Thank you...I am so tired today...I stayed up until 2am watching the win and celebration even though I had to get up at 4:30am for work....I can't wait to go home and take a nap...lol

Bring on Wednesday and the Rockies...

It was a late night indeed! I shut the TV off at 12:30, but it was hard to turn the brain off!

I'm ready for the WS now.. and I can watch as an impassionate observer...ahh.. that's so relaxing
I'm a NL fan at heart.. but I've always liked the Sox.. so.. it will be interesting how this thing goes down.. bring it on!!

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Well Bug, Todd Helton, of the Red Sox,and graduated from the same high school I did, Central High in Knoxville, Tn., Will be MVP and they will win! Yay!!!

Hey, I've been to Knoxville, TN. It's so beautiful there!

I live in the flatlands of Indiana. We're impressed by anything taller than an anthill. ;-P


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Yikes 2 1/2 hrs sleep! I got more than that and I was still a zombie yesterday.
I missed the "Smile" episode of CI because I had to watch the Sox. -Imagine that? I still haven't seen it.
We Sox and Pats fans have been really spoiled the past few years. I did feel a wee bit bad for the Indians fans because they were feeling so confidant after being up 3-1 and I guess they were hoping to win the series at home because it's been a long time since they won any playoffs at home. In '04 the Sox came back from a 0-3 against the Yankees to win-MLB record-So we kept the Faith. They never give up.

Do you think the altitude in Denver will affect the Sox players physically? I hear the balls go farther because the air is thinner. anyway-Can't wait!

VDO I too enjoyed "Mad Men". I didn't realize that was the last episode of the season. We have Comcast cable and they show "Mad Men" On Demand so I don't have to miss it to watch CI. If they had CI On Demand-my husband would divorce me.

well when my son was about to be shipped out (via plane) to afghanistan for his first tour. he was stationed in Fort Drum NY. well here I was in alabama.. but I couldn't let him leave without me seeing him. so... strapped for cash.. I took a bus to Fort Drum..ugh!..32 hours.. with muiltiple lay overs and changes.. in cities such as memphis, cleveland , cincinattie(spell check), Buffalo.. and others.. the bus route was .. well less than scenice.. so I was disappointed...all that time through back roads right into these cities.. I didn't get to see some of .. I'm sure ..the most beautuful country..and.. my advice.. take a loan if you have to for a flight.. good lord I will never do that again.. and I was alone!.. scary stuff..lol..had a bag lady for about a hundred miles sitting beside me with all her worldly goods spilling all over on me.... sheesh. I would have taken a flight if I'd known a head of time when he was leaving.. but I worked then.. and you know the army.. they keep everything hush hush til the last minute..and 900 bucks was a little steep for me to pay for a ticket.
as far as beautiful country.. N. Carolina to Tennesee is some of the prettiest country I've ever seen.. now I'm not a seasoned traveler.. so I know there are lots of beautiful places out there.. but what I personally have seen.. nothing can beat these two states... especially in the fall.
My son in law was stationed in Fort Hood Tex. when he shipped out to Iraq.. so.. that christmas my daughter wanted to come home .. so.. I flew there and drove back with her.. then drove back to tex and flew home after her visit...ugh.. almost as bad as the bus.. 15 hours.. flat.. nothing as far as scenery.... I know there are some pretty places in texas.. just not on this route.
ok.. done.. I have no idea what promted this little rant..lol..

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Congratulations Irisheyes!! Yay, Todd Helton!!

hull... they keep the balls ina humidor now so they don't fly out of the park as much.. but still more so than anywhere else.. If the Sox have never played the Rockies.. at least at Denver.. it will be interesting to see how they hold up... the weather shouldn't be too much of a factor for them though.

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Sook, you need to visit. The mountains sre gorgeous this time of year! Gatlinburg's alot of fun too. Who can't forget Dollywood? She is the sweetest lady you will ever meet!

Aw heck, I'd love to visit, but all I do in my "real" life is work and sleep. And eat. ;-P

Last time I visited Tennessee was in 1988, on our way through to Florida. I've been there 5-6 times, I love the mountains. We visited Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge (?), too. I rode a sweet little mare at a place called Davy Crockett Stables (IIRC) in Townsend, TN. And we went into the Nat'l PArk.

Dollywood? Um, no thanks. I'm not into country. ;-)))


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She's sweet though. That place makes a fortune. My hubby and I took Parker right after the 4th of july, and it was 100 degrees, and we left after 2 hours. There's only so much of the country stuff you can deal with.LOL!

I wouldn't have lasted two hours with that heat. Blech... Our summer had high's in the 90's, over 30 days total. Heck, we've had a couple days in October in the high 80's (NOT today, brrrr.)

I can't deal with much more than a little country. ;-) I listen to country/pop crossovers that they play on the top 40 stations, but that's about it. I DO like Toby Keith and Alan Jackson. A lot.


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They do keep the balls in a humidor but the Boston lineup (if they can hit) should really hit well there...what bothers me is that there are three Boston pitchers in the lineup that haven't pitched there and another one who doesn't like to pitch there...pitching Wakefield in Colorado worries me b/c that knuckle ball has a mind of its own...and weather won't bother Boston and believe it or not Boston is the warm city for at least the first few games...lol...I just hope it doesn't rain ...I couldn't take a rain delay and still wake up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for work two days in a row...lol

Thanks for the info.
I just heard that Wake has been taken off the roster because of shoulder and back pain.

