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Written on September 2nd, 2010 by Judd
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Manny Ramirez to Chicago White Sox – ESPN Los Angeles #fb
Written on August 29th, 2010 by JuddTweet this! no shouts
Tweet this! no shoutsDENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirez is headed to the Chicago White Sox on Monday is what is looking like a straight waiver claim, a league source with knowledge of the situation said Sunday on condition of anonymity.
There is probably as good of a chance this will hurt the Sox as that it will help them. However, if it helps them it could help them huge.
The Political Expendables – National Review Online
Written on August 25th, 2010 by JuddTweet this! no shouts
Tweet this! no shouts11. Theresa Collett vs. Betty McCollum, Minnesota’s 4th District.
Reasons the challenger should have no chance: This is a D+13 district; McCollum won it in 2008 by 37 percentage points.
Reasons the challenger has a chance: Upon winning the primary, Collett, a University of St. Thomas law professor,challenged McCollum to four debates. She’s still waiting for a reply. On the stump, Collett makes her points in a crisp, clear, direct style. Outgoing governor Tim Pawlenty is giving Collett some help. Collett is severely underfunded, but McCollum has only $160,634 in cash on hand as of July 21, which is fairly low for an incumbent.
Help Teresa out if you can!
Get aboard Miss Midland for hockey – Midland Free Press – Ontario, CA
Written on August 25th, 2010 by JuddTweet this! no shouts
Tweet this! no shoutsIf you’re a hockey fan then you’re going to want to be aboard the Miss Midland this Saturday.
That’s because former NHL head coach Mike Keenan is putting on a cruise to raise funds for a new hockey rink being built in Port McNicoll. And there will be prizes that any NHL fan would drool over.
Nice participation for this fundraiser!
Joe Soucheray: The president in the pew – a tradition that has passed by – TwinCities.com
Written on August 22nd, 2010 by JuddTweet this! no shouts
Tweet this! no shoutsIt was sobering to see or to realize that the president, like most of the rest of us, needed a little pew time. I would not presume to urge the Obama family to re-engage in the custom, but I certainly wouldn’t mind. There must be a church in Washington that could accommodate him without the fellow having to go to the hot line in the Oval Office.
I can’t push for such a development because it might be interpreted that I am invading his privacy or not respecting his rights. I just can’t think of another president who compelled a poll seeking to find out what religion he practices.
via twincities.com
Unforgettable Day at Whistling Straits
Written on August 17th, 2010 by JuddTweet this! no shouts
Tweet this! no shoutsOnly a few weeks beforehand had we learned that by winning the Senior PGA Championship that Lehman would be a part of the PGA Tour’s final major of the season – “Glory’s last shot.” It made the experience we were about to have infinitely more exciting, though I’m sure the golfer we celebrated with and agonized over for years will never know the excitement he brought to us on August 13, 2010, in Kohler, Wisconsin.
We arrived at the 2nd tee box about 20 minutes before Tom Lehman was supposed to re-start his first round on Friday. The day before had been delayed by fog so he didn’t get his round finished. After standing there for about 10 minutes, we saw that they had a sign with the people a couple groups behind Lehman on the Tee. Dave asked an official if Lehman had already teed off and he said he had and that he was laying on the green. So, we hoofed it up to the green, walking along Lake Michigan, in plenty of time, even before the players. We were puzzled to see that there were 6 markings on the green, only to find out that when they blew the horn the group behind Lehman decided to play to the green as well. We finally saw Lehman and his group (Shaun Micheel and Mike Small) come walking up the 2nd fairway to get ready for their putts. Of course, Lehman’s putt was about 5 times longer than either of the other two, but we didn’t know until after the hole that Micheel was putting for par, which he would miss, and ultimately bogey. Lehman 2-putted for par.
We followed Lehman all of the next 7 holes and he gave himself multiple chances to birdie but just couldn’t knock the putts in for the most part. Following anyone on that course – simply moving around in significant amounts – was an arduous task. Consider that Dad is 70 years old and plowed through that course and it was a miraculous undertaking. We walked no less than 10 miles that day, and it wasn’t walking – it was hiking. After Lehman finished with his first round, we ventured to the back nine (Lehman played the back first in his first round) to check out some of those holes, and some of those groups. We walked over to see the 17th, first, something Dad really wanted to see as it was one of the signature holes of the course. No one had made it to that hole yet from the 2nd round so we moved on to check out the groups in the middle of the back nine. We watched 2 or 3 holes of the “Major Winners” group consisting of Phil Mickelson, Graeme McDowell, and Louis Oosthuizen. We saw a few other groups play through, including Rory McIlroy, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Darren Clarke, Steve Stricker, Kenny Perry, and Henrik Stenson. After a while on the back nine, we headed back to the front nine to pick Lehman back up. When we got to 9 we checked out the group that was playing and figured we could see Lehman finish up 8. He finished up 8 with a birdie, as well as picking one up at 9 and he was rolling in the 2nd round. He played great all the rest of the back side giving himself birdie putts on almost every hole, but the 51 year-old just couldn’t make enough of them to get up on the leaderboard. A few Hail Marys were answered on the 17th when, amidst an incredible wind, Lehman landed his tee shot onto the right fringe of the green and then missed his birdie putt, which had to be 50-60 feet, by a turn of the ball. Unfortunately 18 wasn’t so kind to him and a bogey had him in the clubhouse with an Even Par score after 2 rounds at the 92nd PGA Championship.
