yes, there were answer forms) for the tests and quizzes, were pretty much recycled every year -- it was the first time we really saw this kind of thing, and it was weird to us students. What was also weird to us is that he passed around green markers to correct the tests and quizzes. He wanted them in green marker.
When you're young, you don't quite understand why the things were the way they were. But when you get older you start to get it. Recycling does save a lot of money and time. I don't really know what the green markers were supposed to mean, but I think it reminded me later on to have an understanding for others wanting things the way they want them.
My favorite quiz game that he used was called "Around the Class" - similar to what my fourth grade teacher did for math studying. Around the Class was a game where we would compete against other classmates one-on-one deskside and answer class-related questions. The game would either end at the end of class, or when one has made it around the entire class. I loved the game, my classmates probably hated it because of me.
Some of us eighth graders were still being watched by Mr. Totten, as he was an assistant freshman football coach at the high school. I was a manager, so I didn't really interact with him often, but he was always good to me in that capacity. Mr. Totten retired from teaching and coaching when my class graduated high school in 2005.
Being a before-school recess supervisor is simply an extra duty to the teaching profession. Bob Totten fit that job well in addition to his other teaching and coaching duties. He was the first face we saw that ended our transition from innocent grade school kids to young men and women. He didn't treat us like our grade school teachers did, but rather as adults.
It was a sudden a change when we were first given a talking to by him for doing something wrong. In a way, it helped give us discipline that we needed for the life ahead of us. We continued to talk when we met on occasion after high school. One time while he was filling up his van at the Shell station, the pump didn't shut off automatically. So here he comes into the store, and treats me as if I was a sixth grader at recess.
His lessons of discipline, his teaching, and his professionalism. That's what I'll miss most about Bob Totten.
Rest in peace.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Planning the week again
Cutter's Log - Stardate 0102.61.30
Current Song - Together Again (Janet Jackson)
Money is going to be bare, as I mentioned in the previous entry. I can't spend much. I can't get my hair cut, and it's the longest it's been for a while. If it gets any longer, it'll break the record set by my mullet when I was five. Yes, I had a mullet. I have to hold off on getting more minutes for my cell phone. I'm going to have to leave a voice message telling everyone to call my home phone.
Since there's no money to go around, I'm not going to do much until the 25th. Even my tank is running low. This means I'll have to break out the bicycle - if it even works. I'm down 35 pounds from my highest weight in the summer, so the bike riding should be just a little bit easier. I may end up riding it to work one night. I may force off a few.
There's not much to do today (Tuesday). I have class on Wednesday morning, then I'm studying for a test in speech, then I'm taking the test in speech. Thursday will be spent piecing together the Friday 5 before going to work. Friday morning will be spent at class for quite a while. I have Saturday off because I thought I was going to be back in Peoria. Then again, I don't have the money for it. Working on Sunday and Monday, and off Tuesday. More class on Monday morning.
I'm going to try to find a nearby baseball, softball or soccer game on Friday or Saturday. Sterling, Rock Falls and Newman can be reached by bicycle.
Current Song - Together Again (Janet Jackson)
Money is going to be bare, as I mentioned in the previous entry. I can't spend much. I can't get my hair cut, and it's the longest it's been for a while. If it gets any longer, it'll break the record set by my mullet when I was five. Yes, I had a mullet. I have to hold off on getting more minutes for my cell phone. I'm going to have to leave a voice message telling everyone to call my home phone.
Since there's no money to go around, I'm not going to do much until the 25th. Even my tank is running low. This means I'll have to break out the bicycle - if it even works. I'm down 35 pounds from my highest weight in the summer, so the bike riding should be just a little bit easier. I may end up riding it to work one night. I may force off a few.
There's not much to do today (Tuesday). I have class on Wednesday morning, then I'm studying for a test in speech, then I'm taking the test in speech. Thursday will be spent piecing together the Friday 5 before going to work. Friday morning will be spent at class for quite a while. I have Saturday off because I thought I was going to be back in Peoria. Then again, I don't have the money for it. Working on Sunday and Monday, and off Tuesday. More class on Monday morning.
I'm going to try to find a nearby baseball, softball or soccer game on Friday or Saturday. Sterling, Rock Falls and Newman can be reached by bicycle.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Stretch
Cutter's Log - Stardate 0102.51.30
Current Song - My City Was Gone (The Pretenders)
I'm entering the home stretch in my college career. I have a long way to go in the Graphic Design class. However, I did get one assignment re-done today, and will work on the last step in the T-shirt project on Wednesday.
I also got paid my vacation money earlier than I thought. So I'm using that toward my final college payment. Unfortunately, I only have $50 to stretch until March 24. About the only other way I can make more up until then is to sell customers big winners, and hope for a tip. I've got nothing to sell, except those baseball cards. Even at the end of the month I won't make a whole lot, as the car insurance payment will be due.
