Are you ready for...
#1
02-17-2008, 01:35 AM
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Are you ready for...
...spring/summer...?!
Baseball players are reporting to training camp. Spring Training is just around the bend. The Arizona Cactus and Florida Grapefruit Leagues are about to start. And ... spring is in the air.
Well, maybe not yet. But...hope springs eternal.... Time to share five "truths...learned the hard way" from _The Cubs Fan's Little Book Of Wisdom_ by Jim Langford....
And, for good measure, a "winter sport" quote from the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team win in Lake Placid:
So ... while the soon-to-be-here spring reminds me that I haven't completed much of what I wanted to this winter (anyone else in the same boat?) ... who else is looking forward to spring/summer sports (i.e. baseball, softball, etc.) and events (i.e. car shows, friends/family gatherings, etc.)?
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"Baseball time is here again" ... Steve Goodman ... 'Go Cubs Go'
Baseball players are reporting to training camp. Spring Training is just around the bend. The Arizona Cactus and Florida Grapefruit Leagues are about to start. And ... spring is in the air.
Well, maybe not yet. But...hope springs eternal.... Time to share five "truths...learned the hard way" from _The Cubs Fan's Little Book Of Wisdom_ by Jim Langford....
Don't count your chickens...
or, as Ernie Banks puts it, reflecting on 1969, "Sometimes you think you have something in the bag, but the bag breaks."
or, as Ernie Banks puts it, reflecting on 1969, "Sometimes you think you have something in the bag, but the bag breaks."
If you're in a job where the people you work with are driving you insane, think about quitting.
Herman Franks said he had enough of Barry Foote, Ted Sizemore, and, later, Bill Buckner...so he quit. (Of course, Herman also had a personal fortune in the millions to go home to.)
Herman Franks said he had enough of Barry Foote, Ted Sizemore, and, later, Bill Buckner...so he quit. (Of course, Herman also had a personal fortune in the millions to go home to.)
Be careful what you predict.
Leo Durocher never lived down his famous, "This is not an 8th place ballclub," as his Cubs finished 10th in 1966. A year later, he said only, "We will not win the pennant in 1967."
Leo Durocher never lived down his famous, "This is not an 8th place ballclub," as his Cubs finished 10th in 1966. A year later, he said only, "We will not win the pennant in 1967."
Don't let a bad day discourage you.
Billy Williams went 0-for-4 in his first game as a Cub.
Billy Williams went 0-for-4 in his first game as a Cub.
"I have never known a stranger -- only friends I haven't met yet."
Jack Brickhouse
Jack Brickhouse
And, for good measure, a "winter sport" quote from the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team win in Lake Placid:
"Do you believe in miracles?!"
Al Michaels
Al Michaels
So ... while the soon-to-be-here spring reminds me that I haven't completed much of what I wanted to this winter (anyone else in the same boat?) ... who else is looking forward to spring/summer sports (i.e. baseball, softball, etc.) and events (i.e. car shows, friends/family gatherings, etc.)?
Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker
WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"Baseball time is here again" ... Steve Goodman ... 'Go Cubs Go'
#3
02-17-2008, 10:09 AM
RE: Are you ready for...
Got my buffalo wings for the pre race, going to City Slickers for the actual race.
#4
02-17-2008, 12:38 PM
RE: Are you ready for...
We CAN"T wait for spring!
I'm thankful that the days are getting longer.
I'm thankful that it is raining today, and not snowing.
I'm thankful that the rain has removed HALF of the snow we had, only 6" left.
I'm thankful that I didn't fall on my a__ as I got out of the car at Church this morning, as I was then standing on SUPER slippery ice.
I'm thankful that I am over the crud.
I'm thankful that I am healthy and have a solid job.
I'm thankful for my loving wife, LadyT.
I'm thankful that the Daytona 500 is on today, and that is the beginning of the NASCAR season.
I'm thankful that spring is ALMOST here!
I'm thankful for my MCF family.
I'm thankful that the days are getting longer.
I'm thankful that it is raining today, and not snowing.
I'm thankful that the rain has removed HALF of the snow we had, only 6" left.
I'm thankful that I didn't fall on my a__ as I got out of the car at Church this morning, as I was then standing on SUPER slippery ice.
I'm thankful that I am over the crud.
I'm thankful that I am healthy and have a solid job.
I'm thankful for my loving wife, LadyT.
I'm thankful that the Daytona 500 is on today, and that is the beginning of the NASCAR season.
I'm thankful that spring is ALMOST here!
I'm thankful for my MCF family.
#5
02-17-2008, 06:38 PM
RE: Are you ready for...
I believe we all have many things to be thankful for.
We all woke up this morning.
We all have food to eat. (what do spacemen snack on during the day anyways? People brains?)
We all have cool cars that get respect out on the streets.
We all have friends we can talk with every day. (Our MCFs family)
We all woke up this morning.
We all have food to eat. (what do spacemen snack on during the day anyways? People brains?)
We all have cool cars that get respect out on the streets.
We all have friends we can talk with every day. (Our MCFs family)
#7
02-17-2008, 10:15 PM
RE: Are you ready for...
I just need the snow and ice to be gone. I'll be very thankful for that.
That there's longer periods of daylight happening each day, now, is another "I'm thankful for."
I'm thankful for today.
Looking forward to tomorrow.
Thankful that there is this Forum with uplifting and interesting people all involved in owing a Monte and willing to share their experiences with others.
That there's longer periods of daylight happening each day, now, is another "I'm thankful for."
I'm thankful for today.
Looking forward to tomorrow.
Thankful that there is this Forum with uplifting and interesting people all involved in owing a Monte and willing to share their experiences with others.
#8
02-18-2008, 01:39 AM
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RE: Are you ready for...
ORIGINAL: God_Bot
And seeing the girls in shorts is always a plus...
And seeing the girls in shorts is always a plus...
Indeedy! And, better yet, in those bikinis
.Glad to know I'm not the only one ready for spring/summer!
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"I shiver when I see the falling snow" ... Merle Haggard ... 'If We Make It Through December'
#9
02-18-2008, 04:57 PM
RE: Are you ready for...
It's a great time of the year when baseball starts...you know summer is around the corner and no more worrying about snow all over your monte. The girls having less clothes on is also a plus!
#10
02-19-2008, 01:35 AM
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RE: Are you ready for...
ORIGINAL: blackbeauty
you know summer is around the corner and no more worrying about snow all over your monte.
you know summer is around the corner and no more worrying about snow all over your monte.
.Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker
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