Wow! Three posts in a week. It's been a while. Camp NaNoWriMo is less than three weeks away and I'm still undecided about which story to write. A couple of nights ago, I wrote a second scene, this one dealing with the fallout from Rickshaw, New Mexico. More on Rickshaw in a bit. If this continues, Return To Origin may once again, go to the back burner.
Now what's going on with Rickshaw, New Mexico? From today until June 17, Rickshaw will be free for the Kindle. The link will be posted after the trivia. Speaking of...
Here's some NBA trivia...
Today in 1993, the Phoenix Suns beat the Chicago Bulls in triple overtime, 129-121. Michael Jordan led all scorers with 44 points. Dan Majerle led the Suns with 28. The Suns improved to 1-2 in the series, but the Bulls went on to win the NBA Championship 4-2.
Today in 1997, the Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz 90-86. Michael Jordan led all scorers with 39 and Karl Malone led the Jazz with 21. With this win, Chicago won the NBA Championship 4-2.
Today in 2001, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 100-86. Allen Iverson led all scorers with 35 points. Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers with 34. Los Angeles improves to 3-1 in the series and would win the NBA Championship 4-1.
And for some MLB trivia...
Today in 1975, the Big Red Machine got into a slugfest with the Chicago Cubs. By the seventh inning, the Cubs led the Cincinnati Reds 8-6, but the bottom fell out in the eighth. The Reds went on a 12-3 run and won the game 18-11. Johhny Bench and George Foster each hit a homerun for the Reds and Jerry Morales hit a homerun for the Cubs.
Today in 1988, the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets took a 1-1 game into 12 innings. In the bottom of the 12th, Lee Mazzilli hit an RBI single to win the game 2-1. Darryl Strawberry hit a solo homer to get the Mets on the board. Bob Horner hit an RBI single to account for the Cardinals' score.
Today in 2006, a solo homerun by Robinson Cano was all the New York Yankees needed to defeat the Cleveland Indians 1-0. In a respectable effort, LP Paul Byrd struck out six batters.
If you want to explore more trivia and see the box scores, go to Basketball-Reference.com and Baseball-Reference.com.
So what's going on with Rickshaw?
Starting today, my ebook, Rickshaw, New Mexico is free until June 17. Click the link, download your FREE copy today, and please spread the word.
Have a great day!!!
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Friday, June 13, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
A Possible Story Change, a Sweep, and a Belated Spanking
So much for not making an entry for the next month. This began as an entry on my Facebook author page, but it was going to be too long. So what happened?
All of this started from Andy B's review of my ebook, Rickshaw, New Mexico. Andy wanted to know more about certain characters in the story and if there's going to be a sequel. The answer is yes and no. In a way, Rickshaw is a sequel to a short story I wrote in The Acts of 1 - A Collection of Short Stories, titled, A Flash In Time. It's not a true sequel, but the stories are somewhat related.
As I said yesterday, I wrote out a scene involving a couple of characters from A Flash In Time. They were walking down a trail in what would later be Chalmette, Louisiana. The year is 1753. Again, the scene isn't long, but it's pretty good, at least for a first draft. Yes, I know. All first drafts suck, but the story is pretty good.
Last night, three more scenes popped into my head. I can't go into detail because of spoilers. However, one of the scenes is much like one late in A Flash In Time. Here's the point of this part of my blog entry: If scenes continue to pop up like this, my July Camp NaNoWriMo project may change from Return To Origin to this. Now you see why the post is here instead of my Facebook author page.
Since we are here, it's time for some trivia...
Today in 1989, the bad boy Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 114-110 in the NBA Finals. The win put the Pistons up 3-0 in the series. Detroit's Joe Dumars led all scorers with 31 points. James Worthy led the Lakers with 26. The Pistons would go on to sweep the series 4-0 and win the NBA Championship.
Today in 1997, Michael Jordan scored 38 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 90-88 win over the Utah Jazz in the NBA Finals. The Bulls now led the series 3-2. Karl Malone led the Jazz with 19 points. Chicago would go on to win the series 4-2 and become NBA Champions.
Today in 1974, an RBI by Bake McBride was all the St. Louis Cardinals needed to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0. WP Lynn McGlothen allowed seven hits and threw six strikeouts. Al Hrabosky got his second save of the season. In a respectable effort, LP Andy Messersmith allowed four hits and struck out four batters. McGlothen improved to 8-3 and Messersmith fell to 6-2.
