REDSKINS IN PLAYOFF ACTION, RENEGADES & CH GIRLS WIN

The Washington Redskins (9-7) will meet the Seattle Seahawks (10-6) in the 1st round of the NFC playoffs this afternoon at 4:30pm in Seattle. The Skins have won there last four games while Seattle has gone 2-2 over the same period, there is a 90% of rain in Seattle today and the temp will be in the mid 40's. In todays other playoff game it will be the Jacksonville Jaguars visiting Pittsburgh to play the Steelers and there shouldn't be any weather problems in Pittsburgh today. I am predicting that the Redskins & Steelers will win today's games. The Richmond Renegades beat the hottest team in the SPHL Twin City last night 4-3 in Winston Salem, NC, the Cyclones had won 6th straight entering last nights game. The same two teams will meet tonight at the RC. The Colonial Heights girls basketball team beat Lee-Davis last night 51-42, with the win the Colonials improve to 6-3 on the season. I have posted a link below to the photos Al took at Thursday nights game with Hopewell. The Boys basketball team fell to Hopewell last night 63-40. My foot is feeling about the same, one day it feels pretty good but then the next day it feels a little sore again. I am going to try some cherry juice starting later today to see if it relieves some of my pain, allot of people have had success with cherry juice relieving gout pain. I did go down to Wal-Mart this morning but they didn't have any donuts ready so I had to eat my usual Kit Kat for breakfast. MICKEY

COLONIAL HEIGHTS VS HOPEWELL PHOTOS
http://public.fotki.com/bp2/chhs_athletics/chhs-girls-basketball/colonial-heights-vs-3/

Failures are expected by losers, ignored by winners.
Joe Gibbs

1885 - The Long Island Railroad Company was the first to offer piggyback rail service. It transported farm wagons on trains and moved all those potatoes pretty fast! Where did all of Long Island’s (NY) potato farms go when they were replaced by houses, houses, houses?
1925 - The first female governor in the U.S. took office in Wyoming this day. A tip of the ten-gallon hat, please, to Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross who was sworn in during special ceremonies.
1940 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) got its very first demonstration of FM radio. The new medium, free of interference, static, and noise in thunderstorms, was developed by Major E.H. Armstrong. The first FM transmitter was put in operation in 1941. What did it broadcast? Talk, of course. Well, not ‘talk’ per se, but lots of talking.
1948 - Warner Pathe showed the very first color newsreel. Pictures of the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl football classic were seen by theatre audiences.
1961 - “Hello. I’m Mr. Ed!” “A horse is a horse, of course, of course”... you know the lyrics. Mr. Ed, the talking horse, debuted for what would be a six-year run. The show starred Alan Young as Ed’s owner, Wilbur Post. Wilbur’s wife, Carol, was played by Connie Hines. Good old neighbor Roger Addison was Larry Keating. The voice of Mr. Ed was... no, not Alan Young... rather, Allan ‘Rocky’ Lane... of course, of course.
1994 - Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Thomas ‘Tip’ O’Neill died in Boston. He was 81 years old. O’Neill was a Democratic party stalwart whose political career spanned nine presidencies.
1998 - U.S. Congressman Sonny Bono (R-CA) was killed when he skied into a tree at Heavenly Ski Resort on the Nevada-California line, 55 miles southwest of Reno, Nevada. He was 62.

Health and Diet Tip
Don’t give up on your New Year's resolution. Make your resolution to change one thing weekly. Instead of resolving to lose 20 pounds in a month, stop drinking soda. Drink one less soda a day and you’ll save over 1,000 calories a week. In just one month, you’ll lose a pound without much effort. Small changes pay off in big rewards.

Lou Carnesecca Hall of Fame basketball coach is 83
Walter F. Mondale Former vice president is 80
Robert Duvall Actor is 77
Chuck Noll Hall of Fame football coach is 76
Charlie Rose Broadcast journalist is 66
Diane Keaton Actress is 62
Ted Lange Actor ("The Love Boat") is 60
George "Funky" Brown R&B musician (Kool and the Gang) is 59
Pamela Sue Martin Actress ("Dynasty") is 55
Alex English Basketball Hall of Famer is 54
Clancy Brown Actor is 49
Iris Dement Country singer is 47
Ricky Paull Goldin Actor ("Guiding Light") is 43
Vinnie Jones Actor is 43
Heather Paige Kent Actress is 39
Warrick Dunn Football player is 33
January Jones Actress ("Mad Men") is 30
Brooklyn Sudano Actress ("My Wife and Kids") is 27

the girls win agian!

