Good afternoon everyone. I'm just posting this (I'm really not) to let you know that there won't be a post today (this isn't a post)... :) When I woke up today, I just happened to catch the start of a movie - 'No Country For Old Men' (2007 - 3 1/2 of 4 stars - Tommy Lee Jones)... Anyway, I ended up watching the whole movie. Today I had intended to do a write-up of the crawfish boil that I attended this past Sunday, but I know that I won't do it the justice that it deserves if I write it today. Tomorrow I will be back with 'I Remember The First Time (12)', and on Friday I will post about the crawfish boil. Your refund check for today is in the mail... ;) Have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow!
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Could You? (12)
"Sorry I cannot hire someone born after 1990. I need an employee that understands all of my cultural references..." -@SharpeBytes- (via twitter)
"If you come here to attack people and harass my friends, I'm going to stick up for them. You don't like it? Unfollow me - it's that simple..." -@NurseRatchet719- (via twitter)
"I wish there was an app for "is this too wrinkled to wear?" because getting married again just seems way too expensive..." -@Bourbon Diary- (via twitter)
"You're a student once, but you're a Bobcat for life... #TXST" -@txst- (via twitter)
"Bringing you sadness was my greatest sin..." -@Whrthebrainrots- (via twitter)
Could you predict the winner and margin of victory in the NCAA title game Coach? WOW..., it's nice to get one right... ;) (My prediction: Louisville 68 Michigan 62 - Final: Louisville 82-76). The score was obviously higher than I thought it would be. After I overshot the range of scores in the semifinal games (which I didn't see much of), I figured that the shooting background in the Georgia Dome was tough as it is in many venues that don't normally host basketball. I honestly didn't watch most of the first half of last night's game, but when I tuned in, the Cardinals were mounting a furious comeback to end the half. As I suspected, it turned out to be a great game. Well done Cardinals and Wolverines...
Could you PLEASE take away that feeling of deja vous??? Okay..., so last year my fantasy baseball team suffered a lot of injuries and poor performances from usually dependable players. This week, David Price and Roy Halladay have already been ROCKED, and Jered Weaver now has an injury - WONDERFUL...
Could you tell me where the phrase "as cool as a cucumber" originated? Was there once this cucumber who drove a really hot car and picked up all the chicks? I've eaten cucumbers before, and they have never seemed particularly "cool..." Hmmmm...
Could you please, pretty please Coach, make another reference to food, or to grocery stores, as you tend to do so often? Here's some shopping advice for you (the moment that you've been waiting for, I'm sure)... When you buy perishable goods, ALWAYS find the expiration date! I went to WalMart very early this morning (today is April 9th), and I bought some milk. The expiration dates on the gallons that were located at the front of the cooler were the 12th, the 13th, and the 19th... I'm not even going to tell you that WalMart was playing Sheryl Crow's "Soak Up The Sun" AGAIN... Pretty soon you are going to be able to Google that song and find my blog... :)
Could you share the status of 1 of your 3 facebook friends with us Coach? I meant to "steal" this about five days ago from my friend Courtney: "Anyone else notice the word 'bed' looks like a bed?" (See it?) ;)
Could you share a tweet from 1 of your 3 twitter friends, and at the same time, preview your upcoming crawfish boil entry Coach? Wow, you people are SOOOOO demanding! I had originally intended to include a lot of little crawfish boil excerpts in today's post, but I think (THINK) that I'm going to write up a full entry tomorrow. Here's a tweet that I think you'll like though (although it's really not true..., ALLEGEDLY...): "Hey @desertcoach (that's me) remember that one time I beat you in a crawfish peel race? #IDo #IWon #YouLost #AllTalk" Yeah... My friend (allegedly) Alyssa was struggling with a crawfish on Sunday, so I KINDLY (most definitely) showed her the easiest way to peel them. When I returned with some fresh crawfish of my own, I was challenged to a "peel race..." Yeah, somehow I lost (allegedly)... I'm pretty sure that my crawfish was defective (most definitely)... ;)
Could you share two of the best lines that you heard at Sunday's crawfish boil? Absolutely...
"I've been around 1,000 pounds of crawfish in the last month - I've eaten 3..." -Floyd-
"Is that a shrimp? Then why does it have a face?..." -Melanie-
I hope that you have a great day and I'll see you again tomorrow!
"If you come here to attack people and harass my friends, I'm going to stick up for them. You don't like it? Unfollow me - it's that simple..." -@NurseRatchet719- (via twitter)
"I wish there was an app for "is this too wrinkled to wear?" because getting married again just seems way too expensive..." -@Bourbon Diary- (via twitter)
"You're a student once, but you're a Bobcat for life... #TXST" -@txst- (via twitter)
"Bringing you sadness was my greatest sin..." -@Whrthebrainrots- (via twitter)
Could you predict the winner and margin of victory in the NCAA title game Coach? WOW..., it's nice to get one right... ;) (My prediction: Louisville 68 Michigan 62 - Final: Louisville 82-76). The score was obviously higher than I thought it would be. After I overshot the range of scores in the semifinal games (which I didn't see much of), I figured that the shooting background in the Georgia Dome was tough as it is in many venues that don't normally host basketball. I honestly didn't watch most of the first half of last night's game, but when I tuned in, the Cardinals were mounting a furious comeback to end the half. As I suspected, it turned out to be a great game. Well done Cardinals and Wolverines...
