Haydesigner in San Diego's blog

These two are true oreos!

An interesting and funny article about the "eephus":

Before they realized how effective the eephus could be, many batters regarded the pitch as an illegitimate offering -- a hurled insult. St. Louis third baseman Whitey Kurowski made a point of spitting tobacco juice at the ball as it floated past him. In 1943, Reds shortstop Eddie Miller caught an eephus and fired it back at Sewell. Though that particular eephus never reached the catcher's mitt, the umpire called it a strike.

Casey Stengel, then manager of the Boston Braves, took particular umbrage at the pitch. He once sent a rookie up to bat with instructions to hit from a kneeling position if Sewell threw him the blooper. The rookie grounded out on a ball hit deep into the hole at short, and the shortstop said that had the batter been standing, he probably would have been safe.

It actually is a shame that we do not see more like this...

I have a fairly memorable surname, which, of course, caused a fair amount of teasing when growing up. But this kid's last name has to literally be hell for him.

More here...

It is when I come across lines like these that I truly realize the internet does indeed make my world a better place:

Measurements compiled by Lawson and her colleagues show that a D-cup in a low-support bra can travel as much as 35 inches (89cm) up and down (35 inches!) during exercise, while a B-cup in a high-support bra barely moves an inch.

How could I not post this:

A Los Angeles woman claims she was injured by her Victoria's Secret thong, prompting her to sue the underwear manufacturer.

The plaintiff in the case, Macrida Patterson, 52, attributed the May 2007 injury to a Victoria's Secret "low-rise v-string,"

Seriously, isn't it?

Eat more calamari...

(yeah, I know squid and octopus aren't the same thing)

and plant some instead (it is free and easy)

The virus, it spreads...

The Prisoner, AMC's second original miniseries, combines espionage, thriller and science fiction and will star Jim Caviezel as Number Six, a part originated by Patrick McGoohan. McGoohan served as the creator, producer, writer and director of the 1960s series. Lord of the Rings star Ian McKellen will play Number Two, Six's boss and the man who apparently controls the mysterious Village in which he is trapped.

The original mini-series was one of my all-time favorites. Not sure how they can top it.

That sound you hear is the popping of a financial bubble in housing, the economy and the market. And you can trace it all to Alan Greenspan's Federal Reserve.

It will be interesting to see how quickly all the Wall Street wolves turn on their hero that made them all (paper) millionaires. Sigh... I remember the days he could do no wrong.

This will also likely show that some of the blame of the current economic fiasco has to be shared by Clinton, who I always said was way too corporate friendly during his terms. He built the house of cards... Bush was the one who just pissed all over it (Texas-style, y'all).

He rides up a curved staircase so narrow, his front wheel actually goes along the bannisters at some points.

We're deciding between to Ronda, Spain and Bonifacio, Corsica.
Decisions, decisions...