SEPTEMBER 24 UPDATE

COMMITMENTS

Jersey Inferno

Mary Pat Conville, C/1B, verballed to LaSalle
Amanda Holst, OF, verballed to George Washington U.

San Jose Strikkers

Jackie Hill (2006) P/inf has given her verbal to Penn State.

LINDENBURG TO TEMPLE

NINA LINDENBERG NAMED ASSISTANT SOFTBALL COACH

9/22/2005

 

Nina Lindenberg

PHILADELPHIA - Nina Lindenberg, who was a member of the USA Softball National team that captured the Gold Medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, has been named assistant softball coach at Temple University.

Most recently assisting head coach Casey Dickson at Frank Philips College in 2004-2005 and acting as head coach for the 18A California Dynasty ASA Junior Olympic Team,  Lindenberg’s coaching career includes assisting on the 18 Gold Lil’ Saints ASA Junior Olympic Team in 2004 and worked the Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball Indoor Training Facility Softball Clinic in 2002.  She also served as an assistant coach for the 14 and under Lil’ Saints ASA Junior Olympic Team. In addition to her coaching duties, Lindenberg has served as a motivational speaker and guest instructor for various camps and organizations, including the Nike Softball Camp in Atlanta, Georgia.


Lindenberg’s numerous accolades as a player include being a member of the United States National softball team in 1995, 1997-99, and 2001-2003, where she helped lead the U.S. to the Gold Medal at the Pan American Games, the US Cup and the I.S.F. World Championships.  As a result of the ISF World Championships gold medal (1998 and 2002), Lindenberg's team qualified the USA team as the number one seed for the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. She was a also a member of the USA World Team that placed third in the Canada Cup in 2003 and a member of the US National Training Team. In 2001 USA Blue, led by Lindenberg, was the Gold Medal winner at the Pan American Qualifier in Maracay, Venezuela. 

 

As a collegian, Lindenberg was a first team All-America selection as a sophomore and senior at Fresno State and an All West Region Team Member in 1996, 1997 and 1998. She was a second team All-America selection in 1997.  In 1998, Lindenberg hit the game-winning home run as Fresno State beat Arizona to win the NCAA Women’s College World Series. She was voted the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1996 and 1998 and the Western Athletic Conference Athlete of the Year in 1996. She was a member of the Women’s College World Series All Tournament Team in 1997 and 1998 and a Gold Medal winner at the Pan-American Qualifier those years

AZ HOTSHOTS SHOWCASE

October 15-16

 
 16 U  Division
  
 18 U Division
1
  Li'l Saints
1
  Arizona Hotshots Gold
2
  Scottsdale Storm
2
  Arizona Suncats Gold
3
  Arizona Storm - Fisher
3
  Li'l Saints Gold
4
  Team Arizona - Henry
4
  Firecrackers Gold
5
  Desert Thunder ( Tucson)
5
  Firecrackers 18
6
  Hotshots - Kramer
6
  E.V. Pride - Christopher
7
  Untouchables
7
  Cal Cruisers - Rosenthal
8
  AZ Outlaws - Sara
8
  Breakers Gold
9
  Magic 32 - Parra
9
  South Bay Pride Gold
10
  Arizona Storm - Siroky
10
  Corona Angels
11
  Motion DNA
11
  OC Lionettes
12
  Hotshots -Davis
12
  NM Sundancers
13
  South Bay Pride
13
  Cal Select
14
  Flames
14
  Roadrunners Gold
15
  Liberty 16
15
  NJ Beach Girls
16
  California Aces
16
  AZ Cats 18
17
  Storm - Neuman
17
  Absolute Gold
18
  
