Light-hitting zippy little guy playing for the Red Sox. He doesn't hit much, though I must admit he's been doing very well of late. Him having a one-home-run game is remarkable; two is spectacular (he's never done it before).
I imagine he's called 'Pokey' for much the same reason that guy John who hung out with Robin Hood was called 'Little'. But ballplayer nicknames are an obscure form of magic which I do not comprehend.
Do you know I reread this about three times trying to figure out what sexual act "Pokey Reese HR" was a euphemism for? Didn't figure out it was sports until I read "announcer babble" as the current music. *sigh*
Hey, your dog Navarre is very cute! :) As for quick fencing, some people I know are considering invisible mesh deer fencing (something like http://www.deerfence.com/invisible/index.html ) since it's apparently pretty sturdy and relatively cheap per foot...
Ah, that's actually the link I was looking for! My friend (who's trying to fence in a multi-acre field next to her training building) was very pleased with the samples they sent, though I don't know yet what her final decision was. As for money, yeah, the costs of fencing are astronomical-- I was quite shocked when I started looking into it. This whole home ownership thing seemed so much simpler when I was a kid. ;)
You know, if you had told me that one Red Sox player would hit 2 homers, and that another would steal two bases, and that the two guys involved were Pokey Reese and Jason Varitek, never in a million years would I have guessed that it would turn out the way it actually did. :)
I always liked Pokey when he played for the Pirates. I thought he was underrated both as an infielder and a hitter. Glad to hear he's doing well with the Sox. An inside-the-park HR yet!
I was wandering around Rhode Island for all of yesterday, so I was lacking news, right?
Then Calluna and I wandered into a gaming store, where three kids and two men were intently playing some card game and ignoring us completely.
I poked around at the comics and the video games, and had to ask 6 people before I figured out the price on the comics. I eventually bought some of 'em. The card players continued to ignore me. I asked the counter guy about the Sox, and he explained that he'd been working all day. The card players ignored us.
I asked the card players, and they were like, "Huh?" One of the kids said, paying me slightly more attention, "9-1. Pokey Reese got two home runs."
And I said, "/Pokey Reese/?!"
Five heads simultaneously turned to look at me. There was this brief shock of, "Hey. She's a person." 'Course, I was leaving just then so it made no difference, but hey.
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Dumber Question Why on earth is he called "Pokey"? Wouldn't that be a bad thing in an athlete?
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I imagine he's called 'Pokey' for much the same reason that guy John who hung out with Robin Hood was called 'Little'. But ballplayer nicknames are an obscure form of magic which I do not comprehend.
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(NICE new icon btw! One of your kitties? Or is that a bunny?)
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I figure it serves well as a 'startling new perspective' icon, don't you? ;)
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I'm guessing it involves peanut butter. :)
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I've been looking at that type of fencing. We need to fence in an area for them, and that is perfect.
http://www.friendlyfence.com/ff/prod_fence_kits.asp
Just need time...and money....
:)
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Then Calluna and I wandered into a gaming store, where three kids and two men were intently playing some card game and ignoring us completely.
I poked around at the comics and the video games, and had to ask 6 people before I figured out the price on the comics. I eventually bought some of 'em. The card players continued to ignore me. I asked the counter guy about the Sox, and he explained that he'd been working all day. The card players ignored us.
I asked the card players, and they were like, "Huh?" One of the kids said, paying me slightly more attention, "9-1. Pokey Reese got two home runs."
And I said, "/Pokey Reese/?!"
Five heads simultaneously turned to look at me. There was this brief shock of, "Hey. She's a person." 'Course, I was leaving just then so it made no difference, but hey.