MICKEY, OUT OF ACTION TODAY

After throwing batting practice four days in a row I will be out of action today with several undisclosed ailments. Let's just say I am hurting pretty bad and I just need a little time to recover from a few injuries, the pitching machine will have to see some action today. The Richmond Renegades will be at home tonight against the Knoxville Ice Bears in which will be a 1 game home stand, the CAA basketball tournament will be at the RC next week so the Gades won't be back at home for another 2 weeks. The AAA sate high school wrestling tournament begins today in northern Virginia, Colonial Heights will have three wrestlers going for state titles. The UVA baseball team begins a three game home stand with Bucknell this afternoon. Were in the world has Keith been, the government must have him working to hard. The Nextel Cup Series and Busch Series will be racing at the California Speedway this weekend. MICKEY

Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
Norman Vincent Peale

1886 - Charles M. Hall completed his invention of aluminum. He produced it using electricity; and just in time for wrapping the 20th century’s lunch sandwiches, too!
1905 - The Rotary Club was founded in Chicago, IL by Attorney Paul Harris. A national association of the very popular civic club was formed in 1910. In 1922 the organization which was for men only, adopted the name Rotary International. It continues with millions of members throughout the world -- both men and women.
1927 - U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signed a bill into law that created the Federal Radio Commission, “to bring order out of this terrible chaos.” The president was speaking, of course, of the nation’s then unregulated radio stations. The commission assigned frequencies, hours of operation and power allocations for radio broadcasters across the U.S. The name was changed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on July 1, 1934.
1960 - Wrecking crews began to demolish the venerable home of the Brooklyn Dodgers: Ebbets Field in New York City. The wrecking ball came in a little high and outside...
1968 - Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers wowed the home crowd at the old Philadelphia Arena by becoming the first pro basketball player to score more than 25,000 career points.

Actor Peter Fonda is 67
Football hall-of-famer Fred Biletnikoff is 64
Country-rock musician Rusty Young is 61
Actress (''Home Improvement'') Patricia Richardson is 56
Singer Howard Jones is 52
Country singer Dusty Drake is 43
Actress Kristin Davis is 42
Tennis player Helena Sukova is 42
Country singer Steve Holy is 35

garage progress as of 2-22-07

not much to report in the last few days just waiting on the concrete foundation to dry. the blocks got delivered today thought!!

RIDDLE

Does this remind anyone of a baseball game last year?

Melanie you got the riddle right yesterday. YEAH!

ANSWER:What do you call a grizzly bear with no teeth?

A Gummy bear

TODAY'S RIDDLE

What do you call a group of convicts who go to the beach?

UVA FALLS BACK INTO 2ND PLACE TIE

The Virginia basketball team fell to Miami last night 68-60 and by doing so fell back into a 2nd place tie with Virginia Tech with 9-4 ACC record. UNC knocked of NC State and now are in 1st place by themselves with 10-3 conference record and Virginia Tech hammered Boston College last night. Next up for UVA is home date with Georgia Tech on Saturday. The UVA baseball team continued it's winning ways beating Coppin State 12-0, the Cavs will start a 3 game series with Bucknell on Friday at Davenport Stadium. I am hurting a bit more this morning and my aches and pain index is continuing to climb. I have posted an old Christmas photo of Keith and Pa Pa, in the photo Keith appears to have gotten a backgammon game for some reason. MICKEY

Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.
Lawana Blackwell

Announcer Don Pardo is 89
Hollywood "ghost singer" Marni Nixon is 77
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., is 75
Hall of Fame baseball manager Sparky Anderson is 73
Actress Miou-Miou is 57
Actress Julie Walters is 57
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Julius Erving is 57
Golfer Vijay Singh is 44
Hockey hall-of-famer Pat Lafontaine is 42
Actress-comedian Rachel Dratch is 41
Actress Jeri Ryan is 39
Actor Jose Solano is 36
Tennis player Michael Chang is 35
Actress Drew Barrymore is 32
Actress Liza Huber is 32
Singer James Blunt is 30

RIDDLE

I though Andrew would like some pictures with his real baseball hat on. Some of them were taken two years ago.

I stumped everyone yesterday.

ANSWER:Why don't cows have money?

Because the farmers milk them dry.

TODAY'S RIDDLE:

What do you call a grizzly bear with no teeth?

I AM HURTING

Well after two days at baseball practice I am officially hurting. I have a blister on my right big toe and every muscle in my back, shoulders, arms and legs are hurting. I am sure that I will have to take some Advil at some point today but I should be able to throw a little bit if needed today at practice, the pain index is still on the rise though. The Virginia Cavaliers basketball team will return to the floor tonight at Miami, the Cavs must win tonight to keep pace with UNC which plays NC State at home tonight. Another big ACC game tonight has Boston College traveling to Blacksburg to play Virginia Tech. The UVA baseball team continued it's winning ways yesterday hammering William & Mary 17-2, today they will face power Coppin State before a weekend series with Bucknell. I have posted an photo from past of Me Ma Ruth holding a baby, can anybody tell who that baby is? Well I have to say I cant complain about the weather yesterday and it appears that it is going to be much milder the rest of the week also which is very good for baseball practice. It doesn't look like that we are going to get any big snows this year. MICKEY

You must learn to face the fact, always, that you choose to do what you do, and that everything you do affects not only you but others.
Holly Lisle

Actress Rue McClanahan is 72
Actress Tyne Daly is 61
Tricia Nixon Cox is 61
Actress Christine Ebersole is 54
Actor William Petersen is 54
Actor Kelsey Grammer is 52
Country singer Mary Chapin Carpenter is 49
Actor William Baldwin is 44
Country singer Eric Heatherly is 37
Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt is 28
Singer Charlotte Church is 21

garage progress as of 2-20-07

RIDDLE

Nobody got the riddle yesterday but Bobby was close.

