Did you know that the only days there are no professional games (in the USA) are the day before and the day after the MLB All-Star game? Yea, my oatmeal told me that this morning....I don't know why they put trivia on each individual package of raisin spice oatmeal, but I thought I'd share the vast wealth of knowledge.
Speaking of sharing a vast wealth of knowledge, isn't this kind of what the media is for? Then why is it when you see a FOX 29 news van right outside your house, you can't find the story on FOX 29 news? At least 8 cops cars and 50 yards of "Police Crime Scene: Do Not Cross" tape later, I was expecting something. ANYTHING. Maybe a reporter going "This just in" or "breaking news just in, someone blah blah blah :PICTURE OF MY HOUSE: blah blah." However, I had to wait until this morning when Philly.com came through and I will share the 2 sentences I know about what happened last night near my house: Someone got shot. They don't know who did it or where they are. [Also, a correction to the Philly.com article...it was on 3800 Spring Garden, not 3700. (In all seriousness, if you live in West Philly/Mantua just be careful.)] Of course the cops will never tell you that, even if you live in the neigborhood. All they can say is "its an ongoing investigation." There was no blood in the intersection this morning, I already checked.
Lastly, here comes the semi-serious part:
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -Carl Sanberg
The above is a good quote. It really just says "be the master of your own destiny" I think...it just makes it more urgent. Everyone needs a swift boot in the, er, boot every once in awhile.
Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe. -Robert Service
Good advice Robert. Sand in your shoe doesn't turn into pearls!
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