Savage Pacer - Forum topic - Comments

I watched some of it. I've

Keighla Schmidt — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:01:09 -0500

I watched some of it. I've never seen an episode of Star Wars though, so I didn't watch much.

Or should I say: much I did not watch.

Ding-dong ditch, as annoying

shawn hogendorf — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:40:20 -0500

Ding-dong ditch, as annoying as this little game is as an adult, it was a popular (and amusing) game as a child.
And yes, I was pretty good, as I never got caught.

We did this thing where a

Keighla Schmidt — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:24:04 -0500

We did this thing where a group of about 5 of us would line our bike up in the middle of the (lightly-traveled) road and play bike dominos. That was after we would take one more step each into "the haunted house" about a mile out of town. Oh yeah, pretty cool.
At night we'd play kick the can or some other games I can't remember the name of.
We did a whole lotta hoopin' too.

We spent a lot of time

Ruth Anne Maddox — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:49:55 -0500

We spent a lot of time outdoors as children (my mom had a habit of unplugging the TV and telling us it was broken, then sending us outside).

During the summer, there was a lot of hide-and-seek, bike riding and shooting baskets.

Winter meant snow forts and snowmen and snowball fights and ... you get the picture.

As a child nerd, however, one of my favorite pastimes was cleaning out kitchen cupboards -- I liked to take all of the canned goods out, organize them into categories, then line them up like a grocery store shelf. My Aunt Mary loved it when I came to visit.

Tap dancing was my favorite

Joanna Miller — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:22:43 -0500

Tap dancing was my favorite hobby as a kid. It was probably a good study in coordination, posture, etc., but I don't find a reason to breakout the tap-dance moves too often.
I wish I would have spent more time learning an instrument; that would have been more of a lifelong pursuit.
Although, my dance training did give me a huge appreciation for the arts. I am a regular at the Northrop Dance Series events, which are a HUGE bargain to see high-quality, touring dance companies.
http://www1.umn.edu/umato/dance_2008/index.html

Yeah, I think Alex Smith is

shawn hogendorf — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:55:05 -0500

Yeah, I think Alex Smith is working towards putting himself on this list.
Here are a couple I would think should make the list, as well:
Bobby Garrett drafted by your Browns, Tom, in the 1954 draft. He played one season.
Bob Fenimore drafted by the Bears in 1947 also played one season.
Corbett Davis drafted by the Cleveland Rams in 1938 never played a game.
Jay Berwanger was drafted by the Eagles in 1936 never played a game.
I think teams would probably like to get at least one season out of a No. 1 pick.

I'm surprised one of the

Joanna Miller — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:03:11 -0500

I'm surprised one of the Simpson sisters (Jessica or Ashley) didn't make it onto this list. I guess Jessica is tolerable when she doesn't over sing songs; Ashley is tolerable when she keeps her tape deck in sync and mouths the words.

Nelly, the

Keighla Schmidt — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:23:15 -0500

Nelly, the rapper.
Enunciate, dude. It's not hot in "her", it's hot in here! I can't even listen to this guy, he drives me nuts.

And they play fast, upbeat

Ruth Anne Maddox — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:17:11 -0500

And they play fast, upbeat music that keeps people moving to get them out quicker (at least that's how it was when I worked a Burger King many years ago).

I think I read that they

Joanna Miller — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:02:07 -0500

I think I read that they construct the seating there to be a bit uncomfortable, too, so people don't overstay their welcome. I'm scared of the clown, so I don't ever stay long anyway... (kidding).

I guess they haven't heard

Nancy Huddleston — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:04:39 -0500

I guess they haven't heard of a pitch count rule in Japan. That is obnoxious and another fine example of why youth sports is receiving such a bad rap these days. The adults overseeing the situation should have known better. Shame on them!

Pretty sure I would have

Keighla Schmidt — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:53:09 -0500

Pretty sure I would have asked not to go back in. However, the kid could have been seeking redemption of some sort for the first inning ...

Agreed. I bet this kid

shawn hogendorf — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:24:15 -0500

Agreed. I bet this kid couldn't lift his arm over his head for a week.
Seriously, keeping a kid in the game to boost some confidence is rarely a bad idea, but 250 pitches shouldn't be thrown by one child in two games, let alone two innings!
I have to give it to this kid.
After giving up 26 runs in the first inning, I think I would've faked an injury to get to the bench.

What would you like to talk

shawn hogendorf — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:18:42 -0500

What would you like to talk about?
It seems to me these are great forum topics, but one could spend a lifetime talking about any one of them.

Let's be more responsible in

aurexbank — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:32:09 -0500

Let's be more responsible in our decisions and actions.

Linda Strand,
Author and Editor:
"Rate Your Local and National Businesses"
Savage Pacer
State of Minnesota, Reporter:
World Voice News