Had lunch at the in laws’ today. On the sink in their bathroom was Softsoap® Pomegranate & Mango soap.
Which, of course, got me to wondering who would think to combine pomegranate and mango. I took a sniff after I squirted some in my hands, and it smelled good. It smelled so good I actually wondered [...]
Archive for October, 2009
In The Bathroom…
Posted in It's all about me, Living in the Past, Noticed, tagged Softsoap Pomegranate & Mango, Ivory soap on October 29, 2009 | 11 Comments »
A Big (Ivy) League Perspective
Posted in Media, Noticed, People, Sports, tagged World Series, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Times, Doug Glanville on October 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Ever heard of Doug Glanville? He put in 9 years in the major leagues, mostly with the Phillies.
Like most former big league ballplayers, he attended an Ivy League college and now writes an occasional column for the New York Times.
(What did he just say?)
If you’re looking for a different perspective on this World Series, or [...]
The Urge To Purge
Posted in It's all about me, Noticed on October 28, 2009 | 15 Comments »
It has begun. In one corner of the garage. The Big Purge. And this year, I feel a really big purge coming on.
It’s time to get rid of junk. Stuff. What Jim Shea called “clutter” in his column today in the Courant.
It has begun because I have the feeling I need to get it done. I’m [...]
Billy May(s) Be Dead, But…
Posted in Noticed, People, TV Stuff, tagged Billy Mays, Halloween on October 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
If it’s not creepy enough seeing a guy who’s been dead for four months still hawking products on TV, now there’s this.
Billy Mays’s son wants you to dress like the pitchman for Halloween, and enter a contest.
I guess we all grieve in our own way.
Five Years Ago Tonight
Posted in Living in the Past, Noticed, Sports, tagged Boston Red Sox, Pedro Martinez, Joe Castiglione on October 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I didn’t hang around at work to watch the end of the game. I got in my car, drove home, and listened to Joe Castiglione’s account on the radio.
I took a call from a close friend, then called my mother. I watched the replay and post-game when I got home.
Hey, did you see Pedro’s starting [...]
My Little Tree
Posted in It's all about me, Noticed, tagged foliage on October 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I am a foliage freak.
This is the one time of year I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. It doesn’t last long, and soon enough, with the leaves on the ground, I’ll be dreaming of leaving BDL for the warmth of ABH (Anywhere But Here.)
Set against a bright blue sky, I thoroughly enjoy our autumn [...]
Just Checking In
Posted in Health, News, People, Sports, tagged ESPN, Steve Phillips on October 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Former ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips has checked himself in to a treatment facility to “address his personal issues.” He was just fired for having a fling with a 22 year old production assistant. Today, she was fired too.
The following is from an Associated Press report by Stephanie Reitz of the Hartford bureau. I don’t [...]
Did I Just Hear That?
Posted in Health, Media, Noticed, People, tagged radio, advertising, vasectomy on October 25, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I was driving to work Sunday, listening to Tom Brady and the Patriots enjoying their trip to London at the expense of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
An ad came on. It sounded different, and it was different.
I heard a reference to linemen and their “sacks.” As it turned out, the ad was for a local urologist, [...]
‘Toine’s Time
Posted in Noticed, People, Sports, tagged Mohegan Sun, Jim Calhoun, Boston Celtics, gambling, Rick Pitino, Antoine Walker on October 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Gambling has long been a favorite form of entertainment for (Antoine) Walker. After a 2001 exhibition game at Mohegan Sun, Walker once reportedly played $15,000 hands with Michael Jordan during an all-night gambling session where estimates of money lost and won totaled several hundred thousand dollars. Prior to the 2003-04 season, when Celtics general manager [...]
See You In McCourt
Posted in News, Noticed, People, Sports, tagged Manny Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, John Henry, Frank McCourt, Jamie McCourt on October 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
You can have Jon & Kate, Octo-Mom, and Balloon Boy. I’ll take the McCourts. Frank and Jamie.
Frank and Jamie McCourt wanted to buy the Boston Red Sox seven years ago and build a new ballpark on land they owned. But the baseball gods interceded. The Red Sox went to John Henry & Co. Two years [...]
