Sensational Haiku Wednesday

CONFIDENCE 

I

 Dale Carnegie said
Only the prepared speaker
Can feel confident.

II

Playing Blues in F -
Just child's play; but in D flat?!?
That takes confidence!

Second vid at the

Link.  It's up again for the 

Michigan Jazz Fest

Toad Ya So

My lovely wife - no

Fan of toads - agrees that they're

Better than chipmunks

Mad Kane's Limerick Off

My entry.

A woman was putting on airs
In lieu of her clothing. “Who cares?”
She said, “without frocks,
I’ll display all my locks.
Don’t like it? Then never watch bares!”

Read all about it here.

But wait - there's more!

Shadow Shot Sunday / Mellow Yellow Monday - Fossil

Emily found this

Stick at the playground and said 

It was a fossil.

Sensational Haiku Wednesday - Post Cards

Post Cards

I

The card I waited

For arrived a while ago.  

Now I am post card.

II

I nailed the ace of

Diamonds to the fence around

My yard.  On a post.

III

For all etiquette 

Questions, mail Emily Post.

She'll send you a card.

IV

This is a blog post

That is torturing the theme.

I am such a card. 

L.A. Times Crosword Puzzle Blogging

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  Gary J. Whitehead

Theme - BATTER UP!  Three non-baseball-related phrases each end in a word that doubles as a pitch.

17 A.  White castle offering.  HAMBURGER SLIDER.  The White Castle SLIDER is a 2 1/2 inch patty served on an equally small bun.  Feel free to speculate on etymology in comments.  A SLIDER pitch has speed between the curve and fastball speeds.  It has lateral movement, but less so than a genuine curve ball.  If it doesn't break enough, it is said to be "hanging,"  Hitters considers these to be gifts.

24 A.  Gadget for sharing a TV signal:  CABLE SPLITTER.  Needed if you have more than one TV or signal receiving device.  A SPLITTER pitch is thrown using a split-fingered grip and a fast ball delivery.  It is a slower pitch, though, similar to a change up.  It generally drops and breaks at the plate.

40.  Angler's weight:  FISHING SINKER.  This is a small weight used along with a lure to increase the rate of sink or casting distance.  A SINKER pitch is a genuine fast ball that has both downward and horizontal movement.

And the unifier:   53 A.  Types of then can be found at the ends of 17-, 24-, and 40-Across.  BASEBALL PITCHES.  Nice theme - right in tune.

Hi gang, JazzBumpa at the plate.  Let's strike out (no - not that way) circle the diamond, and see if this puzzle is a gem.

Shadow Shot Sunday - Mellow Yellow Monday

Fun with Em at a little neighborhood park in Toledo

Shadow Shot Sunday -- Frost

March this year was extremely warm.  April was a bit cooler.  On the morning of April 12, I took this picture, showing the frost on my lawn.  This was probably the frost that damaged the Michigan fruit crop, which will be in very shot supply this year.

Six Word Saturday

Grandson Nate - A pretty decent pitcher

Mellow Yellow Monday - Cousins

All 11 grandchildren only get together as a group once or twice a year, and it's always a wild time when the do. A couple of months ago it happened at our house. Amidst all the other action, there was also driveway art.

We've been taking kids on the couch pictures for well over a decade - in the long ago past when there were only three little tykes.  Now they spill off the arms and onto the floor.

Shadow Shot Sunday - Baseball

Nate is ready for

Anything.  He's just right, out

Standing in his field.