Here’s a picture of Don Lafferty and Devon Lafferty plus a couple of other Laffertys. This is my buddy Don in Phillie.
Sunday June 14, 2009
Thursday May 7, 2009
Bad, Bad Manny!
Manny Ramirez who is a very good player on the Dodgers got suspended for 50 games today for using a banned substance. The substance he used was a gonadotropin which is used to raise the testosterone level. It is also used to improve a person’s sex drive. It is also used to replenish a person’s testosterone level after using steriods. That 3rd category is what has everyone up in arms.
Manny did use a banned substance but he did not test positive for steroids. The substance he did use is not a performance enhancer as far as muscle tone is concerned. It does make you a better lover but I think we all can agree that’s not what anyone is doing on the baseball diamond.
Lots of people are screaming that the Dodgers should be stripped of all the runs and RBIs that Manny was responsible for and have their won/loss record adjusted. I understand that sentiment so I decided to find out what would happen if you remove all of his runs and RBIs. Here’s the results of that exercise. The one thing that we have to decide is in the case of ties who gets the win? I don’t think it would be fair to suggest that the Dodgers lose all games that come out as ties but I have that as an option. In that case the Dodgers would be 3 games down from San Francisco now and 1 game behind San Diego and Colorado. They would still be 3 games ahead of Arizona. In fact in every scenario the Dodgers stay ahead of Arizona. The only scenario that has them not in the lead is the aforementioned “lose all ties” case. So here’s how it would look if they took all of Manny’s runs and RBIs.
Tuesday May 5, 2009
Garden Update
Here’s a couple of photos that show our tomato and pea plants. Everything else is pretty much dead.
Wednesday April 22, 2009
Bees!
We had bees! We actually still have them but they should be gone later tonight.
A few weeks ago we noticed a few bees buzzing around an old wooden box we had out back. I went over and opened it to look inside and didn’t see anything. Then about a week ago Ann and Jenny saw some of them buzzing around near the same box but this time there were a lot. Now we must take an intermission.
While growing up in Tucson and going to Flowing Wells I had a friend named Roger Taylor. He was with me from Kindergarten on up and graduated with me but I hadn’t seen him since then. A few weeks ago I learned of a web site that is getting my class together for a reunion later this year. On that site was a map that shows where everyone is. Roger showed up as being in the San Fernando Valley not far from me. I happened to exchange some messages with Lynette McGee who is still in touch with Roger and Mike Keller, another school mate. They got a message to Roger to contact me so he did and we met for lunch. I found out he is also interested in riding quads so I invited him to Pismo over this last weekend. At that time I found out he was also a beekeeper. Now back to the bee story.
When we got back from Pismo we decided he should come and get the bees so today he did. I learned some interesting things and got some great pics. Here’s one and the rest are in my gallery.
Sunday March 29, 2009
The Garden of Don & Patrick
Patrick and I put in a garden today. It’s not very big and that’s the way we wanted it. I’ve had gardens off and on most of my adult life but it has been a while since my last one. I figured I have the time so I asked Patrick if he would like to help. He jumped at the chance so we did it this afternoon. It’s got tomatos, peppers, cucumber, squash, and some herbs.
Here’s a few higher resolution photos.
Sunday March 1, 2009
2 years +
I forgot to say anything but it was a milestone so I should mention it. I have been a non-smoker for a tad over 2 years now. I quit on Feb 12th, 2007.
Yay me!
A couple of years ago
During my garage cleaning I found this picture. I think it was taken a few years ago.
I also put it in my Gallery for posterity.
Monday February 23, 2009
“New” Dishwasher
We cleaned the garage today. Well, Jenny, Micah(Jenny’s friend), Ann, and Betty did most of the cleaning. Actually Jenny and Micah but Ann and Betty did some. Patrick did some too but he was the most help on the dishwasher.
Ok, I’ll start at the beginning. A few years before we moved into this house we bought a new GE Quiet Power Dishwasher. It was a very nice model but had a few problems which were covered by the warranty. When we bought the house and moved in there was already a Kenmore dishwasher so we put the GE in the garage. I’ve been planning to replace the Kenmore for a long time but as long as it was working I couldn’t quite justify the effort.
Finally this week I was told the soap dispenser wouldn’t open anymore. I figured this was a perfect time to do the job and I wanted to get the garage cleaned out too. Since the GE was all the way in the back it was perfect.
I got a small trash bin delivered yesterday and then today we all went to work.
I had to go to Home Depot to get the fittings to plumb it. I just needed a few adapters and the old one was actually hard wired into the wall. I got an electrical box and just put an outlet in it and left it under the washer.
Patrick helped a LOT with getting under the sink and unhooking/hooking hoses. He’s a bit smaller than me so it was easier for him to do.
We now have a “New” 12 year old dishwasher installed. I was a little worried that the hoses would be brittle but everything seems fine. It ran through it’s cycle and seems to work like it should. I’ll take a picture later. It’s not quite straight so I need to move one of the brackets before I do.