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3-10-2008 - O4's, Cardinal's Opening Day 2008 Roster Forecast

Pitchers

Randy Flores
Ryan Franklin
Jason Isringhausen
Kelvin Jimenez/Kyle McClellan
Braden Looper
Joel Pineiro
Anthony Reyes
Russ Springer
Brad Thompson
Ron Villone
Adam Wainwright
Todd Wellemeyer

Catchers

Jason LaRue
Yadier Molina

Infielders

Troy Glaus
Cesar Izturis
Adam Kennedy
Aaron Miles
Albert Pujols
Brendan Ryan

Outfielders

Rick Ankiel
Brian Barton
Chris Duncan
Ryan Ludwick/Juan Gonzalez
Skip Schumaker

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12-22-2007 - 360 Anyone?

Did you know -

That to run from home to first to second to third to home again is not only 360 degrees but also 360 feet?

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10-10-2007 - A diamond is forever...

A twisted famous saying...

A diamond is forever,
Fenway is proof!

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10-8-2007 - The Stones Will Cry Out

"I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."
Luke 19:37-40 (NIV)

    Several months ago, I made a joke about how if we couldn’t find a praise band to play at our youth worship service that I would just bring my rock collection and put it on the stage. But over the past few weeks I’ve begun to look at this verse in a new way. This new way being that, even if we as Christians “keep quiet” about the Genesis Flood and the age of the Earth, the stones will not.
    So what do I mean by the stones will not keep quiet about the Genesis Flood and the age of the Earth? I mean that the stones you walk on every day are a testimony to the great catastrophe that befell this Earth only some four thousand years ago! “How so?” you ask. Well, suppose you take a coke bottle, fill it up with water, mix a bunch of different types of soil into it, and let it sit for a few weeks. What will happen? You will get a bunch of different layers, just like you see in the world today! But you say, “Hasn’t science used radiometric dating to prove that these stones are millions of years old?” False, Radiometric dating is based on assumptions. For example, we assume that the decay rate of the parent isotope has remained constant since the rock was formed. In fact, it’s quite impossible for some rocks to be millions of years old. During the decay process helium is released. Now if the rock were real millions of years old then one would not expect to find any helium left in the rock since helium would migrate out of the rock quite quickly. But you do find helium! This is evidence of a young earth, since the helium would migrate out of the rock in 4000-8000 years.
    Now if there really was a world wide flood what would the evidence be? Billions of dead things buried in rock layers laid down by water. And when we look at the world what do we see? Billions of dead things buried in rock layers laid down by water! So if the whole Earth was suddenly flooded what kinds of fossils would you expect to be common? Marine (e.g. fish, shells, coral, etc.)! And guess what? 95% of fossils are marine organisms!
     As I hope you can see, from the very FEW, things I’ve mentioned here, that the stones we see every day support the Genesis Flood and a young earth as told in the Bible. In fact, bringing the flood in to our way of thinking, we can provide explanations for things such as the Ice Age, Plate Tectonics, and some of the strange geological formations (e.g. Ayers Rock, Devils Tower, etc.) we see today. The Bible says “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” So you chose my friend. Will you keep quiet, or will you proclaim the miracles of the LORD? But as for me,

Ain't no rock gonna cry in my place!

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9-14-2007 - Isaac & Bable - Episode Two

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9-13-2007 - Isaac & Bable - Episode One - Echo

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9-4-2007 - Chess

does anybody want to play a game of chess?

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9-3-2007 - What is the Best Peppermint Flavored Gum?

After hundreds of hours of extensive research, here is my opinion on the best peppermint flavored gum -

Overall

  1. Stride Sweet Peppermint
  2. "5" Cobalt
  3. Orbit Original
  4. Trident Original
  5. Extra Peppermint
Best Flavor Most Long Lasting
Best Texture
Best Packaging

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7-19-2007 - Mission Trip

Dear friends,

I will be leaving to go on a mission trip tomorrow. I will be gone till the 29th of July, so please don't expect me to reply to your messages. I ask that you please in pray for me and all who are going.

Thanks,
O4

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7-16-2007 - The Answer

The answer was D. All the above.

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7-15-2007 - A Little Yogi

This post is dedicated to Yankees213, so she can LOL!

These are some of my favorite quotes by Yogi Berra. Enjoy and have fun LOL! -


"This is like deja vu all over again."

"You can observe a lot just by watching."

"I want to thank you for making this day necessary." -- On Yogi Berra Appreciation Day in St. Louis in 1947.

"Think! How the hell are you gonna think and hit at the same time?"

"You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."

"I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early."

"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."

"If you can't imitate him, don't copy him."

"You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six."

"Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical."

"It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too much."

"Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hitting."

"A nickel isn't worth a dime today."

"Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded."

"It gets late early out there." -- Referring to the bad sun conditions in left field at the stadium.

Once, Yogi's wife Carmen asked, "Yogi, you are from St. Louis, we live in New Jersey, and you played ball in New York. If you go before I do, where would you like me to have you buried?" Yogi replied, "Surprise me."

"Do you mean now?" -- When asked for the time.

"I take a two hour nap, from one o'clock to four."

"You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough in the second half you give what's left."

"90% of the putts that are short don't go in."

"I made a wrong mistake."

"Thanks, you don't look so hot yourself." -- After being told he looked cool.

"I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."

"Yeah, but we're making great time!" -- In reply to "Hey Yogi, I think we're lost."

"The other teams could make trouble for us if they win."

"You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours."

"I didn't really say everything I said."

- That is my favorite one

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7-12-2007 - O4?

What dos the O4 stand for? Is it a -

A. It's actually Opher witch is short for Christopher.
B. It stands my softball batting stats. (0 for 2, 0 for 3, 0 for 4, etc.)
C. Nothing, I just wanted someone to write me a comment.
D. All of the above.

Tell me what you think.

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7-3-2007 -

Under construction! Expect delays!

 

O4

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7-2-2007 - First Post

Over the last three weeks I have been studying Ancient Egypt. My studies have been more on how does the bible fit in to Ancient Egypt, than on the usual life and culture that is usually studied. One thing of interest I have learned is that the Plagues hurt Egypt not only financially and economically, but spiritually as well. For instants the first plague, the turning of the Nile to blood, not only caused a lack of water and all the fish to die, but it was also a shot at the god of the Nile Hapi (sometimes spelled Hapy). The second plague, the overabundance of frogs, is a direct shot at Hekat (Somtimes Heka) the god of fertility. It's kind of ironic that the frogs, being the symbol on fertility, became so fertile that Pharaoh had to ask Moses to get rid of them. And the ninth plague, darkness, is the most insulting of all. It is directed toward Ra the chief god. Ra was to bring the sun up every morning. Three days without sun shows that Moses's God is the one and only god. So to wrap this up in a hurry so I can go eat I will leave off with this final thought - If God went to all that trouble to show the Egyptians that there trust was in the wrong place, how far will he go to get your attention? And will you be stubborn like Pharaoh?

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