Current Song - My City Was Gone (The Pretenders)
I'm entering the home stretch in my college career. I have a long way to go in the Graphic Design class. However, I did get one assignment re-done today, and will work on the last step in the T-shirt project on Wednesday.
I also got paid my vacation money earlier than I thought. So I'm using that toward my final college payment. Unfortunately, I only have $50 to stretch until March 24. About the only other way I can make more up until then is to sell customers big winners, and hope for a tip. I've got nothing to sell, except those baseball cards. Even at the end of the month I won't make a whole lot, as the car insurance payment will be due.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
THE VACATION
Cutter's Log - Stardate 0102.41.30
Current Song - New York, New York (Frank Sinatra)
During my time off, I wrote down what happened during the vacation to the Baseball and Football halls of fame. I didn't have a computer near me, so I wrote it all down on pen and paper. The daily account was written toward bedtime each night, so it kind of feels rushed. The vacation started on March 8. Here goes:
Day 1
Middlebury Heights, Ohio - I just completed day 1 of my five-day northeast adventure. I left home around 10:15 this morning and filled my tank in Dixon before leaving.
I was surprised as I left because neither mom or dad gave me a hug. Well, I'm not that surprised, but I'm that old now. They did when I left for Tucson last year. So yeah, I'm old now.
It was drizzling during most of my Illinois ride. Once I got into Indiana, I was doing 80 in the 55 on the far left lane when someone tried to move in on me. It shook me up a little, and I stopped in Gary for a quick break.
After leaving Gary, it felt like forever to get to Toledo. I stopped for lunch in South Bend - had a triple whopper with cheese, this to be explained later - and only then realized that the College Football Hall of Fame was there. Shoot! Maybe I'll make it on my way back.
The fuel lasted until near Sandusky (actually, the 80-90 is 20 miles south). Gas was only $2.72 there, and was $2.69 back home. My tolls were all paid for with my I-PASS, even in Indiana and Ohio.
I'm staying at a Motel 6 in a suburb of Cleveland, Middlebury Heights. $35.99 a room; I only require so little right now. This hotel's an outdoor one - where I park my car in front of my door. Only a couple of things: the water didn't look clear for drinking, and there's no alarm clock. That's a bummer, because I need to wake up at 8:00 a.m. and leave at 10:00 for Cooperstown.
The budget is holding up well, I'm using the $50 for gambling at Par-a-dice for emergency money instead.
All I really need to do is get a light dinner and go to bed.
Another long day tomorrow - but at least it's somewhere I've never been to. I went to Cleveland once already.
Day 2
Middlebury Heights - Had some trouble sleeping last night, but found myself awake at 6:00 a.m.
I got some McDonalds [last night] and watched a movie with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. I didn't catch the name of the movie [Bad Boys II], but it was good except for the abrupt ending. Really wanted to see more.
No fast food tax in Ohio. I bought milk to go with my dinner - one for dinner and one for breakfast. The breakfast one didn't last. There's no fridge in the room, nor an ice machine. So I thought it was wise to fill the ice bucket (yeah, an ice bucket, but not ice machine) with cold water. By the time my throat was dry around 3:30 a.m. the milk wasn't all that cold - so I drank it all. Now I have to buy another one.
Five bucks for breakfast before going on the road - an early start. I was going to be out by 10, but maybe now by 9. I'll drive in the heart of Cleveland before heading out toward Pennsylvania. I also have to make one business call and call my grandparents today.
The drive was just as long, but not as boring. A lot of mountains and snowy ground. The Alleghenys and the Catskills are in southern NY. Drive through Cleveland and Erie this morning. I blew past the "Welcome to Pennsylvania" sign, but stopped before the "Welcome th New York" sign and took a pic of it.
A very, very senic drive all of the way through NY. Once I got there and saw "Binghamton 263" I thought it would have been closer than that. I stopped at the first rest stop in NY and picked up some more brochures for mom and dad. One of them was for the Lucy-Desi Museum in Jamestown (the birthplace of Lucille Ball). I had to stop and at least go to the gift shop.
Had lunch at a Wendy's in Olean. I sat next to a guy who overheard my phone call to one of my freelancers. I said "I'm all the way in New York" [on the phone] and we ended up talking for a bit. He told me about the Revolutionary War battlefields I would pass, as well as the mountains. He also asked where I was from. I said "Northern Illinois" and he told me about his trucking trips through it. I eventually told him I lived in Sterling - and he told me about how the Mill made steel for Progresso Soup cans. I knew a Sterling link would appear somewhere.
