Tank

was sitting in my car at school when my wife texted me with the news. what a sad, sad day.

he would have been terrific.

are you concerned at all about donors purchasing candidates and dictating how they vote by how much money they contribute?

sorry, thought you were stick boy.

buddy of mine in western china is using VPN. it doesn't sound like he has a good signal all the time, but it allows him to watch the Blues and the Cardinals.

someone has already started experimenting with the rocket technology.

i went to the Dr. Frank Jobe memorial at dodger stadium this afternoon. it was short (one hour) and to the point. Vin Scully welcomed everyone and then they went through a few of Jobe's colleagues, plus Tommy John, who walked up to the mic and said "Hi. I'm Tommy John. I'm the experiment." Lots of solid stories about what a solid man this guy was, as well as such a gifted surgeon. One of his colleagues said that Dr. Jobe never worked quickly, but he was always done a lot sooner than it should have taken. He commanded respect at every turn, but was always ready and willing to share his knowledge with others. More than 300 doctors were trained at the Kerlan-Jobe clinic. There's even some big time Japanese pitcher who had TJ surgery and would come back to the US every year about the same time to take Dr. Jobe out to dinner as a way of saying thank you for prolonging his career until the age of 40. Dr. Jobe's son Meredith talked about his dad and the values he had, which were the values he raised his four boys with. i didn't know that frank joined the army and was at omaha beach a couple of days after d-day. he was assigned to the 101st airborne (the Band of Brothers group) and joined them as a medic in Bastogne at the battle of the bulge. he was also with them when they reached the eagle's nest, and was put in charge of Hitler's wine cellar. it was closed off beautifully by Scully. if i had any kind of brain, i would have recorded his closing words. they were beautiful. i saw ross porter, who looks really old. ann meyers drysdale sat a couple of rows in front of me. i'm glad i went.

three from it's a mad, mad, mad, mad world gone in the last year - sid caesar, jonathan winters, and now mickey rooney.

yet another golfer with a better swing than charles barkley.

has anyone watched Turn yet? it's the period piece about the first U.S. spy ring, from the Revolutionary War. i dvr'd last nights episode but haven't watched it yet and was just wondering about general impressions.

what about bryan cranston?

dear pat perez, i apologize for adam's insensitivity to you and your skill. signed, tank

That's a load of bull, too.

I think Jon Stewart summed up my feelings very accurately. "The donor-lobbyist industrial complex" is spot on.

Steaming? I don't think I want to know what that means.

Kuchar cost me some fantasy points with hook into the water on 18.

I wish he had a rock pile behind him in every stadium.

In this decision, the SCOTUS removed or increased the spending limit a donor could make to a candidate for office. Please help me understand how that was a constitutional issue that needed to be addressed, because i don't see it.

Buddy of mine leaves for Costa Rica this Thursday for a 12 day mission trip.

I think it was a poor choice, especially with all the talented female golfers out there. When I think of golf, I don't think of Paulina Gretzky. I'd prefer to see actual players on the cover.

Pujols 2-4 double

I can't imagine anyone has rated him above poor, so I don't think he could be overrated.

Golf Digest getting a lot of grief for their upcoming April cover of Paulina Gretzky. Looks an awful lot like sexploitation and lots of people are upset about it.

Then the SCOTUS needs to more heavily weigh the impact of who is donating the large amounts. You and I are probably limited to donating $100 give or take. That isn't going to sway any politician. But guys who can donate thousands and thousands are going to get more attention and by default have more influence over how that politician votes. When that money comes from people with a big interest/stake in how congress votes on something, how is that good for the country? Isn't that a big part of the problem we're in now with special interest groups and a ton of lobbyists? Removing or increasing donation amounts benefits very, very few people, and the SCOTUS needs to man up and change this. Reasonable limits should be the order of the court. No one is suggesting eliminating donations.

No interest in this. I don't like Ferris wheels.