Only the Names an Numbers Change

I'm home today and have the opportunity to catch a lot of the media related to the tragic shooting of 32 innocent college students at Virgina Tech yesterday. I work at an urban university here in the northeast, and I can't imagine the impact such a tragedy will have on the VT community. My thoughts are with the dozens of parents who will have to come to the Blacksburg, VA campus to bring their children home for burial.

They won't have the joy of a commencement or even the difficulty of a transfer. All they will have is the outpouring of support from a nation that is shaken yet again by a gun rampage whose origins we can't understand. I wish there was more for them. I wish they had something more.

There are a million thoughts in my mind at this time. I won't say that any college I have ever worked for would have done better, but gosh it seems like the two hours after the initial shooting should have given Virginia Tech Police time to find this guy and do something.

NPR interviewed a Lucinda Roy, a professor of the gunman today. She discussed her attempts to inform campus authorities about her concerns about the 23 year old South Korean murderer. Her concerns went unheeded.

Liviu Librescu survived the Holocost, endured Communisim in Romania and was a well-thought-of professor at VT. He saved several students yesterday, heroically putting his body between them and the gunman. He died in his classroom. he was 76.

I'll be interested to talk to my brother, who just this minute is touching down on a return flight from London. I want to know how this horrible event was reported abroad and how his feelings differ from those of us who saw it unfolding live here in the US.

About the headline ... it just seems like these incidents keep happening in the US. I can't help but think that if guns were harder to come by, that many of the hundreds who have died since 1999 would be alive.

Changes

As i promised a few weeks back, things may look a bit messy around here for a while. I am converting this blog to a TypePad blog which will allow more flexibility. Stop by to see the changes. I think. If it doesn't we'll be back here. I will update both for a while, but you will always find the latest blog by going to http://www.cavalier92.com. Have a good one!

We Got To See A Win

We had a great time at Citizens Bank Park today and we got to see a Phils win, homers by Utley and Rollins, a fan ejection, and 7, count 'em 7 clutch RBIs. Lots of photos up on my Flickr site. It was a fun day for us all and a great Phils win. Maybe this was the game that turns the corner. I'll e back in the house on Monday, courtesy of a free ticket from Flickr friend Podolux. Have a great night! The kids are fast asleep and We had a great day!

Phils won!

Phils winning 7-5

We are here!

At the park!

TAA Opening Day

Today was Opening Day for TAA Baseball! John enjoyed seeing all his friends but really wanted to play a game. He's on the Marlins this year and I am helping Coaches Chad and Pete out this year. We are all looking forward to our first game against the Red Sox on Tuesday. Let's hope the weather clears up by then. I put a bunch of pictures up at my Flickr site from Opening Day. Enjoy them! We're getting ready to head down to the Phillies Kids Opening Day at Citizens Bank Park. Hopefully the Phils do a bit better than they did last night, as they gave up a 3 run lead on Roy Oswalt to lose in spectacular fashion, 9-6. We'll probably post more photos from the Phils game later tonight! Check back!

These Things are Cool!

You never know what you will see walking through Center City on the way to work. Today, running late in the rain I just HAD to stop to take a picture of the SmartCar that was parked at Broad and Spruce at the Kimmell Center. I first saw one in Maine last year, where the neighbors from Canada had one. I don't know much about them, but they look cool and I can't figure out why city dwellers with no kids aren't demanding them. The website says that they won't be available until 2008 in the US, but this one had a license plate and everything! NO real info on pricing yet, but these babies are HOT!

Thursday Musings

It's Thursday, the Phils are 2-6 and it's monsooning here in South Jersey. I had a good dinner with Carlo for his birthday last night at the High Street Grill in Mount Holly. I had not been there in a few years and the Ostrich Burger was very good and paired with an Old Thumper on tap, made for a nice evening. We sat in the bar and watched the Phils hold on to a 5-2 win behind strong pitching from Adam Eaton and the pen, even if they were still 1-7 with runners in scoring position. The bartender was a nice guy from Boston and they had the Sawx on the other TV. Dice K's gyro ball looked good, but not good enough as Felix Hernandez and the Mariners blanked the Boys from Beantown 3-0. Other Thoughts on the News of the Week

• The Duke Lacrosse players should get the lawyers who sued the Trop. The Duke guys will never get their reputations back, but somebody should pay for what they were put through.