Leaving Olean, I drove [through] the Seneca Nation. You could tell not just by the welcoming sign, but the feeling of the road. I'm sure somewhere Chief Iapoppayatire was wishing me "safe travel."
Gassed up again and Chemung. The Sandusky fillup didn't quite make it to Cooperstown. Gas was $2.93 there, twenty cents more than Sandusky.
I arrived in Cooperstown a little before 6:00 p.m. I needed to get a phone card, so I tried to find a pharmacy. Found a CVS in downtown. Real wonderful! Better than Galena. The country is better than Jo Daviess County (and I said once I wanted to retire there). I'll see more tomorrow. Gotta see the pics!
I also bought my dinner there. Cambpells Chunky Beef was on sale. I also got some newspapers. One story on the front mentioned a place I passed - yet ANOTHER Hall of Fame. Sadly, the National Soccer Hall of Fame is closing down.
Watching college basketball and filling out post cards now. More tomorrow.
Day 3
Cooperstown - Made some changes to the plans. I was going to go through central Pennsylvania and eat at a particular restaurant. The restaurant was Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - home of the biggest burgers. After figuring out my fuel budget, I made the cut. My Pair-A-Dice money is now in the fuel budget.
The Hall of Fame was the first place I stopped at. Parking is scarse, and I had to park in a city street a block away. The townhomes are almost right next to the street - there's no front yard.
The Hall of Fame isn't as crowded as I thought it would be. I think it's busier on the weekends. The post office is across the street, so I dropped off my post cards and walked to the front. It was like finally ending that trek to a pilgrimage. At 23, I was at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
It was pretty empty when I got there, but it had only been open for 30 minutes. Okay, I was all alone until about 1/4 of my whole time in. I was kind of surprised - it was no Field Museum, or Milwaukee Art Museum, or Old Tucson. Pretty empty of people. Exhibits, on the other hand, were plentiful.
I walked to the second floor and unknowingly started my adventure at the exit. The first area was artifacts from the recent day. So I thought the end would be artifacts from the early days. Today's items are in an area that looks like a clubhouse locker room. Each locker had the hat or bat or ball or glove used for an important feat of each team in baseball history. There's too much there to remember everything. The McGwire and Bonds homerun bats and balls are there. Tony La Russa's jacket from his 2,000th managerial win is there. Alex Rodriguez's 500th homerun helmet, Geoff Blum's 14th inning single bat, Jeff Bagwell's World Series jersey, just a ton of items! It may want me to go back again.
That's just one area. There's more.
A timeline of baseball artifacts takes up the whole second floor. Rickey Henderson's cleats from his record-setting swipe are among what's there. A lot of jerseys, hats, balls and gloves. There are some other side exhibits during the walking timeline. One of them is an area on Latin American baseball, another on women inb baseball, and an area on the Negro Leagues.
The timeline is where I shot the most pics. The things I really wanted to see were things related to four Hall of Famers: Jim Bottomley, Joe McGinnity, Red Ruffing and Al Spalding. These four were born in Northern Illinois. There's a Ruffing pair of shoes and an award. Bottomley's bat in which he belted seven homeruns in five games is there. There wasn't any McGinnity or Spalding artifacts there, but there was a McGinnity trading card there.
Northern Illinois's other link to the Baseball Hall of Fame was in the women's exhibit. A Rockford Peaches jersey (from A League of their Own) was there, along with a bat from one of the Peaches finest hitters, Dottie Kamenshek.
The last stop of the floor was items from the way-past. The first ball from the first game in which admission was charged was there, as well as old catchers helmets. There was also a whole exhibit dedicated to Babe Ruth - with the No. 60 ball and bat, and the "Called Shot" bat.
Off to the third floor, where most of it was dedicated to the ballparks. A noteable piece is the cornerstone of Ebbets Field, as well as one of the exploding scoreboard pinwheels of old Comiskey Park. A Hank Aaron exhibit followed, with history and artifacts from his career, including the uniform he wore when he hit No. 755. The records exhibit followed, with a wall-to-wall list of all-time records and their Top 10 retired and active stats. A wall of almost every no-hit ball since 1940 was next. The floor's features ended with a brief history of baseball cards and the replaying of Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First" routine on a television.
I made my way down to the first floor, where there was an art exhibit of baseball-related work. Then there was the Holy Grail of the museum - each plaque of each Hall of Famer. I shot the first class, as well as the four area Hall of Famers.
The last thing I saw was artifacts from the media perspective. I learned that the box score was invented by Henry Chadwick - the "first sportswriter" in our nation's history.
The time at the Hall of Fame was capped off by my picture being taken in the Hall gallery, and shopping at the gift shop. Four hours of fun and interesting history was waiting to be discovered.
