Maureen and Andrew at the Yard

Here's a shot of Maureen and Andrew at the game. The shot is taking 1 row down from our actual seats in the Club level.

BE-LATED STOOPID FACTZ !

A Funambulist is the proper term for a circus tight rope walker.


Phrenology is the study of bumps on the head.


A U.S. Quarter has 119 grooves on its circumference. A dime has 118 grooves.



The original London Bridge, built in 1831, now stands in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

donna in action at ods

i think this is probably a better angle! but when things start happening i really can't control the angle any pic is taken i just document things that are happening when its happening!! now isn't a picture much better than me just saying"donna was rolling tires and doing anything else she could to help" doesn't rolling race tires in a dirt pit at a redneck race track break some kinda "girlie girl" code?

Orioles 3 Nats 2

CH BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT

The CH Appomattox baseball team will be back in action tonight at 6pm against Hopewell weather permitting. There is a pretty good chance of rain today here in CH but there was a better chance yesterday and all we got was some drizzle. The UNC Tar Heels were unable to hold on to 5-0 lead last night and fell to Oregon St 11-7, the deciding game in CWS is tonight at 7pm and will be winner take all. Jeff Gordon picked up is first win of the season yesterday at Sonoma, I didn't see the race live but after watching the highlights it looked like a demolition derby out there yesterday. Keith did yall take any photos on your trip to Baltimore, if so post a few. Well after running outside and throwing batting practice in warehouse yes my legs are pretty sore this morning, I did put a little heat on my left leg so I am hoping it will be feeling better here soon. MICKEY

The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare.
Bobby Knight

In 1870, the first section of the boardwalk at Atlantic City, N.J., was opened to the public. AND YES I HAVE BEEN THERE

Country singer Gretchen Wilson is 32
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is 32
Football player Michael Vick is 26

our day at old dominion speedway

we went to see jason sponsler run his 3rd race ever yesterday at old dominion speedway. we got there at 4:30 and jason and crew were thrashing on the car trying to get it ready for the 7:00 start they got it finished with about 2 mintues to spare!! i'm sure they got it done in time because of the help that the drivers mother contributed to the team as documented in the thrashing picture!!! i happy to report that there are no new broken finger nails!!!

DIDN'T DO MUCH YESTERDAY

Well I have to say I didn't do much of anything yesterday, I did go over to MeMa Ruth's at lunch time but besides that I just watched sports on TV most of the day. Keith, Maureen, and Andrew went up and saw O's play the Nationals in Baltimore, maybe Keith will post a photo or two from the trip when he gets back into town later today. Paul Menard won his 1st race on the Busch Series last night in Milwaukee, he could be DEI next big driver to make it on the Nextel Cup Series. I have to say I did watch part of the IRL race from Richmond and it was a pretty boring race, sure the cars are flying around RIR but I am glad I didn't pay money to see that race. The Nextel Cup Series will race this afternoon on the road course in Sonoma, California, there probably won't be to much action in this race either. The UNC Tar Heels are just 1 win away from winning the CWS after beating Oregon St last night 4-3, game 2 of the series is tonight 7pm on ESPN2. Well I think I am going to run outside this morning so I will probably be complaining about my legs being sore on monday. MICKEY

Japanese Proverb

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Japanese Proverb

In 1788, the state of Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution.

Basketball Hall of Famer Willis Reed is 64
Singer Carly Simon is 61
Actor-comedian Jimmie Walker is 59
TV personality Phyllis George is 57
New York Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado is 34

ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY

It looks like it is going to be another cloudy if notrainy day here in CH and from the looks of the forecast the next several days are going to be wet also. We got a pretty good steady rain here in CH for about 5 hours and we couple of t-storms as well. The CWS championship series starts tonight with UNC playing Oregon St in a best of 3 series, I think that i will have to root for the Tar Heels in this one. Qualifying for the IRL race in Richmond was washed out so the field was set by there practice speeds from earlier in the day. Kurt Busch is on the pole for this weeks NASCAR race in California, there are several road racing aces in the field this weekend. Well that's about all that's happening around here. MICKEY

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Gordon B. Hinckley

In 1987, comedian-actor Jackie Gleason died at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at age 71.

