IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER HOT ONE IN CH TODAY

It going to be hot again today in CH with temps in the low 90's and summer doesn't start for a few more weeks. When I left the beach yesterday the temp was 64 and that was the high for the day down there and when I got home it was 89, what a difference 150 miles can make. Well the UVA lacrosse team won the National Championship yesterday defeating UMASS 15-7 and with the win the CAVS finish the year at 17-0. The UVA baseball team will play Lehigh at 3pm friday in the sub regional on the NCAA baseball tournament, the other teams in there regional are South Carolina and Evansville. Andrews LL will be back in action tonight at 7:30pm when the play the Yankees at Ironbridge, the big game is thursday night when the play the Braves coached by Vince Lamantia at 7:30pm. Also today both teams representing the CD in baseball will be in action tonight with James River visiting Matoaca and Prince George visiting Douglas Freeman. In a major upset on Playstation2 Dad beat Andrew by 1 run with a 3Run Hr on his final at bat, I also understand that Andrew wasn't very happy after the defeat. I have posted an old christmas photo of one of your favorite bloggers opening up a present and he does have bit of a goofy look on his face. MICKEY

Heroes and cowards feel exactly the same fear. Heroes just react to it differently.
Cus D'Amato

In 1539, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto landed in Florida.

Football hall-of-famer Gale Sayers is 63
Country singer Wynonna is 42
Boston Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez is 34
Baseball player Trot Nixon is 34

MEMORIAL DAY

Well I hope everybody has a nice Memorial Day and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country and remember those family members who are no longer with us also. I will be heading back to CH later this morning from the beach, it is a cool 63 degrees and it is drizzling here in KDH this morning. The Carolina Hurricanes won 4-3 in OT last night to take a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Sam Hornish passed Marco Andretti on the last lap to win the Indy 500 yesterday, I would have rather seen Andretti win myself. Kasey Kahne won the Coke 600 at the Lowes Motor Speedway beating Jimmy Johnson, Tony Stewart crashed and broke a bone in shoulder blade and he looked like he was in a great deal of pain. UVA will host a sub regional in baseball this weekend, the entire NCAA baseball field will be announced around noon today. We ate supper at Mako Mikes last night. MICKEY

Win any way you can as long as you can get away with it.
Leo Durocher

In 1917, the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was born in Brookline, Mass.

Former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent is 68
Race car driver Al Unser Sr. is 67
CBS News Correspondent Bob Simon is 65
Singer Melissa Etheridge is 45

BEACH COLLAGE FROM YESTERDAY

Here is collage from yesterday here at the beach, MICKEY 

IT WAS A NICE SATURDAY HERE IN KDH

Well it was a very nice saturday here in KDH with temp in the low 80's. We did have Bobby's Burnt Burgers last night along with some hot dogs which I don't eat. I went over and ran on the track at First Flight High School yesterday morning and I think that is the first time that I ran outside in about 3 months. We went an played a little putt putt last night at Professor Hacker's Lost Treasure Golf and Keith and dad tied for the best score with a 45 and I finished 3rd 4 shots back and I won't say where everbody else finished. The Edmonton Oilers finished off the Mighty Ducks last night winning the Western Conference Finals 4 games to 1, they will meet the winner of the Carolina and Bufalo series which is tied at 2 for the right the play for Lord Stanley's Cup. Thre are acouple of big races today with the Indy 500 this morning and the Coke 600 tonight, Carl Edwards won yesterday's Busch Race. In case you didn't notice we had a new memeber post for the first time yesterday and it was hoos in carolina(John), where are George, Vince and A.G. we haven't heard anything from them in a while. If they are some mispelled work you will have to forgive me, I am not used to posting my blog entry on a laptop yet. MICKEY

Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.
Dizzy Dean

In 1937, President Roosevelt pushed a button in Washington signaling that vehicular traffic could cross the just-opened Golden Gate Bridge in California.

