I'm reading 1947 - The Year All Hell Broke Loose in Baseball. The Dodgers manager, Burt Shotton, refuses to wear a uniform. He preferred to wear a suite and tie with a Dodgers jacket. According to the book that is perfectly acceptable as long as the manager doesn't come on to the field. So no mound conferences or disputes with the umpire. Imagine if other managers/coaches wore their team's uniform during a game. Picture Pete Carroll with full pads, a baseball hat, and a headset. Or Phil Jackson wearing big baggy shorts.

Nice people have nice days!

I have one rule when riding a public bus, NEVER make eye contact with anyone.

I'm also developing a theory about bus riding. People, even ordinary people, look strange and/or crazy on the bus.

Cool beans is a curious phrase that uses nonsense to bring humor into a joyful exclamation. It originated in American pop culture during the late 1960s. Slang of this time is known to center around illogical phrasings of words, and "cool beans" is among the most durable lengthy late 60's era terms. It is used when referring to something with a positive connotation.

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So we recently took a trip out to the coast for a quick weekend, Rialto beach for those that want to know. We had a nice fire on the beach and roasted some dogs. When In reached for the buns I noticed that the packaging was advertising that these were 'outdoor' buns. Really, outdoor buns? Bun connoisseurs will have to forgive me but are there indoor and outdoor buns? What is the difference? Are the outdoor buns water resistant or something?

i was walking up Jackson from the bus stop yesterday when I passed an interesting store front. In the window I saw a skinny Asian man with long flowing black hair that reached his mid-back. Surrounding him were three middle age, slightly overweight, women. The man was cutting hair and the women were watching him.

Here's where it gets weird, the hair was connected to a mannequin head and the head was supported by a waist high silver pole. Looking around the entire shop was full of silver poles topped with mannequin heads. The scene was creepy!

I've been seeing some great store signs lately that I've decided to share with all of my readers.
- boy boys academy of beauty seattle
- 911 driving school
- Loving Hut Vegan Cuisine
- Pho 99

Since I can't run right now I decided to go for a swim at my local community pool, Medgar Evers. The ME pool often has teenagers and young men hanging out on the stone steps above the pool. For those of you not familiar with the pool its sort of set below the ground and is surrounded on three sides with elaborate stone steps. Yesterday the kids hanging out there had a bit of thug look to them (sagging pants, beanie hats, chains), does saying that make me old? The other things that makes me say that was that they were drinking, listening to loud music, and swearing very loud.

I'm still waiting for my ankle to heal. I've been wondering lately why I can't just have normal injuries. Why can't I just sprain my ankle like the next guy. Nope, I have to do something obscure that takes a while to heal and leaves my doctor scratching his head. I've come to terms with the fact that I wont be doing the Leavenworth Half this year, pretty bummed about that but life will go on.