NOVEMBER 25 UPDATE
COMMITMENTS
Warrington Blue Thunder of Pennsylvania
Brianna Seckinger 2007 Pitcher,1B to Millersville University
Merideth Morris 2007 SS,3B to Lock Haven University
BATBUSTER CLARIFICATION
SPY had conflicting reports on two Impact Gold games and asked the team for clarification:
Team New Jersey was a loss 3 2 with Lexy Bennett hitting a homer, Bree Brown Pitched
California Stars game was where Meagan May hit the blast that ended up a ground rule double where May went 2 3 and Kayce Walker went 3 4. Tara Voss Homered. Bailey Watts Pitched and we won 9 0
Elite game we won 5 1 Bree Brown pitched
California Breeze game Bailey Watts Pitched and we won 10 2, Lexy Bennett Homered and Meagan May tripled.
Choppers game Meagan May Homered and Bree Brown hit a triple and pitched wining 4 - 1.
California Cruisers Loss 6 2 Brittany Barnhill pitched.
BATBUSTER PHOTOS
Took three hours of eliminating hyperlinks on the original 162 photos, and creating two links in Front Page, but readers can view the single sheets by clicking on Batbuster Photos and the pix will enlarge and they can view the slideshow by clicking on the Album. If only I knew as much about computers and Front Page as Dennis knows about photos!
CHECK THE CLINIC SITE
The left column contains a link to camps and clinics. Check this regularly because SPY receives new material quite frequently. Sponsors: I dont see my job as printing your flyers and sign-up sheets; every line of space (even white) counts against my contract volume. Put together a simple press release. Thank you.
TWO GOOD STORIES
Two Good
Stories
> STORY NUMBER ONE:
> Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn't famous for
> anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything
> from bootlegged booze, prostitution, and murder.
> Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie". He was his lawyer for a good
> reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering
> kept Big Al out of jail for a long time. To show his appreciation, Capone
> paid him very well. Not only was the
> money big, but also, Eddie got special dividends. For instance, he and his
> family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the
> conveniences of the day. The estate was so large that it filled an entire
> Chicago City block.
> Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave little consideration
> to the atrocity that went on around him. Eddie did have one soft spot,
> however. He had a son that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his young
> son had clothes, cars, and a good education.
> Nothing was withheld. Price was no object. And, despite his involvement with
> organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie
> wanted his son to be a better man than he was. Yet, with all his wealth and
> influence, there were two things he could not give his son; he could not
> pass on a good name or a good example.
>
> One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to
> rectify wrongs he had done. He decided he would go to the authorities and
> tell the truth about Al "Scarface" Capone, clean up his tarnished name, and
> offer his son some semblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to
> testify against The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. So, he
> testified.
>
> Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely
> Chicago Street. But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he
> had to offer, at the greatest price he could ever pay. Police removed from
> his pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a religious medallion, and a poem clipped
> from a magazine. The poem read:
> The clock of life is wound but once,
> And no man has the power to tell
>
> just when the hands will stop, at late or early hour.
>
> Now is the only time you own.
> Live, love, toil with a will.
> Place no faith in time.
> For the clock may soon be still.
> STORY NUMBER
TWO:
> World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander
> Butch O'Hare. He was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft carrier
> Lexington in the South Pacific. One day his entire squadron was sent on a
> mission.
> After he was
airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that someone
> had for-gotten to top off his fuel tank .He would not have enough fuel to
> complete his mission and get back to his ship. His flight leader told him to
> return to the carrier. Reluctantly, he dropped out of formation and headed
> back to the fleet.
>
> As he was returning to the mother ship he saw something that turned his
> blood cold. A squadron of Japanese aircraft were speeding their way toward
> the American fleet. The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the
> fleet was all but defenseless. He could not reach his squadron and bring
> them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he warn the fleet of the
> approaching danger.
> There was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert them from the fleet.
> Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the formation of
> Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 caliber's blazed as he charged in,
> attacking one surprised enemy plane and then another. Butch wove in and out
> of the now broken formation and fired at as many planes as possible until
> all his ammunition was finally spent. Undaunted, he continued the assault.
> He dove at the planes, trying to clip a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as
> many enemy planes as possible and rendering them unfit to fly. Finally, the
> exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another direction.
> Deeply relieved, Butch O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the
> carrier. Upon arrival, he reported in and related the event surrounding his
> return. The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the tale. It
> showed the extent of Butch's daring attempt to protect his fleet. He had, in
> fact, destroyed five enemy aircraft.
> This took place on February 20, 1942, and for that action Butch became the
> Navy's first Ace of WW II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the
> Congressional Medal of Honor.
> A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29.
> His home
town would not allow the memory of this WW II hero to fade, and
> today, O'Hare Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of this
> great man. So, the next time you find yourself at O'Hare International,
> give some thought to visiting Butch's memorial displaying his statue and his
> Medal of Honor. It is located between Terminals 1 and 2.
> ***** SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER?
> Butch
O'Hare was "Easy Eddie's" son.
Subject: Hospital bloopers
Makes you worry a bit. These are actual writings from various hospital charts.
1. The patient refused an autopsy.
2. The patient has no previous history of suicides.
3. Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital.
4. She has no rigors of shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot
in bed last night.
5. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
6. On the second day, the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared.
7. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be
depressed.
8. The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.
9. Discharge status: Alive but without permission.
10. Patient is Healthy appearing decrepit 69-year old male, mentally alert but
forgetful.
11. Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
12. She is numb from her toes down.
13. While in ER, she was examined, x-rated, and sent home.
14. The skin was moist and dry.
15. Occasional, constant infrequent headaches.
16. Patient was alert and unresponsive.
17. Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid.
18. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got
a divorce.
19. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.
20. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.
21. Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.
22. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function. .
23. Skin: somewhat pale but present.
24. The pelvis exam will be done later on the floor.
25. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.