Archive for February, 2008
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
How, exactly, do they put a soft cast on your NOSE? That is what they did to Craig Hansen, who talked about his sleep apnea problem. And it was pretty bad. On an average person, our sleep gets interrupted, for whatever reason, an average of 4 times per hour–this is normal. Craig Hansen’s sleep interruptions? [...]
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
Can you BELIEVE it??? On Thursday, February 14th, the pitchers and catchers of the Boston Red Sox will once again converge on Fort Myers. This year, as World Series Champions (Nope, that never gets old…) its up to them to defend their title, and hopefully get back to the World Series…But, maybe, this time, they [...]
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Many of us did the crazy lunatic thing a couple of weeks ago, where we sat, online, and on the phone, waiting…and waiting…and WAITING in Virtual Waiting rooms, for Red Sox tickets, only to discover (unless you are very very lucky) that the best seats available are:
Obstructed view
When you go by yourself (Don’t think I [...]
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
Everyone was so excited that Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz would be battling during Spring Training for the 5th starter position of a rotation that was helmed by elder statesman, Curt Schilling. People also questioned the wisdom of picking up Batsh*t Julian’s option for the 2008 Campaign. And some people even uttered the blasphemous: “We [...]
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Things that make you go ewwwww: For over 6 years, Brian McNamee has allegedly been keeping used needles and gauze that he used to inject Roger Clemens with…YUK…WHY on EARTH would you jeep this stuff? And what exactly would the storage method be? On a shelf in a box, prominently displayed in his living (Look! [...]
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Sean Casey, Boston’s newest bench guy (and backup 1st baseman) was unveiled to the media at Fenway yesterday, having completed his physical, and signing a 1-year $800K contract with the Sox…From Sean: “I’m at the stage of my career where I just feel like I really wanted to come to a place where I had [...]
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Piece of Christine E. Trivia: 3 Years ago today, in 2005, I was the Organizer of the very 1st V-Day Wilkes-Barre, which has culminated in the last 4 years of raising thousand of dollars for local organizations fighting to stop violence against women and girls. You can see info on V-Day Wilkes-Barre 2008, to be [...]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
In the midst of a plague at my house this weekend, but, as my husband is a NY Giants fan, last night’s win did wonders for his health…
I am not a football fan–I know you get 4 tries to go 10 yards, and if you are not close after the 3rd try, you should punt–that’s about the [...]
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