New York Governor George Pataki is 61
Golfer Juli Inkster is 46

CLOCK ADDED TO BLOG

I saw a clock on somebody else's blog and I thought it might look good on Mickey's Place, what does everybody think of the clock. The World Cup is over for the US soccer team after yesterday's 2-1 loss to Ghana, if the would have one yesterday the would have advanced to the 2nd round because of Itlay's upset of Czech Republic. At the CWS it will be Oregon St against UNC in a best of three series starting saturday night at 7pm, Oregon St beat Rice 2-0 last night. The Nascar Nextel Cup Series visits the road course at Sears Point this weekend, I don't really car for road racing myself. The IRL is in Richmond this weekend, I went to the IRL race a few years ago but I didn't like it that much, they do fly around RIR though. It looks like the temps will cool off some over the next few days here in CH but the humidity is suppose to remain very high though, by cooling off the temps will be in the mid to upper 80's. MICKEY

No matter what accomplishments you achieve, somebody helps you.
Althea Gibson

In 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for his "Type-Writer."

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is 58
American Idol" judge Randy Jackson is 50

NEW PHONE NUMBER !

we have recently purchased new cell phones and had to get new numbers due to some unforseen complications. my old phone will still be operational for a short time so if you get a chance, call me on the old one and i will give you the new number. also scottie and dusty will have phones, for those of you who might enjoy making a few prank calls. scott

STOOPID FACTZ !!!!!

Queen and worker ants of some species are known to live longer than 15 years.


The practice of toasting bread goes back at least 2000 years ago to the Romans, who parched bread over an open fire to remove the bread's moisture and thereby delay spoilage.


The term Radar is derived from the phrase "Radio Acquired Detection And Ranging."


The platypus and the spiny anteater (aka "echidna") are the only mammals that lay eggs. Together they belong to a group called "Monotremes".


There are 250,000 rivers in the United States.

Start 'em Young!!!

Just to prove they are never too young to root for Dale Jr I give you exhibit A. Here is Lexi and me watching the Dover race a few weeks ago. Notice she cheers whenever a red car goes by. All this and only 11 weeks old. Her first word will probably be Dale not Mom or Dad and Melody isnt thrilled about it either. By the way that is not the move over flag for Jr. I will teach her all about Dale Sr but she will definitely root for Jr. No #38 or 88 here.

STOOPID FACTZ !!!!

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.


23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks.


Most lipstick contains fish scales.


Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.

THE HEAT IS ON

The heat is on, well at least for the next two days with temps in the mid 90's and heat index over 100 I hope everybody's AC's are working. It was a tough not on the ball diamond last night as CH fell to Thomas Dale twice 9-5 and 2-1. In the 1st game there just to many errors and just to many runners left on base and in the second game we played great defense and got good pitching but didn't get any offense. Keith you might be leaving at the wrong time because it looks like TD maybe pretty good in baseball the next few years. The next game for CH will be at Hopewell on monday night. At the CWS UNC is the only remaining undefeated team as they sent Cal St Fullerton back to California, in the other game Oregon St defeated Rice. Today Rice will play Oregon ST again with the winner advancing to play UNC in the finals of CWS. The US soccer team will play Ghana this morning at 10am, the US has to in this game in the World Cup if they want to have any chance of advancing to the next round, even if they win they would still need a little help to advance. MICKEY

There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happens.
Tommy Lasorda

On June 22, 1945, the World War II battle for Okinawa officially ended; 12,520 Americans and 110,000 Japanese were killed in the nearly three-month campaign.

Singer-actor Kris Kristofferson is 70
CBS News correspondent Ed Bradley is 65
Fox News correspondent Brit Hume is 63
Actress Meryl Streep is 57
Pop singer Cyndi Lauper is 53
TV personality Carson Daly is 33

STOOPID FACTZ !!!

More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.


Rats and horses can't vomit.


The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.


Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.


Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

CH BACK IN APPOMATTOX LEAGUE ACTION TONIGHT

CH will return to the ball diamond tonight in Appomattox League baseball action against Thomas Dale at 6pm. CH record is now 2-0 as the league commisioner ruled the 2nd game with Prince Geoge did go far enough before the rains came, TD played Petersburg monday so the will probably come in out 2-0 also and if the rumors are true should bring in a very good team to CH tonight. At the CWS Cal St Fullerton beat Clemson 7-6 and Oregon St beat Miami 8-1, today UNC will play Cal St Fullerton and Rice will play Oregon St. The Miami Heat are the NBA champions after beating Dallas 95-92 last night, they won 4 straight games after Dallas won the first 2 games. Since all the graduations have been going on I would post a photo of me at graduation and no I didn't have to give a sppech like Keith did. MICKEY

Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open.
Thomas Dewar

There are 193 days left in the year. Summer begins at 8:26 a.m. EDT.

Country singer Kathy Mattea is 47
Country singer Allison Moorer is 34

STOOPID FACTZ !!

It is impossible (for most people) to lick their elbow.


A shrimp's heart is in their head.


It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.


A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.


Over 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.

HURRICANES WIN THE CUP, CH WINS OPENER

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 last night in game 7 to win the Stanley Cup, the Canes never trailed in this one and let 2-0 going into the 3rd period and added a empty net goal late and held on for 3-1 win. I have posted a few photos that I got from the Fox Sports site. CH picked up it's 1st win of the season in Appomattox action last night defeating Prince George 8-7, in the 2nd game we were leading by a couple of runs when the rains came and we will have to finish that game at a later date. CH will play Thomas Dale wednsday night at Shepherd Stadium with the gametime set for 6pm. The weather here in CH is going to be hot the rest of the week with a slight chance of t-storms each day with temps in the mid 90's with some it may feel like 100 or more on several days, if feels like Georgia weather in the Virginia. The Georgia Bulldogs were knocked out of the college baseball world series yesterday by Oregon St 5-3, today Clemson faces Cal St Fullerton and Miami faces Oregon St., Rice and UNC are the only two undefeated teams left in the CWS. Try to stay cool today, MICKEY

I don't have any tricky plays, I'd rather have tricky players.
Abe Lemons

In 1863, West Virginia became the 35th state.

Singer Anne Murray is 61
TV personality Bob Vila is 60
Rhythm-and-blues singer Lionel Richie is 57
Actor John Goodman is 54
Actress Nicole Kidman is 39

STOOPID WEATHER FACTZ !

To tell the temperature without a thermometer:
Count a cricket's "chirps" for 15 seconds and add 40. This tells you the degrees in Fahrenheit.




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If you cut a hailstone in half and count the rings, that information will tell you how many times the hailstone fell and rose within the a thunderstorm's updrafts.



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The cool rush of air preceding a thunderstorm is caused by the downward force of rainfall, and this rush of air is approximately 1-2 miles ahead of the oncoming storm!



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A typical cloud reflects 75% of the Sun's energy, leaving 25% of sunlight to reach the ground.



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The best time to go fishing, according to weather experts, is during a full moon cycle. A full moon causes increased electromagnetic energy, which in turn triggers traveling, feeding, and spawning responses in fish and their prey.

OPENING NIGHT FOR APPOMATTOX RIVER LEAGUE

Well tonight is opening night for the Appomattox River League and CH will be playing at home against Prince George, gametime is 6pm and we will play 2 5 inning games against them. We also play wednesday night at home against Thomas Dale at the same time. Tonight somebody will win Lord Stanley's Cup, the series is tied at 3 games a piece, the game is in Raleigh so I am hoping the Hurricanes can bring the Stanley Cup to the Tar Heel state. In the NBA, Miami now has a 3-2 to lead in the NBA finals heading back to Dallas. Kasey Kahne was yesterday's rain shortened Nextel Cup race at Michigan, next week the series visits the Infineon Raceway at Sears Point. I have posted another old photo and it's from Keith's high school graduation and I think you will recognize of few of the other people in the photo also. MICKEY

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
Donald H. Rumsfeld

In 1586, English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island, N.C., after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in America. PS I HAVE BEEN THERE