After putting my gifts in the car, I made my way back to downtown. There are five or six card shops there. I stopped at a couple of them and bought cards. One store had a "quarter box" with cards for a quarter. If there's one thing I love about collecting cards, it's raiding these boxes for good deals. My general rule is 90% off. I know the prices in my head - it doesn't take a whole lot to memorize a Beckett. One shop had autographed 8x10 pics on sale. A lot of current players I've never heard of before. The one football pics in there became mine - one of Marcus Allen. It probably would be more expensive in Canton.
The day in Cooperstown ended with "Lupper" at T.J.s Grill. It was a restaurant on one side and a gift shop on the other. I bought a bacon cheeseburger platter. Even though I got a 10% discount with my HoJo key, the food is pretty expensive - that, and a large coke was around $18!
Doubleday field was the final stop. After snapping the entrance, my camera showed low battery. Time to save it.
I'm back at the hotel. Going to do laundry and check the computer. My day will start very early tomorrow - as I have to work on posting Supersectional stories from tonight.
Day 4
North Canton, Ohio - I didn't expect Wednesday to be much trouble. I was hoping the Supersectional articles would be posted this morning. However, only one was sent. The other had to be waited until later.
We figured I needed to find a computer somewhere between Cooperstown and Canton. [redundant written info omitted]. I either had to find another Hotel with Internet, or find a library. I eventually found one at the Euclid Public Library. They don't require a library card. Cool! I got a hold of the other Supersectional story.
However, I had a huge blow to the day. Someone e-mailed me regarding a comment I made in the Decade Retrospective. It turns out a lawsuit I said was done was not done. Big error. I wrote a statement of retraction.
That is enough to make me pre-write my "State of the Site Address," and try to come up with a Doctrine regarding content.
I'll think of that now, and tomorrow will bring another interesting trip. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is nearby, and will be the final stop before going home. I plan on getting there when they open at 9:00 a.m. I won't spend a whole lot of time there, and plan on leaving by noon. A real light lunch will follow on the way home. I'll have dinner at home.
I'll spend Thursday night home before traveling to Peoria for Eastland-Salt Fork in the morning.
Day 5
North Canton - Almost time to go home.
Sterling - Everything went to plan, and I even gothome early. I visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. It's just as interesting as the Baseball Hall of Fame. A lot of old artifacts - what I like best. This was just a minor stop, as opposed to the main reason why I'm on the trip anyway.
The Football HOF begins with a history of the building before going up a spiral staircase to the timeline of football. This is the stuff I like. I like learning about history, and how it shaped what's going on today.
After the timeline, the actual gallery was next. There were a lot of people in it, and pro football is about 50 years younger than pro baseball[, and 25 years younger than prep football]. The room was dark and shiny with a lot of busts.
I then sat down to hear a presentation about oddball stuff there. I got to touch a pair of shoes used in a George Clooney football movie. We saw the first nose protector and knee pad, a piece of the Pontiac Silverdome, the panel from Art Rooney's private office-to-lockeroom elevator, and electrical wire used to heat the field for the Ice Bowl game (the wire didn't work).
There's an exhibit on secondary leagues (AFL, USFL, etc.) and one on today's game (similar to baseball). A Super Bowl history exhibit followed, and I sat in a theatre to see the Steeler-Cardinal Super Bowl game in a theatre-like screen.
I was the only one in the theatre. Like the Baseball Hall of Fame experience, there weren't too many people in it. I went on a good day.
After leaving Canton, I began my trek home. Wasn't much to see - and I stayed in the left lane the entire time. I hit rain in Indiana, and heavy rain in the Southland. I got home around 7:45 p.m.
The end.
It was a really fun trip! I enjoyed the drive to and from. I enjoyed the places I went to. If given the opportunity to do it again, I'd do it. I earn two weeks vacation in July. I'll be done with college too - so it may make the vacation a bit more fun. I found myself worrying about schoolwork at times.
Absolutely fun!
Pictures are on my MySpace photo album.
Current Song - New York, New York (Frank Sinatra)
During my time off, I wrote down what happened during the vacation to the Baseball and Football halls of fame. I didn't have a computer near me, so I wrote it all down on pen and paper. The daily account was written toward bedtime each night, so it kind of feels rushed. The vacation started on March 8. Here goes:
Day 1
Middlebury Heights, Ohio - I just completed day 1 of my five-day northeast adventure. I left home around 10:15 this morning and filled my tank in Dixon before leaving.
I was surprised as I left because neither mom or dad gave me a hug. Well, I'm not that surprised, but I'm that old now. They did when I left for Tucson last year. So yeah, I'm old now.