Could you PLEASE take away that feeling of deja vous??? Okay..., so last year my fantasy baseball team suffered a lot of injuries and poor performances from usually dependable players. This week, David Price and Roy Halladay have already been ROCKED, and Jered Weaver now has an injury - WONDERFUL...
Could you tell me where the phrase "as cool as a cucumber" originated? Was there once this cucumber who drove a really hot car and picked up all the chicks? I've eaten cucumbers before, and they have never seemed particularly "cool..." Hmmmm...
Could you please, pretty please Coach, make another reference to food, or to grocery stores, as you tend to do so often? Here's some shopping advice for you (the moment that you've been waiting for, I'm sure)... When you buy perishable goods, ALWAYS find the expiration date! I went to WalMart very early this morning (today is April 9th), and I bought some milk. The expiration dates on the gallons that were located at the front of the cooler were the 12th, the 13th, and the 19th... I'm not even going to tell you that WalMart was playing Sheryl Crow's "Soak Up The Sun" AGAIN... Pretty soon you are going to be able to Google that song and find my blog... :)
Could you share the status of 1 of your 3 facebook friends with us Coach? I meant to "steal" this about five days ago from my friend Courtney: "Anyone else notice the word 'bed' looks like a bed?" (See it?) ;)
Could you share a tweet from 1 of your 3 twitter friends, and at the same time, preview your upcoming crawfish boil entry Coach? Wow, you people are SOOOOO demanding! I had originally intended to include a lot of little crawfish boil excerpts in today's post, but I think (THINK) that I'm going to write up a full entry tomorrow. Here's a tweet that I think you'll like though (although it's really not true..., ALLEGEDLY...): "Hey @desertcoach (that's me) remember that one time I beat you in a crawfish peel race? #IDo #IWon #YouLost #AllTalk" Yeah... My friend (allegedly) Alyssa was struggling with a crawfish on Sunday, so I KINDLY (most definitely) showed her the easiest way to peel them. When I returned with some fresh crawfish of my own, I was challenged to a "peel race..." Yeah, somehow I lost (allegedly)... I'm pretty sure that my crawfish was defective (most definitely)... ;)
Could you share two of the best lines that you heard at Sunday's crawfish boil? Absolutely...
"I've been around 1,000 pounds of crawfish in the last month - I've eaten 3..." -Floyd-
"Is that a shrimp? Then why does it have a face?..." -Melanie-
I hope that you have a great day and I'll see you again tomorrow!
Monday, April 8, 2013
Louisville vs. Michigan, & Potluck
"Not sure if I should be proud of this or not, but our employee handbook had 37 new rules added since I started working here..." -@HallpassCanada- (via twitter)
"I have a *free* ticket for the Mets game today. I'd have to leave in 38 minutes. I am still in my pajamas. And it's cold... *tightens covers*" -@realdawnsummers- (via twitter)
"This garage sale is a bit odd, but I can't leave empty handed. I'm torn between a left roller skate for 25 cents and a TV Guide from May '11... -@iAmDelFreaky- (via twitter)
"Trust is a small word with a big concept..." -@sweetg35- (via twitter)
"We should all start to live before we get old. Fear is stupid and so are regrets..."
-@jkellar98- (via twitter)
Good morning everyone. There's a lot going on here for a sleepy little Monday. Four MLB games and the NCAA Men's National Basketball Championsip are being televised today and tonight, so I'll have something on the tube while I'm being productive... I went to an amazing crawfish boil and also had some friends who participated in Austin's Capitol 10k yesterday. I'll be reporting on those in some sort of fashion very soon.
Let's start by giving you the first standings update from my three fantasy baseball leagues. If things go according to plan, you will be seeing these updates every Monday for the next six months. I will give you the rank for the top three teams in each league (plus my team if it isn't part of this trio). Yesterday I left a note on the message board for each of these leagues, so my new unknown friends should be aware of the fact that they have the opportunity to become famous - well..., Bikini Hill famous... NOTE: 'Famous' and 'Bikini Hill Famous' will be synonymous before you know it... ;) I wake up to see that my little blog has now been viewed 30,738 times and I am truly baffled... :P I'm thinking that by the time I figure out how to recognize all of the people who I want to thank for helping Bikini Hill to hit the 30,000 milestone, the blog will have reached 35,000 views... :)
League 1 (25 entry fee - 1st place 125, 2nd place 25)
1) DraftDodgers 76.00
2) Buschleaguers 65.00
3) The View From Bikini Hill 60.00
League 2 (50 entry fee - 1st place 300, 2nd place 50)
1) Muchos Bravos 72.50
2) Breaking Bats 70.00
3) The Bikini Hill Bobcats 63.50
League 3 (50 entry fee - 1st place 300, 2nd place 50)
1) Nappy Heads 73.00
2) Pearls of Pine Tar 62.50
3) EL VILLANO 4 60.50
8) The Bikini Hill Nine 49.00
As you read over that, I know that you're thinking what I'm thinking right now: WHY would you give your opponents the INCENTIVE of a mention in this awesome little blog each week? They will NEVER stop trying now... :) (Yes, EVERYONE is thinking that)... I don't know if I'm more surprised at having the pair of 3rd place teams, or at the team that is currently in 8th place. My 8th place team is the one that has Kershaw, Strasburg, Weaver, Medlen, Lincecum, etc... The offense on this team is decidely the worst of my three teams (on paper). The bullpen on this team is also the worst of my three... Like I said though, until the end of September we go, so we shall see...
