If I'm just making the coffee at 8:30, clearly plenty of citizens must have President's Day off.
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Happy Birthday–February 16
Alex Ferguson (1897)
Parnell Woods (1912)
Creepy Crespi (1918)
Atsushi Aramaki (1926)
Bobby Darwin (1943)
Terry Crowley (1947)
Bob Didier (1949)
Glenn Abbott (1951)
Jerry Hairston (1952)
Barry Foote (1952)
Bill Pecota (1960)
Eric Bullock (1960)
Dwayne Henry (1962)
Jerome Bettis (1972)
Eric Byrnes (1976)
Tommy Milone (1987)
Parnell Woods was an infielder in the Negro Leagues for fourteen years. He later became the business manager for the Harlem Globetrotters.
Atsushi Aramaki was a dominant pitcher in Japan in the 1950s and is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
Better known as an NFL running back, Jerome Bettis is a part-owner of the Altoona Curve and the State College Spikes.
They Might Be Giants – James K. Polk
I know it's President's Day and all, but y'all try not to go too crazy now, okay?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QNZeqfXJMY
2012
February 15, 2015: It’s Here
My vacation!
Happy Birthday–February 15
Sliding Billy Hamilton (1866)
Charlie Irwin (1869)
Jimmy Ring (1895)
George Earnshaw (1900)
Larry Goetz (1900)
Lorenzo Ponza (1915)
Chuck Estrada (1938)
Ron Cey (1948)
Rick Auerbach (1950)
Joe Hesketh (1959)
Mark Davidson (1961)
Melido Perez (1966)
Ugueth Urbina (1974)
Alex Gonzalez (1977)
Luis Ugueto (1979)
Lorenzo Ponza invented the modern pitching machine.
Larry Goetz was a National League umpire from 1936-1957.
Argent – God Gave Rock And Roll To You
Forever and ever, amen.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsG5V-o6uxY
1973
Will it ever end?
We've gotten nailed by blizzards the last four Mondays (min 5, max 12"). So even though my half-marathon training has been impacted - not doing early week runs (hate running on a treadmill), we've still been able to get in the Saturday morning long-runs.
Today was our taper (only 5 miles) before next weekend's Half - a cold run at 8F - but no wind. I'm really sore from all of the snow-blowing and shovelling. And we're forecasting to get 8 more inches this evening.
The folks at Hyannis hosting the Half Marathon sent out a notice that it might be cancelled/rescheduled as they already have a bunch of snow on the ground, are getting more today, and are forecasting to get more next weekend - no place for parking, streets difficult to run, safety concerns for volunteers/runners...
February 14, 2015: Hallmark Holiday
Men don't really talk about love very much. I wonder why that is.
Happy Birthday–February 14
Joe Gerhardt (1855)
Arthur Irwin (1858)
Morgan Murphy (1867)
Candy LaChance (1870)
Bob Quinn (1870)
Earl Smith (1897)
Mel Allen (1913)
Red Barrett (1915)
Len Gabrielson (1940)
Ken Levine (1950)
Larry Milbourne (1951)
Will McEnaney (1952)
Dave Dravecky (1956)
Alejandro Sanchez (1959)
John Marzano (1963)
Kelly Stinnett (1970)
Damaso Marte (1975)
Bob Quinn was a long-time executive for the St. Louis Browns, the Boston Red Sox, and the Boston Braves. He was later the director of the Hall of Fame.
Ken Levine has been a broadcaster for Baltimore, San Diego, and Seattle. He has also worked on a number of television programs, notably including "Cheers" and "Frazier".
John Marzano was drafted by Minnesota in the third round in 1981, but he did not sign.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Mother 6.
Donovan – Catch The Wind
Here's the D-man reinterpreting one of his own songs. Good show, yo.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-c9sr_qF8I\
1972