Am I the only one getting spam replys on a blog?

Am I the only one getting spam replys on a blog?

I get this type of a reply post, but usually more tastless topics: "Great Blog! Check out my blog showing three-eyed cats!"

I have changed the settings to require an "anon" poster to have to take an extra step to post. I hate to do that, but I really don't want the spam!

Possible GOOD news

Somebody out there must be helping me pray!

My dad has put a bid and submitted a contract offer on a house in a nearby town (Milan, TN).

He will live about 25 minutes from me instead of the (now) 5 hours away. There is a local parish (St Matthews) with a great priest (Fr Joel Schultz) as pastor, and he knows a priest in the area (in Lexington) from when I was a kid (Fr. Pugh).

I am so excited because my dad is 81, and I need him to be closer to me!

I am willing to take the lectures, the "I told you so", and the second guessing just to have him closer! It might drive my wife nuts, but ....I ....think....I....hope..... I can handle it. This helps him too. He has tremendous amount of trouble using Railroad Retirement insurance where he now lives, and in the Milan-Jackson area there are a huge number of railroad retirees, so the local pharmacy, doctors, and clinics know how to file the paperwork.

I anticipate a possible move to Milan by November 1. So, I guess my free time will be geared to help him move.




This helps him too. He has tremendous ammount of trouble using Railroad Retirement insurance where he now lives, and in the Milan-Jackson area there are a huge number of railroad retirees, so the local pharmacy, doctors, and clinics know how to file the paperwork.


I anticipate a possible move to Milan by November 1.

After Katrina and just before Rita........

I have never prayed as hard as I did Friday for the strength and protection of our lord.

Maybe that is the big lession in this bad weather season. That we, the people, need to discover prayer, and to be thankful for even the smallest of faith, hope, and love given to us through prayer.

I also think that maybe more prayer will act as a means of centering ourselves in preparation for any event we may face.

Due to the gas prices, a newly discovered old concept: Stay at Home

With gass going up (again) to the 2.70's and 2.80's, I have discovered a new old thing. I am now staying home on the weekend with maybe one multi trip to take care of things on sunday morning.

I remember, as a kid when all the stores were closed on sundays, the yoy of just spending time at home.

If any good can come from high gas prices, then maybe it will create an atmosphere for families to rediscover family time.

today is travel work day

The Community College I work at has two off-campus centers. One is located 30 miles away and the other is 60 miles away. Usually I take my car, but this time I am riding with another person.

Basically I am going to the center 60 niles away and meet with two classes to talk about a career test we offer and to encourage them to take the test.

Nothing ever happens on these trips, so It is often a relaxing drive/ride in the country and stopping at a nice place (usually the only place) in a small town for lunch.

On September 21, Annette and I will have our 21st wedding aniversary!

It really does not seem like 21 years! We have survived the peaks and valleys of life together. I think I am so fortunate to find such a loving spouse in Annette. I have to work until 8:30 pm on Wednesday, so I will take her out Tuesday night (the day before).

All in all, a pretty good week end

I saw my dad, while he was passing through on Thursday and he stayed with me Thursday night. He was on his way to Memphis TN. This was a perk to a really good weekend. He is well and seems to be in great health. We Picked up Annette new glasses at Sam's Club Friday night. Since we were there, we went next door to do the wal-mart shopping. Great place to go the eye exam at Sam's was only 45.00! The glasses were half what other stores ask for. The rest of the weekend, we stayed near home.

I cut the grass on Saturday afternoon. It was a tough cut, because of the near 3 inches of rain on the previous Thursday. The grass really needed to dry more.

Other than that, I filled the hummingbird feeders. The other feeders I am planning to move, so I am waiting for them to empty. The last two weeks have been a peak time for Hummingbirds. It must be migrating time again. We are also getting a large number of colorful butterflies. I have never seen such a variety in years. I am just amazed at the color.During the weekend,

I also played with my two dogs, Peanut and Buster. They are great fun and neither tires of rope tug or fetch ball. They have all kinds of tasks to do in a day. They guard, play, chew, guard, go outside to bark, guard, play and chew.