So you're more interested in basketball you say... Tonight is the night for the men hoopsters - Louisville versus Michigan. I am 42-24 predicting games in this tournament (PUKE...). HOWEVER, I am 5-1 picking the winners since the start of the Elite Eight (redemption?). I had Louisville 79-72 over Wichita State on Saturday (Final: Louisville 72-68). I also had Michigan 77-74 over Syracuse (Final: Michigan 61-56). Yes, I overshot the scores a little bit, but I would have been 2-0 against the spread on Saturday (Louisville was favored by 11, Michigan by 2). So you want a prediction for tonight, huh?
NCAA Tournament Championship Game
Louisville (34-5) vs. Michigan (31-7)
8:23 p.m. CST
The Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA)
This promises to be a great game. I have a hard time envisioning a blowout in this one. Vegas has Louisville as a 4-point favorite, with the over/under set at 138. I can tell you that my prediction will reflect the under. I can also tell you that I am not disrespecting the team that I don't pick to win this game. Both of these teams have had a great tournament. The Cardinals have knocked off N.C. A&T (31), Colorado State (26), Oregon (8), Duke (22), and Wichita State (4). The Wolverines have beaten South Dakota State (15), Virginia Commonwealth (25), Kansas (2), Florida (20), and Syracuse (5). Awesome matchup, and I'm going with...
Louisville 68
Michigan 62
I hope that you have a great 'Championship Monday' (wouldn't Monday just be a better day of the week if it was always a 'Championship Monday'?) and I'll see you again tomorrow!
"I have a *free* ticket for the Mets game today. I'd have to leave in 38 minutes. I am still in my pajamas. And it's cold... *tightens covers*" -@realdawnsummers- (via twitter)
"This garage sale is a bit odd, but I can't leave empty handed. I'm torn between a left roller skate for 25 cents and a TV Guide from May '11... -@iAmDelFreaky- (via twitter)
"Trust is a small word with a big concept..." -@sweetg35- (via twitter)
"We should all start to live before we get old. Fear is stupid and so are regrets..."
-@jkellar98- (via twitter)
Good morning everyone. There's a lot going on here for a sleepy little Monday. Four MLB games and the NCAA Men's National Basketball Championsip are being televised today and tonight, so I'll have something on the tube while I'm being productive... I went to an amazing crawfish boil and also had some friends who participated in Austin's Capitol 10k yesterday. I'll be reporting on those in some sort of fashion very soon.
Let's start by giving you the first standings update from my three fantasy baseball leagues. If things go according to plan, you will be seeing these updates every Monday for the next six months. I will give you the rank for the top three teams in each league (plus my team if it isn't part of this trio). Yesterday I left a note on the message board for each of these leagues, so my new unknown friends should be aware of the fact that they have the opportunity to become famous - well..., Bikini Hill famous... NOTE: 'Famous' and 'Bikini Hill Famous' will be synonymous before you know it... ;) I wake up to see that my little blog has now been viewed 30,738 times and I am truly baffled... :P I'm thinking that by the time I figure out how to recognize all of the people who I want to thank for helping Bikini Hill to hit the 30,000 milestone, the blog will have reached 35,000 views... :)
League 1 (25 entry fee - 1st place 125, 2nd place 25)
1) DraftDodgers 76.00
2) Buschleaguers 65.00
3) The View From Bikini Hill 60.00
League 2 (50 entry fee - 1st place 300, 2nd place 50)
1) Muchos Bravos 72.50
2) Breaking Bats 70.00
3) The Bikini Hill Bobcats 63.50
League 3 (50 entry fee - 1st place 300, 2nd place 50)
1) Nappy Heads 73.00
2) Pearls of Pine Tar 62.50
3) EL VILLANO 4 60.50
8) The Bikini Hill Nine 49.00
As you read over that, I know that you're thinking what I'm thinking right now: WHY would you give your opponents the INCENTIVE of a mention in this awesome little blog each week? They will NEVER stop trying now... :) (Yes, EVERYONE is thinking that)... I don't know if I'm more surprised at having the pair of 3rd place teams, or at the team that is currently in 8th place. My 8th place team is the one that has Kershaw, Strasburg, Weaver, Medlen, Lincecum, etc... The offense on this team is decidely the worst of my three teams (on paper). The bullpen on this team is also the worst of my three... Like I said though, until the end of September we go, so we shall see...
So you're more interested in basketball you say... Tonight is the night for the men hoopsters - Louisville versus Michigan. I am 42-24 predicting games in this tournament (PUKE...). HOWEVER, I am 5-1 picking the winners since the start of the Elite Eight (redemption?). I had Louisville 79-72 over Wichita State on Saturday (Final: Louisville 72-68). I also had Michigan 77-74 over Syracuse (Final: Michigan 61-56). Yes, I overshot the scores a little bit, but I would have been 2-0 against the spread on Saturday (Louisville was favored by 11, Michigan by 2). So you want a prediction for tonight, huh?