Today in 1991, Nolan Ryan pitched a complete game shutout as the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0. Ryan allowed six hits and struck out 10 batters. He improved to 4-4 with the win.
Forgot one: Yesterday in 1943, the St. Louis Cardinals spanked the Cincinnati Reds 18-0. Stan Musial went 3-4 and hit 3 RBI's. What was surprising about this game was that with all the runs scored, nobody hit a homerun. Also, WP Mort Cooper pitched a complete game shutout, he allowed five hits and struck out only two batters. Fifteen year old Joe Nuxhall made his major league debut and pitched 2/3 of an inning for the Reds.
If you want to explore and learn more trivia from these games, go to Basketball-Reference.com and Baseball-Reference.com. Note: I am not part of or have any financial interest in either of these websites. I'm just a fan who likes trivia and appreciates the efforts of the people on these websites who make the information available to us.
If you are interested in any of the stories covered in today's entry, click the links above or you could go to my Amazon author page to view all of my ebooks.
Have a great day!!!
All of this started from Andy B's review of my ebook, Rickshaw, New Mexico. Andy wanted to know more about certain characters in the story and if there's going to be a sequel. The answer is yes and no. In a way, Rickshaw is a sequel to a short story I wrote in The Acts of 1 - A Collection of Short Stories, titled, A Flash In Time. It's not a true sequel, but the stories are somewhat related.
As I said yesterday, I wrote out a scene involving a couple of characters from A Flash In Time. They were walking down a trail in what would later be Chalmette, Louisiana. The year is 1753. Again, the scene isn't long, but it's pretty good, at least for a first draft. Yes, I know. All first drafts suck, but the story is pretty good.
Last night, three more scenes popped into my head. I can't go into detail because of spoilers. However, one of the scenes is much like one late in A Flash In Time. Here's the point of this part of my blog entry: If scenes continue to pop up like this, my July Camp NaNoWriMo project may change from Return To Origin to this. Now you see why the post is here instead of my Facebook author page.
Since we are here, it's time for some trivia...
Today in 1989, the bad boy Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 114-110 in the NBA Finals. The win put the Pistons up 3-0 in the series. Detroit's Joe Dumars led all scorers with 31 points. James Worthy led the Lakers with 26. The Pistons would go on to sweep the series 4-0 and win the NBA Championship.
Today in 1997, Michael Jordan scored 38 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 90-88 win over the Utah Jazz in the NBA Finals. The Bulls now led the series 3-2. Karl Malone led the Jazz with 19 points. Chicago would go on to win the series 4-2 and become NBA Champions.
Today in 1974, an RBI by Bake McBride was all the St. Louis Cardinals needed to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0. WP Lynn McGlothen allowed seven hits and threw six strikeouts. Al Hrabosky got his second save of the season. In a respectable effort, LP Andy Messersmith allowed four hits and struck out four batters. McGlothen improved to 8-3 and Messersmith fell to 6-2.
Today in 1991, Nolan Ryan pitched a complete game shutout as the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0. Ryan allowed six hits and struck out 10 batters. He improved to 4-4 with the win.
Forgot one: Yesterday in 1943, the St. Louis Cardinals spanked the Cincinnati Reds 18-0. Stan Musial went 3-4 and hit 3 RBI's. What was surprising about this game was that with all the runs scored, nobody hit a homerun. Also, WP Mort Cooper pitched a complete game shutout, he allowed five hits and struck out only two batters. Fifteen year old Joe Nuxhall made his major league debut and pitched 2/3 of an inning for the Reds.
If you want to explore and learn more trivia from these games, go to Basketball-Reference.com and Baseball-Reference.com. Note: I am not part of or have any financial interest in either of these websites. I'm just a fan who likes trivia and appreciates the efforts of the people on these websites who make the information available to us.
If you are interested in any of the stories covered in today's entry, click the links above or you could go to my Amazon author page to view all of my ebooks.
Have a great day!!!
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Happy Birthday, Michael Jordan
Today is NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan's 50th birthday. Happy birthday, MJ! You're past the halfway point to 100. As competitive as you are, you'll probably make it there.
So at the end of Michael Jordan Week (yes, they really had a Michael Jordan Week), if you paid attention, you heard just about everything there is to know about Michael Jeffrey Jordan.
Instead of giving you a novel's worth of trivia, let's just cover events on his landmark birthdays.
