Well, the Ravens pulled off a win against the lowly 49ers. They won 9-7. I guess I need to be satisfied with that seeing as both tight ends are injured and two of our offensive linemen went out with injured knees. Not to mention Jonathan Ogden is already out. So a win is a win. I hope everyone can be healthy by the time we play some of the tougher teams or this could be a real ugly season. Fortunately, we have the Rams coming up at home. Then the going gets tough.
The MD Terps won against Georgia Tech. They should be moving up in the rankings although not yet breaking the top 25. Turner is a good young quarterback. The game almost got away from them there at the end, but all's well that ends well. Fear the Turtle.
Oh yeah, there is some post season action going on in that other sport, umm, baseball. This post season, I am a Yankee fan. Only because NJG is a Yankee fan and I like to see him happy. So, they lost the first two games that they played in Cleveland. They came back from behind to beat the Indians in the Bronx and they play again tonight. So, I suppose I will watch that instead of MNF. It was nice to see the guy sing God Bless America during the 7th inning stretch. I wonder if they will show all of us rednecks in Baltimore dancing around to "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" by John Denver if the Orioles ever make it to post season again. Somehow, I don't think so.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Friday, October 5, 2007
Good Reads
Slim pickins this week. Some weeks I find plenty that interests me and some weeks...
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/september/30.44.html - Wow, this guy is not your mother's preacher. I remember reading about him in Donald Miller's book, Blue Like Jazz. I love that book. It is funny and irreverent and deep all at once. Please go ahead and read about "Mark the cussing pastor".
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14859155&ft=1&f=1025 - In case you still think it's no big deal to put that in the storm drain.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/september/30.44.html - Wow, this guy is not your mother's preacher. I remember reading about him in Donald Miller's book, Blue Like Jazz. I love that book. It is funny and irreverent and deep all at once. Please go ahead and read about "Mark the cussing pastor".
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14859155&ft=1&f=1025 - In case you still think it's no big deal to put that in the storm drain.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Be There or Be Square, Hon
OK, here it is, the granddaddy of them all, the Fells Point Fun Festival. This festival is in its 41st year. It began as a small neighborhood effort to raise money to save the historic gem of a neighborhood from having a highway built right through it. It is hard to imagine that anyone would think that was a good idea today.
There is something for everyone at this festival. There are three or four stages with bands and ethnic music. There is food galore. There are vendors along every street. There are kids activities. This is what I hear anyway. I must confess that I go every year with the intention of taking in the entire event. I start at the Harvest Garden. This is the micro-brew beer garden with the jazz/blues/reggae stage. I seem to meet up with the same crew there every year with no advance planning. I don't know how that happens. Must be an aligning of the planets. Anyway, I never leave the garden. But don't let that stop you from enjoying the whole thing.
The Ravens are out of town, in San Francisco. The Orioles are done. And nothing else that might be going on could compare to Fells Point, so that is it for this weeks installment.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Blogging Tips
Since I had a really lame post today, I might as well do something different here. I have had a blog in one form or another for about 5 years. Most of them have been very personal which has meant that I eventually end them and restart another because I no longer want certain people to read them. Yes, the CharmCityGirl has led a rather dramatic life. But anyway, I decided with this blog to follow a specific format, keep it almost all Baltimore related and keep my personal drama pretty much out of it. So I have done some thinking and investigating and this is what I came up with:
1. Blog what you know but also blog what you want to learn. I am a real homer. I love my little city even though it's not as big a glamorous as the Big Apple. So I want to focus on it and promote what I consider to be the most wonderful parts. I review a neighborhood each week. This means investigating them so I better be interested in learning about them. I am still learning how to best do this.
2. Research other blogs on the same subject. I wanted to learn what other Charm City related blogs might be out there. You might be able to use some information for your own blog. You might want to be reasonably certain you aren't too much like someone else's blog. I wouldn't want to use the exact same picture in a headline banner of the Baltimore Skyline for example. Of course you can never guarantee anything.