NCAA Tournament Championship Game
Louisville (34-5) vs. Michigan (31-7)
8:23 p.m. CST
The Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA)
This promises to be a great game. I have a hard time envisioning a blowout in this one. Vegas has Louisville as a 4-point favorite, with the over/under set at 138. I can tell you that my prediction will reflect the under. I can also tell you that I am not disrespecting the team that I don't pick to win this game. Both of these teams have had a great tournament. The Cardinals have knocked off N.C. A&T (31), Colorado State (26), Oregon (8), Duke (22), and Wichita State (4). The Wolverines have beaten South Dakota State (15), Virginia Commonwealth (25), Kansas (2), Florida (20), and Syracuse (5). Awesome matchup, and I'm going with...
Louisville 68
Michigan 62
I hope that you have a great 'Championship Monday' (wouldn't Monday just be a better day of the week if it was always a 'Championship Monday'?) and I'll see you again tomorrow!
Thursday, April 4, 2013
I Remember The First Time (11) - The Final Four
(April 1st) "Four years ago today I got my Texas State acceptance letter. I thought it was an April Fools' joke..." -@ChelseaOnTime- (via twitter)
"When a girl is silent, a million things are going through her mind..."
-@Dreii03- (via twitter)
"If you truly want to be with a person, listen to your heart and not all the voices from all the people around you..." -@Notebook- (via twitter)
"A BIG thank you to all the people who believe in me, and an even bigger thank you to the ones who don't!" -@TheWeifenbach- (via twitter)
I remember the first time that the fine supporters of Wichita State had a good laugh at my expense. SOOOOO, it seems that..., SOMEONE has picked against the Shockers three times during this NCAA Tournament (I did pick the Shockers to beat LaSalle 72-70 - Final Score: Wichita State 72-58). Well, it seems that it's that time (well, it's that time for me, because this is my last blog post of the week). Today I am making my predictions for Saturday's pair of Final Four games, and on Monday I will be back with my pick for the national championship game. Let's take a look at Saturday:
Saturday, April 6th
Louisville (33-5) vs. Wichita State (30-8)
5:05 p.m. CST
The Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA)
Here we have a matchup featuring the top team in the Big East (Louisville) against the team that finished 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference (Wichita State). The Cardinals are coming off of a 22-point victory over Duke, while the Shockers taught me not to be smarmy (we'll see) with their 4-point upset of Ohio State. Another Wichita State victory (they are eleven-point underdogs) would indeed be shocking (see what I did there?)... ;) I say...
Louisville 79
Wichita St. 72
Michigan (30-7) vs. Syracuse (30-9)
7:45 p.m. CST
The Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA)
You have to love this tournament. Here we have a matchup of the team that finished 4th in the Big Ten (Michigan) facing the team that finished 5th in the Big East (Syracuse). The Wolverines just drummed Florida by 20 points, while Syracuse just disposed of Marquette by 16. Michigan is a two-point favorite. I will go with...
Michigan 77
Syracuse 74
I am going to keep it short and sweet today. Have a great basketball weekend and I will see you again on Monday!
"When a girl is silent, a million things are going through her mind..."
-@Dreii03- (via twitter)
"If you truly want to be with a person, listen to your heart and not all the voices from all the people around you..." -@Notebook- (via twitter)
"A BIG thank you to all the people who believe in me, and an even bigger thank you to the ones who don't!" -@TheWeifenbach- (via twitter)
I remember the first time that the fine supporters of Wichita State had a good laugh at my expense. SOOOOO, it seems that..., SOMEONE has picked against the Shockers three times during this NCAA Tournament (I did pick the Shockers to beat LaSalle 72-70 - Final Score: Wichita State 72-58). Well, it seems that it's that time (well, it's that time for me, because this is my last blog post of the week). Today I am making my predictions for Saturday's pair of Final Four games, and on Monday I will be back with my pick for the national championship game. Let's take a look at Saturday:
Saturday, April 6th
Louisville (33-5) vs. Wichita State (30-8)
5:05 p.m. CST
The Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA)
Here we have a matchup featuring the top team in the Big East (Louisville) against the team that finished 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference (Wichita State). The Cardinals are coming off of a 22-point victory over Duke, while the Shockers taught me not to be smarmy (we'll see) with their 4-point upset of Ohio State. Another Wichita State victory (they are eleven-point underdogs) would indeed be shocking (see what I did there?)... ;) I say...
Louisville 79
Wichita St. 72
Michigan (30-7) vs. Syracuse (30-9)
7:45 p.m. CST
The Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA)
You have to love this tournament. Here we have a matchup of the team that finished 4th in the Big Ten (Michigan) facing the team that finished 5th in the Big East (Syracuse). The Wolverines just drummed Florida by 20 points, while Syracuse just disposed of Marquette by 16. Michigan is a two-point favorite. I will go with...
Michigan 77
Syracuse 74
I am going to keep it short and sweet today. Have a great basketball weekend and I will see you again on Monday!
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
MLB Predictions (2013) & Other Stuff
"Never say 'maybe' to a kid. All they hear is, "I swear on my life that this will definitely happen"..."
-@sweetnsane1- (via twitter)
"When a girl says, "we need to talk," it's never about baseball..."
-@Baseball_Jesus_- (via twitter)
"That awkward moment when you actually have to explain to someone that you were being sarcastic..."
-@iQuoteComedy- (via twitter)
"Ignore her the first two times she asks. Women LOVE that..."
-@ShoutingGoddess- (via twitter)
"Don't kick me when I'm down, because when I get back up, you're screwed..."