RIDDLE

Way to go everyone. Bobby got the food trivia,Mickey got the riddle and Louise got the brain bruiser question. Have a good weekend.

Food Trivia

A thin brandname...many products. Started 30 years ago. Many do this in early January. Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry.
slimfast

Brain Bruisers

Put a coin in an empty bottle and insert a cork into the neck of the bottle. How could you remove the coin without taking the cork out or breaking the bottle?
Push the cork into the bottle and retrieve the coin

Riddle

Why are bird poor?
Because money doesn't grow on trees

TODAY'S QUESTIONS

Brain Bruisers Question

Why did yesterday feel a bit warmer than Wednesday considering the weather was about the same?

Food Trivia

My first is in fish but not in sail. My second in rabbit but not in tail My third in up but not in down My fourth in tiara not in crown My fifth in tree you plainly see My whole a food for you and me. What am I?

Today's Riddle

Why are owls so brave?

RENEGADES, CAVALIERS, HOKIES ALL LOSE BUT COLONIALS WIN

The Richmond Renegades fell to the Huntsville Havoc last night 7-3, the Gades were never in this game and will play at Twin City tonight. The Virginia Tech Hokies fell to the Kansas Jayhawks last night 24-21 in the Orange Bowl, the Hokies offense just never could get on track in this one. Speaking of not getting on track the Virginia basketball sure didn't in last nights game against Xavier falling to Xavier 108-70, the Cavs were down by 30 at the half and it didn't get any better in the 2nd half. The CH girls basketball team beat Hopewell last night 61-34, the Colonials lead this one all the way and will be back at home tonight against Lee-Davis. The CH boys team will be at Hopewell tonight. It is a cool crisp 17.6 in Colonial Heights this morning but there is light at the end of the tunnel with 60 degree temps predicted next week. I was having internet problems this morning so you are very luck that you got today's entry. MICKEY

He can do more for others who has done most with himself.
S.D. Gordon

1885 - Dr. William Grant of Davenport, IA performed the first successful appendectomy on this day. I know how that feels.
1928 - NBC radio debuted one of radio’s first variety shows. The Dodge Victory Hour starred Will Rogers, Paul Whiteman and his orchestra and singer Al Jolson. The cost to produce this one show was $67,600.
1936 - The first pop music chart based on national sales was published by Billboard magazine this day. Joe Venuti, jazz violinist, was at the top of the chart with a little ditty called, Stop! Look! Listen!.
1950 - RCA Victor announced that it would manufacture long-playing (LP) records. This news came two years after Columbia Records debuted the ‘album’.
1953 - Now, you know we had to do some research for this: Tufted plastic carpeting was introduced by Barwick Mills. The new carpet was said to be mothproof and stain resistant.
1957 - Collier’s magazine was published for the last time. The periodical had been published for 69 years.
1974 - Peter Puck, by gosh, was introduced on NBC-TV as hockey was presented in prime time. The Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers were featured in the National Hockey League contest. Marv Albert was mikeside with play-by-play for NBC.
1984 - Wayne ‘The Great One’ Gretzky scored eight points for the second time in his National Hockey League career. Edmonton’s Oilers defeated the Minnesota North Stars, 12-8. Gretzky had four goals on his own and four assists. He was the Number One Star and Player of the Game for his effort.
1999 - Minnesota inaugurated pro wrestler Jesse Ventura as its 38th governor. The only Reform Party candidate to ever win statewide office, Ventura had shocked the political establishment by defeating Attorney General Hubert H. (Skip) Humphrey III and St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman in an upset victory.

Health and Diet Tip
Does your food influence your mood? People's biochemical responses to food vary dramatically. Some people respond better to carbohydrates while others feel better when they eat more protein. You need to take your body’s needs into perspective. Therefore, the only way to find out whether a particular diet treatment will work for you is to try it for a few weeks.


Barbara Rush Actress is 81
Don Shula Hall of Fame football coach is 78
Dyan Cannon Actress is 71
Gao Xingjian Nobel Prize-winning author is 68
Kathy Forester Country singer (The Forester Sisters) is 53
Ann Magnuson Actress is 52
Bernard Sumner Rock musician (New Order) is 52
Patty Loveless Country singer is 51
Patrick Cassidy Actor is 46
Dave Foley Actor, comedian ("NewsRadio") is 45
Julia Ormond Actress is 43
Deana Carter Country singer is 42
Benjamin Darvill Rock musician (Crash Test Dummies)is 41
Jeremy Licht Actor is 37
Jill Marie Jones Actress, singer is 33

RIDDLE

It is cold at the beach. The temperature is 24 but the wind chill is 12. Not beach weather.