When Lehman finished up his 2nd round, we figured we only had a short time to wait until Tiger teed off his 2nd round so we stuck around to watch him play a hole and tee off on another. We even got to see a small temper-tantrum on #2 as he missed the fairway with a drive. It was incredible to see one of the greatest golfers in the history of the game, and also to see the size of the crowds that follow him around. We no trouble following Tom Lehman’s group around, and very little trouble following around any other group, including the “Major Winners” group. But it was hard to be in the 10th row behind Tiger Woods as he hit any particular shot. By in large, people were there in full support of him, too.
Our legs sore and feet blistered, we hobbled back to the shuttle to the North Parking Lot. I still can’t believe my 70-year-old Dad trudged every last foot of the course that we did. We all left the course in absolute awe of what we had just seen, from an incredible golf course (or should I say “hiking trail”) as well as a great performance by 51-year-old Tom Lehman. It’s an experience I’ll never forget, seeing the 2nd round of a “Major” at Whistling Straits. Little did we know what would happen after we trekked on to the ISC World Tournament in Midland, Michigan, including a hole-in-one on the signature hole by Tom Lehman in the 3rd round, and a controversial “Is it a bunker or isn’t it a bunker” finish for Dustin Johnson – a bunker we very likely walked through at some point during our time there — before finishing up with a 3-hole playoff and a Martin Kaymer victory.
I’ll never forget some of the different things we saw. First of all, the course is beautiful and grueling. We got to see Lehman encouraging Mike Small (even raving “Wow, look at that shot!” as Small played a difficult trap shot to a par chance), the golf coach at Illinois, as he struggled through his two rounds paired with Lehman. We walked much of the course with who we would guess were Shaun Micheel’s wife and his caddy’s dad. We even saw Shaun Micheel throw a club out of a bunker and later gripe about how long the 16th hole was playing that day (as if it wasn’t for everyone else).
Most of all, I’ll remember walking the course with Dave and my Dad and thinking “I can’t believe we did that, and I can’t believe my dad did that.” (For what it’s worth, he says “I can’t believe I did that, either.”) Five days later, the blisters on my feet are still healing but the memory and the excitement from that day aren’t fading. What a day!
Report: Minnesota Vikings offer Brett Favre more money to play – ESPN
Written on August 4th, 2010 by JuddTweet this! no shouts
Tweet this! no shoutsSources told the Star Tribune that the Vikings have offered to increase Favre’s salary to $16 million guaranteed — $3 million more than he was scheduled to make this season, plus another $4 million in incentives that could potentially pay Favre $20 million total for the 2010 season.
Apparently one of Favre’s demands is to sign a deal that would go through the possible lockout season. If he wants a 3-year deal, give it to him! As soon as his streak is over he probably won’t start another season anyway.
He will be back. After the whirlwind yesterday, I’m firmly convinced we are in no different spot than we were when yesterday started.
One Microsoft Office Purchase for two computers
Written on August 3rd, 2010 by JuddTweet this! no shouts
Tweet this! no shoutsWindows site Neowin.net, by way of a Twitter reply from Microsoft’s Australian offices, points out that every copy of Office allows for legitimate installation on one primary computer and a “portable device,” which for all intents and purposes means a laptop.
via lifehacker.com
Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen: Asian players treated better than Latinos – ESPN Chicago
Written on August 1st, 2010 by JuddTweet this! no shouts
Tweet this! no shoutsGuillen, who is from Venezuela, said when he went to see his son, Oney, in Class-A, the team had a translator for a Korean prospect who “made more money than the players.
Can’t make this guy up. I hope he’s managing in the league for many years to come.
MNCD4 Needs Change: The Video Betty McCollum Doesn’t Want You to See!!!
Written on August 1st, 2010 by JuddTweet this! no shouts
Tweet this! no shoutsDid Betty intentionally omit “under God”? You decide…
Vote for Teresa Collett! We need God’s help in this country or our situation is only going to get worse.