In all of this, Annette was studying for a course she is taking.

I may have mentioned the outdoor dog named Summer in an earlier post. She is the neighborhood dog, and she is managed collectively by 3 or 4 neighbors. Well, she had a friend stop by for breakfast, Gus. He rarely stops in the morning, but lately he has been by regularly in the afternoon. I think his buddy (a brown dog) may have left the area, and he has befriended summer. Oh well, if he wants some food, he gets fed too. Biscuit, another neighbor dog stopped by, but Buster’s barking scared him off. And then there is Bart. Bart is a 14 year old Sheltie that runs away from his home and lives on our end of the neighborhood. He has a great home, but he wants to live over in our area when he gets out. The dogs love what I feed them. My secret in dog food is to mix canned dog food with dry dog food. Usually it is Pedigree canned and Pedigree dry. The dogs just love it. For the outdoor dogs, it is Old Roy Can and Old Roy Dry. They just love the food!

Since the gas prices went up through the roof, we try to have one day on the weekend where we abstain from driving. It really is good, because it makes us spend more time at home.

The passing of another adult role model figure

Mrs. Sartain.

This has been a tough year in losses of parent figures from my youth. Mrs. Sartain worked in the office at St Paul School (the grade school I attended) for many years. I knew her as the mother of another student, Peter Sartain. She was an example to consider as a model to follow in one’s life.

She is a devout and religious person, but she was also a real and everyday person. She –in short- was an example of how to blend religion and everyday life. She didn’t sit in the first pew and wear religion like a badge, but she in a pew with average ordinary individuals.

She and another adult role model Mr. (Charlie) Beard were ordinary everyday rooted in the earth real people who had a strong grasp of their faith.

With respect to Mr. Beard: I wrote her son, Peter Sartain, earlier in the year to tell him about the passing of Mr. Beard. He and I both consider that Mr. Beard and the other figures in our lives to be influential.

I just hope I and many others that Mrs. Sartain influenced (by her example) are ready to stand alone without guidance and strength. I am not sure we are ready to stand alone without her guidance. She gave us a great example of how to be contemporary and strong in faith. I just hope I can stand up and live to all the examples set in my life.

Somewhere JD is smiling right now!

I posted back in June about the passing of my friend JD Doherty.

http://freddeaton.blogspot.com/2005/06/passing-of-my-friend-jd-doherty.html

What you may not know is that he was a rabid Ole Miss fan. On Monday, September 5th, Ole Miss played the University of Memphis. Ole Miss beat Memphis by a score of 10-6! I know somehow and in some way JD was at the game. I know he is chanting the "Hoddy Toddy" chant of Ole Miss. For once I actually miss hearing his chant in Memphis' loss!

The results to the 9/3/05 Jackson Matches

I went to the matches last saturday night (9/3/05). It seemed like a replay of the traditional Saturday Night wrestling of years ago. btw, it was packed which is more than the last program 2 1/2 years ago where you could count the audience. I would guess close to 6,000 people were there. It was so big a crowd the parked aroud both Jackson-Central Merry High School and Madison Academic High School. I walked from across from Mr. Buchanon's Exxon on the other side of Jackson Central Merry. It was a good walk. I didn't even try the Masison Academic High Schoo parking area.

I missed the first match (I think the HeartThrobs won) due to the huge crowd parking. I was in line waiting to park for 30 minutes. The arena lot was full at 7:00, and that was 30 minutes before the start. That is why I was late and I had to park at the high school a good distance from the Oman Arena. Here are the results.

Tajiri defeated Freakin Deacon. Clean pin
OK, Its hard to watch a Oriental face wrestler. After all we had years and years of Tojo. He did a suprise spray (a la Muto) in the face and the actual match was quite old school with exaggerated moves. Tajiri looked really hurt at the end (possibly shoulder).


