The Coffee House

[Gary A.]

Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. As we are speaking of baseball, there is an article in the LA Times Sports section on the Angel's Yunel Escobar. He carries a "Big Stick". Apparently, not only a big stick but the biggest stick in the majors. Interestingly, Escobar is a contact hitter, the leadoff batter and single's specialist ... not a clean-up guy. The bat is 36 inch x 34 ounces ... that is huge.

In other sports news, a la the NBA Final:
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That is a big bat. He needs it though because he has tremendous bat speed. IMO, it helps him roll through the strike zone as opposed to hacking through it.
Dude can play D too.

Apparently, he's been hitting off the tip of the bat, the extra length should solve that problem. First time up with the big bat he hit a homer against the Yankees.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Gary that picture is just beautiful.

Sad news locally, the young man transported back from N. Korea is from the area. The news yesterday was just appalling that he's been in a coma for a year... Last update on tonight's news doesn't sound too encouraging, apparently the longer someone is in a coma the less likely they'll come out of it. I guess at least he's back home and getting good medical care is the best you can say about it. Just heart wrenching.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Then today... I tell you, hard to watch and hard to not watch when you're home all day.

I think I'd take a nice normal boring day tomorrow.

 

[smoke665]

he's been in a coma for a year

Saw this on the news but I never did see or understand why he was in a coma???

 

[Gary A.]

Botulism is what Gary heard.

 

[Gary A.]

BTW- Mary Lou and Gary attend the Playboy Jazz Festival over the weekend. It was a glorious time.

 

[limr29 2]

Leo was down in Ybor City in Tampa tonight.

Hey, @pixmedic - I don't have a lot of free time but if you find yourself in Tampa one night before Sunday, let me know

 

[pixmedic]

Leo was down in Ybor City in Tampa tonight.

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Hey, @pixmedic - I don't have a lot of free time but if you find yourself in Tampa one night before Sunday, let me know

im on shift tomorrow, so off friday and saturday.

 

[smoke665]

Leo was down in Ybor City in Tampa tonight.

That looks a lot like the front of the Columbia. They have great coffee. We just used the last of our horde.

 

[limr29 2]

Leo was down in Ybor City in Tampa tonight.

That looks a lot like the front of the Columbia. They have great coffee. We just used the last of our horde.

That indeed is the Columbia. Had dinner and saw some flamenco dancers. Came outside to see this.

 

[JonA_CT]

Leo was down in Ybor City in Tampa tonight.

That looks a lot like the front of the Columbia. They have great coffee. We just used the last of our horde.

That indeed is the Columbia. Had dinner and saw some flamenco dancers. Came outside to see this.

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I thought it was going to be a mustachioed man with a churchillian cigar. A rainbow is nice too

Last day of school. 11 weeks of Saturdays start tomorrow.

 

[smoke665]

Came outside to see this.

Well it's kind of a "magical place". LOL

 

[jcdeboever]

Leo was down in Ybor City in Tampa tonight.

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Hey, @pixmedic - I don't have a lot of free time but if you find yourself in Tampa one night before Sunday, let me know

Cool place. I went on a Friday or Saturday night. Place was hopping.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. This week it is predicted to be a heat wave, the 70's along the beaches, 80's in the coastal basin, 90's in the valleys and 100+ in the deserts. At least it cools off 20 to 30 degrees at night. Gary has an attic fan which is remarkably efficient at keeping the house cool. Gary has been giving some serious thought to solar ... but his monthly energy bill is so low that numbers-wise it doesn't make a lot of sense to install solar.

Thursday is camera ad day in the paper. Samy's has three full pages of advertisement. Hey, Leica has an instant film camera ... looks like a rebadged Fuji.

 

[jcdeboever]

Thrift store find. ,$7