Actress Phylicia Rashad is 58
Country singer Doug Stone is 50
Singer-dancer-"American Idol" judge Paula Abdul is 44

high flying vms action 6-17-06

things like this don't normally happen right in front of me, but when it does i don't normally miss them! vms is not as much fun as southside nobody got kicked out for the week or for life last night!!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

I just thought I would wish all you fathers out there on Mickey's Place a Happy Father's Day and since it is your day to take it easy today. Well the Edmonton Oilers have forced a game 7 with a 4-0 win over the Hurricanes last night in Edmonton, I think the Canes maybe in trouble now because BIG MO has changed now. The US soccer tied Italy yesterday 1-1, with the tie the US team stays alive in pool play and will play Ghana later in the week. David Gilliland won last nights Busch race in Kentucky in a huge upset, his previous best finish was 29th. At the College Baesball World Series Miami and Rice picked up victories yesterday, today Clemson will face in UNC in the winners bracket and Ga. Tech will face Cal ST Fullerton in a loser goes home game. Speaking of baseball, the CH Appomatox League team will open it's season monday night at Shepherd Stadium against Prince George at 6pm, fellow blogger Lee is the 2nd baseman on the team. I understand that Keith and Andrew have now been fitted for there tux and Andrew got new hat out of that deal. MICKEY

Time does not change us. It just unfolds us.
Max Frisch

In 1812, the United States declared war against Britain.

Baseball hall-of-famer Lou Brock is 67
Rock musician Paul McCartney is 64
Movie critic Roger Ebert is 64
Country singer Blake Shelton is 30

MICKEY STILL IN CH

Do to the high price of gas I have decided to stay in CH this weekend instead of going down to the beach. It was a pretty tough decision since the weather on the OBX this weekend looks very nice this weekend but in the end economics won out. The United States soccer team will be back in action at 3pm this afternoon in the World Cup against Italy in a must win game for the US if they want to advance to the 2nd round of the World Cup. In the NHL tonight the Stanley Cup playoffs resume with game 6 in Edmonton, the Hurricanes can win the cup with a victory and the Oilers can force a game in Raleigh with a victory. Kasey Kahne is on the pole for this weeks Nextel Cup race at Michigan, he edged Jeff Gordon for the pole. The college baseball world series started yesterday with Clemson and UNC picking up victories and today Georgia plays Rice and Oregon St will play Miami. I gave Wal-Mart one more shot at getting the donuts right this morning and I am happy to say that they were pretty good this morning. I have posted an old photo taken at Kings Dominion of Me, Al, Keith and David Staples the quality of the photo isn't very good but I think you can tell who everybody is. Also note the quality of that Lennie Pond shirt Al is wearing. MICKEY

The happiest is the person who suffers the least pain; the most miserable who enjoys the least pleasure.
Jean Jacques Rousseau

In 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.

Singer Barry Manilow is 60
Comedian Joe Piscopo is 55
Olympic gold-medal speed skater Dan Jansen is 41
Tennis player Venus Williams is 26

STOOPID FACTZ !!!!!

The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.


The world's youngest mother is Lina Medina who gave birth at 5 years old.


No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Super bowl, until the St. Louis Rams in 2000.



The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.


The game of GOLF was invented in Scotland, and for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.

CHHS GRADUATION TONIGHT

PS: I hope Scott made it home, the last I heard from him his was lost in the fog in Dublin, GA at a Home Depot.


Well the the official end of the school year will be tonight when CH will hold it's commencement ceremony. Most of the other schools in the area who haven't had the graduation ceremonies will have the today and tonight also. It looks like the weather will be good for all the graduations today but it might be little warm. In case anybody cares the NBA finals are now at 2 games a piece, I just can't watch the NBA. The Nextel Cup Series will be at Michigan this weekend. That's about all I know here in CH, it has been pretty quite around here. I have posted an old photo from the time we all went to Atlanta to see the Braves play, I don't know why we are all dressed a like, Johnny Oates is standing in the background. MICKEY


It takes no more time to see the good side of life than to see the bad.
Jimmy Buffett

In 1903, Ford Motor Company was incorporated.

Country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock is 67
Boxer Roberto Duran is 55