tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post8327396501822990896..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: SandlotterDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-53777435624351168722009-03-18T07:45:00.000-07:002009-03-18T07:45:00.000-07:00Having woke up at noon, Nessa? We usually hit the...Having woke up at noon, Nessa? We usually hit the sandlots around dawn.<BR/><BR/>Minka, fashion jokes run generally over my head. I bet that was a knee-slapper, though.<BR/><BR/>Amoeba, didn't you just know that mothers getting involved in sports would lead to gang activity. I know I always suspected as much.<BR/><BR/>Right, Amoeba. I think the Workingman's party was his tribe. The party has shrunk a lot since the days the party was the second or third largest in San Francisco and the few remnants left are called "The GOP."<BR/><BR/>Absolutely, Icy. They even had baseball in Master Tom's day.<BR/><BR/>Quilly, that is a heart-warming story. Well done.<BR/><BR/>Actonbell, for good background, check Amoeba's link to his own brain. Ironically, Mr. Kearney was an immigrant himself, but from Ireland where they apparently produce a finer quality coolie.<BR/><BR/>And something to balance, Bear?<BR/><BR/>Jim, I enjoy your definition of sandlotter.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-91424451038123853692009-03-18T07:21:00.000-07:002009-03-18T07:21:00.000-07:00Sandlotter, a cat in cat's heaven.Scarification, (...Sandlotter, a cat in cat's heaven.<BR/><BR/>Scarification, (only a half million Google links) I always thought it had to do with seed care (I was in FFA and did weed seed judging in high school).<BR/><BR/>At my age I can still learn something every day. It does make my brain ache but it's well worth it.<BR/>..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-40039454982012628202009-03-17T19:56:00.000-07:002009-03-17T19:56:00.000-07:00think i prefer a soapbox,gives you a leg up...Peac...think i prefer a soapbox,gives you a leg up...PeaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-27999704547570052742009-03-17T11:36:00.000-07:002009-03-17T11:36:00.000-07:00Icy, when I was a kid playing baseball, the line t...Icy, when I was a kid playing baseball, the line to third base was not straight because a four legged sandlotter left a present just off base. The very best thing was, the kid who forgot about it and slid through it, wasn't me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-47624561892385000762009-03-17T07:41:00.000-07:002009-03-17T07:41:00.000-07:00Did they have baseball in Ambrose's day? Do dogs p...Did they have baseball in Ambrose's day? Do dogs poop in the field?Tom & Icyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184377353312923689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-57812522634112677272009-03-17T07:15:00.000-07:002009-03-17T07:15:00.000-07:00Denis Kearney, I read, was a bigot who got the Cal...Denis Kearney, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Kearney" REL="nofollow">I read</A>, was a bigot who got the California Constitution modified to block the immigration of the Chinese - the Mexicans of the 1880s. He was unable to get a fence built across the Pacific Ocean, and the Federal Courts branded his "confection of sin" unconstitutional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-39895990943355765212009-03-17T07:02:00.000-07:002009-03-17T07:02:00.000-07:00SANDLOTTER, n. Prehistoric Little Leaguer. A you...<B>SANDLOTTER</B>, <I>n</I>. Prehistoric Little Leaguer. A youthful enjoyer of team sports in the years BSM (Before Soccer Moms). Their modern counterparts are now known as "gang members".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-77894459722065518702009-03-17T06:45:00.000-07:002009-03-17T06:45:00.000-07:00sandlotter, n. water paddling bearlike creature in...sandlotter, n. water paddling bearlike creature in a fine pair of Jay CrewsMinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-47260886038743367472009-03-17T06:37:00.000-07:002009-03-17T06:37:00.000-07:00A child (or me) on a summer afternoon.A child (or me) on a summer afternoon.Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.com