Knot My Line

Baseball at Wrigley Field

Papa Joe — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:31:41 +0000

In the late 40’s and early 50’s Max would take me to Wrigley Field with a portable radio. We would watch the ball game and listen to Bert Wilson broadcast the game at the same time. It was literally two different games.

On the field the batter would hit a high popup which an infielder would drift back on and slowly under, thumping his glove with his fist and make an easy catch. Meanwhile Bert would be screaming "a well hit ball high - it’s high -the wind is catching it - Jeffcoat is racing in to catch it - but - wait - Roy Smalley beats him to it and makes a wonderful diving catch."

For the folks at home his broadcast style certainly made the game far more enjoyable and he carried the excitement and joy of being at the park into the home. It also made for a lot of fun at the ball park.

Hooray, Wabeno Class of 1952

Papa Joe — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:45:20 +0000

After all these years of looking for him, I recently found my old classmate Emmett listed on an Internet sports page. Second place, good for you Emmett!

Area bowlers capture Wisconsin Senior championships this spring

William Wagner Sr., of Dickeyville, Wis., won the 2008 Wisconsin State Bowling all-around championship in the 70-75 year old bracket this spring.

He has been invited to compete in the national tournament in Reno, Nev., next year.

Wagner finished with an all-events count of 2,223, including handicap, to edge Emmett Exferd, of Wabeno, by 16 pins. Wagner cashed a check for $180 for his efforts.

WordPress: My First Custom.CSS - Displaying Bullets

Papa Joe — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:20:33 +0000

Even though I have been blogging for some time on my own domain, I still am just a newbie, and I know even less about CSS, PHP and all the other code that is used with WordPress. So I figured I would try and document some of my experiences with learning how to do things.

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A New Site Format, with Fishing and Travel

Papa Joe — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:32:43 +0000

Technorati tags: Fishing, Travel

The site is changed a great deal in the last few days. I have added an entire section on Fishing, expanded the section on the State of Jefferson and renamed it Traveling. (more…)

Who Says I don’t Have Faith?

Papa Joe — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:38:48 +0000

Technorati tags: Faith, Atheism, Television

I am an atheist. From the time I was sixteen years old I have been slowly evolving from an agnostic to an atheist. Actually it all started back when I was 6 years old. It was then that I discovered that the Tooth Fairy was just one of my family members. Then about a year later when my belief in the Easter Bunny was shattered I was beginning to be suspicious of all of my beliefs. It didn’t take more than a year for my belief in Santa Claus to be erased. (more…)

Lynn’s Dog

Papa Joe — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:59:57 +0000

Technorati tags: dogs, animals, nature

Friday night, close to ten PM, I was on the computer when all of a sudden Billy began barking in a very aggressive manner. I shouted for him to shut up, but it didn’t work so I got up and checked the back porch, the front porch and the yard. I saw nothing and told him to relax. (more…)

Oregon governor signs LGBT rights bills

Papa Joe — Wed, 09 May 2007 23:58:45 +0000

Technorati tags: Civil Rights, Tolerance, Human Rights, Decency, Common Sense, Freedom, Oregon, Civil Liberties

Oregon on Wednesday joined a growing list of states prepared to offer same-sex couples at least some of the benefits of marriage. (more…)

Using a Dog to Mess With Dad’s Mind

Papa Joe — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:21:13 +0000

My kids think they have out foxed their dad, but I am on to them. For the last several years they have been nagging me that I am turning more and more into a hermit, that I don’t get enough exercise, and that I need something to keep me active. (more…)

What Is this Spiritual Crap?

Papa Joe — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:45:50 +0000

I had a very good friend, Susie, that frequently said, “I am so spiritual!”.

Because she was such a good friend and I don’t want to challenge her, I never commented. But because I admire much about her I would really like to understand this spiritual crap. So I looked on the web. (more…)

I Want This Web Site

Papa Joe — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:12:30 +0000

As a classical music lover, I am very disappointed in the data retrieved by Windows Media Player. Microsoft has done a really good job of creating software that allows us to maintain our music on our computers. Media Player serves all of my needs for this. But what is lacking is data about the recordings. The information is minimal at best and often meaningless. I.E. I have a number of “Track 1″ titles in my WMP library. But based on what I can find by searching the web and reading quite a few blogs and articles WMP does this as well as anyone. (more…)