It was drizzling during most of my Illinois ride. Once I got into Indiana, I was doing 80 in the 55 on the far left lane when someone tried to move in on me. It shook me up a little, and I stopped in Gary for a quick break.
After leaving Gary, it felt like forever to get to Toledo. I stopped for lunch in South Bend - had a triple whopper with cheese, this to be explained later - and only then realized that the College Football Hall of Fame was there. Shoot! Maybe I'll make it on my way back.
The fuel lasted until near Sandusky (actually, the 80-90 is 20 miles south). Gas was only $2.72 there, and was $2.69 back home. My tolls were all paid for with my I-PASS, even in Indiana and Ohio.
I'm staying at a Motel 6 in a suburb of Cleveland, Middlebury Heights. $35.99 a room; I only require so little right now. This hotel's an outdoor one - where I park my car in front of my door. Only a couple of things: the water didn't look clear for drinking, and there's no alarm clock. That's a bummer, because I need to wake up at 8:00 a.m. and leave at 10:00 for Cooperstown.
The budget is holding up well, I'm using the $50 for gambling at Par-a-dice for emergency money instead.
All I really need to do is get a light dinner and go to bed.
Another long day tomorrow - but at least it's somewhere I've never been to. I went to Cleveland once already.
Day 2
Middlebury Heights - Had some trouble sleeping last night, but found myself awake at 6:00 a.m.
I got some McDonalds [last night] and watched a movie with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. I didn't catch the name of the movie [Bad Boys II], but it was good except for the abrupt ending. Really wanted to see more.
No fast food tax in Ohio. I bought milk to go with my dinner - one for dinner and one for breakfast. The breakfast one didn't last. There's no fridge in the room, nor an ice machine. So I thought it was wise to fill the ice bucket (yeah, an ice bucket, but not ice machine) with cold water. By the time my throat was dry around 3:30 a.m. the milk wasn't all that cold - so I drank it all. Now I have to buy another one.
Five bucks for breakfast before going on the road - an early start. I was going to be out by 10, but maybe now by 9. I'll drive in the heart of Cleveland before heading out toward Pennsylvania. I also have to make one business call and call my grandparents today.
Cooperstown, N.Y. - I'm at the HoJo in Cooperstown. Not a whole lot of people are here.
The drive was just as long, but not as boring. A lot of mountains and snowy ground. The Alleghenys and the Catskills are in southern NY. Drive through Cleveland and Erie this morning. I blew past the "Welcome to Pennsylvania" sign, but stopped before the "Welcome th New York" sign and took a pic of it.
A very, very senic drive all of the way through NY. Once I got there and saw "Binghamton 263" I thought it would have been closer than that. I stopped at the first rest stop in NY and picked up some more brochures for mom and dad. One of them was for the Lucy-Desi Museum in Jamestown (the birthplace of Lucille Ball). I had to stop and at least go to the gift shop.
Had lunch at a Wendy's in Olean. I sat next to a guy who overheard my phone call to one of my freelancers. I said "I'm all the way in New York" [on the phone] and we ended up talking for a bit. He told me about the Revolutionary War battlefields I would pass, as well as the mountains. He also asked where I was from. I said "Northern Illinois" and he told me about his trucking trips through it. I eventually told him I lived in Sterling - and he told me about how the Mill made steel for Progresso Soup cans. I knew a Sterling link would appear somewhere.
Leaving Olean, I drove [through] the Seneca Nation. You could tell not just by the welcoming sign, but the feeling of the road. I'm sure somewhere Chief Iapoppayatire was wishing me "safe travel."
Gassed up again and Chemung. The Sandusky fillup didn't quite make it to Cooperstown. Gas was $2.93 there, twenty cents more than Sandusky.
I arrived in Cooperstown a little before 6:00 p.m. I needed to get a phone card, so I tried to find a pharmacy. Found a CVS in downtown. Real wonderful! Better than Galena. The country is better than Jo Daviess County (and I said once I wanted to retire there). I'll see more tomorrow. Gotta see the pics!
I also bought my dinner there. Cambpells Chunky Beef was on sale. I also got some newspapers. One story on the front mentioned a place I passed - yet ANOTHER Hall of Fame. Sadly, the National Soccer Hall of Fame is closing down.
Watching college basketball and filling out post cards now. More tomorrow.
Day 3
Cooperstown - Made some changes to the plans. I was going to go through central Pennsylvania and eat at a particular restaurant. The restaurant was Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - home of the biggest burgers. After figuring out my fuel budget, I made the cut. My Pair-A-Dice money is now in the fuel budget.
The Hall of Fame was the first place I stopped at. Parking is scarse, and I had to park in a city street a block away. The townhomes are almost right next to the street - there's no front yard.