18
  Americans 18
19
  
19
  Nor Cal Shockers Gold
   
20
  Suncats 18
   
21
  PV Premier 18
   
22
  
   
23
  Scramblers
   
24
  Hotshots Gold - Neuman
   
25
  AZ Thunder
   
26
  Moreno 18
   
27
  Outlaws Gold - Vaughn
   
28
  Storm - Corkin
   
29
  Impulse (Tucson)
   
30
  Outlaws - Bejarano
   
31
  Tuff-N-Tuffer Gold
   
32
  Motion DNA
   
33
  AZ Intimidators
   
34
  killer bees
   
35
  TNT
   
36
  
       

RR GOLD SHOWCASE

NO RESULTS WERE POSTED FOR SATURDAY'S GAMES.  SPY WAS TOLD SCORES WOULD BE ON BREEZE WEB SITE.  NADA.  CHECKED AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING.

GOOD NEIGHBORS??

Spotted color change on a formerly white duplex in an older but still fashionable drive in Washington.  Did they quarrel?  Right side is now painted salmon pink.  Yesterday noticed that left side is now painted Hummer competition yellow.

HISTORY EXAM

Thanks to Arthur Yin

This is a History Exam for those who don't mind seeing how much they really remember about what went on in their life.  Get paper and pencil and number from 1 to 20.

 

Write the letter of each answer and score at the end.

 

Then, best of all, before you pass this test on, put your score in the subject line!

 

1. In the 1940's, where were automobile headlight dimmer switches located?

a. On the floor shift knob

b. On the floor board, to the left of the clutch

c. Next to the horn

 

2. The bottle top of a Royal Crown Cola bottle had holes in it. For what was it used?

a. Capture lightning bugs

b. To sprinkle clothes before ironing

c. Large salt shaker

 

3. Why was having milk delivered a problem in northern winters?

a. Cows got cold and wouldn't produce milk

b. Ice on highways forced delivery by dog sled

c. Milkmen left deliveries outside of front doors and milk would freeze, expanding and pushing up the cardboard bottle top.

 

4. What was the popular chewing gum named for a game of chance?

a. Blackjack

b. Gin

c. Craps!

 

5. What method did women use to look as if they were wearing stockings when none were available due to rationing during W.W.II

a. Suntan

b. Leg painting

c. Wearing slacks

 

6. What postwar car turned automotive design on its ear when you couldn't tell whether it was coming or going?

a. Studebaker

b. Nash Metro

c. Tucker

 

7. Which was a popular candy when you were a kid?

a. Strips of dried peanut butter

b. Chocolate licorice bars

c. Wax coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water inside

 

8. How was Butch wax used?

a. To stiffen a flat-top haircut so it stood up

b. To make floors shiny and prevent scuffing

c. On the wheels of roller skates to prevent rust

 

9. Before inline skates, how did you keep your roller skates attached to your shoes?

a With clamps, tightened by a skate key

b. Woven straps that crossed the foot

c. Long pieces of twine

 

10. As a kid, what was considered the best way to reach a decision?

a. Consider all the facts

b. Ask Mom

c. Eeny-meeny-miney-mo

 

11. What was the most dreaded disease in the 1940's?

a. Smallpox

b. AIDS

c. Polio

 

12. "I'll be down to get you in a ________, Honey"

a. SUV

b. Taxi

c. Streetcar

 

13. What was the name of Caroline Kennedy's pet pony?

a. Old Blue

b. Paint

c. Macaroni

 

14. What was a Duck-and-Cover Drill?

a. Part of the game of hide and seek

b What you did when your Mom called you in to do chores

c. Hiding under your desk, and covering your head with your arms in an A-bomb drill.

