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In search of: someone who believes M-P-3 is an F-A-D
Do you own more than 10 CDs? Do you quickly tire of getting up from your davenport to change those CDs? Are you unfamiliar with the term MP3? If so, I have just the item for you! No more aches and pains from swapping out your extensive CD collection: the Kenwood CD player with 200-disc changer will change your life. Guaranteed, or your money back. {Called the number on my pre-paid legal card and they advised I remove this line.} According to Kenwood’s owner manual: This unit can accommodate up to 200 discs and can be used like a home jukebox. Text information (disc title, track titles, names of the…
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My dog’s life
Some of you might have seen my Facebook post when our 15 1/2-year-old rat terrier, Astro, died in October 2012. I’ve tried writing some posts about her this week to celebrate what would’ve been her 16th birthday on April 15. Not quite ready, I guess. Lee isn’t the only one having trouble getting used to a dog-free home. So I’m going to share that post with those of you who didn’t know Astro or aren’t connected with me on Facebook. Below it are some of my favorite images of her. Astro 1997-2012 Once called the world’s most photographed dog, Astro is no longer available for pictures. She was born in April…
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Tripping: America’s oldest ballpark featured in Jackie Robinson movie “42”
Last week while on a road trip from Wichita to Atlanta, Lee and I heard about a baseball field we needed to see in Birmingham, Ala. As America’s oldest ballpark, Rickwood Field is on the National Register of Historic Places. As we stepped onto the field and had the chance to talk to a groundskeeper prepping the field for high school games that afternoon, we learned that Rickwood is more than a ballpark; it’s a living history museum that transports you back in time, and it’s starring in a movie that opens tomorrow. Opening day for Rickwood was in 1910, two years before Boston’s Fenway Park and four years…
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Crazy weather pix
75 degrees in Wichita yesterday, opened the windows throughout the house 32 degrees today, took photos of ice on the trees in our backyard
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Free concerts in Atlanta: Macklemore, Gym Class Heroes & more
One of the cool parts of Final Four weekend in Atlanta was a series of free concerts called The Big Dance. We saw Gym Class Heroes (Stereo Hearts, The Fighter) inside the Georgia Dome on Friday for a short concert before the collegiate all-star game. On Saturday, we saw Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Thrift Shop, Can’t Hold us, Same Love) then Ludacris (Act a Fool, How Low) at an outdoor venue near the arena. There were other performances we wanted to see — Zac Brown Band, Flo Rida, Muse, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Sting — but the timing didn’t work out since we were there to see Wichita State playing the…