3. Stick to your subject matter. Sometimes I want to just go off on something totally off topic. I can be a very ADD or ADHD blogger. But I am trying...I find that while I don't have many readers, I do have readers who come to my page on the day when they know I am blogging about something they want to read.
4. Be willing to accept advice. Invite suggestions.
5. Comment on other people's blogs and respond to comments others make to your blog.
6. Write something every day, but don't go on and on and on. Get to the point. Edit yourself. This is the internet. No one reads novels on the internet. We want a quick read before the boss comes by and catches us.
1. Blog what you know but also blog what you want to learn. I am a real homer. I love my little city even though it's not as big a glamorous as the Big Apple. So I want to focus on it and promote what I consider to be the most wonderful parts. I review a neighborhood each week. This means investigating them so I better be interested in learning about them. I am still learning how to best do this.
2. Research other blogs on the same subject. I wanted to learn what other Charm City related blogs might be out there. You might be able to use some information for your own blog. You might want to be reasonably certain you aren't too much like someone else's blog. I wouldn't want to use the exact same picture in a headline banner of the Baltimore Skyline for example. Of course you can never guarantee anything.
3. Stick to your subject matter. Sometimes I want to just go off on something totally off topic. I can be a very ADD or ADHD blogger. But I am trying...I find that while I don't have many readers, I do have readers who come to my page on the day when they know I am blogging about something they want to read.
4. Be willing to accept advice. Invite suggestions.
5. Comment on other people's blogs and respond to comments others make to your blog.
6. Write something every day, but don't go on and on and on. Get to the point. Edit yourself. This is the internet. No one reads novels on the internet. We want a quick read before the boss comes by and catches us.
Arlington?
Ok, this is bad but I told you that I would write something about every neighborhood in Baltimore. I can't find anything about Arlington. All I can say is, it is located in the northwest area of the city. The average sale price of a home in 2006 was $97,257. That is it. I have never heard of this neighborhood. I assume it is a residential neighborhood with no community association and not much going on. Sorry, heres to hoping things are more happening in Armistead Gardens next week.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Charm City Girl's Review of the Week
OK, you can tell what is on my mind this week. Today I am telling you about http://www.fitday.com/ I have used Weight Watchers in the past and followed their online program and it worked. That was about five years ago. Then I had another child and there is no excuse, she is now three, and I need some help.
So I re-joined weight watchers in February, and did OK for a little while and fell off the wagon. They must know that I have now gained most of that 10 pounds back because they have been sending me "come back" emails weekly. I thought about it. But the cheap side of me just won't part with $16.00 a month to get something I may be able to find elsewhere.
So I started looking. I discovered fitday and joined yesterday, so I probably shouldn't be reviewing it so soon, but hey, I had nothing else. On fitday you can customize your own goals for dieting and fitness etc. You enter your current stats and decide how much you want to lose (like 30 pounds) and then you choose what you consider to be a reasonable target date (like Valentines Day because it is easy to remember and far enough away that losing 30 pounds seems doable). Then you enter everything you put in your mouth, like the little cupcake sized cheesecake that was left in the office fridge from the cookout on Friday. Yes, that was yesterday's breakfast! So I entered it into the program and gave a big sigh when I saw just how bad it was. Fit day will break down the fat, carbs and protein in a pie chart (did someone say pie). Mine looks like a peace sign but the smallest part is not fat, like it probably should be, it's protein. Anyway there is also a section to enter your activity. I haven't gone that far. There are reports and graphs and you can customize food if you don't find what you want in their data base.
The best part, it's free!! They do offer a program you can buy if you want the convenience of not having to be online and a few extra bells and whistles.
If you want to keep track of my progess here is a link http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=charmcitydieter
I know, I am such a public private person.
So I re-joined weight watchers in February, and did OK for a little while and fell off the wagon. They must know that I have now gained most of that 10 pounds back because they have been sending me "come back" emails weekly. I thought about it. But the cheap side of me just won't part with $16.00 a month to get something I may be able to find elsewhere.
