2009 NY Yankees

The Yankees are very fortunate this year for their tremendous streak of good health. Four of their top players including Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada, Hideki Matsui, and Mariano Rivera are all recently back from surgery. They all have recovered well and have had no post-surgery problems. That is not always the case. Many times people who have surgery struggle for a little while after. Derek Jeter is also in that mix. He is getting older every game. They are at the top of the "bigs" right now and I hope they can go all the way. It has been a few years since their last World Series win and I think it is time for #27!

Halo

I thought I would post about my horrible attempts to beat Brent Clements in Halo. No matter what I do, I just cannot win. He is really good and he knows it. He likes to rub it in. I would say if I were keeping a running total, he would be beating me 20 wins to none. I am getting better but obviously not good enough to beat him. The sad thing about this is that I am the one who always wants to play. Every time I ask him to play, he laughs, then says, "do you really want to do this to yourself again Bowser?" I always say that I am going to beat him just to joke around, when I really know what the outcome is going to be. Defeat!

Song Choice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpmr8Shy_UA

"Crossroad"

[Bone]

Bone Bone Bone Bone.. Bone.. Bone.. Bone.. Bone.. BoneNow tell me whatcha gonna do when there ain't no where to run (tell me what)(When judgment comes for you, when judgment comes for you)And whatcha gonna do when there ain't no where to hide (tell me what)When judgment comes for you (Cause it's gonna come for you)

[Bizzy]

Head south let's all bring it in for Wally, Eazy sees uncle Charlie Little Boo, but God's got him and I'm gonna miss everybody I only rolled and blows my gauge looked at him while he lay When playing with destiny, plays too deep for me to sayLil' Layzie came to me, told me if he should decease well then please Bury me by my grand-grand and when you can, come follow me[Layzie]

God bless you working on a plan to Heaven Follow the Lord all 24/7 days, GOD is who we praise even though the devil's all up in my face But he keeping me safe and in my place, say grace For the case to race with a chance to face the judgeAnd I betcha my soul won't budge Grudge because there's no mercy for thugs Oh what can I do it's all about our family and how we roll Can I get a witness let it unfold We living our lives to eternal our soul aye-oh-aye-oh

[Krayzie]

Prayyyyyyy, and we pray and we pray, and we pray, and we pray Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday and we pray, and we pray, and we pray, and we pray Still we laced, now follow me roll stroll Whether is tell of his Heaven Come let's go take a visit of people that's long gone Darris, Wally, Eazy, Terry, Boo It's steadily creeping up on the family Exactly how many days we got lasting While you laughing we're passing, passing away So y'all go rest y'all souls Cause I know I'ma meet you up at the crossroads Y'all know y'all forever got love from them Bone Thugs baby

[Wi$h]

Lil Eazy's long gone Really wish he would come home But when it's time to die Gotta go bye bye All a lil thug could do is cry, cry Why they kill my dog and man I miss my uncle Charles y'all and he shoudn't be gone, in front of his home What they did to Boo was wrong Oh so wrong, oh so wrong Gotta hold on gotta stay strong When the day comes Better believe Bone got a shoulder you can lean on (lean on)Hey and we pray, and we pray, and we pray, and we pray everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday and we pray, and we pray, and we pray, and we pray everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday

[Chorus - Layzie and Krayzie]

See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely See you at the crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely See you at the crossroads, crossroads

[Bizzy]

And I'm gonna miss everybody And I'm gonna miss everybody when I'm gone And I'm gonna miss everybody And I'm gonna miss everybody And I'm gonna miss everybody

[Layzie]

Living in a hateful world sending me straight to Heaven That's how we roll Living in a hateful world sending me straight to Heaven That's how we roll Living in a hateful world sending me straight to Heaven That's how we roll And I'm asking the good LORD "Why?" and sigh It's I he told me we live to die

[Krayzie]

What's up with murder y'all, see my little cousin was hung Somebody was really wrong, everybody want to test us dawg Then Miss Sleazy set up Eazy to fall, you know why we sinning And Krayzie intended on ending it when it ends Wanna come again, again and again Now tell me whatcha gonna do

[Wi$h]

Can somebody anybody tell me why? Hey, can somebody anybody tell me why we die, we die? I don't wanna die Ohhh so wrong Ohhhhh wrong Ohhh so wrong Ohhhhh wrong

[Chorus - repeat gradually fading away]

Ishmael Beah

I was not sure what to expect from Ishmael as I walked to Emmens. I thought we were only going to talk about his memoir because it was our freshman reader. I liked the way he discussed his life with us, giving many details, and adding some comical relief to such a serious topic. However, I am a little upset that we did not get to hear him rap because I am a fan of hip/hop. Even though I love the rap music today, I like his take on it that there is no deep meaning behind the lyrics. His way of delivering his speech was very enjoyable and interesting. He kept my attention for the entire time, while keeping me on my toes, waiting to hear what he would say next. I loved him coming here and sharing his story with us.

Breaking Gehrig's Record

Jeter, now three hits away from beating Lou Gehrig's record, did not have a promising start. In reality if Jeter has a great game, he could beat the record with a multiple hit game. However in the double-header a couple days ago, he went 0 for 8. He had a few hits that looked like they may have squeeked through the infield but the other team made amazing plays, robbing him of a hit or two. He obviously will break the record. I just hope he doesn't go through a horrible slump and doesn't break the record for a long time. He is one of the best in the game so that is not likely. We'll have to wait and see how he does in the next few games.

Jeter looking to surpass Gehrig's record

Gehrig, at the age of 35, was battling a degenerative neurological disease, which is now known as Lou Gehrig's disease. He struggled his entire last season with very few hits. Eventually he ended his stellar baseball career with 2,720 hits to his name. He was a captain for the New York Yankees and seen by the world as one of the baseball Gods. Another future hall-of-famer, Derek Jeter, now in his fifteenth season in the league, he is approaching Gehrig's all-time Yankee hit record. Jeter now has 2,713 with many more to go. He is very healthy and always has been. If he stays healthy for the rest of his career, not only will he pass Gehrig, but he will reach 3,000 hits; a major league milestone! I have been a Yankees fan for as long as I can remember and I'm pulling for Jeter to finish his amazing career with a bang.

Adolescence

Everyone remembers how good it felt to be going to their grandparents house when they were younger. Well I felt the same way. Every day, for six years, I went to my grandparents before elementary school. My older sister and I were curious every morning what our grandma made us for breakfast. When we got to their house we would sit down at the kitchen table and finish any homework we had while we waited for breakfast to be ready. My grandpa worked for Bank One downtown. I can visualize him putting his tie on in the bathroom next to the kitchen. He had a daily routine and so did we. I can remember these early mornings like it was yesterday. Time flies and you don't even realize it.