The Hall of Fame isn't as crowded as I thought it would be. I think it's busier on the weekends. The post office is across the street, so I dropped off my post cards and walked to the front. It was like finally ending that trek to a pilgrimage. At 23, I was at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
It was pretty empty when I got there, but it had only been open for 30 minutes. Okay, I was all alone until about 1/4 of my whole time in. I was kind of surprised - it was no Field Museum, or Milwaukee Art Museum, or Old Tucson. Pretty empty of people. Exhibits, on the other hand, were plentiful.
I walked to the second floor and unknowingly started my adventure at the exit. The first area was artifacts from the recent day. So I thought the end would be artifacts from the early days. Today's items are in an area that looks like a clubhouse locker room. Each locker had the hat or bat or ball or glove used for an important feat of each team in baseball history. There's too much there to remember everything. The McGwire and Bonds homerun bats and balls are there. Tony La Russa's jacket from his 2,000th managerial win is there. Alex Rodriguez's 500th homerun helmet, Geoff Blum's 14th inning single bat, Jeff Bagwell's World Series jersey, just a ton of items! It may want me to go back again.
That's just one area. There's more.
A timeline of baseball artifacts takes up the whole second floor. Rickey Henderson's cleats from his record-setting swipe are among what's there. A lot of jerseys, hats, balls and gloves. There are some other side exhibits during the walking timeline. One of them is an area on Latin American baseball, another on women inb baseball, and an area on the Negro Leagues.
The timeline is where I shot the most pics. The things I really wanted to see were things related to four Hall of Famers: Jim Bottomley, Joe McGinnity, Red Ruffing and Al Spalding. These four were born in Northern Illinois. There's a Ruffing pair of shoes and an award. Bottomley's bat in which he belted seven homeruns in five games is there. There wasn't any McGinnity or Spalding artifacts there, but there was a McGinnity trading card there.
Northern Illinois's other link to the Baseball Hall of Fame was in the women's exhibit. A Rockford Peaches jersey (from A League of their Own) was there, along with a bat from one of the Peaches finest hitters, Dottie Kamenshek.
The last stop of the floor was items from the way-past. The first ball from the first game in which admission was charged was there, as well as old catchers helmets. There was also a whole exhibit dedicated to Babe Ruth - with the No. 60 ball and bat, and the "Called Shot" bat.
Off to the third floor, where most of it was dedicated to the ballparks. A noteable piece is the cornerstone of Ebbets Field, as well as one of the exploding scoreboard pinwheels of old Comiskey Park. A Hank Aaron exhibit followed, with history and artifacts from his career, including the uniform he wore when he hit No. 755. The records exhibit followed, with a wall-to-wall list of all-time records and their Top 10 retired and active stats. A wall of almost every no-hit ball since 1940 was next. The floor's features ended with a brief history of baseball cards and the replaying of Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First" routine on a television.
I made my way down to the first floor, where there was an art exhibit of baseball-related work. Then there was the Holy Grail of the museum - each plaque of each Hall of Famer. I shot the first class, as well as the four area Hall of Famers.
The last thing I saw was artifacts from the media perspective. I learned that the box score was invented by Henry Chadwick - the "first sportswriter" in our nation's history.
The time at the Hall of Fame was capped off by my picture being taken in the Hall gallery, and shopping at the gift shop. Four hours of fun and interesting history was waiting to be discovered.
After putting my gifts in the car, I made my way back to downtown. There are five or six card shops there. I stopped at a couple of them and bought cards. One store had a "quarter box" with cards for a quarter. If there's one thing I love about collecting cards, it's raiding these boxes for good deals. My general rule is 90% off. I know the prices in my head - it doesn't take a whole lot to memorize a Beckett. One shop had autographed 8x10 pics on sale. A lot of current players I've never heard of before. The one football pics in there became mine - one of Marcus Allen. It probably would be more expensive in Canton.
The day in Cooperstown ended with "Lupper" at T.J.s Grill. It was a restaurant on one side and a gift shop on the other. I bought a bacon cheeseburger platter. Even though I got a 10% discount with my HoJo key, the food is pretty expensive - that, and a large coke was around $18!
Doubleday field was the final stop. After snapping the entrance, my camera showed low battery. Time to save it.
I'm back at the hotel. Going to do laundry and check the computer. My day will start very early tomorrow - as I have to work on posting Supersectional stories from tonight.
Day 4
North Canton, Ohio - I didn't expect Wednesday to be much trouble. I was hoping the Supersectional articles would be posted this morning. However, only one was sent. The other had to be waited until later.
We figured I needed to find a computer somewhere between Cooperstown and Canton. [redundant written info omitted]. I either had to find another Hotel with Internet, or find a library. I eventually found one at the Euclid Public Library. They don't require a library card. Cool! I got a hold of the other Supersectional story.
