http://bobbeckstead.com/blog Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:27:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://bobbeckstead.com/blog/2008/09/04/kitty-humor/ Yes, it's time for... School days, school days, Dear old golden rule days. While the kids are back in the classroom, some of those teachers might be working without contracts. A local school district went four years without a contract with its teacher's union. Thankfully that's been resolved. Now you can find out if ... http://bobbeckstead.com/blog/2008/09/04/bak-to-skool/ Nothing unusual about this: Ramirez homers in Marlins 5-3 win over Atlanta Here's the sad part: MIAMI (AP)—Hanley Ramirez homered and doubled to lead the Florida Marlins past the Atlanta Braves 5-3 Wednesday in front of an incredibly sparse crowd of just 600 fans. Fewer than 600 people were in Dolphin Stadium’s bright orange ... http://bobbeckstead.com/blog/2008/09/03/take-me-away-from-the-ball-game/ There's nothing like the call of the wild to rouse somebody from a deep slumber. Two cats decided to have a battle on my front porch. Or at least that's what I figure based on the screeching I heard. But then again, it could have been two bears squaring off for all I ... http://bobbeckstead.com/blog/2008/09/03/early-morning-wake-up-call/ I've extended my long Labor Day weekend by taking a couple of vacation days today and Wednesday and heading back to work on Thursday for the opening - again - of the new school year. I need the couple of extra days to mentally prepare myself for driving around to every ... http://bobbeckstead.com/blog/2008/09/02/how-i-spent-my-summer-vacation/ I don't know why, but I find myself continually tuning into CSI: Miami episodes on the boob tube. It's almost as if I'm punishing myself for something. I remember David Caruso from the first season of NYPD Blue and I remember him as being a pretty good actor. That's probably why he bailed ... http://bobbeckstead.com/blog/2008/09/01/csi-cornfield-county/ It's Labor Day and, of course, time for Jerry Lewis's annual appeal. Pssst, Jerry, got a couple of bucks you can spare??? http://bobbeckstead.com/blog/2008/09/01/walk-on/ Massena's Labor Day Parade. Enjoy. http://bobbeckstead.com/blog/2008/09/01/live-and-in-color/ Over the years I've watched the Patterson family go through life's ups and downs. I've watched them as they've aged, I've watched them as they've said good-bye to a loved one, I've shared their joys and their sadness. Sometimes I have to keep reminding myself, "It's only a cartoon." But it's so ... http://bobbeckstead.com/blog/2008/08/31/the-rest-of-the-story/ And so you won't miss it, Slic Network Solutions will be streaming Massena's huge Labor Day parade live on the Internet Monday. In fact, the camera's already rolling on Main Street. Maybe I'll pop my head in there and say howdy. Here's the release from Slic. Tune in and watch: ------------------------------------------------- ... http://bobbeckstead.com/blog/2008/08/29/in-case-you-missed-it/