The Ultimate Small Ball Brewers Win.

It's not on YouTube but you can see all the highlights it on the Brewer site.   Bottom of the tenth, no outs, Gomez, one of the fastest guys in the Majors pinch hits and walks (which is weird in itself). Craig Counsel bunts and Gomez instead of stopping at 2nd as a normal human, hits 2nd and puts on the afterburners heading towards third.  The 1st baseman see's this and instinctively throws the ball over the head of the third baseman. Brewers win.

When the Brewers obtained Gomez from Minnesota the Twins fans said he was a human highlight reel with his speed, if he could get on base. The guy had 3rd base even if the ball was not thrown away.  WOW!! 1st to 3rd on a bunt! THAT is a weapon.

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There is a new comet heading our way that will be visible by the naked eye. Comet McNaught will be making it's first appearance ever and should be visible in the very early morning. Since comets are variable no one really knows WHAT it will look like so . . who knows!  it's looking good so far from what I have read.

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The kid sailing around the world in her sailboat was an interesting story but nothing to get me all THAT interested . . . until I read her blog  Abby's Story.  All of a sudden a news story got personal.  The blog was written by her as she was sailing. Yesterday the blog was written by someone involved with her (parents?) and it sort of hit home. She is a real person and had real people worried about her.

It's weird how words can put a face on a news story.

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I read something that has been with me in a weird way.  Yesterday 316 years ago the very first woman was hanged in the Salem witch trials. This has always interested me a little as I had a relative that was hung as a witch in Hartford.

While most "witches" were hung, Giles Corey (81), was crushed by being pressed to death.   Don't worry - I won't get graphic here.   He would not confess that he was a witch so they laid him on the ground and piled rocks on him. More and more were piled on the planks he was under and every time they asked him to confess he would say  "MORE WEIGHT".

For two days they would torment him and at times they would stand on the rocks and tell him to confess.  "MORE WEIGHT" he would say.   At noon on the third day he died and his last words were "MORE WEIGHT". It was the only thing he said for 3 days.

The interesting thing here is that when a assumed witch died or confessed and THEN died the government of the town would take control of  his or her estate.  But because Giles never confessed all of his belongings and his estate went to two son-in-laws.  THAT is the outstanding thing. Well done Giles. WOW.  An 81 year old went through that for his son-in-laws. Impressive.

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TODAY I AM SOMEBODY!!  I have my GOLD Starbucks card.

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Tonight I prep for the Sun Prairie Taste of the Art Fair.  Last night I put up the canopy just to make sure I knew how to do it. Piece of cake** .

Did you know that "piece of cake" originated in the 1870’s when cakes were given out as prizes for winning competitions. In particular, there was a tradition in the US slavery states where slaves would circle around a cake dancing at a gathering. The most “graceful” pair would win the cake the in middle.    

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Books - I just finished reading "Pirate Latitudes" by Michael Crichton. Sort of an adult Pirates of the Caribbean.  It was a great book and I gave it 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon. The reason for no 5th star was that I wanted MORE.  The book was great but it was too . . . "light".  So since I'm in the sailing mood I'm reading Master and Commandar by Patrick O'Brian (not to be confused with the aweful movie "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" with Russell Crow).
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Have a great weekend and I'll let you know (if you care) about my first REAL show.  BTW - sounds like I'll be in a gallery in Door County next summer.  WHOO HOO!