ANSWER:Why wouldn't the cowardly baseball player run to home plate?

He was afraid of masked men

TODAY'S RIDDLE:

Why don't cows have money?

Mickey's Average Pain Index

Mickey's Average Pain Index from 2/14 to 2/20 is:

5.285714286

With baseball underway, this along with daily index may increase.

STOOPID FACTZ !!

Bees can see ultraviolet light.

Bees have five eyes.

Bees kill more people a year than sharks do.

Bees visit over 2,000 flowers and fly over 55,000 miles to produce just 1 lb. of honey.

Beethoven dipped his head in cold water before he composed.

Beethoven who was a coffee lover, was so particular about his coffee that he always counted 60 beans per cup when he prepared his brew.

Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and white worms like fried pork rinds.

Before 1850, golf balls were made of leather and were stuffed with feathers.

Before 1859, baseball umpires were seated in padded chairs behind home plate.

Before 1917, goalies (in hockey) were not allowed to fall to the ice to make saves or else they were penalized.

Before Columbus, Europe had never tasted corn, potatoes, tomatoes, red peppers, sweet potatoes, tapioca, chocolate, pumpkins, squash, coconuts, pineapples, strawberries, and much more. Why? All these food items are native to America.

Before jets, jet lag was called boat lag.

BASEBALL PRACTICE UNDERWAY

Well baseball practice got underway yesterday and it was a little cool but it wasn't to bad once I started throwing some. We weren't able to get on the infield at the stadium yesterday but we were able to hit in the outfield. I think we should be able to get on the infield by this afternoon since it didn't freeze last night and it is going be windy and warm today which should dry out the infield a bit. As you can tell my aches and pain index has began to climb a bit, I do have a blister on my right big toe and my arm is a little tight but I should be able to throw some this afternoon if needed, I think I will probably be hurting worst Wednesday. The UVA baseball team completed a three game sweep of George Washington yesterday winning 15-2, the Cavs will face William and Mary today in Charlottesville. The UVA basketball team is back in the top 25 in both the coaches and writers polls, the Cavs will play at Miami on Wednesday night. Well today isn't a government holiday so all you government workers need to go back to work today. MICKEY

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.
Madeleine L'Engle

1792 - President George Washington signed the Postal Service Act. Letters delivered up to 30 miles cost six cents to mail. For letters up to 150 miles, postage was 12-1/2 cents.
1872 - Luther Crowell received a patent for a machine for manufacturing paper bags. Patent #123,811 allowed for the bags to have two longitudinal inward folds.
1952 - One of the game’s most popular figures, Emmett L. Ashford, became the first black umpire in organized baseball. Ashford was authorized to be a substitute in the Southwestern International League.
1962 - America’s first space hero, John Glenn, made space history. Glenn orbited the world three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes. “Godspeed, John Glenn. You’re cleared for orbit.”
1963 - Baseball great Willie (‘Say Hey’) Mays signed with the San Francisco Giants as baseball’s highest-paid player. He earned $100,000 a year.
1992 - Texas billionaire Ross Perot, appearing on CNN’s Larry King Live, said he would run for president of the U.S. if his name was placed on the ballot in all 50 states.
2000 - Defending Winston Cup champ Dale Jarrett won his third Daytona 500 in eight years, passing surprise contender Johnny Benson for the lead four laps from the end. Jarrett’s $1,277,975 share of the purse, coupled with a million-dollar bonus from series sponsor Winston, gave him the largest single-day payoff in the history of the sport.

Actor Sidney Poitier is 80
Hockey Hall-of-Famer Phil Esposito is 65
Actress Brenda Blethyn is 61
Actress Sandy Duncan is 61
Country singer Kathie Baillie is 56
Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is 53
Country singer Leland Martin is 50
Comedian Joel Hodgson is 47
Basketball player Charles Barkley is 44
Model Cindy Crawford is 41
Actress Lili Taylor is 40
Actress Lauren Ambrose ("Six Feet Under") is 29
Actress Majandra Delfino is 26

garage progress as of 2-19-07

something is definately happening now!!! they might pour the foundation tuesday!

RIDDLE

Baseball Starts today. I think everyone should wear a heavy coat. The rest of the week should be warmer.

Donna's Mom"Louise" got the riddle right on Friday. Way to go. I thought Iwas going to stump every one.
ANSWER:Why can't you play hide-in-seek with baby chickens?
They are always peeking

TODAY'S RIDDLE:

Why wouldn't the cowardly baeball player run to home plate