Todd Kalas has a funny way of always finding the young ladies. And this particular lady is awfully wide-eyed in the presence of our always captivating Mr. Kalas.
How cute. How “Fatal Attraction.”
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On The Cuff prevents water from running down your arms when you’re washing your face, washing dishes, bathing baby, etc. An unusual idea, but once you use it, you won’t want to live without it. Make your Mom smile this Mother’s Day with On The Cuff!
She’ll wonder what it is, but when she tries it, she’ll probably say, “Why didn’t I think of that?” As Moms we have our hands in water a lot and who wants wet sleeves or wet arms? On The Cuff solves that problem easily.
ON THE CUFF™ – the “one size fits all” design is easy to use and comfortable to wear.
- The unique stretch material of the cuffs allows you to slip onto your wrists without tearing.
- Requires snug fit, push cuffs up your arm to tighten if needed.
- If cuffs get heavily soiled rinse with warm soapy water, squeeze out excess water and allow to dry.
My Review: I have to admit, I thought this was an odd item at first. After using it a few times, I realized the time it saved though. I was a lot less frustrated when doing my every day tasks. I used it when washing those dishes and things I don’t put in the dishwasher, when I cleaned off the counters and when I helped wash my daughter’s long hair. And no wet arms or sleeves. They were easy to pull over my hands and then fit on my arms. I like the mesh bag so to keep them in and dry.
Purchase: Buy a mesh bag with 2 cuffs costs $7.99 online.
This Mother’s Day Gift Guide event has been ongoing throughout April. Please visit to see other reviews and giveaways.
Mesh bag and two cuffs provided by On The Cuff through a review opportunity at The Product Review Place.
According to Bolt Prospects: “Lightning prospect Radek Smolenak has signed a two-year deal with Czech Extraliga club HC Sparta Praha. Smolenak, a 2005 3rd round pick of the Lightning, had a disappointing 2009-2010 campaign…” Read the full article here.
Sabby leads the NFL in broken tackles.
That is, according to Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders, who apparently just finished their game charting for this season, which they do off game footage.
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MLK And Dale Mabry In Tampa
Meat Loaf
Connelly's devils in LA's details Los Angeles Times He now lives in a quiet Tampa suburb called Davis Islands, and his office looks out on a bay with a dock and a 23-foot Boston Whaler that he'll tell you ... |
If you weren't planning on catching the new live-action Smurfs film, time to change your mind and sing a happy song: Paul Reubens -- oh hell, just call him Pee-wee Herman -- is on board to play "Jokey Smurf."
"For the uninitiated -- or the memory-challenged -- Jokey Smurf was the one who would play pranks on his fellow little, blue creatures," Yahoo Movies explains.
Set for a summer 2011 release, The Smurfs will be a hybrid live-action/CGI movie. Others on board to act or voice roles:Neil Patrick Harris, Katy Perry, Michael Cera, and Jonathan Winters.
TOP 5 FORGOTTEN PAUL REUBENS MOVIES:
5. BLOW (2001): This movie is on cable nonstop these days. Reubens is the hairdresser/drug-dealer who teams up with Johnny Depp. [Trailer]
4. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1992): Reuben's role as the vampire Amilyn is the only reason to watch this dreadful flick. [Epic death scene]
3. BACK TO THE BEACH (1987): He appears as Pee-wee doing The Bird. Sadly not the Morris Day and the Time version. [Watch it]
2. THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980): Credited simply as "Waiter."
1. MEATBALLS PART II (1984): I don't want to actually watch this again to confirm his appearance. Just call him "Albert."
And, of course, obscure but not forgotten. Paul Reubens' famous scene as "Howie Hamburger Dude" in Nice Dreams:
"I'm not sorry I took the money!"
The Buccaneers.Com website is in full-fledged promotion mode. A quick look around will reveal some of their newest marketing strategies. Now I'm not a Marketing guy, but it only takes a little bit of common sense to look deeper into things.
First, they have a great website. Excellent looking graphics, easy to use and some good information.
Next, they clearly have moved on with 'new' faces of the franchise. Ronde Barber is there, but you will have to click on some of their tabs to find him. Along with Ronder in the second teir of faces on the Bucs website you will find Tanard Jackson, Davin Joesph, Carnell Williams, Jeff Faine and Aqib Talib. I find it interesting that they promoted two offensive lineman and two guys who have brought the most negative PR to the team.
Kellen Winslow, Josh Freeman and Barrett Ruud don the home-page. For a team that isn't willing to give Ruud a new contract, they seem convinced that they can milk a positive PR with him on the fore-front of their internet campaign.
Unite and Conquer - This is the slogan for the 2010 season. I can't figure it out. What are we uniting? As a team? I Guess, but was it a team that was in danger of dividing? Not really. Uniting rookies with the veterans? Happens to every team. As fans? As a city? I just don't get it. Plus, what are we conquering? Nobody expects the team to win the Super Bowl. Conquer the NFC South? Ambitious, but slightly out of reach. I say all of this slightly in jest, but it doesn't really say anything about the character of the team or what we are hoping to achieve. On top of that, it's not thematic to the Buccaneers. Pirates certainly didn't unite together. They stole by every means necessary. To me it's nothing other than something that sounds slightly motivational or something you would hear out of On Any Given Sunday.
