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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55933902009-07-02T15:47:03.712-04:00Paige’s PageThoughts, anecdotes, amusing stories, and all sorts of interesting things, brought to you by Paige (that’s me). Void where prohibited. Warning: Sometimes I display an unhealthy obsession watching USA Softball’s Cat Osterman. Founded 1908. 100% Porn Free. Check out <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/15947776@N06/sets/">my photos on Flickr</a>.Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.comBlogger1516125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-30924678482469127542009-07-02T15:44:00.002-04:002009-07-02T15:47:03.720-04:00Sincerely, Lou

Lou Gehrig’s Final Letters:The paper is fragile, the ink faded by time, but the words Lou Gehrig wrote 70 years ago, after being diagnosed with ALS, reveal a man with inner strength and a clear sense of purpose in his determination to find a cure for the disease.His words are now enclosed in protective plastic sleeves in a blue binder to be preserved for as long as possible. But that doesn't make

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-67396896972655910032009-06-01T14:42:00.007-04:002009-06-01T16:12:05.538-04:00Emotional Overload at the Women’s College World Series

This year’s Women’s College World Series has left me emotionally drained. We have seen, in a 48 hour period, a walk-off grand slam, a walk-off bases loaded walk, great diving catches, blazing speed, a record number of home runs, brilliant coaching decisions, poor plays, umpiring controversies, constant smiling from Kristin Schnake, tears and dogpiles. And we saw Jazlyn Lunceford.After 11 hours of

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-44580645021630121132009-05-22T12:45:00.000-04:002009-05-22T12:46:20.624-04:00Stupidest Sign Ever

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Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-79958069518951145832009-05-17T07:40:00.001-04:002009-05-17T07:40:11.446-04:00How We Staged the Morristown UFO Hoax

A group of twenty-somethings attached flares to helium balloons, and then launched them from a vacant field, videotaping the whole thing. The result: widespread hype about the “Morristown UFO”, and local and national media covered the story. Despite the fact that there was video showing what these twenty-somethings were doing, many so-called experts decided that the UFOs were real. According to

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-71847314626627470142009-05-10T12:14:00.002-04:002009-05-10T12:16:47.696-04:00This Week in Global Warming

Previously inhabitable islands in the Pacific are no longer inhabitable. (Via)An entire glacier in Bolivia has melted away, years ahead of the pace scientists were predicting. (Via)

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-67341383457495750402009-05-07T17:46:00.003-04:002009-05-07T17:48:28.018-04:00Most distant object in the universe spotted

From New Scientist:Astronomers have spotted the most distant object yet confirmed in the universe – a self-destructing star that exploded 13.1 billion light years from Earth. It detonated just 640 million years after the big bang, around the end of the cosmic “dark ages”, when the first stars and galaxies were lighting up space.

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-80895724957361970252009-05-05T18:45:00.008-04:002009-05-05T19:27:51.093-04:00I Luv My New Grill

A few weeks ago, I bought a new CharGriller Super Pro grill. This grill is the absolute best charcoal grill ever! It smokes meats (something I haven’t done much of) and it grills like you wouldn't believe.The first time I cooked on it, I made the famous Beer Can Chicken recipe. As I was not used to getting the heat to the right temperature, it took twice as long as necessary and didn't crisp up

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-43053750555301278122009-05-01T17:24:00.007-04:002009-05-03T20:02:49.336-04:00The Illustrious Cat Osterman Writes Me A Note

My recent trip to Chicago included a stop to see DePaul and Northwestern play softball. Although I have been a Northwestern fan for four years now, I have also been a Cat Osterman fan for even longer. Cat is now coach at DePaul, so the game was a double thrill for me.I posted a comment (scroll down) on Cat Osterman’s blog Cat’s Corner today. I said:Hi, Cat. I have been following your career since

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-13385557611698740122008-11-02T09:32:00.000-05:002008-11-02T09:33:03.030-05:00McCain Voted With Bush and Cheney 90% Of The Time

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-65017960382183387162008-10-30T17:56:00.001-04:002008-10-30T17:57:48.727-04:00Voting Machine Problems

Isn’t it amazing that whenever voting machines problems are documented, the errors always favor the Rethuglicans on the ballot?

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-77167703855220345522008-10-29T09:39:00.001-04:002008-10-29T09:41:46.852-04:00John McCain on the economy, in his own words

“I might have to rely on a vice president that I select” for expertise on economic issues.

