Sweet Papa Crimbo

And it's great that Seattle's Hisashi Iwakuma picked up a save.

He comes in with his team up 17-5, gives up three runs in three innings, and gets a save.

Not quite as good as when Wes Littleton got a save in Texas' 30-3 win over Baltimore in 2007.

Let's be clear. You're mad at him for doing nothing. Comparing him to Chamberlain. But have no ideas to offer. None. Brilliant analysis.

Why do your or my ideas have any degree of importance?

I'm not an actor or a musician.

I just always hoped The United States would decline so rapidly in my lifetime.

and the award for blowing things out of proportion goes to Crow.

 

So offer up some suggestions, which was asked of you. After Syria, should we go to Darfur? Then where? The world sucks but the US does not have resources to stop all of the bad things from happening.

I don';t have to give any suggestions...those issues are above my pay grade. They are not above Mr. Obama's paygrade.

Again, what more do you think we should be doing? We've imposed economic sanctions & diplomatic pressure on Syria. We're negotiating with the Russians and Chinese for them to impose their own sanctions and stop preventing the UN from taking action. What else would you like to see us do? Do you want us to go it alone and invade like a certain other president (that you don't like people mentioning) did?

 

Again, it's tragic what's going on in Syria... but in no way is it worth another war, and certainly not in isolation. This shit happens all the time; the world is a terrible place sometimes. Does that mean we always need to be the ones who send our troops in to stop it? Hell no.

Neville Chamberlin lives.

Jeff is so self-effacingly charming and insightful.

So wait, this has transitioned from being mad at W for getting our military involved in a shitty mess, based on faulty intelligence, to being mad at Obama for not accepting the responsibility for what the Syrian regime is doing to Syrians?

I didn't mention W. He doesn't have any claim on our inactivity in Syria. Last time I checked, W was living in Texas, going to a few baseball games and frequenting local coffee shops.

The inaction of the world's leading democracy in addressing Syria is ALL on Mr. Obama's dime.

Straw man argument.

Ron Washington should have gone for the onside kick after they got the two point conversion.

Wait.

That was a BASEBALL SCORE?

Sometimes you're the windshied, sometimes you're the bug.

Sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you.

The bull...sometimes he wins.

And sometimes you give up 21 runs to the worst offense in Baseball.

What's happening in Syria is tragic... but with China and Russia blocking any UN-backed military action, I'm not sure what more the administration can do. Increasing diplomatic pressure is about the only tool they have to work with right now.

It all sounds a bit like 'the dog ate my homework'.

With the constant refrain of 'it's not my fault', I'm beginning to picture Mr. Obama as the Han Solo of Presidents.

http://mlb.mlb.com/n...ws_mlb&c_id=mlb

 

Rangers sign Roy Oswalt.

Interesting.

If Oswalt moves into the back of the rotation to replace Feliz, then the Rangers' bullpen will be mega-sick ((edit:)) The starting rotation is the best I have ever seen in Texas. Darvish looks to be something special, and Holland and Harrison are beginning to figure it out.

Nathan

Adams

Feliz

Ogando

Uehara

Ross

Lowe

Tateyama

Feldman

Tateyama will probably be the one to get sent down.

I'm worried about the inconsistent offense. If the Rangers ever put it all together...watch out.

Rangers broke out the boom stick this weekend.

Of course, Tweedy has a case for being irritated by such a derogatory tag. Since forming Wilco from the ashes of alt-country band Uncle Tupelo in 1994, the musician has strived to make music that quietly pushes the boundaries. Along the way, they’ve gathered a fanbase fiercely loyal to the Chicagoans’ blend of rock, country and experimental asides, to which even Barack Obama has pledged his allegiance

Did everybody do their shot?.

Two words: Lady Ga Ga. Or is that 3 words?

Yeah...after all, she is the greatest artistof the 21st Century (so far)

Wilco with Jody Stephens doing "In the Street":

 

Out standing. This needs to show up in a professionally produced DVD. John on lead vocals and Jeff on the solo.