Basketball Hall-of-Famer Jerry West is 68
Singer Gladys Knight is 62
Singer Billy Vera is 62
Singer John Fogerty is 61
Country singer Phil Vassar is 44
Television personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck ("The View") is 29

Thought for Today: "Time does not become sacred to us until we have lived it, until it has passed over us and taken with it a part of ourselves." — John Burroughs, American author and naturalist (1837-1921).

MICKEY IS AT THE BEACH

Well I am the beach, I made it down to the OBX around 8am which means that I left CH around 5am. Maureen, Keith, and Andrew are also here at the beach along with Patches and Chipper. I talked to Scott on the way down here and he said he is going to get a haircut around 8:30am, I told him he needs to get his own clipper and cut his own like me. I guess we well have some of Bobby's Burnt Burgers some time this weekend and there might even be a lucky dog. The UVA baseball team is out of the ACC touramnent after losing Fla. St 11-0, hopefuly the CAVS will be able to rebound before the NCAA baseball tourney next week. The Carolina Hurricanes have tied the Eastern Conference Finals at 2 games a piece with a victory last night, go Canes. Well I hope everybody has a nice day. MICKEY

Living in the moment brings you a sense of reverence for all of life's blessings. Oprah Winfrey

In 1933, Walt Disney's Academy Award-winning animated short "The Three Little Pigs" was first released.

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is 83
Actor Louis Gossett Jr. is 70
Country singer Don Williams is 67

MY DAY GOT OFF TO A BAD START

Well my day got of do a bad start this morning when the internet was down when I first got up and then it came back up about 6:20pm and preceeded to write an entry into the blog only to have it go back out again. I was pretty mad because my entry was pretty long and when I went to post it I lost everything and was really frustrated, I am not a very patient person when something is not working correctly. I have posted the photos that Al took on tuesday from the soccer and baseball games at http://public.fotki.com/bp2/ , just click the folders you might want to look at. Matoaca won the CD tournament 11-3 over Prince George last night. The UVA baseball team lost in the 2nd round of the ACC tourney to NC State 4-3, the Cavs will play Fla St again today in a must win game if the want to advance in the tournament. MICKEY

Once a player becomes bigger than the team, you no longer have a team.
Red Auerbach

In 1978, the first legal casino in the eastern U.S. opened in Atlantic City, N.J.

Sportscaster Brent Musberger is 67
Singer Stevie Nicks is 58
Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is 57
Singer Lenny Kravitz is 42

STOOPID ANIMAL FACTZ !!!!!

Animal Facts
Elephant trunks hold up to 1 1/2 gallons of liquid.


Penguins can jump 6 feet high.


Ostriches measure up to nine feet from head to feet, and weigh as much as 350 pounds.


A baby kangaroo is only on inch long.


A dragonfly, the fastest flying insect, can move up to 35 mph.


An African ostrich egg weighs about 30 pounds.


Tarantula spiders can live for over two years without eating.


A gorilla will stick its tongue out when angry.


The elephant is the only animal that has 4 knees.


The black bulldog ant of Australia can kill a person.


The giant squid has the largest eyes than any other creature.


The greyhound has the best eyesight of all breeds of dogs.


The heaviest dog on record was a St. Bernard that weighed 310 pounds.


STOOPID KWESTION:
Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?

STOOPID TIPS !!!! by alka seltzer

Ants, ants, ants everywhere. They are said to never cross a chalk line. So get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or wherever ants tend to march.


Use air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and leaves a lovely smell to the shine.


When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before resorting to tweezers or a needle. Simply put the scotch tape over the splinter, then pull it off. Scotch tape removes most splinters painlessly and easily.


Uses for Alka Seltzer:
Clean a toilet. Drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous China.
Clean a vase. To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets.
Polish jewelry. Drop two Alka Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the jewelry for two minutes.
Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the bottle with water, drop in four Alka Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if necessary).
Unclog a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka Seltzer tablets down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar. Wait a few minutes, then run the hot water.


STOOPID KWESTION:Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?

