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    Entries from May 1, 2010 - May 31, 2010

    Wednesday
    May192010

    Who Are Ye?

    1980 and 1982 there were two interesting solo albums that were so good my Dad would periodically go into my room and borrow my records for the sole purpose of placing the music onto a cassette for his listening pleasure. One of the few artists Dad and I agreed on. That was until 1998 when Dad commented on the Classical collaboration Metallica was doing with the San Francisco Symphony...

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    Tuesday
    May182010

    An Explosion from 1 Score, Ten Years Ago...

    Many people, including an ex, informed me of how dark the skies became. The thought of trying to imagine between 2-4 inches of ash being caked onto cars, houses, open roads, businesses, lakes, streams, and wildlife is a little much to ponder. Some of the pictures presented to me provides a good clue.

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    Monday
    May172010

    The Smell of Perfection and a High School Connection...

    Remember the name Point Loma High School in San Diego. It is going to be part of a trivia question before I am done with today's post for you baseball fans out there. Be sure to imagine the odds of this happening while we're at it...

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    Sunday
    May162010

    Down to a T! Twice.

    On Friday I was preparing for an interesting dinner shift when I saw a familiar face. It always amazes me how the aura of a person can differ and mellow when the camera or the microphone is non-present. This scenario is pretty accurate as this person walked by.

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    Saturday
    May152010

    The First for The Express.

    I have had many an informal discussion with Nolan Ryan with regards to his career, his business dealings, the state of the Rangers, and about his approach to baseball. I am not surprised as to how successful he has been in life.

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