Really ... I didn't hear that...that is too bad...

Since when is John Stamos on ER?

I love Kenny Chesney because he's from Knoxville. David Keith who starred in some L&O's is from here too. Actually, he lives here. Tobey Keith is great too, that's Criminallyinsane's man. I'd take Jon Bon Jovi anyday, he's my age, but VDO is awful close though!

Kenny Chesney is ok. :-) I don't know David Keith.

VDO is exactly my age, his birthday is only a month and a half after mine. ;-))


spook

Well girlfriend, his birthday is 10 days after mine and he's 3 years older. Got ya beat! LOL!

I thought the "winner" was the one closest to VDO's age.


spook

Hi everyone...I have reliable online access again. I almost tried to log in from my friends house early this morning but she has dialup AOL access and thanks to some thunderstorms her power went out a few times.

What's been happening the past 2 days...did I miss anything exciting?

The Room To Read DC event was so cool...I'm working up my thoughts and will post on it to the Frances Goren Library thread as soon as I've called my host to thank her for putting me up overnight and made some dinner.

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We drove through Dollywood on our way to Nashville- - next time we stop!

I am so displeased with the way country music is going.....4 years ago it was totally different, now it's POP thanks to Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts,Taylor Swift, etc. Toby has NEVER crossed over- - LOVE THAT, LOVE HIM!

Dolly has a place in Branson too. The Dixie Stampede. Loved it.

Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride, and Randy Travis are the only country i listen to.

Allison Krauss, Gillian Welch are the bluegrass forerunners i listen to.

same here vault. i have been running around all week. i hope we didnt miss much ^__^() was the room to read event over the weekend?

<3 Thanks Bubba!!
The forum is lovely, dark and deep,
But I have points to make, and poigant quotes to keep,
And miles of posts before I sleep,
And miles of posts before I sleep.

::throws a party::

WOOOTTT!

I just love olive branches..

nat my friend.. a poet?.. we could be like spirits after all.

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Bug,
we kindred in our love of expression!
Let those that wish us silent,
be wrought down with our voice and soul!

Valley,
thanks.

jc,
get online fool!

wow.. if i were a switch hitter I'd be swooning
and .. uh.. jc won't get your message if they are .. you know.. not online.. just a thought
thanks for the poem

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As someone looking for love, not gender, i do bow and back-off at your behest.
And I know that he can't receive it, just that when he gets on and says (you didn't tell me)
I have proof of timestamp on the post

The Red Sox beat the Rockies 13-0 breaking all kinds of WS records....just 3 more to go...GO SOX!!!!!!!

the Sox definitly made a statement last night.. Irish.. when the Sox go to Denver.. what position will Ortiz play?

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I had such a problem trying to login! I went thru don't how many e-mails, and finally this one worked. Does anyone know what causes that, and is my password still the same? Help!

Sorry can't help, with DSL I stay logged on all the time.

IDK that is a tough decision Tito will have to make...he is hurting and if you put him at 1st you run the risk of errors, but how do you take a guy who is hitting .400 out of the lineup...also if you do put him on first, what do you do with Youk...he could go to right field in place of JD Drew...Youk is also hitting .400 in the post season...maybe they will rotate them with Mike Lowell...give one guy a break every game...who knows...we will find out...hopefully we will win today...

It was on Tuesday night and it was awesome...we got to look at some of the kids books they publish, meet the South African ambassador, and eat South African food (yummy barbecue and curries). I met the organization's founder too (she is so enthusiastic and yet very humble and apparently she says she still cries tears of joy at every 'opening' they are able to do...school rooms, reading rooms, libraries, computer labs, writing prize awarding ceremonies and scholarship awarding ceremonies).

One of the Wasington DC event volunteers took pictures...when I find out what is up with them, I'll point you all to a link (assuming they put one online...some chapters are more tech savvy than others )

The Vault

Congrats DETNat!....nice Frost adaptation there.

The Vault

FYI if noone knew, LOCI marathon today all day on USA!

don't make me hurt you! lol

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Since I missed all the tension here online last night thought this quote sent to me by a friend was particularly timely:

"The thing is doing it, that's what it's all about. Not in the results of it. After all what is a risk? It's a risk not to take risks. Otherwise, you can go stale and repeat yourself. I don't feel like a person who takes risks. Yet there's something within me that must provoke controversy because I find it wherever I go. Anybody who cares about what he does takes risks."

Actually this sounds like something VDO might say too...Pacino and he should work together on something.

The Vault

I always figured JC was a girl. Maybe I am wrong. But doesn't matter, to me that is. Sure it does to JC.

I thought it was 13-1

Sat. is the Day, Parents are getting remarried. First time was by a Judge this time in a church. I think they been married 57 yrs. I need a date, Hubby forgot to ask for day off, even after I told him a month ago, I think it was subconsciously on purpose. Big family thing after, with my brothers and rest of family.

You are right...my bad...it was 13-1

Maybe VDO is available!

don't think Carin will let him out to play. lol