Sing the National Anthem - The organization is holding a open-audition of sorts for anyone who wants to sing the National Anthem at a game this season. It's a cheap way to get somebody to sing the National Anthem, but it's also fun for the fans and is a marketing strategy to get people involved with the Bucs. America loves to vote on things (which I wouldn't be surprised if that's what it came down to, an American Idol type vote on Buccaneers.Com) and people love the opportunity to have their 15 minutes of fame. I like the idea and I think it is original and fun.
Cheap Tickets? - When you open the website you will see promotions for $25 Youth and $35 Adult tickets. They bring you into the link with an EXCELLENT video that runs on the theme of Own _____. Own Success. Own Physical. Own Emotions. Own The Moment, etc. The prices aren't bad, but the range of tickets quickly jump from the 35 a game to about $70 for upper-west corner seats.
THE FLYING TIGERS (11-9, tied for second, 1.0 GB) … Lakeland enters this series with a two-game win streak following a 4-3 last night in Daytona. Gustavo Nunez had three hits while Rawley Bishop drove in three runs with a single and a home run. Charlie Furbush went 6.0 innings and struck out eight while scattering five hits. Erik Crichton (at left) picked up the win in relief while Matt Hoffman worked the ninth to record his first save. Lakeland returns home to Marchant Stadium where the team is 6-2. Brent Wyatt leads the Flying Tigers with a .357 average (third in the FSL) while Bishop is batting .323 on a season. Brayan Villarreal is tied for the league lead with 32 strikeouts while Charlie Furbush is tied for third with 29 punch outs. Lakeland is batting .244 as a team and has a 3.02 team ERA (second in the league).
DUNEDIN (11-9, tied for second, 1.0 GB) … The Blue Jays are coming off a 7-4 loss to Tampa on Thursday night. The loss is Dunedin’s third in its last five games. Yan Gomes leads the team with a .395 average while Raul Barron is hitting at a .340 average. Daniel Perales is tied for second in the FSL with four homers. Henderson Alvarez is off to an incredible start on the mound with a 3-0 record and a miniscule 0.37 ERA. The Blue Jays are hitting .266 as a team (second in the FSL) with a 3.84 ERA.
LAKELAND PROBABLE PITCHERS:
FRIDAY: Luke Putkonen (1-1, 4.50) … exited his last start in the second inning due to an injury … worked his longest outing of 6.1 innings in prior start on April 18 … struck out six in that game for season high.
Last Three Starts H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO
4/13 Brevard A ND 4.2 3 2 2 4 3
4/18 Brevard H W 6.1 2 1 1 1 6
4/24 Tampa H ND 1.1 3 2 2 0 2
SEASON 4.50 1-1 16.0 14 8 8 6 14
SATURDAY: Mark Sorensen (at left) (2-1, 2.10) … gave up season highs of 11 hits and five runs (four earned) in last start on April 25 vs. Tampa … had no strikeouts after punching out 15 in first three starts … both wins of season came in home games … lost start vs. Dunedin last season giving up four earned runs in 5.1 IP.
Last Three Starts H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO
4/14 Brevard A ND 5.1 4 3 2 2 7
4/20 Brevard H W 6.0 6 2 1 0 3
4/25 Tampa A L 4.2 11 5 4 2 0
SEASON 3.00 2-1 21.0 26 10 7 4 15
SUNDAY: Brayan Villarreal (2-2, 2.70) … tossed Lakeland’s first complete game on April 27 in last start at Daytona … gave up just three hits, but two were home runs … has struck out at least six in each start.
Last Three Starts H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO
4/15 Clearwater H W 5.1 1 1 1 1 9
4/21 Clearwater H W 6.0 3 1 1 1 9
4/27 Daytona A L 8.0 3 3 3 1 6
SEASON 2.70 2-2 23.1 13 7 7 3 32
THE SERIES … These two teams enter this series tied for second place in the North Division, just 1.0 game behind Clearwater. Both squads are 6-4 in the last 10 games. Lakeland won the series last season by a 9-8 margin. Kody Kaiser was 8×17 with 10 runs scored and five runs batted while Josh Workman was 7×20 with two doubles in 2009 vs. the Blue Jays.
POWER SURGE … After hitting just two homers in the first 14 games, Lakeland has homered seven times in the last six games. Rawley Bishop has hit three round-trippers since April 23 while Kody Kaiser has gone yard twice in the same time frame. Andy Bouchie, John Murrian and Bryan Pounds have also homered since the 23rd.
FLYING HIGH … Rawley Bishop has two hits in each of his last games, and now has eight multi-hit games since April 13. He has also driven in eight runs over the last five games … Alden Carrithers is 7×17 (.412) in the last four games … Daniel Fields has hits in eight of his last nine games (.303) … Kody Kaiser had a seven-game hit streak snapped last night. He is now 12×37 (.324) his last eight games … John Murrian is 6×12 (.500) in the last three games with two doubles and a home run … Gustavo Nunez (at left) is 16×52 (.308) since April 15 … Bryan Pounds is 7×23 (.304) over his last six games … Brent Wyatt has a six-game hit streak in which he is 10×22 (.455).
