What Happened...

It came and went, Superbowl 50. Wow, a game to remember. The predictions about the game's outcome was everywhere. There were birds picking the winning team. Two old couples throwing ping pong balls into a cup and the winner's team would be the champs. Several inside bets and taunts in many workplaces that some got out of hand. Nonetheless the Broncos have won and it was an interesting game to say the least. Many mistakes were made on both sides and lots of missed opportunities as well. Regardless to which team you wanted to win it was a nice time spent with friends and family. Yeah there were a few idiots that had to celebrate a bit too much but let's hope they spent some time in jail reflecting on what that caused chaos proved. Hope everyone enjoyed the game I know I did. Maybe this coming year the 49ers will be in a decent spot; well maybe. :)

Interesting turn of events...

(CNN)It's official. From January 1, 2016 China will allow two children for every couple. Chinese lawmakers rubber-stamped the new legislation Sunday during a session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, which governs the country's laws, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

"The state advocates that one couple shall be allowed to have two children," according to the newly revised Law on Population and Family Planning.

With China's logic of needing/wanting a younger and larger workforce for their still growing economy the added child act/law might be good news to some families who have wanted to have two kids. When reading some of the reports that some couples were forced to have abortions and or fined large monetary sums I couldn't believe that this kind of legislation existed. Like Japan's population China is finding themselves having trouble with some of their food sources. I'm going to give this a place on the back burner and se where things are in about six months - both food supply and the added child act.

Happy Thanksgiving...

I want to wish everyone and their loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving. know that some of are probably on route to be with your family so to you I say be careful and arrive safe, for those of you who are home enjoy the day and remember that someone out there is thinking of you and wishes you to have a good holiday.

Congrats to the hard workers...

Randy Moss named to weekly player honor

NEW YORK (UPI) -- New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss Wednesday was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week.
In a 24-20 victory against Indianapolis, Moss scored once on nine receptions for 145 yards. Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison (defense), and San Diego defensive back Antonio Cromartie (special teams) were the other AFC honorees. Harrison had nine tackles, one interception, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and 3 ½ sacks as the Steelers trounced Baltimore, 38-7. Cromatie returned a missed field goal 109 yards for the longest play in NFL history in the Chargers 35-17 loss to Minnesota.
Named in the NFC were Vikings' running back Adrian Peterson (offense), who scored three times while rushing for an NFL single-game record 296 yards on 30 attempts, Detroit tackle Shaun Rogers (defense), who raced 66 yards for a touchdown after a pass interception in the Lions 44-7 rout of Denver, and Washington placekicker Shaun Suisham (special teams), who booted five field goals in a 23-20 overtime win over the New York Jets.

It would of been nice to see some of the players from the 49ers team mentioned but it looks like they have to do a little more to get that special announcement. With the way things are going thus far for the niners I hope that they at least get one or two more wins before the season is over.

Dirty or Clean?

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Barry Bonds said Thursday he would turn down entry into the Hall of Fame if an asterisk is placed on the baseball he hit to break Hank Aaron's career record. Bonds, who made the vow during an interview with MSNBC, broke Aaron's mark of 755 homers this year and finished the season with 762. He was released by the San Francisco Giants at season's end. The ball Bonds hit to establish the record was purchased by fashion designer Marc Ecko for $752,000 and Ecko gave fans a chance to vote on the Internet on what they thought should happen to the ball.
Fans voted to send the ball to the Hall of Fame with an asterisk marked on it as a symbol of Bonds' alleged use of performance enhancing drugs. "I don't think you can put an asterisk in the game of baseball," Bonds said in the interview. When asked what he would do if the ball was displayed with an asterisk, Bonds said:

"I will never be in the Hall of Fame. Never. I won't go. I won't be part of it, I won't be there. You can call me, but I won't be there."