• Wal-Mart finally got to buy an Eakins. Wonder why the fire sale at TJU. Are things really that bad financially there?

• Don Imus is a racist and he just doesn't get it. It's time for his brand of moronic, right of center 'humor' to take a permanent vacation.

• Kurt Vonnegut died last night. I can't say I ever understood his work, but the New York Times calls him a 'literary idol.' I'd link to it, but you need a subscription, and I hate that, so here's the quote:

"Mr. Vonnegut wrote plays, essays and short fiction. But it was his novels that became classics of the American counterculture, making him a literary idol, particularly to students in the 1960s and ’70s. Dog-eared paperback copies of his books could be found in the back pockets of blue jeans and in dorm rooms on campuses throughout the United States."

• Finally, on American Idol last night, Haley Scarnato and her legs were voted off. Somehow Sanjaya made the cut, which means that this guy stays up on the roof another week. *Sigh* I guess this is his 15 Minutes.

Happy Easter

Good day everyone! We're pretty busy today, but everybody here at Another Delco Guy In South Jersey wants to wish everyone a Happy Easter, a Special Passover and/or an excellent Final Round of the Masters Day. We've got two Egg Hunts, two basket exchanges and a big family dinner today, but we'll be back tomorrow with all the photos and some more news from around the region and world. Enjoy!

And This Guy Is The Governor

I was wandering around the interWeb today and found this NOT SAFE FOR WORK gem: Arnold Schwarzenegger in all his glory fondling half nude women at Carnival in Rio circa 1983. No wonder there were protests when he ran for governor. I can't believe he got elected, let alone re-elected. Well. I have that opinion about somebody else too. Happy Easter! C

The Masters

It's corny. It's racist. It's sexist. It's old-fashioned. It's too quiet. It's too self-important. It's traditional. It's ever-evolving. It's hushed. It's beautiful. It's the best golf anywhere. Amazing shots of blooming dogwood and azalea at Amen Corner. Audio overlay of birds chirping The Masters. Pause. On CBS. Pause. A tradition unlike any other. Fade to shot of Phil putting a kelly green sports jacket on Tiger in Butler Cabin. Just Kidding! It's all of the things I said and yet it's still great golf and wonderful television. Hootie and his Bubbas have figured out a formula that get people to tune in for the second weekend in April every year. I know I'll be watching. Probably so will you. Ken Ferry, Aaron Oberholser and Angel Cabrera are all tied at -1 in early play. Tiger and Phil tee off later. Thanks to flickr user kimberly for the photo.

Photos from the Game

I'm not going to say much except that Opening Day was a blast. My brother and I enjoyed ourselves. Hanging out with Carlo was great, and Mr. Greengenes made us all feel better after Uncle Charlie proved he will never win manager of the year. Photos are up at my Flickr site. The Phils try to put one in the win column tonight.

Phils Lost

But the post game party at McFadden's featuring Mr. Greengenes old school acoustic was a WINNER.

Mister Greengenes in the house

Bryen and Harry trying to make it all better for Phils fans.

Tied in the eighth

Moved out to the bleachers in left center.

We Are WINNING!!!

Walking the Alley with the sun on my pasty face, sipping a HopDevil.

Live at Opening Day

Seats aren't bad!

Tailgating

We're here at the park. We will be live photo blogging all day. Enjoy!

Baseball Will Be Played Today

It's currently 45 degrees with dense fog. The weather people assure me that by noon it will be a wonderful day for baseball. Regardless of the weather, Brett Myers will be on the mound, Harry Kalas will be doing the game, my brother, his crew and Enrico will be in the house. As well as a few people who have called in sick from work. Some who are teachers. Check out this great Brett Myers interview with Jim Salisbury today where he thanks the fans for a second chance. Sounds like this guy has put it all back together. Also, please take a second to read this great blog by friend Pat Coleman at NBCSports.com. One of the voices of his childhood passed this weekend and he is feeling a bit nostalgic. Great read! We're going to try live blogging with the Ipaq today, but if that does not work, check back for updates and photos tonight. Go Phils!

Hottest Celebritity Nude Photos

Are you looking for naked pictures of Madonna, Beyonce, Jennifer Aniston, Lindsey Lohan, Meredith Marakovits and other HOT women? Well they aren't here!!! April Fools! Seriously though. If you're really desperate, this link might help. Have a good day! C