ANDREWS TEAM PICKS UP ANOTHER WIN

The rookie Devil Rays picked up another victory last night 10-9 over the winless A's and with two games left in the regular season it appears the Devil Rays could peaking at the right time as they get ready to make a playoff push. Andrew had 1 hit in last nights game and I understand that he was robbed from a another hit as member of the A's made a good play on a screaming line drive. The Devil Rays have one more game before the big matchup with Vincie's ( where have you been on the blog) Braves next thursday night at 7:30pm at Ironbridge on fiel #4. The Carolina Hurricanes fell to the Buffalo Sabres last night 4-3 and with the win the Sabres take 2-1 lead in the series, the Edmonton Oilers can win the Western Conference finals tonight with a victory over Anaheim. For the second time in less than two months there is a fair setup at Southpark Mall, this groups rides don't look as nice as the ones that were here. I have posted an old photo of the blogmaster from back when I had some hair. MICKEY

If you believe everything you read, better not read.
Japanese Proverb

In 1935, Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of his career, for the Boston Braves, in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Country singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall is 70
Country singer Jessi Colter is 63
Actress Anne Heche is 37

STOOPID FACTZ !!!

Cold showers actually increase sexual arousal.


A Swiss scientist named A. E. Fick invented contact lenses in 1887.


There is enough phosphorous inside the human body to make about 250 match heads.


Doctors in ancient China were paid when patients were healthy, not sick.


The human head weighs eight pounds.


STOOPID KWESTION:When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?

COLONIALS SEASON COMES TO AN END

The CH Colonials season came to an end last night against Matoaca with the Warriors defeating the Colonials 8-3. We hit the ball fairly well but Matoaca just played a better all around game than we did. It was pretty good season for the Colonials with allot of ups and downs, the Colonials finish the season with a 13-8 record. In the other game in the CD tournament Prince George defeated Dinwiddie 8-7 and with the win PG also advances to the next weeks regionals. In soccer the CH girls team lost in a shootout 2-1 to Hopewell, I think the boys team also lost but I don't know the score of that game. Andrews LL team will be back in action tonight at 7:30pm against the A's at Ironbridge Park. Also I am helping out with the CH Appomatox League team and we have already started practice for that and our 1st game will be on June 19 and Lee is also on that team. MICKEY

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
Pierre Corneille

In 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, was opened to traffic.

Singer Bob Dylan is 65
Singer Patti LaBelle is 62
Actress Priscilla Presley is 61
Singer Rosanne Cash is 51
Country singer Billy Gilman is 18

STOOPID FACTZ !!

Giant tortoises live to be 200 years old.


Rattlesnakes live for about 19 years.


The longest-lived insects are queen termites, which live for up to 100 years.


The oldest known goldfish lived to 41 years of age.


STOOPID KWESTION:Why do croutons come in airtight packages? It's just stale bread to begin with.

COLONIALS IN CD BASEBALL TOURNAMNET

The CH Colonials will play the Matoaca Warriors today at 5pm in the 1st round of the CD baseball tournament at Prince George, the Warriors are the #1 seed and the Colonials are the #4 seed. In the other game of the CD tournament it will be #Prince George facing #3 Dinwiddiie, the two winners will play thursday night. Also tonight the CH boys and girls soccer teams will be in playoff action the girls team will play Hopewell and the boys team will play Prince George. In the NHL the Carolina Hurricanes evened there series with Buffalo with a 4-2 victory, maybe that will propel the Canes to a series victory. My blister on my toe is a allot better now but the top of my foot continues to hur right much, I am getting ready to put some toast on it this morning, that stuff seemed to help it the other day. MICKEY


When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.
Hugh White

In 1788, South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

Bluegrass singer Mac Wiseman is 81
Actress Joan Collins is 73
Country singer Misty Morgan is 61
Actor-comedian Drew Carey is 48
Country singer Shelly West is 48
Singer Jewel is 32

STOOPID FACTZ !

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.


Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people.


There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building.


A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.


STOOPID KWESTION:When someone asks you, "A penny for your thoughts," and you put your two cents in, what happens to the other penny?

tux fittings!!

there seems to be A LOT of confusion on the tux fittings!! not on our end but on the after hours peoples end!!! somebody down there called donna saturday to tell her that other than me nobody has been fitted and we knew that was wrong!! they eventually found most of them but i need to know what store george and scott were fitted at and if keith and andrew have been fitted! we are not real happy with the way things are being handled at after hours!! i'm off tuesday and would like to go over there and make sure its straight!!!