It bothers me that although there have been many accusations towards Bonds about the juicing of the performance drug and no one has yet to show some kind of proof. You would think that if in fact he did use the additives some one would of busted him on it by now. Allow the ball to be placed in The Hall of Fame without the asterisk next to it because until proven dirty, he's clean. How many players in the league have large numbers of RBIs and stolen bases? Quite a bit right, well let's say we add an asterisk to there number total and add a text saying "Well so and so got that last boost of numbers because the last team the played completely sucked so his total counts but it's under restraint due to lack of a challenge from the opposing team." Now that would completely enrage the player accomplishing that task of greatness. Now if it turns out that he was walking around with an IV pumping the stuff in then I guess I'll take back my words and agree that the ball should not only have an asterisk but it should be placed in the cleaning supply closet for all to see where dirty accomplishments go.

Game 4 goes to the Red Sox as well as the World Series Trophy...

MLB: Boston 4, Colorado 3
DENVER (UPI) -- Mike Lowell homered and scored a run Sunday night, as the Boston Red Sox beat Colorado, 4-3, to complete a four-game World Series sweep. After the game, Lowell was named series MVP. Bobby Kielty also homered for Boston, and Jason Varitek and David Ortiz each drove in a run. Jacob Ellsbury had two hits and scored a run for the Red Sox, who won the World Series for the second time in four years. They previously won it all in 2004. Garrett Atkins hit a two-run home run and Brad Hawpe had a solo shot to account for the Rockies' scoring.

Red Sox starter Jon Lester pitched 5 2/3 innings, holding the Rockies scoreless on three hits, with three strikeouts and three walks. Reliever Jonathan Papelbon earned the save, pitching 1 2/3 innings of no-hit ball, with one strikeout. Colorado starter Aaron Cook took the loss, giving up three runs on six hits over six innings, with two strikeouts and no walks

Rush on top of things...

Philanthropist Betty Casey won the Harry Reid "phony soldiers" smear letter with a $2,100,100 donation to the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation (MC-LEF.org). Rush matched that donation with $2,100,100 of his own money. The Democrats donated $0 to the children of our fallen heroes. I was hoping to see Harry himself throw in some cash for the cause but of course he would much rather try to make it look like he and Rush were in on this the whole time by asking those who were listening to him to participate in the bid because after all it was for the kids. What a loser.

A courthouse that can not go away...

I posted about this back in July of this year, back then the talk was to bring down the old courthouse that has been around since 1884. It hit the news again today and Rep. Peter Ujvagi (D., Toledo), is working on potential sources to help fund restoration of the vacant courthouse and possibly other courthouses across the state. Mr. Ujvagi is looking at a menu of possible legislative options, including creation of a Texas-style commission to help finance courthouse restoration, a business tax credit to encourage private investment, and capital-budget funding. This courthouse is one of many throughout our state that will potentially meet a fate that is completely opposite from its' opening day. Let hope that a course is taken before such a historical landmark is destroyed.
Click here for the story.
Click here for previous post on this issue.

Back to the past or maybe the future...

I just saw one of the famous DeLoreans go by me when I came back from lunch. Apparently one of the employees next door owns one, his is in really good shape considering the age of the car. Well when I got back to my desk I did a Google search on the car and found the video below. It turns out that they have a huge warehouse full of parts from fenders to engines. Check out the video and see for yourself what the history was on this little puppy.

Today in history...

This Day in History:
1789 - 1st presidential tour-George Washington in New England
1860 - 11 year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard & he does.
1863 - American Civil War: The first submarine to sink a ship, and first to sink an enemy warship, CSS H. L. Hunley sinks during a test, killing its inventor, Horace L. Hunley.
1892 - The U.S. government announced that the land in the western Montana was open to settlers. The 1.8 million acres were bought from the Crow Indians for 50 cents per acre
1917 - WW I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for Germany.
1923 - NY Yankees 1st World Series win beating NY Giants, 4 games to 2(World Series #20)
1928 - The airship, the Graf Zeppelin completed its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA.
1933 - Philadelphia Eagles play 1st NFL game, lose to NY Giants 56-0
1940 - Commandant Tom Holcomb issued orders to mobilize the Marine Reserve for WW II.
1945 - WW II: The former premier of France Pierre Laval is shot by a firing squad for treason.
As you can see the info mentioned above is from a site that I found to be of interest to me especially since it deals with historical facts. I try to keep a sharp mind on the history events and facts. I'm not saying that I'm a whiz on history it's just that I'm fascinated with history.

