Johngotigers

The amazing thing about Cal Raleigh that is not being mentioned is he plays the most demanding position and plays more games than most catchers. He has hit more home runs before the all-star game than any catcher in major league history. I believe Cal will slow down as the season progresses due to the wear and tear of playing catcher and Judge will surpass him in home runs.

My father was with the 5th Marine Division that land on Iwo. He was wounded on Iwo. He did not talk much about the battle but he did say he saw the American flag being raised on Mt. Kuribayashi.

from the 55 second mark to the end it appears the Blue Angles are performing at the SeaFair event held every year in Seattle on the first weekend of August

A little long but worth it:
An Aggie student was hitchhiking back to school and was late for classes. A truck driver pulled over to give him a lift but told the aggie that he could not stop for anything because he was late for his delivery. After about an hour into the drive the aggie tells the driver to pull over so he could take a dump. The truck driver refused. Thirty minutes later the aggie asked again to stop. The driver refused. Fifteen minutes later the aggie tells the driver if he doesn't pull over he will take a dump in his cab. The driver pulls over and a few minutes later the aggie yells back "you have any toilet paper?" The driver says no and the aggie asked him what to do. The driver says "use a dollar." The aggie finishes up and as they are heading down the highway the driver smells a nasty odor coming from the passenger side. He asked the aggie if he wiped his arse and the aggie said "have you ever tried to wipe your arse with 3 quarters, 2 dimes, and a nickel."

begging is never pretty

Although I have never had the whole fried Dungeness Crab, I heard that the restaurant Ho-Ho's in China Town serves it. I've been to Ho-Ho's and they have excellant chinese food but the decor is nothing to write home about. Lots of local chinese eat there.

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I've been waiting for this game for a long time. I would not miss it.

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I would not recommend a rental car unless you want to see things outside the Seattle area. Plenty of things to do and see are within walking distance or a short cab ride. Please see my earlier post regarding transportation to the stadium from downtown.

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good luck with that one. every time I have flown back to Louisiana I left at 6am.

depending where you are staying and how long you are staying, few cool things to do is go kayaking on Lake Union (Northwest Outdoor Center 206-281-9694); take a seaplane ride to the San Juan Islands on Kenmore Air; take the ferry across Puget Sound to Bainbridge Island and visit the city of Winslow; take a trip to Mt. Rainier; visit the Ballard Locks; and check out the troll under the Aurora Bridge. There are many other things to do and see depending on what you like and the time you have.

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I live in Seattle and the Edgewater is very nice and the Beatles stayed there when they performed in Seattle. The hotel use to let yhou fish out of your room window but they got tired of cleaning fish guts out of the tub.

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