The only movement I'm interested in comes about 7 every morning.

Produces the same results as the movements represented in Chicago.

Peace

Here's a YouTube clip of Tweedy telling that story...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOEXaGIQLw

My favorite line "I went for a run on the beach, cause I'm really fit."

We've rehashed this subject so often that it does seem a little silly, but I'll just say that I think there is ZERO chance of a reunion tour.

 

What I do think could happen is that at some random concert or festival, if the timing was right and the stars aligned and both Jeff and Jay were feeling sentimental/warmhearted/forgiving, they might just decide to be a special surprise guest for a song or two at the other's show.

 

Actually, as they both get older and maybe more reflective, I really think they could both appreciate how cool that would be for the fans. So it wouldn't exactly be Uncle Tupelo redux, but Jeff and Jay--and John, if Jay were the one doing the guest stint. And through the magic of that imperfect medium youtube, the moment would be preserved for all to relive vicariously. It could happen. But I'm not holding my breath.

There aren't just burned bridges here. The dug up the pilings, cut down the forest that was used to make the pilings and salted the earth.

Mike Heindorn is probably still pissed at Jay for the aborted reformation of the band, and one can only imagine who Ken feels about Jeff (I'm betting it ain't warm and fuzzy). You can't roll in Glenn and call it an Uncle Tupelo reunion. If they did, it would be even MORE of a money grab.

one of these days folks are gonna get sick of rich white people living by some different code of ethics than everyone else.

 

some kid steals a candy bar and gets a year in private prison

 

some schmuck loots a company and its pension fund and then gives themselves a bonus and declares bankruptcy leaving thousands unemployed

 

a bunch of golden parachutes for CEOs that only real skill is their connections

God knows the prisons are chock full of toddlers who pilfered a snickers bar.

Motolov cocktails aren't a real good way to convince people of the righteousness of your opiniions.

I've only read Swann's Way (the first volume of Remembrance of Things Past), but intend to read the rest of it... someday, someday...

 

There's a plot in there, somewhere, but the plot's not really the point.

 

 

On a much lighter note: I picked up "Why We Broke Up" by Daniel "Lemony Snicket" Handler yesterday, and the actual physical picking-up of it was kind of the point for that one. It weighs a ton! I haven't even cracked it yet, but looks like it's printed on very thick, glossy paper. I think it's one of those young-adult novels with lots of illustrations (notes that the teens have wrtiten each other, etc.). I'm looking forward to it, I have mixed feelings about some of his books, but more often than not there's enough in there to keep me amused.

 

 

So, the official "now reading" list for me:

 

Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman, Why We Broke Up:

 

 

 

Adam Ross, Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

 

 

Kirstin Downey, The Woman Behind the New Deal:

 

 

 

Erik Larson, In the Garden of Beasts:

 

 

 

George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones:

 

I got the first three of teh GRR Martin Series up right after I finish all of the Dresden Chronicles.

A tough year

Handshake Drugs is Jeff's Darkness on the Edge of Town.

I don't like reunions.

The motives are usually about money and almost always disappointing, uninspired and sometimes embarrassing.

I'm not as highminded as a lot of you

It's funny how some songs begin to have more meaning as one gets older

Don't let us get sick

Don't let us get old

Don't let us get stupid, all right?

Just make us be brave

And make us play nice

And let us be together tonight

The sky was on fire

When I walked to the mill

To take up the slack in the line

I thought of my friends

And the troubles they've had

To keep me from thinking of mine

Don't let us get sick

Don't let us get old

Don't let us get stupid, all right?

Just make us be brave

And make us play nice

And let us be together tonight

The moon has a face

And it smiles on the lake

And causes the ripples in Time

I'm lucky to be here

With someone I like

Who maketh my spirit to shine

Don't let us get sick

Don't let us get old

Don't let us get stupid, all right?

Just make us be brave

And make us play nice

And let us be together tonight