I now remember why I hate the Oman, a bad sound system is STILL IN PLACE.

- Eugene defeated Rob Conway. Clean pin
Rob is good and Nick Dinsmore does a great Eugene. The routine is the best I've see since George the Amimal, or Mark Lewin or Ivan Putski. A lot of old school holda and interactions with the referee. The taking of the Conway glasses and the Eugene jacket was a great comical exchange. I figure this it all the arenas. I think both Dinsmore and Conway wrestles in the old Memphis territory. So far the crowd is dead. excited but not really feeding the matches. Oh Eugene got a lot of noise from the kids.

- World Tag Team Champions The Hurricane & Rosey defeated Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch. Clean pin with the hurricane/rosey splash thrown by Rosey finish.

Cade and Murdoch look good but in this match, they are Jobbronies. No matter how good, you have to lose. If memory serves me, Shane Helms wrestled in Memphis promotions. best crowd respoonse so far. Hurricane & Rosey can work the crowd.


- Gene Snitsky defeated Viscera. Use of ropes for pin a merciful ending to the really bad match
As bad as you can imagine. Mabel from M.O.M. wasn't any better as Vicera. Actually he looks a little lighter than years past. Crowd was dead and the match was dead.

- WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus & Ashley defeated Victoria & Candice Michelle.

The girls were the hardest workers on the card. all the moves looked great. All 4 pushed a good match. The girls work better tan the men. Oh., sure you think I say that because of the great looking girls, but it is true they really work hard.
They made the moves, worked the crowd and made everything look tough.

- Matt Hardy defeated Edge. This was a DQ.
Sadly, Amy Dumas (Lita) has become useless and helpless eye candy (think of Miss Elizabeth) on the sidelines. Hardy sold injuries great. Hardy, What a wimp, He should be slappin that gal for sleeping out and around on him! Did Edge's wife leave him? If so there is another stooge for going after the gal when you have a wife!

- Shawn Michaels defeated WWE IC Champion Carlito in a Non-Title Match.
When was announced as no-title, I knew who would win! Carlito is pure and simple crappy as a wrestler and a personality. I am not at all a Carlito fan. A useless waste of a former champion in Michaels. Shawn can still work, But he has limits. Shawn is small has had some serious injuries that limit his mobility, and he just does not work a match with someone he has to carry very well. It starts out as a interview that turns into a fight then a match. Crowd wasn't as strong as one would think with a former champ.

- WWE Champion John Cena defeated Kurt Angle via DQ. The DQ took place after referee bumps.
Kurt Angle made this match. He pushed it and Cena responded. I think there were two ref bumps and the first looked possibly mistimed. Is it me or is Cena doing the Steve Austin routine. Well, the crowd lit up for this match. Cena is really over with the crowd. Angle, a former Memphis worker really made the match work. Surprisingly, it was the only real referee bumps of the night.
I think Angle can carry any worker to a good match. I think the crowd and Angle made Cena work a little harder. Both looked to have some carryover injuries maybe a knee or an ankle.


All in all, a great crowd. It was a large crowd. It made me think of the Jackson heydays when they would tape the arena and show it after 10:30 on saturday nights. They needed a table announcer to give the old "10 minutes to wrestle" and a better sound system. The Oman's system is terrible. A Lance Russell handling the Carlito segment would've helped, but Carlito would be still terrible.

Saturday Raw in Jackson TN

I went to RAW at the Oman Arena. The Oman is the site of many wrestling events in Jackson. It was a packed crowd of over 5,000. I will post pictures later. The best match was Cena Beating Angle by DO. They both worked hard and had a lot of good moves. There was a ref bump and a second referee was called out by Angle. Angle hit the second referee after not getting a near pin on Cena. The first referee recovered in time to DQ Kurt Angle.