-@JayHobsonMUFC- (via twitter)
Good morning everyone. Better late than never, right? We're already a few days into the Major League Baseball season, but here are my predictions for 2013, and I cannot stress this enough: for entertainment purposes ONLY (unless I happen to be right of course)... ;)
American League Division Winners: Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles
American League Wild Cards: Tampa Bay, Texas
National League Division Winners: Washington, St. Louis, Los Angeles
National League Division Winners: Philadelphia, San Francisco
World Series - Los Angeles Angels over Los Angeles Dodgers
Some questionable picks above maybe, but remember who told you that the Lakers would struggle this year when Las Vegas had them at 8 to 5 to win it all (and forget my baseball predictions from last year)... ;)
Now a little section for you sponsored by my coworkers. We finally had some rain here yesterday and last night in San Marcos, America. I slept through the daytime rain, but was brought up to speed by my friend Nick: "It was raining hard Coach. I thought it might pierce my skin..." :) This is brought to you by the same Nick who triggered the idea for the very popular 'I Remember The First Time' blog theme that I have employed here on Thursdays. Nick should actually start his own blog, but then he's a soccer guy, and he'd probably start writing about that, and that kinda kills the whole thing right there... ;) J.J. is one of my newer friends and coworkers, and he was involved in a couple of conversations that I witnessed this week. Just last night, a couple of customers approached our front door with lit cigarettes:
Customer: "Do you have an ashtray?"
J.J.: "Inside"
Customer: "Can we smoke inside?"
J.J. "Unfortunately..."
If you have followed the blog for any length of time, you know when I wanted to roll my eyes...
"No, you can't smoke inside, but we DO have ashtrays..." :P
I was at my post in the hallway last weekend, and a couple of guys were pouring their beers into plastic cups (yes, clean cups) when one of them bumped into J.J. and started mumbling something to his friend. I was unaware of what was happening when J.J. suddenly stopped and asked the guys, "you have a problem?" The guy started stutter-mumbling (it's a legitimate made-up phrase, look it up), "no..., no problem..." After J.J. walked away, the guys didn't say A WORD... :)
Tomorrow I am going to give you my predictions for the Final Four, which will be played this Saturday, with the national championship game coming to you on Monday night. I am currently sitting at 40-24 for this NCAA Tourney, having picked 3 of the 4 'Elite Eight' games correctly. That has been my favorite round to this point, as the 3 winners that I picked won decisively, with my loss coming in the Buckeyes 4-point defeat at the hands of Wichita State. And yes Shockers fans, I do realize what happens when I get smarmy with your team in your blog... Congratulations! ;)
I hope that you have a great day and I'll see you again tomorrow!
-@sweetnsane1- (via twitter)
"When a girl says, "we need to talk," it's never about baseball..."
-@Baseball_Jesus_- (via twitter)
"That awkward moment when you actually have to explain to someone that you were being sarcastic..."
-@iQuoteComedy- (via twitter)
"Ignore her the first two times she asks. Women LOVE that..."
-@ShoutingGoddess- (via twitter)
"Don't kick me when I'm down, because when I get back up, you're screwed..."
-@JayHobsonMUFC- (via twitter)
Good morning everyone. Better late than never, right? We're already a few days into the Major League Baseball season, but here are my predictions for 2013, and I cannot stress this enough: for entertainment purposes ONLY (unless I happen to be right of course)... ;)
American League Division Winners: Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles
American League Wild Cards: Tampa Bay, Texas
National League Division Winners: Washington, St. Louis, Los Angeles
National League Division Winners: Philadelphia, San Francisco
World Series - Los Angeles Angels over Los Angeles Dodgers
Some questionable picks above maybe, but remember who told you that the Lakers would struggle this year when Las Vegas had them at 8 to 5 to win it all (and forget my baseball predictions from last year)... ;)
Now a little section for you sponsored by my coworkers. We finally had some rain here yesterday and last night in San Marcos, America. I slept through the daytime rain, but was brought up to speed by my friend Nick: "It was raining hard Coach. I thought it might pierce my skin..." :) This is brought to you by the same Nick who triggered the idea for the very popular 'I Remember The First Time' blog theme that I have employed here on Thursdays. Nick should actually start his own blog, but then he's a soccer guy, and he'd probably start writing about that, and that kinda kills the whole thing right there... ;) J.J. is one of my newer friends and coworkers, and he was involved in a couple of conversations that I witnessed this week. Just last night, a couple of customers approached our front door with lit cigarettes:
Customer: "Do you have an ashtray?"
J.J.: "Inside"
Customer: "Can we smoke inside?"
J.J. "Unfortunately..."
If you have followed the blog for any length of time, you know when I wanted to roll my eyes...
"No, you can't smoke inside, but we DO have ashtrays..." :P
I was at my post in the hallway last weekend, and a couple of guys were pouring their beers into plastic cups (yes, clean cups) when one of them bumped into J.J. and started mumbling something to his friend. I was unaware of what was happening when J.J. suddenly stopped and asked the guys, "you have a problem?" The guy started stutter-mumbling (it's a legitimate made-up phrase, look it up), "no..., no problem..." After J.J. walked away, the guys didn't say A WORD... :)
Tomorrow I am going to give you my predictions for the Final Four, which will be played this Saturday, with the national championship game coming to you on Monday night. I am currently sitting at 40-24 for this NCAA Tourney, having picked 3 of the 4 'Elite Eight' games correctly. That has been my favorite round to this point, as the 3 winners that I picked won decisively, with my loss coming in the Buckeyes 4-point defeat at the hands of Wichita State. And yes Shockers fans, I do realize what happens when I get smarmy with your team in your blog... Congratulations! ;)
I hope that you have a great day and I'll see you again tomorrow!
