Goodbye George, Thank you!

I have cursed you, I have called you every name in the book and I have thought ill of you and your family. Today, I know I will miss you and that, as a fan of (what) baseball (should be), I know you were one of the giants.

You bought my team for $10 million in 1973, today it's worth $1.6 Billion. I guess we can forego any discussion of your acumen and skill.

You fired people that I admire and even loved, you tore down people who were great, even legendary. You spent money like it was going out of style. Some people think you're the worst thing that ever happened to baseball, I think the opposite, you saved it from itself. I may not have agreed with you buying the World Series, but I damn sure loved the ride! And who am I to argue... I have exactly 0% of the pennants/series that you do.

Other owners spend money now and then, and pocketed the results, maybe a pennant here, a series there. Not you, you put the money back into the team. You demanded alot, maybe too much, and you never accepted failure.

You did it all to win. Well George, no matter what anyone says about you, you will be remembered as a winner. You did what you felt had to be done. More power to ya. I met you once and you said hi, even to a nobody like me, just a fan. You cared about your team, your brand and the people that lived up to your standards, even Billy. (Come on, admit it, you liked Billy alot!!! :)

Rest in peace, George. Maybe the field of dreams needs new management?

John Cleese - Absolutely Brilliant discussion of Football...

You don't need my words for this one... enjoy

John Cleese discusses American football...

Mimi's Cafe

Quickie Restaurant Review...  Mimi's Cafe

This is the Albuquerque location.  We were looking for somewhere to eat, having just spent time and money at Woodcraft, and we had pretty much settled on Jasmine, a really nice Thai food place.  Instead, we saw Mimi's cafe next to it and said "What the hell, we'll try it."  Normally, I'm not one for chain cafe's, I mean, how good can a chain be?

One inside, I was struck with how desperately they tried to play up the New Orleans - French connection.  This is another thing that scares me, since if you try this hard with your decor, your food must not send the right message.

Well, I was right.  While the wait staff was pleasant, the atmosphere oppressive and the food was all over the map.  The Crab Cakes were so salty I thought they may have been fresh caught from the sea... then I remembered the Rio Grande is a fresh water river.  My Chicken Crepes were, at best, uninspired and depressing.  While there was a nice mix of flavors, there was nothing that bound the dish together.  The chicken was un-marinated and just sort of there as a meat.  I didn't say they weren't good, they were just ok, they did not impress or depress.



I will be going back there, I am sure though, since Pam found a fruit and walnut salad she really liked and it looked really quite good.  So, while I'm not impressed or awed with the food, I'm also not disgusted.  Most of the food was well prepared and I think I shall have to check out their pot pies next time.  Who knows, maybe it will be better.