Moonlit Jazz

A’s 3, Royals 5. Mark Mulder pitched his longest outing of the spring, 7 1/3 innings.

THIS-OR-THAT TUESDAY

1. Poetry or prose? I like reading prose and writing poetry…
2. Funky modern art or the older, “classic” variety? “Classic”
3. Sculptures or paintings? Both! Actually, I’ll go with paintings…
4. Theatre: exuberant musical or serious drama? Serious drama
5. Ballet or modern dance? Ballet
6. Movies: major studio or indie? Major studio, unless one of my fellows is in an indie. I can watch either, but I usually enjoy the major studio ones more…
7. Authors: Shakespeare or Dr. Seuss? Shakespeare…
8. TV: PBS or A&E? A&E
9. Music: Beethoven or Beatles? Beethoven
10. Thought-provoking question of the week: You are a contributing member of your favorite art museum, and visit on a regular basis. They announce a new, temporary special exhibit by an artist surrounded by controversy…this person’s work and/or political views offend you. Do you stop supporting the museum, or just stay away during the time the exhibit is there? I would probably just stay away. Everyone is entitled to their own views, but that doesn’t mean I have to be there to witness them. 😉

Jen and Katie have LOVELY pictures of Mr. Mark Mulder and other A’s cohorts at their respective websites. Check them out! (And maybe I’ll get off my lazy butt and actually start working on my own Mulder site, even though I will never have as many pictures as they do. Ah well…)

Sunday: A’s 13, Mariners 6 😀

Scores!

Friday: A’s 0, Royals 7 🙁
Saturday: A’s 8, Rockies 7 🙂

It’s officially springtime! I love spring. ‘Tis my favorite season. 😉

Oh, belated happy birthday to Colby! He had his day on Friday. Not that he’ll ever read this…

Yesterday was lovely, today is cloudy and gray. And it’s sprinkling! Ahh well, such is life… 😀

THE FRIDAY FIVE

1. If you had the chance to meet someone you’ve never met, from the past or present, who would it be?
Diana, Princess of Wales

2. If you had to live in a different century, past or future, which would it be?
Ancient Egypt

3. If you had to move anywhere else on Earth, where would it be?
New Zealand

4. If you had to be a fictional character, who would it be?
Deanna Troi, Star Trek

5. If you had to live with having someone else’s face as your own for the rest of your life, whose would it be?
Oh, toss up! Salma Hayek or Marina Sirtis. I think they are both beautiful women…

A’s 8, Mariners 5. 😀

Protest creates gridlock on SF streets… What is wrong with all these anti-war protesters? Do they really think that disrupting the lives of their fellow Americans will end what has already begun? Don’t they realize that taking the streets as they did today proved NOTHING except that they’d rather see their tax dollars go to paying law enforcement overtime ? It sickens me, really, to think that people will use the war as an excuse to vandalize their cities, infuriate their neighbors, and wreak general havoc.

I really don’t mean to be unpatriotic, but what happened to assembling in a peaceful manner? What happened to being civilized? They want those they inconvenience to stop and think about what’s going on in the world? How about respecting the fact that most of us just want to go about our normal lives as best as we can? It’s not like we can do anything here to stop what’s happening out there.

I guess I just don’t understand what the protestors in San Francisco hoped to accomplish.

Shouldn’t we be showing support for our troops? Shouldn’t we pray (if that’s what we do) for their safe return?

Wednesday: A’s 7, Brewers 2

Mark Mulder worked the first seven innings for Oakland, allowing four runs on seven hits while throwing 80 pitches
Read more about it here.

And so it’s wartime? I consider myself an average American woman, mostly uninformed on worldly events, but nonetheless compassionate to the troubles of our nation and the world throughout. Try as I may to understand the reasons behind all of this, I am continually baffled. I’ll admit it, I don’t know why it had to come to this. But that said, I do fully support our troops out there and hope that they come home safe and sound very soon. I’d like to think I’m middle of the road in all of this. You won’t see me out there protesting, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have an opinion.

On a personal and selfish note, I am disappointed that my tv shows are getting pre-empted! That’s what I get for getting attached to those reality shows (at this point specifically American Idol and Survivor). There, I said it. Wait, it’s not like anyone reads this anyway. 😛

I read an interesting commentary at Accuracy in Media: Anti-Oscar Movement, No Tribute for Bigmouths Sometimes I just don’t get people and their “opinions.” Although some good points were made, it’s all about perspective. The only reason that those Hollywood/celebrity types have a forum to air their opinions is because we give them the attention. Let them say what they will, there are actually many people out there who agree with them. Of course, there are lots who don’t agree at all. And all of that is okay too.

I’m rambling on, I know. I’m just trying to figure it all out…

Monday: A’s 1, Rangers 8… Blah!

THIS-OR-THAT TUESDAY

1. Cold frosty ski slopes or warm sandy beach? warm sandy beach…
2. Chevy or Ford? Chevy!
3. Mac or PC? PC
4. Dial-up or high speed internet access? high speed
5. Small *family-only* wedding or large 200+ guest wedding? already married, had the “small” (under 200 guests) wedding…
6. Would you rather be the bridesmaid or the bride? (if you are a guy, substitute best man or groom) I’ve done both, I like being a guest nowadays. LOL!
7. AC/DC or ABBA? ABBA
8. Roses or daisies? roses
9. Trashy romance novels or classic literature? trashy romance novels (chocolate for the brain!)
10. Thought-provoking question of the week…If you had to choose one…would you rather be blind or deaf? Why? Deaf. Although I would surely miss music the most, I don’t think I could part with seeing the moon high above or the sun reflecting on the ocean or the smile on my husband’s face…