RED SOX SPANK THE YANKS!!!

OH MY GOD!!!

Has there been a more exciting series than the Red Sox & Yankees battle for the ALCS??

If you stopped to think, then let me put your brain to rest. NO!! NO, there has never been such an amazing series. WOW!! They came back from sure defeat. Game three everyone said it was over. The cure of the bambino was still in force.

Well, HELLO!! The Sox not only DID NOT roll over and take it they came back and spanked the Yankees and made them cry.

Oh, how sweet it is.

Now, Can they completely reverse the curse and win the big enchilada? Can they take on the national league champions and win??? Well we will know the answer by next week.

And let me tell you this National League fan is pulling 100% for the Boston Red Sox!!

GO RED SOX!!!!!!!!!!

Our Actions Matter

Once again, I am inserting a poignant e-mail I received this morning reminding me how even our smallest actions can effect and impact those around us.


The Cab Ride

Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living.

When I arrived at 2:30 a.m., the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, then drive away.
But, I had seen too many impoverished people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation. Unless a situation smelled of danger, I always went to the door.

This passenger might be someone who needs my assistance, I reasoned to myself.

So I walked to the door and knocked. "Just a minute", answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor. After a long pause, the door opened.

A small woman in her 80's stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940s movie. By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets. There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.

"Would you carry my bag out to the car?" she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb. She kept thanking me for my kindness "It's nothing", I told her. "I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated". "Oh, you're such a good boy", she said.

When we got in the cab, she gave me an address, then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?" "It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly. "Oh, I don't mind," she said. "I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice".

I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. "I don't have any family left," she continued. "The doctor says I don't have very long."

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter. "What route would you like me to take?" I asked. For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl. Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing. As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, "I'm tired. Let's go now."

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico. Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up.They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her. I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair."How much do I owe you?" she asked, reaching into her purse. "Nothing," I said. "You have to make a living," she answered. "There are other passengers," I responded. Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. "You gave an old woman a little moment of joy," she said. "Thank you."

I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life. I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought.

For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away? On a quick review, I don't think that I have done anything more important in my life.

We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.

But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.

PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID, ~BUT ~ THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance. Every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that it is special. Every day, every minute, every breath truly is a gift from God.

RED SOX!!!

For the record I am a SAN DIEGO PADRE baseball fan. That being stated, let me thank Boston, the Boston Red Soxs fans, and the Boston Red Socks themselves. Thank you for giving the damn Yankees a run for their money. Thank you for not lying down and taking it. Thank you for pulling another SPECTACULAR win out of your ass.

I am whole heartily pulling for the Red Socks.

Now, imagine this: if the Sox pull it out and the Astros win the national league then it will be Boston,Massachusetts against Houston,Texas. Hmm.. sound familiar?

How bizarre would that be?

All I can say is ...

GO RED SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was inspired by Melissa - so blame her!

Welcome to the next edition of getting to know your friends. Okay, here's
what you're supposed to do...and try not to spoil the fun...Just be a good
sport and give in. Copy (not forward) this entire email and paste it into a
new email that you can send. Change all of the answers so that they apply
to you. Then, send this to a whole bunch of people you know INCLUDING the
person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little
known and maybe even some fun facts about your friends.

1. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

Kelly

2. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING?
Tan.. or maybe taupe. Oh hell they are tannish

3. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
I think it is Shubert

4 WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT?

Watched the Boston Red Sox pull it out of their ass. God It was wonderful. They are playing right now.. but alas I am at work!!

5. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
lunch

6. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Why would i be a crayon. People would always be rubbing me the wrong way, hell... I think I am a crayon

7. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW.
It is a dark and stormy night...

8. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Donna... in Denver. She has NOT had that baby yet. (her grandchild)

9. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE (SAME) SEX?
Is he REALLY a man. Never know in Portland.

10. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS?
Yes, she amuses me

11. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
Fat and you?

12. FAVORITE DRInk
Wine
More wine

14. FAVORITE SPORT
Football and Baseball. Why limit oneself?

15. HAIR COLOR?
Don't have a clue anymore

16. EYE COLOR?
I'm gonna go w/ green

17. SUNRISE OR SUNSET
Who knows.. I never get to see either

18. CHILDREN AND THEIR AGES?
Hmmm I think I'll pass

19. FAVORITE MONTH?

August... My birth month

20. FAVORITE FOOD?
edible

21. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Matrix revolution or something. (Husbands choice)

22. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK?
Saturday

23. FAVORITE HOBBIES?
Walking and playing with Da Boyz

24. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
LOL Are you kidding????

25. FAVORITE SONG?
I am NOT that limited

26. SUMMER OR WINTER
Fall

27. HUGS OR KISSES?
From Who???

28. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE-NIGHT STANDS?
Well... I have had both, enjoyed both, so...I will take the 5th

29. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Depends on the time of month

30. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE BACK?
GOD NO!!!

31. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?

Whoever reads my blog... so probably no one

32. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND

HMMM.. those who do not read my blog

33. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS?
Yes I like to live

34. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
The purpose Driven Life, Anita Blake's Vampire series, and the Bible

35. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
I don't use one. My mouse is tough

36. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
None I get board w/ them. Get it "board" hahaha. Ok that was lame

37. CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE?

Ok..EEWWW

38. CAN YOU CROSS ONE EYE AT A TIME?
Why???

39. ARE YOU A ROMANTIC?
Sentimental crap makes me hurl. But HUSBAND!! That DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE EXEMPT FROM IT!

40. DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY?
No!! I consider myself VERY blessed because I have wonderful friends, a great husband, a beautiful grandchild and a fantastic family (family includes the dogs & cats)