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Post by pegasus on Jul 27, 2012 9:05:45 GMT -7
Good afternoon my friends. We had more light rain during the night, however, other areas, such as Elmira, NY were visited by tornadoes. Elmira got hit pretty badly. The domuts I get from Dunkin Donuts here are not available because they come from Elmira and no one knows when they will be shipping out donuts again!! Thank goodness they have their coffee. There was a time when New York never got hit by tornadoes, but it looks like that has now past. And the say the weather isn't changing?? The day has finally arrived - opening ceremonies tonight at 7:30 p.m. EST. I can hardly wait. The snippets of information that have been leaked I find intriguing. So I will be glued to my TV this evening. Let the Games BEGIN!!
(The Olympic torch makes the final leg of its journey) Have you read the articles about the huge medical bills facing the victims of the Colorado shootings? If you want to donate to help, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is encouraging people to give through GivingFirst.org, which has raised nearly $2 million by Thursday. There, donors can choose a specific nonprofit – Aurora Mental Health Center or Denver Center for Crime Victims, for example – or ask that their money go wherever deemed necessary. The University of Colorado Hospital Foundation has also solicited donations for a 7/20 Victims Fund to help cover the care of those shot in the early hours of July 20.
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I hope you all have a fabulous Friday. TGIF!!
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Post by pegasus on Jul 29, 2012 5:05:23 GMT -7
Good morning everyone. Another perfect summer day with no rain in the forecast. Just sun, sun, sun. Well, Michael Philops didn't finish in the medals for the 400 IM, proving he's human after all. But John Lochte of the USA won. And so the torch is passed on. But I wonder if Philips should be part of the US relay teams?? I read that the governor of Arkansas has decalred a state of emergency for the whole state because of the drought so they'll be eligible for federal aid. He probably won't be the only governor to do so.I just hope that we in New York aren't one of them.
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Have a super Sunday my friends.
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Post by pegasus on Jul 31, 2012 6:55:27 GMT -7
Good morning everyone. Another warm summer day with possible thunderstorms forecasted but never arriving. Same ole, same ole. Did any of you watch the disaster that was the US men's gymnastic team? What a debacle that was. I think that was the worst team that we have had in the Olympics in a long time. I hope the women do better tonight!!
Congrats to Colorado's Missy Franklin for winning the gold in the women's 100m backstroke and to Rebecca Soni for winning the silver in the 100m breaststroke. And David Boudia and Nick McCrory took bronze in the mdn's platform synchronized diving (China gold).
This morning I watched the end of the team equestrian eventing competiton. I missed the first day (dressage) but saw yesterday's obstacle course and today's show jumping. Germany won (Britain 2nd and US came in 4th). Tomorrow are the individual equestrian events, one of whom is Zara Philips, the queen's granddaughter (Princess Anne's daughter).
Have you seen the news story about half of India is without power (600 million people)! as its grid has failed for the 2nd day in a row!! It's trapped miners underground and stopped over 300 trains. And this could happen here. We've been warned that our power grid is becoming obsolete. But I don't hear any of our politicians harping on the need to fix it. No, let's concentrate on things like same-sex marriage, Planned Parenthood, etc.
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Have a tasty Tuesday everyone.
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Post by pegasus on Aug 2, 2012 7:19:24 GMT -7
Good morning everyone, Guess what? It's another warm summer day. Surprise!!
Well, we managed to pull out a bronze medal in the men's all-around gymnastics competition, but only because none of the competitors were major default free. I'm used to seeing the top gymnasts produce almost perfect rounds of awe-inspring feats. Not being able to discern the minor diffeences. I hope the women do a better job tonight. The women swimmers were terrific with the 4 x 100 IM team winning gold. Nathan Adrian upset the favored Australian swimmer to won the men's 100m freestyle race.
Have any of you been following the Chick-fil-A so-called "cultural war battle?" It's President and COO Dan Cathy, has unapologetically voiced his opposition to same-sex marriage and donated considerable money to support his belief. No one should be surprised that he feels that way - he's from Georgia and is conservative through and through. The only problem was he was public about his support. If he'd "kept his mouth shut" there would be no protests, sit-ins, etc. He has a perfect right to support any cause (other than advocating the overthrow of our government) that suits his beliefs. OK, soap box over.
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I hope you all have a tremendous Thursday.
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Post by pegasus on Aug 4, 2012 6:38:03 GMT -7
Good morning everyone It's supposed to get into the 90s today. A good day for doing nothing but watching out for sunburn.
Well, track & field got its start as swimming began to take its final events. With a men's and women's relay race today and it will be all over for another four years for most of us. Tnow track and field will take its place in the sun. Michael Phelps won his last individual gold medal in his signature race - 100m butterfly (his 21st medal and 17th gold). But in he was joined by a couple of rising stars in Melissa Franklin, age 17, who won her 3rd gold medal in the 200m backstroke in world record time and a precocious 15-year-old, Katie Ledecky, who won the 800m freestyle. Franklin should go in the women's medley relay Saturday and become the first female U.S. swimmer to race seven events at the same Olympics. Ledecky broke the American record in the women's 800 set by Janet Evans in 1989 by almost two seconds. Evans tweeted her congratulations to the young swimmer. And so today, we'll say goodbye to Olympic swimming for another four years. Two relay races and its over.