IT'S A SHORT WORK WEEK FOR SOME

Well it will be a short work week for some members of the blog since the they will get friday of for Memorial Day as well as monday. I know me and Al have to work on friday, but CH schools are closed on friday and wouldn't surprise me if state of Virginia and Ft Lee were closed as well. I know when I was in school we never got the friday before Memorial Day off. It looks like the weather is going to be good all week with temps in the 70's the first part of the week and in the 80's by the end of the week, but it's starting to get very dry again. The CH baseball team will play at 5pm on tuesday against Matoaca in the 1st round of the CD baseball tournamnet at Prince George, hopefully the Colonials will come out of there hitting slump. I haved posted and old photo taken many years ago of a few fellow bloggers catching some rays on the beach at Nags Head. MICKEY

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
Baltasar Gracian

In 1992, after a reign lasting nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson hosted NBC's "Tonight Show" for the last time.

Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw is 66
Country musician Dana Williams (Diamond Rio) is 45
Model Naomi Campbell is 36

ANDREWS TEAM WINS IN LL ACTION

The rookie Devil Rays picked up 10-9 victory over the Giants in LL action yesterday at Ironbridge Park. Andrew went 3-3 including a 3 run HR and made several nice catches 1b. He did get hit with a batted ball going from 2b to 3b and was called out and he wasn't happy about that at all. There next game is wed night at 7:30pm against the A's. Well I thought my foot might have been getting better but after yesterday I don't think it is, my blister on my big toe is still very sore and the top of my foot is very tight. Jimmy Johnson won last nights Nextel Cup all star race and there wasn't to much action in this race at all. The Carolina Hurricanes lost game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals to Buffalo 3-2, lets hope the Canes can turn things around. I have posted an old photo of me in a tux wearing my Cincinnati Reds hat, some members of this blog might remember that fateful day. MICKEY

I owe the public just one thing - a good performance.
Bob Gibson

On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

Comedian/radio talk show host Al Franken is 55
Dave Wannstedt Football coach is 54

IT LOOKS LIKE IT A NICE DAY HERE IN CH

It looks like it is going to be a nice sunny day here in CH with temps in the low 80's. I am going to watch the the Rookie Devil Rays play noon at Ironbridge Park against the Giants. I am going to see if Andrew can continue to knock the cover off the ball. The UVA baseball team continued there winning ways last night defeating Va Tech 6-0, with the win the Cavs improve to 44-11 overall and 20-9 in the ACC and will play Va Tech again today in there final game of the regular season. The ACC baseball tournament will be played next week in Florida. The Nextel Cup Series is at the Lowes Motor Speedway this weekend for the Nextel All-Star Challenge Race tonight. Since CHHS is having it's senior prom tonight I thought would post this photo of dad from a few years back in the dunking booth at the after prom festivities, there must have not been any good arms there because he looks pretty dry. Also in case you missed it we have another new member on the blog and it's none other than Mr. Know It All sister Melanie. MICKEY

Here is a link to Al's photos from the Meadowbrook game
http://public.fotki.com/bp2/chhs_baseball_2006/chhs_at_meadowbrook/

Age is no guarantee of maturity.
Lawana Blackwell

In 1861, the capital of the Confederacy was moved from Montgomery, Ala., to Richmond, Va.

Singer Joe Cocker is 62
Singer-actress Cher is 60
Actor John Billingsley is 46
Boston Red Sox pitcher David Wells is 43

STOOPID FACTZ !!!!!

A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night.


The Earth weighs around 6,588,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons.


Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.


Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.


There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S. than real ones.