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-57215575558269072392008-10-26T20:50:00.001-04:002008-10-26T20:51:11.282-04:00McSame: Supporting Bush All The Way

Even though he would like you now to believe otherwise ...

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-7964191214951515102008-10-06T08:18:00.000-04:002008-10-06T08:19:12.788-04:00John McCain and the Keating Five

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-76369255384012842462008-09-27T14:40:00.001-04:002008-09-27T14:40:46.488-04:00John McCain’s Role In The Keating 5 Scandal

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-49418366277879709232008-08-28T19:36:00.003-04:002008-08-28T19:47:28.169-04:00Olympic Softball

By now, you know that the USA Softball team lost to Japan in the gold medal game 3–1. In single elimination play, it doesn’t really matter that the USA was clearly the best team. It didn’t matter that they had the best slugger in the world (Crystl Bustos), or the best offense in the world, or the best pitcher in the world (Cat Osterman). One or two bad pitches, one or two bad at-bats, and you don

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-44754456137341834902008-08-15T20:11:00.002-04:002008-08-15T20:48:06.358-04:00Friday Cat Blogging

In the Athens Olympics, the USA Softball team outscored its opponents 55–1. This summer, we were told that the world has been catching up to the USA.You’d never know it from USA Softball’s first four games, where the United States has outscored its opponents 29–1. It’s pitching staff, supposedly young and not terribly experienced in International games, has allowed only two hits. The ace of the

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-15781338513902275512008-08-13T09:46:00.002-04:002008-08-13T09:46:39.993-04:00Cat Osterman: Olympic No-Hitter vs. Australia

Check out the highlights!

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-4368621265882923482008-08-12T19:25:00.008-04:002008-08-12T20:04:56.150-04:00Cat Osterman Alert

USA Softball, the favorites to win an Olympic gold medal in softball, dominated their opening match of the Beijing Olympics by trouncing Venezuela 11–0. Jennie Finch and Monica Abbott pitched a combined no-hitter.The highlight of the night for me was Caitlin Lowe’s inside the park homerun. She hit the ball over the left-fielder who was playing very shallow. As soon as the ball landed, knowing

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-41355343060977266842008-07-24T12:21:00.000-04:002008-07-26T12:30:02.604-04:00Pine Tar

Twenty five years ago, one of the most memorable and controversial baseball games happened at Yankee Stadium. Tim Kurkjian, from ESPN The Magazine, explains.I watched the game live. I knew what the umpires were doing as they laid the bat down next to home plate to measure how far up the bat the pine tar was. I was a third-year baseball umpire at the time, and suddenly, those umpires on television

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-34860775244988731502008-07-17T07:47:00.001-04:002008-07-17T07:49:59.371-04:00How’s That Bush Economy Working For You?

Apparently, the “expansion” of the economy from 2001–2007 was weaker than any other post-World War II expansions. (via)

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-68334709676985160392008-07-13T08:34:00.005-04:002008-07-13T08:49:58.091-04:00Check Out The New Blog

The folks over at Progressive Accountability have been working overtime to keep you up-to-date with John McSame’s far right-wing views, and documenting how dangerous they can be to your wealth and prosperity. For example:John McCain and Phil Gramm Love-InJohn McCain on Equal Pay (he says he for it, except when has had the opportunity to vote for it, he hasn’t voted for it)John McCain and the

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-74890723727425788522008-07-06T19:05:00.001-04:002008-07-13T08:43:37.632-04:00John McCain: The Economy is Strong

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-9718603248757926632008-07-02T20:01:00.001-04:002008-07-02T20:02:17.509-04:00The Double Talk Express

John McCain denies saying he doesn’t know much about economic matters. Except he said it.

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-19343105715478257342008-06-21T16:27:00.002-04:002008-06-21T16:27:50.675-04:00John McCain: “I do not support Roe v. Wade. It should be overturned.”

Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338031822632699399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593390.post-20250930909412532522008-06-15T15:26:00.004-04:002008-06-15T15:31:31.670-04:00Whose Tax Plan Benefits You The Most?

The Washington Post has analyzed the proposed tax plans from both Barack Obama and John McCain, and surprise! If you make less than $111,000 a year, you are better off with Obama’s tax plan. And double surprise! McCain’s tax plan gives the most relief to the very, very wealthy among us.Click for larger image.

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