Still Remembering...

It has been six years but it feels like it was just yesterday when the horrible events 9/11 unfolded. We (my family and I) had a moment to reflect on that day's events and what was to follow the from then until now. Our hearts are still heavy when we think of the lives lost both innocently and bravely. The link at the bottom of this post will direct you to a site that CNN has with all that were lost on that beautiful Tuesday morning. My heart will continue to go out to the families of those lost as well as those who survived.

CNN MEMORIAL

Can't wait until next year...

Last night had to be one of my best moments in having fun thus far here in Toledo. We attended the CityFest last night and it turned out great, they had the usual foods and vendors but the real reason as to why we went was because of the famous man himself 'Eddie Money'. We had a blast watching him perform more then twelve songs and then an extra two songs for an encore.

I have heard most of his music when I was younger but I didn't know the artist that sang them until last night. Two Tickets to Paradise is one of my favorites along with Take Me Home Tonight. The crowd that was there was completely excited and definitely enjoying themselves. I hope that next year's attraction will be as awesome as Eddie was.

A Collector's Dream...

Reading the New London Day paper online I came across an article that brought back some memories of when I was in Junior High and our art class had a trip to the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, CT. We toured the many artful pieces but what caught my eye was the huge doll houses that they had on the lower level. These houses were pretty big and each of them were completely furnished for the era of the home. The attention to detail was and is quite remarkable. It's nice to hear that they are going to have them out for viewing this year - the dates are as follows;
Sept. 16
Oct. 14
Nov. 18
at the Deshon Allyn House, an 1829 home on Williams Street New London, CT..

Napolean's Parts...

The title is some what weird and awkward but it is true.

Exiled emperor Napoleon Bonaparte died on May 5, 1821. The following day, doctors conducted an autopsy, which was reportedly witnessed by many people, including a priest named Ange Vignali.

Though the body was said to be largely intact at the time of the undertaking, it seems the priest took home a souvenir. In 1916, Vignali's heirs sold a collection of Napoleonic artifacts, including what they claim to be the emperor's penis.

While no one knows for sure if it really is Napoleon's, uh, manhood, people have paid good money for the penis. Currently, it's in the possession of an American urologist.

This snip it (no pun intended) is just one of a few that are located on this article at CNN's site today. I have mentioned on my other blog about a museum that I would love to visit the next time I'm on the east coast, The Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. -
Here is the link to the post on my other blog. If any of you reading this either live in D.C. or are visiting can you please tell Mr. Steven Solomon I said what's up.

Of Interest...

This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace, now home to the 4th Infantry division. It will eventually be shipped home and put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood, TX.

The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad. Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country; he melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers and their fallen warriors. Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.

To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms. Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news? Because it is heart warming and praise worthy. The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect. But we can do something about it.

We can pass this along to as many people as we can in honor of all our brave military personnel who are making a difference each and every day by simply mentioning this post or even talking about it with your friends and family.

I agree with the comments...

After watching the video below I came to realize that I almost became one of those people that are affraid to say the wrong thing because I might offend someone. Most cultures do walk around with a chip on their shoulder and would claim offense the first chance it gets, I on the other hand will treat you or anyone else in the same manner in which I received yours. Watch the video and let me know what you think.

I'll buy that for a dollar...

A common phrase used back in the late eighties and early nineties. My sister called me today and asked me if I was interested in purchasing a home for $1. She mentioned that it had a waterfront view, quiet neighborhood and definitely had an independent look to it. Well after I heard all the pros she then continued to give me the cons of the house. If you want to know what the house looks like and what the cons were click this LINK and you'll see what made me change my decision. Well actually if I was able to move I would probably consider it.
:)