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Could You? (11)
"I thought Instagram was a cocaine delivery service..." -@Waleska163- (via twitter)
"I'm combining Easter and April Fools Day this year - I'm sending the kids out to look for eggs I haven't hidden..." -@Mz_Cake_Vodka- (via twitter)
"Relationship status: getting pretty serious with Reeces Peanut Butter Eggs..."
-@ProbablyButNo- (via twitter)
"The Yankees don't always lead the Tigers 2-0, but when they do, it's spring training... #Tigers"
-@freepsports- (via twitter)
"It's surprising how much a sprinkler system sounds like a rattlesnake when you're out walking with music playing in your earphones..." -@desertcoach- (via twitter)
Could you not quote yourself in your own blog please? Yes, the rattlesnake quote is mine, from last night. So, I decided to go for a walk after midnight after watching ten hours of baseball yesterday (sorry to let you down, but I did take a nap for a couple of hours during the Phillies/Braves game...). So I'm down near the Square, walking by these these shrubs, listening to iHeartRadio through earphones via my Droid, when I hear it... "ChuhChuhChuhChuhChuhChuh" (whisper that out loud to yourself REAL FAST, I spelled it right)... ;) ANYWAY, I turned my head to look, and I finally found the water shooting out from behind the shrubs. NO, I didn't jump, and I wasn't scared, but yeah..., it DID SOUND kinda like a rattlesnake... #themoreyouknow
Could you not do stupid things in a deliberate effort to get your store into my blog again? I went to the local H.E.B. grocery store after my Easter shift ended (about 4 a.m. Monday morning), walked up to the door, and it was..., LOCKED??? Then I read this sign:
"We will be closed SUNDAY, March 31
We will Re-open Monday, April 1 at our regular opening hours..."
For those of you who are not familiar with the "Big H.E.B." in San Marcos, America, the store is normally open 24 hours..., SOOOOOOO..., when you say that you "will re-open... at our regular opening hours," that would be?????? GOD BLESS the employee who was approaching the store from his car when I was heading back to mine... BA HA HA HA... After asking him when they were going to open (6 a.m. he thought), I said to him..., "you MIGHT want to tell someone that your signs are confusing, considering that your store is normally open all the time..." Again, BA HA HA HA... I'm so rotten... :)
Could you put a quote in your blog lead-in for the Yankees fans? BA HA HA HA... :) I actually meant to put that quote up for my brother yesterday for Opening Day, but it totally slipped my mind. Between now and the time I hit the 'publish' button, I'm going to try to remember all of my facebook friends who are Yankees fans, just so I can tag them also... :) Oh, and by the way, final score from Yankee Stadium yesterday: Red Sox 8 Yankees 2... ;) I also intend to start listing the top three teams in each of my fantasy baseball leagues here on Mondays since I know that at least some of the team owners are reading the blog. Where am I in the standings currently you ask? I'm in second place, thank you for asking... And YES, that would be in ALL THREE LEAGUES (10-team leagues)... :P
Could you "could you" someone TWICE in one blog entry? Natalie, Natalie, Natalie... :) So my "famous" (Bikini Hill famous) Texas State reporter friend had an interesting day yesterday... It seems that Natalie was walking on campus when a random kid told her that she had a big green bug on her backpack. She stopped in her tracks and asked him if he would remove it. He told Natalie, "no, it's REALLY BIG..." Natalie proceeds to THROW HER BACKPACK to the ground, at which point this stranger says, "April Fools!" BA HA HA HA... :)
Could you PLEASE tell us another Natalie story? You knew I was going to already... ANYWAY, Natalie gets on the campus bus yesterday, and after the driver closes the doors, he whispers, "now I'm going to kill us all... just kidding..." The following is a direct quote from Natalie: "Dude drove like crazy and laid on the horn like 3 times!!! All the fools are out to play today..." :) Again, I'm going back to the "BA HA HA HA well..." :)
Could you give us your predictions as to who will make the playoffs in Major League Baseball this year Coach? Yes, I plan on doing that tomorrow, thanks for asking... ;)
Could you change my outlook on life with one simple trade? Yesterday was a GREAT DAY to be Colt McCoy, wasn't it?! The former University of Texas quarterback was traded FROM the Cleveland Browns TO the San Francisco 49ers yesterday. The HECK with April Fools Day - MERRY FREAKIN CHRISTMAS Colt! ;)
I meant to say thanks to a lot of people today in honor of this little blog breaking the 30,000 viewmark total yesterday, but I'm not quite prepared, so I'm going to save that for another day. In the meantime, I want to thank ALL OF YOU for stopping by, and I will see you again tomorrow!
"I'm combining Easter and April Fools Day this year - I'm sending the kids out to look for eggs I haven't hidden..." -@Mz_Cake_Vodka- (via twitter)
"Relationship status: getting pretty serious with Reeces Peanut Butter Eggs..."
