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I know you’re dying to know – I’m wearing Rolling Thunder again today. That is just the coolest name for a shirt, ever. According to information at the ordering point, Jarhead John himself came up with that name. What a marketing coup.

Anyway – God Bless You All. Even you – hiding behind your religion – get out from behind it and get into a relationship with Christ. You’ll be glad you did.

I’ve been busy, with work mostly, and I don’t get to read my blog comments and my normal blog circuit nearly as often as I would like to.

Quick note – turns out Mary can see into the future.

Haven’t had much response to the Baby Contest – looks like the picking’s are going to be easy. I’ll have to start hitting the traffic sites more often, and get some competition brewing. (Hey, gawfer – I’m still waiting on a certain transfer of credits to secure your date and time – are you still wanting that one?)

Internet access at work has been severely curtailed – I can’t access the blogs from my desk anymore, and there are only so many times you can play Minesweeper (Expert – 343 seconds). I may have to bring some of my PC games in to keep me occupied. Or, I could read – I’ve been working on a series of WWII histories, some reference level, some fictionalized accounts. Very interesting.

This last weekend I finally put the border up in the baby’s room. The guy who did the estimating of how much border was needed was off by seven feet. He’s the same guy who estimated the amount of gravel needed for the backyard. He’s going to have his figures double-checked from now on.

How have you been doing? Staying out of trouble?

I hope God continues to bless you and your family. Have a great week!

Disclaimer: This blessing was given in the hopes that God would, indeed, bless you and your family. It is the prayer of the person issuing this blessing that you are able to understand that a blessing is meant to do good for the one being blessed. If the receiver of the blessing does not believe in blessings, tough noogies. You got blessed anyway. Deal with it. In the meantime, figure out why your life is so mean spirited that you have to be upset that someone would wish you well in their own way. Could it be that perhaps there is a God, and since you have been insisting on no interference from this God, that the good things in life have been passing you by? Perhaps you should rethink your position.

…doesn’t get any full names, and claims that she has it on good authority that our boys are bad.

I could reminisce about many a sea story told by Marines less scrupulous than myself .. ok, me, too … in order to score a date with the hot chick. Geez, people, let’s give the Marines a little bit of credit, OK? They do screen the potential guards pretty thoroughly, physically and psychologically, before posting them in a sensitive position. Here’s a hint: if they are bragging in a bar, then it probably didn’t happen.

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God bless you all, have a wonderful weekend!

This baseball season has been one to bring a lot of changes to the Diamondbacks.

This was the last year for the purple, teal, black, and gold; next season will be “Sedona Red” and tan. Louis Gonzalez, the Goodwill ambassador for the team, and the last original member of the World Series team, is leaving, after a sound business decision to not pick up his option year. Sound business, but not sound from a fan’s standpoint – Gonzo has always been a steady and reliable player, and is a catalyst for the team in their relations with the communities of the Salt River Valley.

And Thom Brennaman, the voice of the Diamondbacks, is leaving – to join his father, Marty, in the broadcast booth for the Cincinnati Reds.

I grew up listening to the Reds on WLW 700, listening to Marty’s masterful play-by-play commentary, so when Thom was picked as the voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks, I was really looking forward to the radio broadcasts. I was not disappointed.

I’m going to miss these two players in the Diamondbacks organization, but I have confidence that with the extra budget room the pitching staff will be improved, to give Brandon Webb some much-needed help in the starting rotation. After all, he can’t do it all himself.

Now that the post-season is here, I can concentrate on the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Talledega is next, and promises to be the fastest traffic jam in the Chase. One thing is for sure when Talledega is the next race: the standings will change. Maybe we’ll see another charge like Dale Sr.’s, from 18th with three laps to go, to the winner’s circle. That race was fantastic, and I look forward to watching this weekend. Oh, and the Craftsman Trucks are going to be racing at ‘Dega for the first time ever this year. I sure hope I get all my chores done in time to plop down on the sofa…

God bless you all, and stay safe. Leave the racing to the professionals, or at least to the cars and motorcycles on the tracks this weekend.