IN THE ORGANIZATION … Brent Wyatt’s .357 average is tops among Detroit minor leaguers while Rawley Bishop is third with a .323 average. Alden Carrithers (.277) and Kody Kaiser (.268) are also in the top ten … Brayan Villarreal is seventh with a 2.70 ERA while Mark Sorensen is 10th with a 3.00 mark. Villarreal’s 32 strikeouts leads the organization while Charlie Furbush is close behind with 29 K’s.
FORMER FLYING TIGERS ON THE ALL-STAR BALLOT … Scott Sizemore (Detroit) is listed among American League second baseman. Sizemore batted .286 with 11 doubles and 14 stolen bases for the 2008 Flying Tigers. He is hitting .259 in 18 games for Detroit this season … Curtis Granderson (NY Yankees), Cameron Maybin (Florida), Cody Ross (Florida) are outfield candidates. Granderson batted .286 with 136 hits, 29 doubles, 10 triples, 11 homers and 51 RBI for the 2003 Lakeland Tigers and is hitting .243 for the Yankees this season. Maybin hit .304 with 14 doubles, 10 homers and 44 RBI for the 2007 Lakeland club while Ross batted .276 with 133 hits, 34 doubles, five triples, 15 homers and 28 stolen bases for the 2001 Lakeland Tigers. Maybin is hitting .259 and Ross is batting .266 for the Marlins.
FELLOW DIRTBAGS … Lakeland’s Adam Wilk and Dunedin’s Andrew Liebel were college teammates for two seasons at Cal State Long Beach whose team is known as the “Dirtbags”
EX-TIGER IN THE HOUSE … Daniel DeLucia was a 35th round pick of Detroit in the 2008 draft and played that summer for Oneonta. He was released by the Tigers following the 2009 Spring Training.
ORGANIZATIONAL RECORDS:
Detroit (13-10, 2nd place, 1.5 GB, W2, 6-4 last 10 games)
Toledo (13-9, 2nd place, 1.0 GB, W1, 6-4 last 10 games)
Erie (10-10, 5th place, 3.5 GB, W6, 8-2 last 10 games)
Lakeland (11-9, tied 2nd place, 1.0 GB, W2, 6-4 last 10 games)
West Michigan (7-14, 7th place, 9.0 GB, W1, 2-8 last 10 games)
Views expressed in “Mission Notes” are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Lakeland Flying Tigers or Lakeland Local
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"The president needed Lindsey Graham to take the point on this," a Nelson aide told the Huffington Post. "Lindsey wanted the drilling in the gulf. I think the president's plan was viewed as the concession to Republicans in exchange for their support. This incident has killed [that]."
NELSON: Just how lax did the regulations and the regulators become? You remember several years ago the very heart of the federal government that does the regulation, called the MMS, the Minerals Management Service, you can remember the stories that they had had all kinds of booze parties, all kinds of marijuana parties, and all kinds of sex parties. And this came out in a number of congressional investigations. Well, is this another regulatory system that’s gone on the blink? Compared to the Securities and Exchange Commission that went on the blink and wasn’t watching the home front on Wall Street that we’re now reaping the results from. So, this is what an investigation is going to be about.
If you’re a fan of Dropbox, the service for storing, sharing and syncing files between Internet-connected devices, you’ll be glad to hear that a Dropbox client is now in development for Windows Mobile phones.
The first beta will be available in just a few days, announces the Ruttensoft website where the work is being tracked. (The client is being developed by Fuze Mobility under Ruttensoft’s license.)
The beta will be free but the final version will cost $6.99 US.
Dropbox for Windows Mobile will support 6.5.x phones that have high-end VGA and HVGA resolutions only. Later, more resolutions will be added.
(Via Redmond Pie)
“The recent passage by Arizona of a new immigration law could have a negative impact on hundreds of Major League players who are citizens of countries other than the United States. These international players are very much a part of our national pastime and are important members of our Association. Their contributions to our sport have been invaluable, and their exploits have been witnessed, enjoyed and applauded by millions of Americans. All of them, as well as the Clubs for whom they play, have gone to great lengths to ensure full compliance with federal immigration law.
“The impact of the bill signed into law in Arizona last Friday is not limited to the players on one team. The international players on the Diamondbacks work and, with their families, reside in Arizona from April through September or October. In addition, during the season, hundreds of international players on opposing Major League teams travel to Arizona to play the Diamondbacks. And, the spring training homes of half of the 30 Major League teams are now in Arizona. All of these players, as well as their families, could be adversely affected, even though their presence in the United States is legal. Each of them must be ready to prove, at any time, his identity and the legality of his being in Arizona to any state or local official with suspicion of his immigration status. This law also may affect players who are U.S. citizens but are suspected by law enforcement of being of foreign descent.
“The Major League Baseball Players Association opposes this law as written. We hope that the law is repealed or modified promptly. If the current law goes into effect, the MLBPA will consider additional steps necessary to protect the rights and interests of our members.