So I started looking. I discovered fitday and joined yesterday, so I probably shouldn't be reviewing it so soon, but hey, I had nothing else. On fitday you can customize your own goals for dieting and fitness etc. You enter your current stats and decide how much you want to lose (like 30 pounds) and then you choose what you consider to be a reasonable target date (like Valentines Day because it is easy to remember and far enough away that losing 30 pounds seems doable). Then you enter everything you put in your mouth, like the little cupcake sized cheesecake that was left in the office fridge from the cookout on Friday. Yes, that was yesterday's breakfast! So I entered it into the program and gave a big sigh when I saw just how bad it was. Fit day will break down the fat, carbs and protein in a pie chart (did someone say pie). Mine looks like a peace sign but the smallest part is not fat, like it probably should be, it's protein. Anyway there is also a section to enter your activity. I haven't gone that far. There are reports and graphs and you can customize food if you don't find what you want in their data base.
The best part, it's free!! They do offer a program you can buy if you want the convenience of not having to be online and a few extra bells and whistles.
If you want to keep track of my progess here is a link http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=charmcitydieter
I know, I am such a public private person.
Monday, October 1, 2007
B more Sports
A great weekend for Terps fans. The MD Terps pulled off a win against 10th ranked Rutgers on Saturday. The Terps' backup quarterback led them to the victory. Terps won 34 - 24. Fear the Turtle.
The Orioles finished their season with a series against the Yankees. Yes, we had tickets to all three games and didn't go to one of them. I guess I am just glad not to be a Mets fan. These jokers led their division all year long and then, with a 7 game lead and only 17 games to be played, they blow it. I was listening to NPR, they said a couple of Mets fans were overheard talking about it and one of them said, "It makes you feel stupid for being happy for six months." Seems like a NY thing to say.
OK, on to the lowly Ravens. They stunk it up in Cleveland yesterday. I watched it somewhat. It was too painful to sit and watch every moment of it. I was getting some cleaning done too. But from what I saw, there is no heart, there is no synergy. This should have been an easy win for the Ravens. Now they have lost the two games against division rivals that they have played so far. This is not good. This means that The Ravens are behind the Browns in the standings even though they are both 2 and 2. This is the kind of thing that comes back to haunt you later in the season when they are determining who gets in as a wild card team. At this point I have to say that the Ravens will be damned lucky if that is even a possibility. They barely pulled off a win at home against the Cardinals last week and now this. I can't figure out why the Ravens have completely abandoned the running game. That has been Ravens football for years.
Oh well, congratulations to the Browns and to the Yankees. I am a Yankees fan for the post season play. Got Melky?
The Orioles finished their season with a series against the Yankees. Yes, we had tickets to all three games and didn't go to one of them. I guess I am just glad not to be a Mets fan. These jokers led their division all year long and then, with a 7 game lead and only 17 games to be played, they blow it. I was listening to NPR, they said a couple of Mets fans were overheard talking about it and one of them said, "It makes you feel stupid for being happy for six months." Seems like a NY thing to say.
OK, on to the lowly Ravens. They stunk it up in Cleveland yesterday. I watched it somewhat. It was too painful to sit and watch every moment of it. I was getting some cleaning done too. But from what I saw, there is no heart, there is no synergy. This should have been an easy win for the Ravens. Now they have lost the two games against division rivals that they have played so far. This is not good. This means that The Ravens are behind the Browns in the standings even though they are both 2 and 2. This is the kind of thing that comes back to haunt you later in the season when they are determining who gets in as a wild card team. At this point I have to say that the Ravens will be damned lucky if that is even a possibility. They barely pulled off a win at home against the Cardinals last week and now this. I can't figure out why the Ravens have completely abandoned the running game. That has been Ravens football for years.
Oh well, congratulations to the Browns and to the Yankees. I am a Yankees fan for the post season play. Got Melky?
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