(Missy Franklin & company) And so track & field takes center stage with the women's 10,000m race (won by Ethiopia's 3-time gold medal winner Tirunesh Dibaba who won the 5,000m & 10,000 at Beijing) and the shotput. An American, Reese Hoffa, came in 3rd in putting the shot, It was the first Olympic medal for Hoffa and the 48th all-time shot put medal for the U.S. The Soviet Union is next on that list with five.
Now it's Oklahoma's turn for disaster. Gov. Mary Fallin has declared a state of emergency because of a dozen wildfires burning out of control due to the drought with at least 65 homes destroyed in parched areas north and south of Oklahoma City and south of Tulsa .
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I hope you all have a super Saturday.Mystery Persons tonight at 5 p.m. EST, 10 p.m. UK time
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Post by pegasus on Aug 4, 2012 9:06:35 GMT -7
Have you read about the double-amputee Oscar 'The Blade Runner' Pistorius? He made his successful Olympic debut and came in 2nd in his 400 meter qualifier and advanced to the semifinals.
What a great story!!
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Post by pegasus on Aug 6, 2012 8:03:15 GMT -7
Good day everyone. Another nice summer day with temps in upper 70s and no rain in the forecast. Yesterday we had a few sprinkles but Rochester got over an inch of rain!! That seems to be the way the weather is going - either too much or too little. I had forgotten how borng the track & field broadcasts can be. Day after day of preliminaries heats to whittle down the competitors to a final handful. The event finals are exciting but getting there......boring. Usain Bolt, called "King of the 100", successfully defended his title and became the first to do so since Carl Lewis. He set a new Olympic record and the 2nd fastest 100 in history. Now Jamaica can boast of having the world's fastest man and woman!!
But the US had its triumph also in Sonya Richards-Ross who won her 400m race to fulfill her dream of being an Olympic champion. Incidentally, she's the wife of 2-time Super Bolw champion cornerback Aaron Ross of the New York Giants (now with Jacksonville), who was given time off from camp to watch his wife perform in the Olympics. Her victory brought the United States just its second ever Olympic medal in the women’s 400m. Valerie Brisco-Hooks won the first at the Los Angeles Games of 1984. Richard-Ross won the 400m bronze medal at Beijing as well as well as a relay gold medal.
And then there's the remnants of the first week of gymnastics - the apparatus medals. And McKayla Maroney of the USA seemed certain for gold in the vault - until she fell on her landing on her 2nd vault. The result - gold to the Russians and silver to McKayla. Tonight Gabby Douglas goes for the championship of the uneven bars.
Today is a day to remember - the dropping of the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hirosima, ushering in the atomic age. I can't fault Pres. Truman for his decision to drop the bomb. Japan had proved to be an intransigent foe and faced with the decision to kill thousands of Japanese to save American lives that would have been lost in the invasion of Japan, it was a no brainer. Besides, no one at that point knew what the bomb would do. Hindsight is always easier.
Blitzen iris Have a merry Monday everyone.
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Post by pegasus on Aug 8, 2012 7:37:14 GMT -7
Good morning everyone. It's going to be another warm, verging on hot, day. If there are any "stray" thundershowers, I'm sure that they won't be anywhere near me (they never are!). I'm not feeling too good today and so I'm cutting this short. Nothing to worry about, but annoying.
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Have a wonderful Wednesday.
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Post by pegasus on Aug 10, 2012 8:10:46 GMT -7
Good day everone. Last night we had a couple of loud thunderstorms and I awoke this morning to the sound of rain and it's been raining off and on since. I won't complain. We need the rain. I'm sorry but I had to lie down earlier and I stilll don't feel up to par. I'm essentially fighting off a summer cold/flu and some days I'm feelining fairly good and some days lousy.
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TGIF everyone!!
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Post by pegasus on Aug 12, 2012 8:54:26 GMT -7
Good afternoon everybody. It's overcast today and cooler but still pleasant. A good day for lazing around, going fishing, boating or whatever.
Today is the last day of a wonderful Olympics. London and the whole of Great Britain did a magnificent job. They deserve a gold medal for putting on a marvelous show.
And let's celebrate the achievements of their magnificent long distance runner Mo Farah who added the 5,000m gold to his 10,000m gold medal.
Incidentally, Stephen Kiprotich, a man from Uganda, won his country's first ever gold medal in today's men's marathon. Two Kenyans won the silver and bronze after leading the marathon most of the way through the streets of London.
To no one's surprise the US men's basketball team won the gold medal game against Spain but they had to work for it. The final score? 107-100. The world is catching up to the US once again, thanks to the NBA's worldwide reach for basketball players. It wouldn't surprise me if the next time around, Spain or Argentina or somebody beat the US. Kevin Durant led the Americans with 30 points and nine rebounds while LeBron James chipped in with 19 points and Kobe Bryant added 17. Coach K announced yesterday that this would be his last as the US coach. At age 65, I can see why but I think he will be missed (he's been the coach for the last seven ears). I suppose that means Syracuse's coach Jim Boeheim won't be back either.
