Jazz players often have a rep for being real cool dudes. Dexter Gordon does nothing to dispel this reputation.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Msqw94XfKk
Jazz players often have a rep for being real cool dudes. Dexter Gordon does nothing to dispel this reputation.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Msqw94XfKk
Kevin grabbed his Treat Ticket from Ronnie, the Team Mom, and ran with his Little League teammates toward the snack bar. He already knew what he was going to get. It was what he always got and what he loved: a Twix bar.
Kevin got in line behind some of his teammates and peered in the snack bar. Twix is a popular item at the snack bar, and he could see that only a few were left. He counted five in the box on the shelf and then looked to see how many were in front of him in line.
Carl was first in line. He was the oldest player on the team and always got in line first. Frankie was next. He was big and fast, so he usually wound up near the front of the line.
Then came Nicky. He was slow and uncoordinated, but he was Ronnie's favorite and could usually sweet talk his way to getting his Treat Ticket first.
Finally, it was Scott, Kevin's closest friend on the team. The two of them had played on the same team together several times. Scott was a little older and a little faster and could usually stay ahead of Kevin, but he didn't mind. Today, Kevin was just happy to know that there was just enough Twix to guarantee him his favorite treat.
Kevin finally got to the front of the line and saw that there was exactly one Twix left. He ordered his favorite treat and held it triumphantly as he started to look for his mom.
Brian also was in line, just behind Kevin. Brian was a little younger and a little slower than Kevin, but he was Ronnie's son, which provided him with extra privileges. Brian also wanted a Twix bar and ordered one at the snack bar. He was disappointed to find out none were available, but he told the lady at the snack bar, "OK. Give me a Mr. Goodbar, then."
Ronnie was with Brian and saw that Kevin had taken the last Twix. She marched over to Kevin and snatched it from him and gave Kevin the Mr. Goodbar.
"That's mine!" Kevin said.
"Not anymore, it's not," Ronnie retorted.
"It's OK. He can have the Twix. I like Mr. Goodbar, too," Brian said.
"No son of mine is going without a Twix!" Ronnie said.
"But it was mine first and he said he's fine with it!" Kevin pleaded.
"You're lucky you get any candy at all," Ronnie said. "This is why nobody likes you!"
Ronnie stormed off with Brian in tow. Kevin looked down at the Mr. Goodbar. He had a taste of one before, and it was fine. But it wasn't a Twix. He opened the wrapper and took a small bite. A peanut made his tooth hurt and the chocolate turned bitter in his mouth after the anticipation of that sweet Twix bar. He tossed the Mr. Goodbar in the nearest trash can and looked for his mom.
Kevin told his mom what happened.
"Don't worry about it Kevin," his mom said as they pulled out of the parking lot. "There are plenty of stores that sell Twix. We'll go get you one. Maybe even a giant size bar."
I predicted a sweep last week. Sorry 'bout that.
The offense now merely looks bad instead of terrible with 3.7 runs/game in May. The defense is still terrible though.
For the past 7 or so summers, I've pieced together a mix CD for my wife and our sisters that's my attempt at, well, a Summer mix for that summer. I try to put together a pop collection of stuff I think is good and will be popular with all of us. (And I try to keep the lyrics kid-friendly.) I generally stick to broadly-defined "Pop," but that has included everything from Bonnie 'Prince' Billy to Buju Banton, White Stripes to Kanye West, Justin Timberlake to Zola Jesus, Taylor Swift to Sleigh Bells, and Grizzly Bear to Gang Gang Dance.
I'm just putting my thoughts together for this year (mix usually ready for the 4th of July), but here's what I've got so far:
EMA "Milkman"
Hooray for Earth "No Love"
Nicki Minaj "Super Bass"
Eric Copeland "Puerto Rican"
JKR70 presents Clay Hughes "The Love I Gave Ya"
I'm also thinking of maybe some Current 93, Fovea Hex, Andy Stott, and Gang Gang Dance, but that's already way too much weird for a year's worth of summers. I'm going to look into Adele (I haven't heard anything other than that she's HUGE), and maybe find good summer songs of the new Thurston Moore and Low LPs, but I'm very short on actual pop. I tried listening to about 15 minutes of KDWB and whatever became of B96, but that was difficult and those songs stunk.