-@ProbablyButNo- (via twitter)
"The Yankees don't always lead the Tigers 2-0, but when they do, it's spring training... #Tigers"
-@freepsports- (via twitter)
"It's surprising how much a sprinkler system sounds like a rattlesnake when you're out walking with music playing in your earphones..." -@desertcoach- (via twitter)
Could you not quote yourself in your own blog please? Yes, the rattlesnake quote is mine, from last night. So, I decided to go for a walk after midnight after watching ten hours of baseball yesterday (sorry to let you down, but I did take a nap for a couple of hours during the Phillies/Braves game...). So I'm down near the Square, walking by these these shrubs, listening to iHeartRadio through earphones via my Droid, when I hear it... "ChuhChuhChuhChuhChuhChuh" (whisper that out loud to yourself REAL FAST, I spelled it right)... ;) ANYWAY, I turned my head to look, and I finally found the water shooting out from behind the shrubs. NO, I didn't jump, and I wasn't scared, but yeah..., it DID SOUND kinda like a rattlesnake... #themoreyouknow
Could you not do stupid things in a deliberate effort to get your store into my blog again? I went to the local H.E.B. grocery store after my Easter shift ended (about 4 a.m. Monday morning), walked up to the door, and it was..., LOCKED??? Then I read this sign:
"We will be closed SUNDAY, March 31
We will Re-open Monday, April 1 at our regular opening hours..."
For those of you who are not familiar with the "Big H.E.B." in San Marcos, America, the store is normally open 24 hours..., SOOOOOOO..., when you say that you "will re-open... at our regular opening hours," that would be?????? GOD BLESS the employee who was approaching the store from his car when I was heading back to mine... BA HA HA HA... After asking him when they were going to open (6 a.m. he thought), I said to him..., "you MIGHT want to tell someone that your signs are confusing, considering that your store is normally open all the time..." Again, BA HA HA HA... I'm so rotten... :)
Could you put a quote in your blog lead-in for the Yankees fans? BA HA HA HA... :) I actually meant to put that quote up for my brother yesterday for Opening Day, but it totally slipped my mind. Between now and the time I hit the 'publish' button, I'm going to try to remember all of my facebook friends who are Yankees fans, just so I can tag them also... :) Oh, and by the way, final score from Yankee Stadium yesterday: Red Sox 8 Yankees 2... ;) I also intend to start listing the top three teams in each of my fantasy baseball leagues here on Mondays since I know that at least some of the team owners are reading the blog. Where am I in the standings currently you ask? I'm in second place, thank you for asking... And YES, that would be in ALL THREE LEAGUES (10-team leagues)... :P
Could you "could you" someone TWICE in one blog entry? Natalie, Natalie, Natalie... :) So my "famous" (Bikini Hill famous) Texas State reporter friend had an interesting day yesterday... It seems that Natalie was walking on campus when a random kid told her that she had a big green bug on her backpack. She stopped in her tracks and asked him if he would remove it. He told Natalie, "no, it's REALLY BIG..." Natalie proceeds to THROW HER BACKPACK to the ground, at which point this stranger says, "April Fools!" BA HA HA HA... :)
Could you PLEASE tell us another Natalie story? You knew I was going to already... ANYWAY, Natalie gets on the campus bus yesterday, and after the driver closes the doors, he whispers, "now I'm going to kill us all... just kidding..." The following is a direct quote from Natalie: "Dude drove like crazy and laid on the horn like 3 times!!! All the fools are out to play today..." :) Again, I'm going back to the "BA HA HA HA well..." :)
Could you give us your predictions as to who will make the playoffs in Major League Baseball this year Coach? Yes, I plan on doing that tomorrow, thanks for asking... ;)
Could you change my outlook on life with one simple trade? Yesterday was a GREAT DAY to be Colt McCoy, wasn't it?! The former University of Texas quarterback was traded FROM the Cleveland Browns TO the San Francisco 49ers yesterday. The HECK with April Fools Day - MERRY FREAKIN CHRISTMAS Colt! ;)
I meant to say thanks to a lot of people today in honor of this little blog breaking the 30,000 viewmark total yesterday, but I'm not quite prepared, so I'm going to save that for another day. In the meantime, I want to thank ALL OF YOU for stopping by, and I will see you again tomorrow!
Monday, April 1, 2013
Bryce Harper
Good afternoon everyone. Evidently I underestimated the desire that people have to laugh at my NCAA basketball picks (although I fooled everyone by going 3-1 in the 'Elite 8' over the weekend)... Anyway, my point is that 'Bikini Hill' is going to surpass the 30,000 viewmark today instead of tomorrow, because I didn't give enough respect to the traffic that the blog would be receiving over the weekend. Tomorrow I plan on addressing this milestone in more detail, but I'll be very honest with you when I say that it does please me. During the first 15 months of its existence (I started writing the blog on September 28th, 2011), 'Bikini Hill' received just over 19,000 views. In the last 3 months, this blog has been visited over 10,000 times. I also plan on thanking a lot of people for that tomorrow (including you)... Take a look at the number of total views featured at the top right of this page, because the number should be very close to the 30k mark now (sorry, I have no prize to offer you, and no way of knowing if you're number 30,000)...
So it's the full opening day of the Major League Baseball season... HOW do you earn the title of the blog on that day you're asking yourself? I bet no one was asking that... Well, Bryce Harper of the Nationals has already hit home runs is his first two plate appearances of the season today. You would be correct if you guessed that Harper is on NONE of my three fantasy teams. Since I work at Harper's, you think that I would have drafted him at least once... ANYWAY, I will be watching baseball ALL... DAY... LONG... as ESPN/ESPN2 have games starting at noon, 3:00, 6:00, and 9:00 CST... :) :) :) Due to plans that I have next Sunday, today is both my Saturday and my Sunday (Coach, you could have just said that today is your whole weekend...).