 

15. What was the name of the Indian Princess on the Howdy Doody show?

a. Princess Summerfallwinterspring

b. Princess Sacajawea

c. Princess Moonshadow

 

16. What did all the really savvy students do when mimeographed tests were handed out in school?

a. Immediately sniffed the purple ink, as this was believed to get you high

b. Made paper airplanes to see who could sail theirs out the window

c. Wrote another pupil's name on the top, to avoid their failure

 

17. Why did your Mom shop in stores that gave Green Stamps with purchases?

a. To keep you out of mischief by licking the backs, which tasted like bubble gum

b. They could be put in special books and redeemed for various household items

c. They were given to the kids to be used as stick-on tattoos

 

18. Praise the Lord, and pass the _________?

a Meatballs

b. Dames

c. Ammunition

 

19. What was the name of the singing group that made the song "Cabdriver" a hit?

a. The Ink Spots

b. The Supremes

c. The Esquires

 

20. Who left his heart in San Francisco?

a. Tony Bennett

b. Xavier Cugat

c. George Gershwin

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ANSWERS

1. b) On the floor, to the left of the clutch. Hand controls, popular in Europe, took till the late '60's to catch on.

2. b) To sprinkle clothes before ironing.  Who had a steam iron?

3. c) Cold weather caused the milk to freeze and expand, popping the bottle top.

4. a) Blackjack Gum.

5. b) Special makeup was applied, followed by drawing a seam down the back of the leg with eyebrow pencil.

6. a) 1946 Studebaker.

7. c) Wax coke bottles containing super-sweet colored water.

8 a) Wax for your flat top (butch) haircut.

9. a) With clamps, tightened by a skate key, which you wore on a shoestring around your neck.

10. c) Eeny-meeny-miney-mo.

11. c) Polio. In beginning of August, swimming pools were closed, movies and other public gathering places were closed to try to  prevent spread of the disease.

12. b) Taxi. Better be ready by half-past eight!

13. c) Macaroni.

14. c) Hiding under your desk, and covering your head with your arms in an A-bomb drill.

15. a) Princess Summerfallwinterspring.  She was another puppet.

16. a) Immediately sniffed the purple ink to get a high.

17. b) Put in a special stamp book, they could be traded for household items at the Green Stamp store.

18. c) Ammunition, and we'll all be free.

19. a) The widely famous 50's group: The Inkspots.

20. a) Tony Bennett, and he sounds just as good today..

 

SCORING

17- 20 correct: You are older than dirt, and obviously gifted with mental abilities. Now if you could only find your glasses.  Definitely someone who should share your wisdom!

 

12 -16 correct: Not quite dirt yet, but you're getting there.

 

0 -11 correct: You are not old enough to share the wisdom of your experiences.

 

Send this to your friends with your score in the subject line!

 

PHILOSOPHY OF CHARLES SCHULTZ

Thanks to PL Blake

Subject: Philosophy of Charles Schultz

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the
"Peanuts" comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the
questions. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the
point.

        1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

        2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

        3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America.

        4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

        5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winner for best actor
and
        actress

        6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.

        How did you do?

        The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.
These
are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the
applause dies.
Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates
are buried with their owners.

        Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

        1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

        2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult
time.

        3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

        4. Think of a few people who have made you feel preciated and
special.

        5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

        Easier?

        The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are
not the
ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They
are
the ones that care.

        If you wish, pass this on to those people who have made a
difference
in your life. "Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's
already tomorrow in Australia."

        (Charles Schultz)


BILL CLINTON AND THE CHINESE

SPY has received several comments about "slick Willie" having a condom named after him.  Risque to say the least, but, out of respect for the office Clinton held, I deleted them.  The current Bush is being vilified like no President since FDR -- and much of it is beyond the pale of acceptable criticism.  Many years ago, when Nelson Rockefeller and NYC Mayor Lindsay were at dagger points, the Legislature needed to take action.  The leaders had all gathered, with senior staff, in the office of the majority leader, and several Senators criticized both.  But when one Senator viciously attacked Rockefeller as an arrogant sonofabitch,  the very patrician Senate leader, the late Earl Bridges, stood, and said simply, "Senator, that sonofabitch is my governor."  Lindsay's people understood that the legislature would now pass a bill stripping Lindsay of certain powers.  What are we teaching our children about reasoned dissent?  Bush deserves criticism for many decisions, but there have to be some boundaries -- which seem to have also washed over the levees.  RFH

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