And finally, I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed watching the men's 10m platform diving won by American David Boudia, adding to the gold he won from the synchronized diving. Someone finally beat the Chinese!!
I can hardly wait to see the closing ceremony.
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I hope you all are having a superlative Sunday.
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Post by pegasus on Aug 14, 2012 9:51:50 GMT -7
Good afternoon everyone. So far it's quite a pleasant day with lots of clouds so the sun isn't overheating the earth. An enjoyable day, unless the forecasted showers and storms arrive. Back to the usual summer excitement - the New York Yankees. They are still in first place in their division and all's right with the world!!! A 17-foot 7-inch, 164 lb. Burmese python has been found in the Everglades, the largest snake of its kind found in the state and it was carrying a record 87 eggs. Scientists say the finding highlights how dangerously comfortable this invasive species has become in its new home. And it has no natural enemyto keep in under control as it destroys the native wildlife. I say it's time for an all-out hunt, no-holds-barred, be undertaken to get rid of all pythons that can be found, or else say goodbye to the Everglades as presently known.
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I hope you all are having a terrific Tuesday.
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Post by pegasus on Aug 16, 2012 7:00:02 GMT -7
good morning everyone. The sun is shining with barely any wind - another day to be out and around. However, the days are getting shorter heading for the equinox next month.
Have you seen that WikiLeaks founder Assange has been given asylum in Ecuador? Instead of being extradited to Sweden on sex charges. So I guess that proves the charges correct or why else would he need asylum in Ecuador? So now he'll be free to hack into someone else's private correspondence and splash it righteously all over the Internet. As far as I'm concerned, he has lost all credibility. Once again I have not become an instant multi-millionaire. The winning $337 million powerball ticket (and there is only one winner) bought his/her ticket at a Michigan gas station. <sigh> The weather gurus have decided that this coming winter will be a hard one, especially for the I-95 corridor on the east coast where cities from Washington to Boston will need gas for the snowplows and plenty of rock salt, but not until January. And it's all because La Nina is shifting to El Nino. Any questions? If so, ask your local weatherman, not me. In the meantime, our western states are burning up, literally. I think I hearad on CNN this a.m. that there are 18 fires burning in the west with the fire in Washington state being the worst right now. 40 square miles has burned destroying 60+ houses as well as other buildings. One firefighter has been killed.
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Have a tremendous Thursday.
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Post by pegasus on Aug 18, 2012 8:02:37 GMT -7
Good day everyone. I'm running out of ways of saying "another lovely summer day", which it is. On our TV from Rochester, a local establishment was featured on The Getaway Guy (highlights places to go in Central-Westren New York) - Mac's Drine-In, on Routes 5 & 20 just outsdie Waterloo, NY. It's a real blast from the past! Mac's Drive-In has been a road-side stand for a long time. It's the real deal that hasn't changed much from the early 60s. Hamburgers, hot dogs, homemade salads, Richardson's Root Beer and...fresh cut french fries! Never frozen! There's even curb-side service, making it a ral drive-in! And the root beer, served from a barrel-like dispenser, is to die for!!! They are only open from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, because they are an open air drive-in. They don't open their door, they open their windows which serve as walls, making the horseshaped bar and tables exosed to the fresh air. I love Mac's Drive-In!! I am never going to make it until Electin Day in November.I'm a registered Democrat and I just received my 4th call from the Republicas soliciting my vote!! I guess the Don't Call List doesn't apply to politics!! If I was an independent voter, I just might understand receiving these calls.
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Have a great weekend everyone. Mystery Persons tonight at 5 p.m. EST, 10 p.m. UK time
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Post by pegasus on Aug 20, 2012 8:06:51 GMT -7
Good day everyone. Today it's mostly cloudy, ergo not as warm (which is OK with me - no a/c!) as it has been. Open doors and windows day. Yippee!!!! Double celebity deaths. Another '70s celeb has passed - Scott McKenzie, who recorded "San Francisco (Wear Flowers in Your Hair)", a 70s iconic anthem for those flower children. He was 73 and had been ill for two years. And Tony Scott, 68, Hollywood director (Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II) committed suicide by jumping off a Los Angeles County bridge. R.I.P. both of you.
In the category of "Will Wonders Never Cease?" Augusta National Golf Club is admitting its first female members. The home of the Masters has invited Condoleezza Rice and banker Darla Moore to become its first female members to wear green jackets. It just shows you how media savvy they are. Don't make the announcement at the time of the Masters. Save it for a time when the south has become obsessed once more with SEC foootball only a couple of wkkes from beginning. Put their news on the back pages of the newspapers. No matter - the male bastion barrier has been broken!!
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I hope you all are having a mirthful Monday.
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Post by pegasus on Aug 22, 2012 8:16:52 GMT -7
Good afternoon evefryone. It's a lovely late summer day with temps in the high 70s. A great day for doing whatever you want.
My computer is giving me problems. I'm going to have to run full scans to see if anything is lurking inside it.
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I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday.
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