I was in San Francisco today for a business visit, and as the day ended stopped by one of my fave little bars in The Tendernob where the girl I call "Lucy" tends bar a couple of days a week.
She knows much about sports, the numbers and operations, and she gave me a ride to AT&T Park after leaving the bar last October for a Giants playoff game.
It was the day she had become a US Citizen.
I remembered Loufla had asked for a picture of her after my last mention that she did look a bit like Lucy Liu.
That was the old Worldcrossing Board, last October.
She was smoking hot today, wearing a tied off pink Clay Matthews, Jr. Green Bay jersey atop her very low slung jeans.
She knows much about the numbers and operations, and let's just say I've only given her my wagering opinions on perhaps six bona fide occasions.....and happen to be batting 1.000 with her.
She remembers.
Today I was quizzed on my opinion on every game on I guess a Nevada parlay card.
Most of my responses were "wouldn't touch," or "not enough information."
I had a few comments , "I wouldn't play it, (but if I had to I would take Southern Cal and the 9 1/2 points against Notre Dame)........and similar.
I pleaded with her not to emulate my predictions, as I wanted no negative thought about her possible loss.
One of these days I'm going to get my wife there to meet Lucy.
My wife was born in San Francisco, is tired of California, and just wants to get to the Southeastern US (Florida, South Carolina, and for now Alabama) that I have introduced her to, and where all my kids now happen to live.
My wife hates to go to San Francisco, though on Father's Day or my birthday she will take me to Italian Restaurants in North Beach, if I request.
Lucy told me she wants me to come to her Christmas party. And my wife is invited.
Pics may be coming.
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843Uncle Dennis wrote:Would that restaurant be the Wash-B.A.G.?
Nope, the restaurant was more of a bar. Though the 100% Asian girl staff works up food in crock pots and on grills to serve for free around the Happy Hours. Good food.
And they are meticulous as they prep. I have Monk (the character from the show) like tendencies, and I'm very particular about what I eat.
I'm inclined to regularly consume whatever the girls in that bar offer, at Happy Hour.
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845Darkstar wrote:TFiSC(nC)
You got mail.
Be there, or be square.
Berkeley and/or San Francisco better watch out when a Libertarian and a Republican come to drink.....
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846http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oyQPvoX ... re=related
Here's a video of a family visit to see Secretariat in his last glorious days.
Not one of my families, of course.
I loved that horse.
Here's a video of a family visit to see Secretariat in his last glorious days.
Not one of my families, of course.
I loved that horse.
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847http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klP5dwGh ... re=related
Penny Chenery noted he was "an aware" Champion.
I know horses pretty well, and I love this sport.
Penny Chenery noted he was "an aware" Champion.
I know horses pretty well, and I love this sport.
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848What's in my heart will get me halfway to hell
A line from the hot brunette now ironically airing on TCM in "Man of La Mancha" in the wee hours before I go up to seek slumber beside my wife.
I think this hot brunette might be Sophia Loren.
IMDB says Sophia plays a "downtrodden whore" in this movie version. I'll try to hang to the end.
I can belt "The Impossible Dream" in the shower.
My fave belting performance of all time was on many afternoons at Hialeah Race Track in Miami, Florida.
With the pink signature flamingos.
I've posted a few times before that one gambler I slightly tangentially knew would regularly belt the song along side the walking ring and against the arbor that climbed the back of the grandstand.
With his hat laid out before him, looking for funding for his next race wager.
I personally never gave him money, though he did give a great rendition.
I did try to give him advice.
I'm not in any way trained in any psych stuff above 101 and 102 of requisite studies.
My angle was to help him pick a winner, and to tell him not to come back the next day.
The "pick a winner" often worked. The "not come back the next day" never did.
"To dream, the impossible dream."
He always sang well.
Great song to try to live by.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g-T46ja95s
Brian Stokes Mitchell does this version. I would have put the guy at Hialeah in my trifecta with him.
A line from the hot brunette now ironically airing on TCM in "Man of La Mancha" in the wee hours before I go up to seek slumber beside my wife.
I think this hot brunette might be Sophia Loren.
IMDB says Sophia plays a "downtrodden whore" in this movie version. I'll try to hang to the end.
I can belt "The Impossible Dream" in the shower.
My fave belting performance of all time was on many afternoons at Hialeah Race Track in Miami, Florida.
With the pink signature flamingos.
I've posted a few times before that one gambler I slightly tangentially knew would regularly belt the song along side the walking ring and against the arbor that climbed the back of the grandstand.
With his hat laid out before him, looking for funding for his next race wager.
I personally never gave him money, though he did give a great rendition.
I did try to give him advice.
I'm not in any way trained in any psych stuff above 101 and 102 of requisite studies.
My angle was to help him pick a winner, and to tell him not to come back the next day.
The "pick a winner" often worked. The "not come back the next day" never did.
"To dream, the impossible dream."
He always sang well.
Great song to try to live by.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g-T46ja95s
Brian Stokes Mitchell does this version. I would have put the guy at Hialeah in my trifecta with him.