Jumping back to college basketball, my heart goes out to Louisville's Kevin Ware, who suffered a gruesome injury during yesterday's victory over Duke. I have honestly not watched the video yet because all of the feedback that I have received from people who have seen it. Just the thought of suffering a compound fracture... They said that as Ware was being wheeled off the court, he was telling his teammates, "just win the game..." :) I hope that you have a speedy and full recovery Mr. Ware...
A group that is not likely to recover for a while is the women's basketball team from Baylor. I just happened to wake up before my alarms went off for work last night, and I was immediately flipping channels between the Spurs/Heat game and the Rangers/Astros season opener. Well, then I get a text from my brother asking me if I was watching the Baylor/Louisville women's game. I honestly had not seen a game from the women's tournament yet this season (you know, I've been spending my time making such stellar picks on the men's games)... Anyway, this was the final game of the 'Sweet 16' on the women's side, and Baylor is the defending national champion, in addition to being the top-ranked team in the nation. Well, the Cardinals decided to employ a strategy of shooting three-pointers against the Lady Bears, and they were seemingly hitting EVERYTHING... I think that the Cards hit five in a row once I had switched the channel, and built up a huge early second-half lead. As you knew they would, Baylor came STORMING BACK, and what had once been a 20-point deficit turned into a 1-point lead for the Lady Bears... Louisville ended up winning by a point in what was easily the wildest women's college hoop game that I have ever seen. Check out the highlights on this one if you can find them...
In the near future, I think that I will begin posting on Mondays-Thursdays here, with definite "special posts" popping up from time to time on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. March was a very strange month as I posted just twice a week for a couple of weeks, and then I posted 13 times in 12 days through Saturday's entry. Again, thanks for stopping by (one of MANY 'thanks' you'll be seeing in the next few days)... :)
I'm just now realizing that I've been watching baseball for 2 hours today, and that I still have 10 hours to go... :P
Let me take a moment to give a 'shoutout' to Keri and Gabbie, who let me know over the weekend that they are faithful readers of my little blog, as well as to Laura and Autumn, who have yet to find Bikini Hill (I'm going to tag them today through facebook though to remind them)... ;)
I hope that you have an outstanding Opening Day, and I will see you again tomorrow!
So it's the full opening day of the Major League Baseball season... HOW do you earn the title of the blog on that day you're asking yourself? I bet no one was asking that... Well, Bryce Harper of the Nationals has already hit home runs is his first two plate appearances of the season today. You would be correct if you guessed that Harper is on NONE of my three fantasy teams. Since I work at Harper's, you think that I would have drafted him at least once... ANYWAY, I will be watching baseball ALL... DAY... LONG... as ESPN/ESPN2 have games starting at noon, 3:00, 6:00, and 9:00 CST... :) :) :) Due to plans that I have next Sunday, today is both my Saturday and my Sunday (Coach, you could have just said that today is your whole weekend...).
Jumping back to college basketball, my heart goes out to Louisville's Kevin Ware, who suffered a gruesome injury during yesterday's victory over Duke. I have honestly not watched the video yet because all of the feedback that I have received from people who have seen it. Just the thought of suffering a compound fracture... They said that as Ware was being wheeled off the court, he was telling his teammates, "just win the game..." :) I hope that you have a speedy and full recovery Mr. Ware...
A group that is not likely to recover for a while is the women's basketball team from Baylor. I just happened to wake up before my alarms went off for work last night, and I was immediately flipping channels between the Spurs/Heat game and the Rangers/Astros season opener. Well, then I get a text from my brother asking me if I was watching the Baylor/Louisville women's game. I honestly had not seen a game from the women's tournament yet this season (you know, I've been spending my time making such stellar picks on the men's games)... Anyway, this was the final game of the 'Sweet 16' on the women's side, and Baylor is the defending national champion, in addition to being the top-ranked team in the nation. Well, the Cardinals decided to employ a strategy of shooting three-pointers against the Lady Bears, and they were seemingly hitting EVERYTHING... I think that the Cards hit five in a row once I had switched the channel, and built up a huge early second-half lead. As you knew they would, Baylor came STORMING BACK, and what had once been a 20-point deficit turned into a 1-point lead for the Lady Bears... Louisville ended up winning by a point in what was easily the wildest women's college hoop game that I have ever seen. Check out the highlights on this one if you can find them...
In the near future, I think that I will begin posting on Mondays-Thursdays here, with definite "special posts" popping up from time to time on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. March was a very strange month as I posted just twice a week for a couple of weeks, and then I posted 13 times in 12 days through Saturday's entry. Again, thanks for stopping by (one of MANY 'thanks' you'll be seeing in the next few days)... :)
I'm just now realizing that I've been watching baseball for 2 hours today, and that I still have 10 hours to go... :P
Let me take a moment to give a 'shoutout' to Keri and Gabbie, who let me know over the weekend that they are faithful readers of my little blog, as well as to Laura and Autumn, who have yet to find Bikini Hill (I'm going to tag them today through facebook though to remind them)... ;)
I hope that you have an outstanding Opening Day, and I will see you again tomorrow!
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