However, I had a huge blow to the day. Someone e-mailed me regarding a comment I made in the Decade Retrospective. It turns out a lawsuit I said was done was not done. Big error. I wrote a statement of retraction.
That is enough to make me pre-write my "State of the Site Address," and try to come up with a Doctrine regarding content.
I'll think of that now, and tomorrow will bring another interesting trip. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is nearby, and will be the final stop before going home. I plan on getting there when they open at 9:00 a.m. I won't spend a whole lot of time there, and plan on leaving by noon. A real light lunch will follow on the way home. I'll have dinner at home.
I'll spend Thursday night home before traveling to Peoria for Eastland-Salt Fork in the morning.
Day 5
North Canton - Almost time to go home.
Sterling - Everything went to plan, and I even gothome early. I visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. It's just as interesting as the Baseball Hall of Fame. A lot of old artifacts - what I like best. This was just a minor stop, as opposed to the main reason why I'm on the trip anyway.
The Football HOF begins with a history of the building before going up a spiral staircase to the timeline of football. This is the stuff I like. I like learning about history, and how it shaped what's going on today.
After the timeline, the actual gallery was next. There were a lot of people in it, and pro football is about 50 years younger than pro baseball[, and 25 years younger than prep football]. The room was dark and shiny with a lot of busts.
I then sat down to hear a presentation about oddball stuff there. I got to touch a pair of shoes used in a George Clooney football movie. We saw the first nose protector and knee pad, a piece of the Pontiac Silverdome, the panel from Art Rooney's private office-to-lockeroom elevator, and electrical wire used to heat the field for the Ice Bowl game (the wire didn't work).
There's an exhibit on secondary leagues (AFL, USFL, etc.) and one on today's game (similar to baseball). A Super Bowl history exhibit followed, and I sat in a theatre to see the Steeler-Cardinal Super Bowl game in a theatre-like screen.
I was the only one in the theatre. Like the Baseball Hall of Fame experience, there weren't too many people in it. I went on a good day.
After leaving Canton, I began my trek home. Wasn't much to see - and I stayed in the left lane the entire time. I hit rain in Indiana, and heavy rain in the Southland. I got home around 7:45 p.m.
The end.
It was a really fun trip! I enjoyed the drive to and from. I enjoyed the places I went to. If given the opportunity to do it again, I'd do it. I earn two weeks vacation in July. I'll be done with college too - so it may make the vacation a bit more fun. I found myself worrying about schoolwork at times.
Absolutely fun!
Pictures are on my MySpace photo album.
Friday, March 5, 2010
2 more days
Cutter's Log - Stardate 0102.50.30
Current Song - American Boy (Estelle/Kanye West)
Did I really put a Kanye West song as the song that's stuck in my head right now?
Two more days until takeoff for vacation. The plans have changed a bit. I'm leaving on Sunday morning and driving to Cleveland, where I'm staying overnight. I'll take off for Cooperstown that morning. I'm leaving Wednesday morning for Canton. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is there. So I'll be visiting that, too.
I'm pulling another all-nighter, and for good reason. I'll be in the TZ this morning, and plan on staying until this project of mine is done. This is all I plan on doing Friday. Hopefully I can survive this. As far as the class goes, usually I make a goal for all of my classes to be passed with a "C" - however, I will be satisfied with a "D" because I can afford it to graduate.
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I am also considering making a Facebook fan page for NISB. This is just so that there can be fans, and people can say they're fans of it. I can post all of the NISB updates that I usually post under my own personal profile with it, so those friends who don't really give a hoot about what I post don't have to read all through it. This will probaly never be accomplished.
Current Song - American Boy (Estelle/Kanye West)
Did I really put a Kanye West song as the song that's stuck in my head right now?
Two more days until takeoff for vacation. The plans have changed a bit. I'm leaving on Sunday morning and driving to Cleveland, where I'm staying overnight. I'll take off for Cooperstown that morning. I'm leaving Wednesday morning for Canton. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is there. So I'll be visiting that, too.
I'm pulling another all-nighter, and for good reason. I'll be in the TZ this morning, and plan on staying until this project of mine is done. This is all I plan on doing Friday. Hopefully I can survive this. As far as the class goes, usually I make a goal for all of my classes to be passed with a "C" - however, I will be satisfied with a "D" because I can afford it to graduate.
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I am also considering making a Facebook fan page for NISB. This is just so that there can be fans, and people can say they're fans of it. I can post all of the NISB updates that I usually post under my own personal profile with it, so those friends who don't really give a hoot about what I post don't have to read all through it. This will probaly never be accomplished.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Allergic to Romance
Cutter's Log - Stardate 0102.20.30
Current Song - Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
Eh, Eh, Ehhh CHOO!!!!!