STOOPID KWESTION:If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

COLONIALS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE

The CH Colonials fell to the Meadowbrook Monarchs 4-3 in CD action tuesday, with the loss the Colonials have lost 3 of there last 4. Brett Draper only allowed 5 hits but the Colonial offense woes continued, Brett deserved a better outcome yesterday. The Colonials finish the regular season with a 13-7 record. The Colonials will now have to play Matoaca in the first round of the CD tournament on tuesday at 5pm, this years tournament is at Prince George. Prince George claimed the #2 seed with a 3-0 win over Dinwiddie, those two teams will meet again tuesday night in the second game of the CD tournament. The TD Knights ened there season yesterday with a 12-5 victory at Hopewell, the Knights end there season with a 6-12-1 record. I have not heard how Andrew's LL team did yesterday but I am sure Keith will give us an update on that later today. I am a bit injured right now, I have a huge blister on my right big toe and the top of my right foot is also very sore for some reason. MICKEY

You're not going to win by automatically going out there. It's hard to know what people really expect of you, and I've never tried to live up to expectations anyway. That's no way to play baseball.
Greg Maddux

In 1994, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New York at age 64.

TV personality David Hartman is 71
Baseball catcher Rick Cerone is 52
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett is 30

STOOPID FACTZ !!!!

Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, in 1918, by Charles Jung.


The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'.


In 1944, Fidel Castro was voted Cuba's best schoolboy athlete. A left-handed pitcher, Castro was later given a tryout by the Washington Senators but was turned down by the baseball club.


The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.


Most soccer balls have 32 panels.


STOOPID KWESTION:Why do we say something is out of whack? What's a whack?

THE LAST DAY OF THE CD REGULAR SEASON

Well today is the last day of the CD regular season for the CH Colonials and all other teams in the CD. The Colonials will play at Meadowbrook at 6pm tonight and the TD Knights will play at Hopewell. The Knights picked up a victory yesterday at Petersburg 15-3. The other two games in the CD has Matoaca at Petersburg and Dinwiddie at Prince George. Also tonight Andrews LL team will be back in action at 7:30pm on Ironbridge field #4 against the Twins. In the NHL the Western Conference finals are set now, it will be Edmonton a #8 seed facing the Anaheim Might Ducks and the winner will face either the Carolina Hurricanes or the Buffalo Sabres in the Stanley Cup finals. I have posted an old slide that I have of Mavis from quite a few years ago. MICKEY

PHOTOS THAT AL TOOK OF THE SOCCER GAME TUESDAY
http://public.fotki.com/bp2/chhs_girls_soccer_2006/chhs_vs_matoaca_51606/

CD SCORES
Hopewell 4 Meadowbrook 3
Thomas Dale 15 Petersburg 3

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.
Tom Landry

In 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving 57 people dead or missing.

Sportscaster Jack Whitaker is 82
Baseball Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson is 69
Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson is 60
Country singer George Strait is 54

colonials 2 warriors 0

stephanie cobb scored 2 goals to lead the colonials in their win over the matoaca warriors thursday evening. more pictures to come soon!

STOOPID FACTZ !!!

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.


The Sanskrit word for "war" means "desire for more cows."


Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."


Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village."


Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.


STOOPID KWESTION:If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

MATOACA DROPS COLONIAL HEIGHTS 15-3

The Matoaca Warriors used 3 HR's offensively and a complete game on the mound to defeat the Colonials 15-3 in CD action tuesday. The Colonials were lead by Geordie Breindenbach offenseively who had 2 hits including a 2run HR. The Colonials were very short on pitchers yesterday and the pitchers who pitched did they best they could against the best hitting team in the district. The Colonials will try to bounce back thursday in the final regular season of the year when the Colonials travel to Meadowbrook. The TD Knights lost a tough one yesteray at Prince George 8-6, the Knights had several chances to tie the game up but just came up short against the Royals. MICKEY

CD SCORES
Dinwiddie 15 Petersburg 0
Matoaca 15 Colonial Heights 3
Prince George 8 Thomas Dale 3

A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, is committing another mistake. Confucius

In 1938, Congress passed the Vinson Naval Act, providing for a two-ocean navy.

Boxing Hall of Famer Sugar Ray Leonard is 50
Actor-comedian Bob Saget is 50
Singer Enya is 45