Louise got the riddle and the food bruiser question.

Food Trivia

An electronic food. Kids love the separation. Invented in 1953. The company expected first year sales of 5000...but they sold 10,000,000.

TV dinner

Brain Bruisers

Invented in the 1940s. Liquor, banking, coffee, drugs, food, and marriage. Lazy convenience.

Drive-through

Riddle

What kind of bell doesn't ring?

Dumb bells







Food Trivia Question


A thin brandname...many products. Started 30 years ago. Many do this in early January. Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry.


Brain Bruisers Question


Put a coin in an empty bottle and insert a cork into the neck of the bottle. How could you remove the coin without taking the cork out or breaking the bottle?



Today's Riddle



Why are bird poor?

Claire

GIFTS

joy, scottie, dust-bunny and myself just wanted to thank everyone for the wonderful christmas gifts. maybe next year we can make it in person again. also scottie and dust-bunny were glad al and donna sent them some socks to wear with their new shoes.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARILYN, RENEGADES BACK IN ACTION

Today is fellow blogger (part time) Marylin' birthday, I don't know how old she is bu may be mom or Glenn could fill us in on that, anyway Happy Birthday Marilyn. The Colonial Heights girls basketball team will be back in action at home tonight against the Hopewell Blue Devils and they will also be at home tomorrow against Lee Davis. The Richmond Renegades will be in action tonight on the road against the Huntsville Havoc, the Gades have made several roster moves due to injuries, suspensions and defections. The Virginia Tech Hokies will play the Kansas Jayhawks tonight in the Orange Bowl, fellow blogger A.G. will be in attendance tonight in Miami. Speaking of bowl games West Virginia crushed Oklahoma last night 48-28 in the Fiesta Bowl. It is very cold here in Colonial Heights this morning, it is 19.9 on my atomic clock and it's suppose to be colder tonight. I almost forgot that CH schools reopen today. Again HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARILYN. MICKEY

If you want to be a winner, hang around with winners.
Christopher D. Furman

Health and Diet Tip
Portion size counts. Even if it’s healthy food, too much can mean weight gain. Tip the scale in your favor by eating what you need…then stopping when you’re satisfied. Make a habit of mentally splitting your portion in two. Eat one half, then wait a few minutes. You may find you’re satisfied with less. Save the other half for a snack.


Make the choice
The best choice is to make a choice. You have the power to choose, so make use of it.

When you are willing to make choices, your life moves in a direction that is agreeable to you. Choices make control and responsibility possible, along with achievement and fulfillment.

Your moment-by-moment choices serve to focus the energy that is your life. By making choices, you communicate and reinforce your preferences and desires, and the world around you responds accordingly.

Your choices and their content determine the quality and direction of your life. Take a little time to choose in a careful and informed manner, yet do not take so long that you fail to choose at all.

Your choices are what make your intentions real. They connect your goals with your reality.

When there is a choice to be made, there is an opportunity to more precisely and positively direct your life. Choose consistently, with abiding purpose, and your life moves forward toward your highest vision.
-- Ralph Marston

Robert Loggia Actor is 78
Dabney Coleman Actor is 76
Bobby Hull Hockey Hall of Famer is 69
Van Dyke Parks Singer, producer is 65
John Paul Jones Rock musician (Led Zeppelin) is 62
Victoria Principal Actress ("Dallas") is 58
Marilyn Greene is ??
Mel Gibson Actor, director is 52
Shannon Sturges Actress is 40
James Carter Jazz saxophonist is 39
Jason Marsden Actor is 33
Danica McKellar Actress ("The Wonder Years") is 33
Nicholas Gonzalez Actor ("The O.C.") is 32
Kimberley Locke Singer ("American Idol") is 30
Eli Manning NY Giants QB is 27
Lloyd R&B singer is 22
Alex D. Linz Actor is 19

RIDDLE

Way to go Mickey you got the riddle right. I'm using the same brain questions as yesterday. Maybe until someone get one of them

RIDDLE ANSWER

How do you make notes out of stone?

You rearrange the letters.

