Monday, March 2, 2009

icecream and baseball

i know icecream and baseball don't exactly go hand in hand, at least not at first glance. however they are usually are enjoyed in warm weather, one good thing to think about as i look out at a fresh batch of new snow building higher and higher. summertime means baseball, six months of homeruns and late inning disasters and sleepless nights and all that goes with it. i've been a fan since the early sixties, when heroes were real and all they had to do was play ball. there are no heroes left today, not in the way we knew them. sports reflect society and today that means.....anything goes. we've discovered ballplayers to be human, flawed and that not good enough. have you ever seen so many unhappy people making sooooooo much money? the owners are getting richer, the player's salaries continue to skyrocket and the fans? we are the only ones poorer for the whole experience. i''ll still watch, from afar. going to any professional sport requires more cash than i carry. i''ll save my money for a black raspberry icecream on a sugar cone. much more satisfying and a whole lot less messy. soon it will be opening day, the flowers will be in bloom, icecream trucks will roll through your neighborhood and all will be right in the world. for now........whats your favorite flavor?.bye 4 now, jc

5 comments:

  1. Ah well, I don't understand the salary thing when it comes to athletes. They have higher salaries than anyone else who studied for like, 10 years.

    I always go with Cookies and Cream. And we don't have Ice Cream Trucks LOL. Just guys pushing a wheelbarrow type of thing. Okay, it's not exactly a wheelbarrow but it's a... thing! LOL

    Much Love,

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  2. They earn a lot and become famous. It's perfect so they find it hard to be happy.

    @ half crazy
    I can imagine that wheelbarrow thing you are talking about.I think we have those things in the Philippines...

    I like cookies and cream too...but here in South Korea, Baskin Rabins ice cream store has a very odd ice cream name, it's called (in English translation)-- My mom is an alien....

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  3. Black raspberry icecream in a sugar cone sounds absolutely DIVINE - save one for me please jack! warm wishes to you, Vxx

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  4. cookies and cream, black razz......and my mom is an alien? sounds delicious. i guess icecream tastes the same the world over.....it just sounds different, heehee...thanks for dropping by, jc

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  5. @Nerissa - I'm actually from the Philippines! I enjoy the dirty ice cream than the commercial and pretty costly ones.

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