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849My wife's birthday is November 7th.
I offered her several options of plane travel or road trips for her pre-birthday weekend.
She's decided she wants me to see South Carolina against The Razorbacks on TV at home, but more importantly she offered, she does not want to miss the Bama-LSU game.
Auburn has a bye.
This girl had not watched a down of college football before she met me.
She high five'd with me during the Ohio State game Saturday night.
I instigated a few chest bumps.
I really wanted to take her someplace away from here to happily celebrate her birthday weekend this year.
I was hoping and planning for mountains, or desert, or the Pacific coast.
But part of me will be VERY happy to be at home and grill and light the fireplace to watch college football next Saturday.
With my lovely wife.
I think I might buy her an Auburn or Florida cheerleader's outfit for her birthday. I know she'll wear it.
A gift that keeps on giving.
I offered her several options of plane travel or road trips for her pre-birthday weekend.
She's decided she wants me to see South Carolina against The Razorbacks on TV at home, but more importantly she offered, she does not want to miss the Bama-LSU game.
Auburn has a bye.
This girl had not watched a down of college football before she met me.
She high five'd with me during the Ohio State game Saturday night.
I instigated a few chest bumps.
I really wanted to take her someplace away from here to happily celebrate her birthday weekend this year.
I was hoping and planning for mountains, or desert, or the Pacific coast.
But part of me will be VERY happy to be at home and grill and light the fireplace to watch college football next Saturday.
With my lovely wife.
I think I might buy her an Auburn or Florida cheerleader's outfit for her birthday. I know she'll wear it.
A gift that keeps on giving.
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850Which one's which?Tribe Fan in SC/Cali wrote:Darkstar wrote:TFiSC(nC)
You got mail.
Be there, or be square.
Berkeley and/or San Francisco better watch out when a Libertarian and a Republican come to drink.....
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851Darkstar wrote:Which one's which?Tribe Fan in SC/Cali wrote:Darkstar wrote:TFiSC(nC)
You got mail.
Be there, or be square.
Berkeley and/or San Francisco better watch out when a Libertarian and a Republican come to drink.....
I believe I recall you promoting a Libertarian vote a few years back?
(I like much of the Libertarian platform, but I value a better chance to get candidates who simply support fewer taxes, less government and a strong military.....elected.)
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852I rarely eat sweets, but when I do it's often hard candy, tangy or hot candy, cinnamon, or licorice. I love licorice when in the rare mood for a sweet, both red and black.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Black Licorice: Dangerous Candy
by Daniel J. DeNoon
Eat too much candy and you’ll be sorry. Eat too much black licorice, and you could be dead.
This creepy Halloween warning comes from the FDA. Too much black licorice, the federal agency says, can lead to “abnormal heart rhythms, as well as high blood pressure, edema (swelling), lethargy, and congestive heart failure.”
How much is too much? The FDA warns people age 40 and older not to eat 2 ounces of black licorice a day for two weeks or more.
And that’s a conservative warning. The NIH has warned that it’s “possibly unsafe” to eat just 1 ounce of black licorice a day for several weeks. In addition to the FDA’s list of drastic possible too-much-licorice results, the NIH adds paralysis, brain damage, and erectile dysfunction.
And if you eat a lot of salt, if you have high blood pressure, or if you have heart or kidney disease, the NIH says as little as a sixth of an ounce of licorice a day could cause these problems.
The issue, well known to many forms of traditional medicine, is that licorice root contains a drug: glycyrrhizin.
Many of those who use licorice as an herbal remedy seek relief of sore throat, cough, infections, arthritis, lupus, or chronic fatigue syndrome. It’s been used to treat all kinds of ailments ranging from muscle cramps to prostate cancer, although there’s no solid scientific evidence that it actually works.
But the potential side effects are real enough. That’s because licorice — real black licorice, not the phony licorice-flavored stuff flavored with anise oil — causes a drop in potassium levels. It may also mimic the activity of the female sex hormone estrogen.
The NIH advises women NOT to eat black licorice while they are pregnant or breast feeding. People with hormone sensitive conditions, such as breast cancer or endometriosis, should avoid licorice.
And don’t eat licorice for at least two weeks before planned surgery. It can interfere with blood pressure during and after your procedure.
The NIH warns people taking Coumadin (warfarin) never to eat black licorice, as licorice makes the drug less effective. And the NIH says licorice also may interfere with digoxin, estrogens, furosemide, blood pressure drugs, steroid drugs, and diuretics (water pills). Also, licorice may alter the activity of drugs processed by the liver.
Interest declared: I love black licorice. But this Halloween, I’m cutting back.
Posted by: Daniel DeNoon at 4:27 pm
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Black Licorice: Dangerous Candy
by Daniel J. DeNoon
Eat too much candy and you’ll be sorry. Eat too much black licorice, and you could be dead.
This creepy Halloween warning comes from the FDA. Too much black licorice, the federal agency says, can lead to “abnormal heart rhythms, as well as high blood pressure, edema (swelling), lethargy, and congestive heart failure.”