Food Trivia Question

An electronic food. Kids love the separation. Invented in 1953. The company expected first year sales of 5000...but they sold 10,000,000.


Brain Bruisers Question

Invented in the 1940s. Liquor, banking, coffee, drugs, food, and marriage. Lazy convenience.

Today's Riddle

What kind of bell doesn't ring?

GEORGIA CRUSHES HAWAII, VIRGINIA BLOWS IT

The Georgia Bulldogs crushed the Hawaii Rainbows last night 41-10 last night in the Sugar Bowl leaving to doubt that Hawaii probably really didn't belong in a BCS bowl game. The Bulldogs dominated every aspect of the game against Hawaii. Virginia on the other hand found away to lose a game that they should have won, leading by 14 late in the 4th quarter before a monumental collapse. I have to say that never felt comfortable with the lead UVA had because of just what happened, the Cavs are just to inconsistent. It's going to be cold here in Colonial Heights the next couple of days, today it's suppose to be around 41 and tomorrow its not even going to get out of the 30's, however by early next week it is suppose to be back in the lower 60's for a few days. My foot is about the same this morning it is still pretty swollen in the great toe area, the pain isn't to bad though. I have been reading several articles on the WWW the last few days and it looks like that I am going to have to change allot of the things I eat which can cause my uric acid levels to rise and thats going to be hard to do. There is a part time blogger with a birthday Thursday stay tuned to see who it is. MICKEY

Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters.
Margaret Peters

1842 - The first wire suspension bridge was opened to traffic -- in Fairmount, Pennsylvania.
1872 - Brigham Young, the 71-year-old leader of the Mormon Church, was arrested on a charge of bigamy. He had 25 wives. Imagine taking them all to the grocery store each week?
1893 - The first commemorative postage stamps were issued. They commemorated the lowest prices these stamps would ever be again.
1921 - The first religious broadcast on radio was heard, as Dr. E.J. Van Etten of Calvary Episcopal Church preached on KDKA radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1941 - The Andrews Sisters recorded Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy on Decca Records. LaVerne, Maxene and Patty Andrews recorded in Los Angeles and the song was heard in the movie, Buck Privates, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.
1965 - ‘Broadway’ Joe Namath signed the richest rookie contract ($400,000) in the history of pro football when he signed on the dotted line to play with the New York Jets of the American Football League.
1974 - Singing cowboy Tex Ritter died of a heart attack at the age of 67. His son, John, became a significant television star in Three’s Company, and in movies, including Problem Child. In fact, we just saw him on the tube the other night.
1974 - U.S. President Richard M. Nixon signed a bill requiring states to lower the maximum speed limit to 55 MPH. The law was meant to conserve gasoline supplies during an embargo imposed by Arab oil-producing countries. The embargo was lifted on March 13, 1974, but the speed limit lid stayed on until 1987.
1983 - The final edition of Garry Trudeau’s comic strip, Doonesbury, appeared in 726 newspapers. It had a readership of 60 million people. Doonesbury began anew in September 1984.
1987 - The most-watched college football game was played this day, as Joe Paterno’s Nittany Lions of Penn State defeated the Miami Hurricanes, 14-10, at the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona. The game was so popular that it beat Dallas and Falcon Crest in the TV ratings.

Fitness Tip
Wear your bucket o’ brains. If you’re going to go cycling, get a helmet in the smallest size that’s comfortable and wear it every time you ride. Adults are twice as likely to die of head injuries then kids, because kids wear them and adults don’t.

Harold Bradley Country musician is 82
Jim Bakker Former TV evangelist is 68
Dennis Hastert Former House speaker is 66
Wendy Phillips Actress is 56
Gabrielle Carteris Actress is 47
Tia Carrere Actress is 41
Cuba Gooding Jr. Actor is 40
Christy Turlington Model is 39
Scott Underwood Rock musician (Train) is 37
Dax Shepard Actor ("Punk'd") is 33
Paz Vega Actress is 32
Chris Hartman Country musician is 30
Taye Diggs Actor is 27
Kate Bosworth Actress is 25

VIRGINIA BLOWS IT

Thats about all I can say about that loss, giving up 17 points in 3:15 is inexcusable. MICKEY

RIDDLE

Ok everyone where are you.

Happy New Year

Brain Bruisers Question

Explain what is happening...At 155 the number is 2000. At -80 the number is 1999

Food Trivia Question

You can't really eat this. You want to give it...not eat it. The initials are "H.P." An adjective and a noun.

