Getting back to my normal activities is probably one of the things I need to do here in order to get healthier, so I’ll do the Friday Five this week. A few weeks ago when I realized that I’d be doing a Friday Five on Leap Day, I kind of peaked ahead at Wikipedia’s listing for this day to see if there was much of anything I could pull for the usual historical opener. I found some stuff that I thought I might be able…
This week’s Friday Five at friday5.org is just too cheesy for me to attempt, and the only date-related thing I can really talk about today is that it’s YouTube’s third birthday. In place of that meme, I’ll link to you my Johari and Nohari windows, if any of you would like to fill them out or look at the results. Johari, Nohari
It was on this day in 1587 that Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed for suspicion of being involved in the plot to kill her sister, Queen Elizabeth I. Somehow I don’t think it went quite like the BBC radio broadcast penned by Monty Python, but it’s nice to think about. On that note, let’s play the friday5.org Friday Five before it gets to be Saturday here. 1. When did you last use graphing paper?I might have used some in high school algebra or trigonometry…
Now, as a public service, I will repeat the introduction to today’s blog entry for the hard of hearing: TODAY IS GARRETT MORRIS’ 71ST BIRTHDAY!!! Okay, it doesn’t translate so well to written form, but those of you my age or older and laughing right now, admit it. On that note, let’s play the friday5.org Friday Five! 1. Which open-all-night establishment has been a lifesaver for you?Meijer. Whether I need some doughnuts, underwear, or duct tape at three in the morning, it’s just an eight-minute…
Although I’ll still think of George Kell and Al Kaline’s WDIV broadcasts when I think of the Tigers of my youth, there is no question that Ernie Harwell will always be the voice of the Tigers. Although he "retired" several years ago, he still pops in to do colour commentary on the odd game for Fox Sports Net Detroit, and famously gave advice to current play-by-play commentator Mario Impemba on how to call a no-hitter just a couple of weeks before Justin Verlander threw his…