How much is too much? The FDA warns people age 40 and older not to eat 2 ounces of black licorice a day for two weeks or more.
And that’s a conservative warning. The NIH has warned that it’s “possibly unsafe” to eat just 1 ounce of black licorice a day for several weeks. In addition to the FDA’s list of drastic possible too-much-licorice results, the NIH adds paralysis, brain damage, and erectile dysfunction.
And if you eat a lot of salt, if you have high blood pressure, or if you have heart or kidney disease, the NIH says as little as a sixth of an ounce of licorice a day could cause these problems.
The issue, well known to many forms of traditional medicine, is that licorice root contains a drug: glycyrrhizin.
Many of those who use licorice as an herbal remedy seek relief of sore throat, cough, infections, arthritis, lupus, or chronic fatigue syndrome. It’s been used to treat all kinds of ailments ranging from muscle cramps to prostate cancer, although there’s no solid scientific evidence that it actually works.
But the potential side effects are real enough. That’s because licorice — real black licorice, not the phony licorice-flavored stuff flavored with anise oil — causes a drop in potassium levels. It may also mimic the activity of the female sex hormone estrogen.
The NIH advises women NOT to eat black licorice while they are pregnant or breast feeding. People with hormone sensitive conditions, such as breast cancer or endometriosis, should avoid licorice.
And don’t eat licorice for at least two weeks before planned surgery. It can interfere with blood pressure during and after your procedure.
The NIH warns people taking Coumadin (warfarin) never to eat black licorice, as licorice makes the drug less effective. And the NIH says licorice also may interfere with digoxin, estrogens, furosemide, blood pressure drugs, steroid drugs, and diuretics (water pills). Also, licorice may alter the activity of drugs processed by the liver.
Interest declared: I love black licorice. But this Halloween, I’m cutting back.
Posted by: Daniel DeNoon at 4:27 pm
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853Thanks, Cali!
I love black licorice, or, at least I used to. I used to eat tons of those little pink and white coated black licorice candies. I'm one of those on the coumadin. It's tough enough to keep my PT levels constant as it is.
I love black licorice, or, at least I used to. I used to eat tons of those little pink and white coated black licorice candies. I'm one of those on the coumadin. It's tough enough to keep my PT levels constant as it is.
“Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is.”
-- Bob Feller
-- Bob Feller
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854http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExSlyoVTX3I
Charlie says, "Love my Good and Plenty!"
Another black licorice candy involving the colors pink and white.
On the rare occasion I pick up a box of Good and Plenty, it's normally all consumed within an hour.
Charlie says, "Love my Good and Plenty!"
Another black licorice candy involving the colors pink and white.
On the rare occasion I pick up a box of Good and Plenty, it's normally all consumed within an hour.
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855Last night......Wednesday night on The West Coast of The United States, I thought we were about ready to visit The Rainbow Bridge.
Today, our dog is pretty much "what the frick were you thinking?," as she has surprisingly sprung back to normal and spry and healthy for the day, chasing squirrels.
But not birds.
She's always liked birds.
Never squirrels.
I choose to think her Wednesday episode might have been a way she or someone above chose as a path to get my wife and I to think how we might handle her final days, with our and the dog's kids she's protected now 2,500 to 3,000 miles away.
However it happened, it worked.
She.....the dog...is beside me now and looking at the fireplace.
For me, I just came down from upstairs after giving my wife a massage as she sought slumber. The massage was well received until I started doing the "spider walk" firmly with my hand up her spine.
She asked, "where did you learn to do that?!"
I humbly and not so smartly answered, "from a stripper back in South Carolina who always watched after me....and always drank with me....as I played table video black jack in the bar where she worked."
It was a thoroughly honest answer.
My wife tightened as I first answered her question.
I continued my technique more firmly and my wife loosened and relaxed.
As she loosened more, she said, "well, I guess that stripper girl" must have had some good qualities.
"Yes, she did," I agreed.
"I assure you, she was a GOOD girl."
Actually, she was.
Today, our dog is pretty much "what the frick were you thinking?," as she has surprisingly sprung back to normal and spry and healthy for the day, chasing squirrels.
But not birds.
She's always liked birds.
Never squirrels.
I choose to think her Wednesday episode might have been a way she or someone above chose as a path to get my wife and I to think how we might handle her final days, with our and the dog's kids she's protected now 2,500 to 3,000 miles away.
However it happened, it worked.
She.....the dog...is beside me now and looking at the fireplace.
For me, I just came down from upstairs after giving my wife a massage as she sought slumber. The massage was well received until I started doing the "spider walk" firmly with my hand up her spine.
She asked, "where did you learn to do that?!"
I humbly and not so smartly answered, "from a stripper back in South Carolina who always watched after me....and always drank with me....as I played table video black jack in the bar where she worked."
It was a thoroughly honest answer.
My wife tightened as I first answered her question.
I continued my technique more firmly and my wife loosened and relaxed.
As she loosened more, she said, "well, I guess that stripper girl" must have had some good qualities.
"Yes, she did," I agreed.
"I assure you, she was a GOOD girl."
Actually, she was.