I'm A Devoted Red Sox Fan And I Never Doubted That This Would Be The Case.

Alexandros Veroucas (Greek, 1968), Seascape. Oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm.

Meeting Isaiah

At last Wednesday’s hearing I met Isaiah Fowler for the first time, albeit only via introduction by his attorney Mark Reichel (www.reichelplesser.com). We were in court and there was no time to converse with the young man. It is difficult to get too much of a read on him, but he...

Amédée Ozenfant (French, 1886-1966), Ramure [Tree-top], 1956. Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 55 cm.

AL Green - Love and Happiness (RE-MASTERED) HD OFFICIAL VIDEO

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Happy 70th Birthday!

Don't leave a guy hanging!

A couple of weeks ago I donated platelets for the first time after years of donating whole blood and plasma.  Everything seemed to go just fine until today. I got call asking if I could donate platelets again and the the person leaving the message said, "No, wait there was a problem with the platelets, could you donate whole blood or plasma instead." 

That was it.  There was no explanation of what the "problem" was.  The woman just left me hanging.  Come on, you can't leave a message like that without explaining the nature of the "problem."

I shot the Blood Source an E-mail and got a quick response saying that my platelet count was in the normal range, but just too low for donating on their current machines.  Fine, in the future you could tell me that right up front instead of leaving me hanging.

What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas.

Three words, Suzy Favor Hamilton.

You can thank Sandy

"You can thank Sandy"  A friend got a marketing E-mail for some webinar saying that due to an overwhelming demand from people affected by Hurricane Sandy the discount registration period was being extended. The E-mail opened with large, bold type "You can thank Sandy." Shortly thereafter, he received another E-mail from that company apologizing for the insensitive tone of the first E-mail. E-mail #2 also added that appropriate steps were taken to make sure this would never happen again.  I have to say that I didn't find the Sandy reference insensitive and I certainly hope that appropriate steps doesn't mean that someone lost a job. How do other people feel about this? Given that the current Noreaster is being referred to as Son of Sandy is anyone really offended?

Rasta Girl

While running the other night I met a woman with long dread locks that I've seen working out and at races throughout the year.  She keeps them pulled back with a bandanna.  She also seems to run to the beat of her own drummer, which is cool.  She had been kicking my ass, but on this occasion, I caught and passed her.  I figured she must have raced or run long the day before and was just doing a recovery  run.  Having lived in the Caribbean for 2 and 1/2 years, I was into the dreads.  When I passed her I wanted to say, "Hey, Natty Dread" but you never know how folks will react.

Anyway, we met when she caught up to where I was cooling down.  I told her about liking the locks and nearly calling her Natty Dread.  As she ran off in her tie-dyed Bob Marley T-shirt she said, "If you forget my name, Natty Dread will do."

You've got to like that attitude. 

Could be Alan Rickman?

Stephen Conroy (British, 1964), The Entrance I, 1992. Oil on canvas, 183 x 137 cm.