Trivia Players Picture Series, The IQ

The IQ Striking a pose

I received a Trivia Player's picture today, and he looks like a force to be reckoned with..well I don't know about that. He's certainly having some fun out there off the coast of Southern California out on Catalina Island.



The IQ also sent me this picture which gave me a good idea...

The Trivia Picture Series will be happy to post any scenic shots you may want to share from wherever you are from or maybe a vacation spot you visited recently.

You don't even have to be in the picture, but hey...wouldn't you have more fun just Striking a Pose !!

As I have said before, my EMAIL is on the sidebar

Sneaky, Un-Covered !!

Tom's Trivia Picture Series is BACK

And it's SNEAKY !!

He hails from Swampscott, MA and is a 40 something Bartender/Writer that enjoys playing trivia at Tom's Trivia Challenge. He's been known to serve me a pretty good Grey Goose Martini and was the most recent Weekly Winner (see last post) After reading about his Weekly Win he sent me the picture above...

Thanks Sneaky, now that we can see ya, we all know what we are up against !!

If you haven't sent me a picture yet, my email is on the sidebar

Trivia Player Picture Series "Marvella Redbush"

Marvella Redbush

Has a flair for the Dramatic

Is a Radioshow Sidekick

Has the silliest Screen Name in Trivia Challenge

I actually spoke with Marvella the other day after receiving the picture above. I call him Marv, he tells me he will try to play every day and make a serious effort to compete this June..

Bring it on Marv, Bring it on!!

IN Sports NEWS:

The Boston Celtics are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1987 and the Larry Bird era.

HOOOORAH !!

Now if the NBA can just get their referees to call the right calls.. I almost fell out of my chair last night when Paul Pierce hit a 3 pt shot and was run into as he was shooting and He was called for a foul !!

WTF???

I guess the Celtics took it personally because they went on to erase a 10 point lead by Detroit and win the game!!

Awesome !!

Celtics and Lakers in the NBA Finals......That's Basketball's equivalent of the Red Sox vs Yankee rivalry in Baseball.

Speaking of the Red Sox they beat Baltimore last night in 13 Innings...Manny Ramirez is still looking for his 500th homerun but he ran like a rabbit last night in the 13th and scored what would prove to be the winning run.

YES, Boston woke up happy today!!

Trivia Players Picture Series, 4 New Faces!!

The Player Pictures have really started coming in fast..If you missed any of the new pictures be sure to check the Picture Gallery or view the slide show located in the upper right hand corner...clicking on that will take you right to the entire gallery of players too.

While there you can leave comments on individual pictures of those players you are up against in Tom's Trivia Challenge...Please be nice!!

That's JLO on the Left and IQ on the right
Little Sis and Big Bro
One lives on the East coast and one on the West

IT'S....Gutterguy !!
Seamless Gutter Specialist
Owns his own Pond
NY YANKEE FAN

Quiet now!!..It's SAS!!....She's thinking about her trivia question....

Okay, She's got it!!

SAS is a big fan of Gutterguy!
Loves to Sail
Rescues Parakeets
and enjoys dining out


Thanks to all the players that have sent in their pictures !!

Spring is coming !!

And that means baseball here in the Boston area The Red Sox in spring training now have all 40 players on their roster signed to a contract for 2008. That's good management. Their first regular season game will be in Oakland on April 1st and their Home Opener will be April 8th at historic Fenway Park, pictured below.



That Tuesday afternoon the World Champs will be introduced for the first time in Fenway since beating the Rockies in the 2007 World Champinship Series...

Can they do it again??

Who will win the World Series in 2008 ??

I'm going with the Red Sox...what about you??

Less than a month away and we are supposed to get snow tonight and over the weekend!!

Aunt Alice and the Port Jervis Phone Company

Oh it sounds like such a good title!

Really it's just about a picture that my Cousin came across and sent to me tonight. My Aunt Alice better known as Aunt Allie, my Dad's sister and the woman who drove like the wind to the hospital, me in the passenger seat in my Uncle Ed's lap, his hand like a vice holding my leg together, Aunt Allie stopping for no one.. beeping the horn all the way. I swear when we reached the top of the hill where the hospital was we went airborne.

We got there alive and they sewed my leg up good...I got about 40 stitches and a GI Joe...It was the 60's and one of the most exciting rides ever. I digress...

So My cousin found a picture of Alice when she was seventeen years old and working for the Phone Company in Port Jervis, New York (circa 1947) ....see below

My Aunt still lives in Matamoras,Pa where she and my dad grew up. It's on the Delaware River, on the other side of the river is Port Jervis, NY.

Aunt Alice

Less than 60 years ago our phone calls were made through an operator like Alice, there was no direct dialing ,cell phones, no faxes, Internet or home PC's. Those times were much simpler than the complex world we live in now. While I like a lot of the new gadgets, somehow this picture makes me think maybe all the gadgets aren't really worth the aggravation!

Well, I gotta go..I've got emails to reply to, my cell phone is ringing!


Photos courtesy of my cousin...no royalties paid at this time, he still owes us for all that penny candy we bought for him when he said he didn't want to break a $20...oh, and note penny candy isisn't just a penny anymore..

Entering Athol

I was able to install a new wireless router today. I've never done that before but it was a seamless installation...I totally amaze myself almost every day.

I felt, as they say here in the Boston Area..."Wicked Smaht! " which translates to Very Smart in most other regions of the world. Massachusetts has a very distinctive accent.

We call Milk Shakes -- Frappes

We call Soda --- Tonic

We Pronounce Peabody --- Peebadee and you have to say it real FAST

We have a town named Athol which has always reminded me of someone with a lisp saying asshole...Must be a tough place to be from.. I mean it must be hard saying : "Hi my name is John and I grew up in Athol!!"

It's still hot and humid, the rain is gone...I'm going swimming!!

Lightening Strikes

Picture originally uploaded on Flickr by Bugalugsroxs

We had a pretty severe storm yesterday and I think the router for my wireless internet connection took one for the team.....may be a bit of a lag responding to your comments until we get the router replaced!!

Feel free to call me names or make up stories about me when I am unable to respond and in a weakened position....

I'll be back!!

What??

I'm working on a post and it's not quite ready...OK! As it wasn't ready I thought I'd share this picture I received in an email!! I wonder if CatWoman looks like that when she's having a bad day?

An this is a cool link, pick the pictures that represent your choices and get your Visual DNA/Profile