I have never really had any allergies. Sometimes I find myself sneezing when I look into the sunlight. However, it seems as if any time I daydream of something romantic I begin to sneeze. This has only begun to occur within the past year or so. I can't tell if this is the higher beings telling me to stay away from it or what.
I think about love, and I sneeze. If it's the real thing, I'm going to have a severe cold - and no one wants that.
So I can't have this? Why?
Revealing this is kind of hard to do, because people can go many different directions in assuming things. However, if I keep it in my head too long I'm never going to understand why. I've never had much luck in being in relationships with girls (well they're women now), and to this day I always try.
I've found out through the years that you need to have an actual reason. I think I was doing this willy-nilly and thats why it would never work. Everyone keeps telling me that I will find true love one day, those same people have found true love many times to this date.
When will this one day be? What will happen? How will this come about? I think someone has to just walk on by one day and something will click in my head. I'm still waiting for that moment.
It has to filter through many tests, and quite often it doesn't reach the top. I can detect turn-offs in many ways - mainly one's mannerisms.
I guess the emphasis on the turn-offs would help the sneezing problem. It would also make the search for true love somewhat more difficult.
So when I have a cold, it's probably ...
Current Song - Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
Eh, Eh, Ehhh CHOO!!!!!
I have never really had any allergies. Sometimes I find myself sneezing when I look into the sunlight. However, it seems as if any time I daydream of something romantic I begin to sneeze. This has only begun to occur within the past year or so. I can't tell if this is the higher beings telling me to stay away from it or what.
I think about love, and I sneeze. If it's the real thing, I'm going to have a severe cold - and no one wants that.
So I can't have this? Why?
Revealing this is kind of hard to do, because people can go many different directions in assuming things. However, if I keep it in my head too long I'm never going to understand why. I've never had much luck in being in relationships with girls (well they're women now), and to this day I always try.
I've found out through the years that you need to have an actual reason. I think I was doing this willy-nilly and thats why it would never work. Everyone keeps telling me that I will find true love one day, those same people have found true love many times to this date.
When will this one day be? What will happen? How will this come about? I think someone has to just walk on by one day and something will click in my head. I'm still waiting for that moment.
It has to filter through many tests, and quite often it doesn't reach the top. I can detect turn-offs in many ways - mainly one's mannerisms.
I guess the emphasis on the turn-offs would help the sneezing problem. It would also make the search for true love somewhat more difficult.
So when I have a cold, it's probably ...
Monday, March 1, 2010
Content Sharing
Cutter's Log - Stardate 0102.10.30
Current Song - Take a Bow (Madonna)
In an effort to cut travel costs, many newspapers are making deals with opposing teams' newspapers to cover their "road" games. One reporter is at the game, instead of the home reporter and visitor reporter.
Two ways in doing this can be done: That one reporter may write a version of the article in the home view, and then edit the piece to make it look like one in the visitor's view. The other way has to do with schools that have more than one paper covering them; one writer will write the same article for both papers.
It's a step in the right direction for the newspapers. What used to be capsules are now actually written by someone. No company is more active in this than Shaw, and the Small Group realizes this: pieces seen in the Dispatch/Argus and Ottawa Times are being seen in Shaw papers and vice versa. Another plus on the Shaw side will be the formation of the Northern Illinois Big 12, which has three Shaw connections (SV/Morris/DeKalb).
The biggest complaint that will rise from all of this will be the "bias" or "slant" toward the reporter's primary team. They'll say, "why didn't the paper send a reporter to this game?" Hopefully they now know of this important cost-cutting measure in order to keep the good sports sections still looking good.
Current Song - Take a Bow (Madonna)
In an effort to cut travel costs, many newspapers are making deals with opposing teams' newspapers to cover their "road" games. One reporter is at the game, instead of the home reporter and visitor reporter.
Two ways in doing this can be done: That one reporter may write a version of the article in the home view, and then edit the piece to make it look like one in the visitor's view. The other way has to do with schools that have more than one paper covering them; one writer will write the same article for both papers.
It's a step in the right direction for the newspapers. What used to be capsules are now actually written by someone. No company is more active in this than Shaw, and the Small Group realizes this: pieces seen in the Dispatch/Argus and Ottawa Times are being seen in Shaw papers and vice versa. Another plus on the Shaw side will be the formation of the Northern Illinois Big 12, which has three Shaw connections (SV/Morris/DeKalb).
The biggest complaint that will rise from all of this will be the "bias" or "slant" toward the reporter's primary team. They'll say, "why didn't the paper send a reporter to this game?" Hopefully they now know of this important cost-cutting measure in order to keep the good sports sections still looking good.
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