October 17, 2003
Chess
in other news, check out the chess section of the website. i've added two annotated and diagrammed games and a list of links. in the future i hope to add the basics of what i've learned in these 8 months of studying for others who are beginning to seriously study the game. this weekend we've got a couple of friends from knoxville staying with us and hanging out - check soon for a report on a very busy saturday!! have a great weekend!
LCS craziness
how in the world? cubs v. red sox - each team 5 outs from making one of the most intriguing world series matchups occur, with their ace pitchers on the mound, and yet somehow both teams mess it up. i absolutely agree with the sports guy's assessment of what happened in both series. it wasn't "that fan's" fault (though an extra out would've been nice). blame it on alex gonzalez's bobble of a double play and dusty baker leaving prior in there too long. once the marlins got the lead in game 7, the tide never really came back to the downtrodden cubs. all can be blamed on grady little for going out to the mound and not coming back with pedro. yeah let pedro pitch to switch hitting bernie, but why in the world matsui? and then posada? when the gas tank is empty, fumes only go so far. well, i'll still enjoy the world series and though i'll be rooting for the nl, i fully expect the yankees to sweep unless beckett can sneak a win and push it to 5 games.
October 15, 2003
Go Cubs!
wow. i meant to say something about this last week, but this year's baseball postseason has been great. hey not just the postseason - the pennant races in september were incredible as well! what was it? 8 teams for 2 playoff spots within the last 2 weeks of the season?? well, i was somewhat sad to see the braves go home early (again..), but i was really rootin' for the cubbies anyways. so can you believe what has happened since the cubs were up 3-1 on the marlins? when they lost game 5, i blew it off as no big deal and i figure many of the cubs felt the same way even during the game. however, somehow some way the marlins beat both prior and wood at wrigley and are headed to another low rating world series (unless red sox win game 7 tmrw and hold people's interests of seeing them win for the first time in 85 years...)
Columbus Weekend Mom Visit
so my mom was in town this past weekend for columbus day (i had a four day weekend) and we walked our feet off all around downtown DC on friday and monday. friday we saw three smithsonians - arts and industries, natural history, and american history - and all were very good. that night we hooked up with lindsay (who had to work friday and monday :-( ) and ate dinner at the cheescake factory near her work. on saturday, we drove down and back to colonial williamsburg and had a great day walking around, looking in shops, touring the old buildings, and eating lunch in an old tavern. that night we just sat around exhausted and played some games while watching ut get mauled. it's amazing how one play can change an entire game (the fumble at the end of the first half). it's much like the cubs and that fan - people want to focus their anger on him, but if alex gonzalez hadn't bobbled that double play ball, the cubs would've had a chance. anyways, i digress... sunday we went to church and the ladies rested after lunch at home while i worked on hw. that evening, we adventured out to dinner in adams morgan and we ate at 18th & u st. 'the deluxe diner' it was quite tasty :-) monday me and mom drove up to the national cathedral and it was beautiful. we then drove to the nat'l mall area and lucked upon a parking spot on constitution ave. right near the white house. we walked up as close as possible and got pictures of the front and back sides. then we grabbed a bite of lunch at 'the corner bakery' - delicious! we walked down pennsylvania ave. where the 'taste of dc' was going on and it looked fun. however, we were on a mission - get down to the nat'l archives, see the exhibit, and get back to the car before our 3 hour time limit ran out. we made it with about 5 minutes to spare and it was neat to see the actual declaration of independence, constitution, and bill of rights. we drove down a few blocks and grabbed another parking spot while we saw the vietnam war memorial, lincoln monument, and korean war memorial. after all that we were exhausted and went home to crash for a little while before going to get lindsay.
but hold on folks ... the fun didn't end there. on the way to take mom back to the airport, a rock (or something) hit my front passenger window and shattered it! yargh!! we got it fixed pretty quick, but how annoying!! whew! what a weekend!
October 08, 2003
Double or nothing?
well, for all those out there who took the over on when kg (possibly our only reader), you've won by a landslide. double or nothing on 8 total days since the revamp?
October 06, 2003
stop hiding baby C !
well, baby C had it's legs closed so we'll have to wait another two weeks to find out if the baby is a boy or a girl. on the bright side, the baby looks very healthy and active :-)))
Quick catchup
i forgot to mention last time that the over/under for kg realizing that i updated the site (since he's probably the only one reading, if not send something to ask McCollins just to let me know you're out there) was gonna be three days. then i remembered he's out of town so we'll make it 4 days. that gives him until tonite. in other news, the weekend has been filled with getting the oil changed, tires rotated/balanced, and an inspection on some of the physicals of the car. need an alignment (or so they say). other than that, i've watched rented movies with my wife and been reading a lot for school in the library at a nearby seminary. on sunday after church i went to the west end of the mall (lincoln memorial end) and took a bunch of pictures for a 20 photo project for my 'technology in ministry' class. i also got photos of the korean and vietnam memorial as well as generic people shots. it went well. well, we're off to the second ultrasound and we hope to find out the gender of the baby!! have a great week!
October 03, 2003
Where have you been all my life?
well you might have noticed something missing for the past oh 6.5 months - me! you know you pay for something and you'd think you'd use it. well, the hiatus began when the last spring semester of school began. then, i had all summer off to take a breather, but i never got the gumption to get off my lasy rear and do a site revamp. the sad thing is that it only took me about 35 minutes to archive, create a few new graphics, redo the sidebars, and type this blog. yes, blog. that is the technical term for these things we do. so to hit the high notes of the hiatus: garry kasparov drew in a six game match with deep junior and i consequently got into chess like no other; syracuse - led by carmelo anthony - won the ncaa tourney; baseball regular season began; i transferred to a different technology at work and things started to rapidly get better; we moved to an apartment a little further away from dc proper; brad, a groomsmen in my wedding, got married; we went home to tn for a week and half around memorial day; i started working with the middle schoolers at church; the spurs won the nba finals to bookend the lakers' threepeat; we vacationed with friends at a beach in new jersey for july 4th; i officiated at my best man jared's wedding; we went home to knoxville for a long labor day weekend; fall semester started with 9 hours (eek!); i saw the redskins play the giants; baseball regular season ended; and somewhere in there we found out that L is PREGNANT and we are expecting our first child!!!! (currently in the 17th week of 40)
