COLONIALS BACK IN ACTION TODAY

The Colonial Heights Colonials baseball team will be back in action today at 5pm when they Trinity Titans came to Shepherd Stadium for a 5pm contest. The Colonials will be looking to continue there offensive outburst that we have had in our first two games and get some good defense and pitching a come away with another victory. I understand that a couple of bloggers will be in attendance at todays game. It looks like it going to be another very nice day for baseball for baseball with temps in the low 70's before it turns cool for the weekend. The VCU basketball team beat Boston University 88-75 last night to advance to the finals CBI Tournament, the Rams will face St. Louis in a best of 3 series for the championship of the CBI. Well I am going to work early this morning so I can leave at 2pm for todays game. MICKEY

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WHY NOT THINK?
It’s a little thing to do,
Just to think,
Anyone, no matter who,
Ought to think,
Take a little Time each day
From the minutes thrown away,
Spare it from your work or play,
Stop and think.
You will find that those who fail
Do not think.
Half the trouble that we see,
Trouble brewed for you and me
Probably would never be
If we’d think!
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Today's Birthdays: Modeling agency founder Eileen Ford is 88. Movie reviewer Gene Shalit is 84. Former astronaut James Lovell is 82. Feminist activist and author Gloria Steinem is 76. Singer Anita Bryant is 70. Singer Aretha Franklin is 68. Actor Paul Michael Glaser is 67. Singer Elton John is 63. Actress Bonnie Bedelia is 62. Actress-comedian Mary Gross is 57. Actor James McDaniel is 52. Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) is 52. Rock musician Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) is 50. Actress Brenda Strong is 50. Actor Fred Goss is 49. Actor-writer-director John Stockwell is 49. Actress Marcia Cross is 48. Author Kate DiCamillo (Book: "Because of Winn-Dixie") is 46. Actress Lisa Gay Hamilton is 46. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is 45. Former MLB All-Star pitcher Tom Glavine is 44. Olympic bronze medal figure skater Dr. Debi Thomas is 43. Singer Melanie Blatt (All Saints) is 35. Actor Lee Pace is 31. Actor Sean Faris is 28. Auto racer Danica Patrick is 28. Singer Katharine McPhee ("American Idol") is 26. Singer Jason Castro ("American Idol") is 23. Actress-singer Aly (AKA Alyson) Michalka (mish-AL'-kah) is 21.