This might look like the riddle from yesterday. HAHA it is.

Today's Riddle

How do you make notes out of stone?

HAPPY NEW YEAR, VIRGINIA VS TEXAS TECH IN GATOR BOWL

Well I thought I wish all you fellow bloggers and anyone else who visits Mickey's Place a HAPPY NEW YEAR. I wasn't up last night to see the new year come in I was out like a light, I went to bed at about 10:30pm and missed all the excitement this year. Since my foot has been hurting the last few days I haven't got much sleep so I decided to call it a night pretty early last night. Speaking of my foot it is still pretty sore, I don't think the medicine worked quite as well as it did the 1st time I took it. My stomach seems to be ok today but my foot is still hurting which isn't a good thing. The Virginia Cavaliers will meet Texas Tech in the Gator Bowl at 1pm today, the Cavs will have a tough time stopping Texas Tech's vaunted passing attack. The only way I see the Cavs winning this game today is they are going to have to match Texas Tech's offensive output which could be very hard for the Cavs. The ACC hasn't been doing to well so far in the bowl games this year going 2-3 so far with Boston College and Wake Forest picking up the only wins so far. It appears that most of the people who visit Mickey's Place must still be on Christmas break, I think blog traffic may be at an all time low this week. HAPPY NEW YEAR, MICKEY

The book is closed, the year is done, The pages full of tasks begun. A little joy, a little care, Along with dreams, are written there. This new day brings another year, Renewing hope, dispelling fear. And we may find before the end, A deep content, another friend.
Arch Ward

January 1
1890 - The very first Tournament of Roses Parade was staged in Pasadena, California. Horse-drawn carriages decorated in flowers made up the parade.
1892 - Ellis Island opened this day to begin the processing of what would amount to more than 20 million immigrants to the United States. The immigration center was also used as a deportation station, and later, a Coast Guard Station, and then, a national park. Ellis Island is now a museum.
1898 - Happy birthday Big Apple. The five boroughs of New York became the city of New York this day. It was called ‘the consolidation’ as the five boroughs were fused into a single, powerful city.
1924 - Frank B. Cooney of Minneapolis, Minnesota was made very proud this day, when he received a patent for ink paste. Mmm, good!
1937 - The First Cotton Bowl football game was played in Dallas, TX. Texas Christian (T.C.U.) beat Marquette 16-6.
1953 - A sad day in country music, as the legendary Hank Williams died at the young age of 29.
1968 - Evel Knievel, stunt performing daredevil, lost control of his motorcycle midway during a jump of 141 feet (ouch!); and right over the ornamental fountains in front of Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. He was banged up real good. Odds were 3-1 that he wouldn’t make it...
2000 - People the world over changed their calendars to 2000 with very few of the ‘Y2K’ computer glitches that had been predicted.

Begin
Today is the day to begin. This new year is a blank canvas upon which you have the delightful opportunity to paint.

As you do, be authentic. Your greatest accomplishments are the ones that contain the greatest quantity of you.

Be innovative and creative. The challenges you face will melt away when you apply fresh, original thinking to them.

Remember not to take yourself too seriously. You'll climb much higher when you're thoroughly enjoying the effort.

As you move forward, do so with genuine and persistent integrity. That way, the results you create will be results that are actually worth attaining.

Today you stand at the beginning of a grand adventure, with the very real and present opportunity to shape this year into the best one ever. Begin now, take the initiative, and never stop living life according to who you know you are.
-- Ralph Marston

J.D. Salinger Author ("The Catcher in the Rye") is 89
Frank Langella Actor is 70
Country Joe McDonald Rock singer, musician (Country Joe and the Fish) is 66
Don Novello Comedian is 65
Rick Hurst Actor is 62
Steve Ripley Country singer (The Tractors) is 58
Ren Woods Actress 50
Dedee Pfeiffer Actress is 44
Embeth Davidtz Actress is 42
Brian Flynn Country singer (Flynnville Train) is 42
Morris Chestnut Actor is 39
Verne Troyer Actor ("Austin Powers" movies) is 39

Happy New Year from Jacksonville

We made it safely down to JAX on Sunday night and spent most of the day getting ready for today's Gator Bowl Game. I ran into Bill Reade and his clan at the hotel and at the Landing. We'll be heading to the stadium around 930 and hopefully come back with "W". Ya'll look for me on TV, I'll be the guy wearing Orange.