So, you got any suggestions of upcoming new things that would be good? (I can especially use some help finding my obligatory country single.) Thanks much!
If the Twins didn't suck this year, would it inhibit my search for work and home in LA? I think it would.
Frank Snyder (1894)
Pinky Higgins (1909)
Terry Moore (1912)
George O’Donnell (1929)
Jerry Kindall (1935)
Fred Bruckbauer (1938)
Jim Holt (1944)
Gary Nolan (1948)
Terry Collins (1949)
Mark Connor (1949)
Mark Clear (1956)
Ed Nunez (1963)
John Jaha (1966)
Jeff Bagwell (1968)
Frank Thomas (1968)
Todd Hundley (1969)
Mark Connor pitched in the Twins’ minor league system from 1971-1972 before he suffered a career-ending arm injury. He has been a pitching coach for the Yankees, Arizona, Toronto, Texas, and Baltimore. He also was the head baseball coach at the University of Tennessee.
I have been in quite the jazz kind of mood as of late. I don't know if jobu will be able to keep up the next couple of days but I am going to be spinning some older cuts.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrmJJ87KZ0U
Belgium, 1958.
looks like the hitman might be a bit indisposed. perhaps he can write about it in the new column.
anyway, i saw this awhile back, and all the engineer talk yesterday made me think of it. on the spot at work, it's the first thing that popped into my head. the said engineers of the nation should enjoy brian cole's educating the crowd on the band's technical specifications.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVmw9U5p0yk
1967
(i believe bS played a different version of this awhile back, so we'll just call this a reprise)
For those readers who haven't caught it in the cup of coffee, WGOM will be launching a rotating post "Father Knows Best" as a dedicated post to discuss fatherhood issues. By the simple method of asking, I got the honor of debuting this feature.
As a little background on my... erm... qualifications on the topic, I have a beautiful 1 year old daughter, Gwen. She's a delight to watch grow (as are all kids, I'm sure), and I am constantly amazed at how many things she's picking up (both literally and figuratively). One of the newest delights is that she is paying attention and actively responding to discussion and commands, which brings up the topic of the day. With the ability to listen, she also is getting the much less desirable ability to actively disobey.
This was further brought to mind by a recent display at church (which I was thankfully able to observe and not participate in): a young family with around a boy around 2 years and a girl about 4 months sat in front of me, and almost immediately, it was apparent the boy called the shots for the family. Now, I don't know the family or the boy, so this isn't an attempt to call out bad parenting, but the scene that followed amazed me. At one point, the boy decided the parents should kneel while the congregation was standing, and after a minute of resisting, both parents knelt. Later, he decided they shouldn't kneel during the consecration, and they both sat down so he could put up the kneeler. At various times, he demanded to color, eat, stand on the pews, and so forth. I understand the desire to give concessions to a rowdy kid so that he will be quiet, but I immediately put on my daddy hat and thought, "what would I do in this situation and how can I prevent this from being me in a year" (the misbehaving boy, not the second kid. I know how to prevent that, not that I want to...).
Up to this point, discipline for Gwen has been mostly the "no, no" type of light admonishment but her increased awareness along with a display of how kids can be if left unchecked has started a trend of more severe punishments, but that brings up the next question - what's are the best ways to encourage the good behavior and discourage the bad?
We're achieving mixed results with escalating (but consistent) consequences. The first offense gets a stern talking to with enforced eye contact while we explain what she did that brought this on, why it's a problem, and what she could have done that would have been acceptable. The second gets a timeout, again after giving her a "here's why you're here" speech. The third usually results the loss of some privilege (food is taken away is she's spitting it out or we go inside if she is persistent in trampling the garden). On the other side of things, we make a conscious effort to praise her when she listens to what we tell her or does what we say she should do. We are also making an effort to avoid making one parent the bad guy (I always heard "just wait until I tell your father what you did" growing up).
I don't think there's anything particularly revolutionary in what we do, but this was an aspect of parenting that I hadn't put as much thought into previously and seems like it can play a huge impact on both the child's development and the relationship between the parents and the kiddo. As such, it seemed like a good inaugural topic. Fathers of the elder set, enlighten us young-uns!
This impending move to LA is coming together better than I could have hoped, and I already have several opportunities down there. That's the benefit of having contacts who have contacts.