Today in 1983, MJ didn't have a game on his 20th birthday, but his North Carolina Tarheels stung from losing the second of three games in a row the night before. Maryland took the Tarheels down 106-94. Jordan's Tarheels played the eventual national champion, North Carolina State, on February 19 and lost 70-63. North Carolina went on to the NCAA Tournament, losing to Georgia in the Sweet 16 round 82-77.
Today in 1993, His Airness celebrated his 30th birthday with his Chicago Bulls by trouncing the Utah Jazz 114-96. Jordan led all scorers with 27. Chicago won their second game of a 7 game winning streak. The Bulls went to 35-17, on their way to winning their second NBA Championship over Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns 4-2.
Today in 2003, as with his 20th birthday, MJ had a day off for his 40th birthday. However, as with his 20th birthday, his team, now the Washington Wizards, were coming off a loss to the Utah Jazz on Valentine's Day. The Wizards would lose their next game on February 19 to the New Orleans Hornets, 87-75. The Wizards would go on to a 37-45 record, obviously missing the playoffs and coming in 5th in the Atlantic Division.
And now Michael Jordan is 50 and is majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, a regular in this blog's Last Place Update and defending Kings of the Cellar Champion. His Bobcats are off today, because of the NBA All-Star game, which is also today. Can the Bobcats change their fortunes with MJ as majority owner? The answer is yes. They should easily double their win total from last season and if they play well enough, maybe even triple it. However, they could also repeat as Kings of the Cellar. It depends on which Bobcats team shows up.
Speaking of the All-Star game, Jordan was named to 14 NBA All-Star teams and played in 13 All-Star games. There has been only one All-Star game on Air Jordan's birthday, but alas, it happened after he retired. The East beat the West 134-128 MJ's 45th birthday in 2008.
Jordan is undefeated on his landmark birthdays at 1-0, with no games on two of them, including college. Ages ending in 5 don't count as landmark. Is Michael Jordan the greatest NBA player ever? Probably. And to put my two cents in the First Take debate, could Jordan in his prime beat LeBron James playing one-on-one against each other ten out of ten times? My answer is yes, but LeBron would make a game out of it each time.
Happy birthday, your Airness!! Hope it's a great one!!
So at the end of Michael Jordan Week (yes, they really had a Michael Jordan Week), if you paid attention, you heard just about everything there is to know about Michael Jeffrey Jordan.
Instead of giving you a novel's worth of trivia, let's just cover events on his landmark birthdays.
Today in 1983, MJ didn't have a game on his 20th birthday, but his North Carolina Tarheels stung from losing the second of three games in a row the night before. Maryland took the Tarheels down 106-94. Jordan's Tarheels played the eventual national champion, North Carolina State, on February 19 and lost 70-63. North Carolina went on to the NCAA Tournament, losing to Georgia in the Sweet 16 round 82-77.
Today in 1993, His Airness celebrated his 30th birthday with his Chicago Bulls by trouncing the Utah Jazz 114-96. Jordan led all scorers with 27. Chicago won their second game of a 7 game winning streak. The Bulls went to 35-17, on their way to winning their second NBA Championship over Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns 4-2.
Today in 2003, as with his 20th birthday, MJ had a day off for his 40th birthday. However, as with his 20th birthday, his team, now the Washington Wizards, were coming off a loss to the Utah Jazz on Valentine's Day. The Wizards would lose their next game on February 19 to the New Orleans Hornets, 87-75. The Wizards would go on to a 37-45 record, obviously missing the playoffs and coming in 5th in the Atlantic Division.
And now Michael Jordan is 50 and is majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, a regular in this blog's Last Place Update and defending Kings of the Cellar Champion. His Bobcats are off today, because of the NBA All-Star game, which is also today. Can the Bobcats change their fortunes with MJ as majority owner? The answer is yes. They should easily double their win total from last season and if they play well enough, maybe even triple it. However, they could also repeat as Kings of the Cellar. It depends on which Bobcats team shows up.
Speaking of the All-Star game, Jordan was named to 14 NBA All-Star teams and played in 13 All-Star games. There has been only one All-Star game on Air Jordan's birthday, but alas, it happened after he retired. The East beat the West 134-128 MJ's 45th birthday in 2008.
Jordan is undefeated on his landmark birthdays at 1-0, with no games on two of them, including college. Ages ending in 5 don't count as landmark. Is Michael Jordan the greatest NBA player ever? Probably. And to put my two cents in the First Take debate, could Jordan in his prime beat LeBron James playing one-on-one against each other ten out of ten times? My answer is yes, but LeBron would make a game out of it each time.
Happy birthday, your Airness!! Hope it's a great one!!
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