WIXY's Gone Bananas

Today is Opening Day 2008. Not the same for me this year. It used to be one of Ricky's favorite days. Win or lose, I would hear from him. Indians just scored three runs in the 8th with a bases loaded double from Casey Blake. Ricky would have loved that . Score now Indians 10, White Sox 7. We went to the home opener in 1982. It had snowed for several days and was cold this Saturday at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. It was a stadium that had a special air about it. You could smell it from a ways back. But it did have one thing. Major League Baseball . It was the Cleveland Indians versus the Texas Rangers. The Indians were a very w oeful team in those days. Some seasons they had decent pitching and no hitting. Other seasons they had fairly good hitting and no pitching. Front office would usually trade one for another. Those days the Indians were the farm team for the rest of baseball. Texas won that game that day 8-3. Thank you baseball-almanac.com . The thing I do remember in the game ...

With winter over and days longer we can all get more exercise in. That, along with eating right can help us all lose some pounds and start to maintain a healthier lifestyle. A blog I have notice increase in popularity among those I pay regular visits to is calle d "A Day in the Zone." The author of this blog, Diamond , is a young mother who is trying to lose weight and is bringing us all along for the journey in hopes that we join her in this more than worthy cause. One thing Diamond and I have in common is we are both quality inspectors. We both get a good deal of walking in during the day but we also get a more than ample amount of sitting time. I have sent people Diamond's way in the past and they have either left favorable remarks on her blog, or here. The reason the remarks are left is because she has a quality product there(maybe ISO 9002) There is something for everybody there. She gives weight loss tips and bargins she has found. We also get a peek into her person...

Most people who are regular readers of this blog know when I use the term Evil Big Box Store(tm) , I am referring to Wal*Mart Supercenter . Most people also realize that I do not use this term with any malice. I use it as a tongue in cheek reference. It seems that every time Wal*Mart plans to open a new store, there is always predictions of doom and gloom. It will bring on mass unemployment, and close establishments that have been in business since the Mayflower docked. Oh yeah, it will also cause teenagers to have acne. When the Wadsworth, Ohio Wal*Mart Supercenter was getting ready to open, the publisher of the free weekly newspaper in our area, The Post, wrote a series of columns criticizing the decision made by Wal*Mart to build a supercenter in that area. He told of mom and pop stores closing because they couldn't afford to compete. He also said that he wouldn't shop at Wal*Mart, and would patronize the smaller, independently owned businesses. That's all well and goo...

For all those who are curious about what the rage is about Barberton chicken, as a public service, I will provide you with a link to the Barberton Magics website . Here you will find the recipes for the chicken, hot sauce and cole slaw pictured in the post about our gathering last night. There is even a recipe for a healthy alternative to the traditional recipe for the chicken, for those not willing to throw caution to the wind. bon appetit

I am slowly, but surely getting my "mojo" back. I should be back to visiting and commenting on all the blogs again on a regular basis very soon. It's been a very long two months, but I made it through, thanks in a large part to most of the people who are regular readers of these words. Many things that can be seen in my comments as well as other blogs along with quite a few behind the scenes things done for me have been key to me getting to this point. Once again thank all of you. And let's continue to pray for one another.

I think every boy growing up in Northeast Ohio since the 1970's who has any aspirations of sports broadasting has wanted to be Joe Tait. Joe has been the voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers since their inception in 1971. Along the way he has had to describe a lot of lousy basketball, but he has been able to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear many times. Many of us in our late forties on up can remember calls like "Bobby Smith with the ball. To the line, to the lane. BINGO! " We can also remember many times when Joe has taken referees to task on their calls, and taken team management to task on some of their decisions. Instead of me doing a hack job of a post, I will give a couple of links to some good articles/posts which I have read in the past few days. Tim Lones , in Cleveland Classic Media , gives his account here . Terry Pluto of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, who by the way will become a featured link in both of my blogs in the next few days, wrote, as usual, a g...

In a meeting weeks in the making, three members of the blogging underground have met at Milich's Village Inn, 4444 Cleveland Massillon Road, Norton, Ohio. 74WIXYgrad, of WIXY's Gone Bananas fame, Struke, of Media Matters Fame, and WZZP, all around good guy, and frequent visitor of many blogs, along with Mrs74WIXYgrad, all had a good time while enjoying a dinner of the succulent fried chicken which has earned Milich's the reputation of having some of the best chicken around. During this evening's dinner, a call was made to Liquid, of Liquid Illuzion fame. I think she wants to be here for the next blogger's convention. Here is a picture of the fare we enjoyed at the Village Inn; Chicken, french fries, cole slaw, and hot sauce, which is actually spanish rice with an attitude.