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Cats Win AAA Championship

19 September 2007

Woohoo! In a single game, winner-take-all match, the Sacramento Rivercats won the AAA Championship! Way to go guys!!!

Yes, the Sacramento Rivercats have clinched their THIRD Pacific Coast League title! The won against the New Orleans Zephyrs 3 games to zippo! Last night’s score was 4-3, with a fantastic finish! This is the expression from relieving pitcher Jerry Blevins right after the pop fly was caught that ended the game. This expression was [...]

2974 and still counting – 6 years later

11 September 2007

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The official death toll from 9/11/01 now stands at 2974 after a woman who worked a block from the World Trade Center became ill and died 5 months after the towers came down. She died from lung disease not present before 9/11. Why do I say “and still counting”? Because there are first responders (firefighters, [...]

Cough, Cough, Choke, Choke

6 September 2007

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(cough) If you aren’t in Northern CA, then you probably may not be aware that we have not just one, but two big fires going on. (cough) The first in Plumas County (the Moonlight Fire) has burned over 15,000 acres, and another in Santa Clara County (the Lick Fire) has burned over 14,000 acres. Both [...]

A little bit of history

3 September 2007

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A long-time friend of mine (and Rory’s), Craig Miller, discovered recently he may be sitting on money. He bought a Mark-8 computer in 1976. This is one of the original microcomputers, folks. Turns out it may be worth as much as $5,000 – $12,000 (Not bad for not being used since 1980). He has had [...]