This week, instead of just finding one interesting restaurant, I’ve actually managed to find an entire chain. This is a series of restaurants opened by the North Korean government in places other than their own country. They are present throughout many countries in East Asia and are all named after the country’s capital,
I had no idea that the more pets are lost on the 4th of July than any other day of the year—did you? This image has some great tips on keeping your pets safe for the holiday. Some of these include keeping a recent photo of your pet handy, walking your pet early before the festivities start, and playing with your pets away from fireworks and grills.
This week I decided to go back and revisit one of the anime series that first enticed me into my love of this cartoon convention. Cowboy Bebop is, in my opinion, perhaps the best anime ever produced. Led by Shinichiro Watanabe (the director responsible for other great animes such as Samurai Champloo), the team that put this series together is legend in the industry. It combines the perfect combination of excellence in writing, directing and animation and has, over time, become one of the most beloved anime series in the world.
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Gordon cue'd up this Taijuan Walker sequence, jabbing with the "gets on em in a hurry" fastball call and hooking with the "15 feet over the batter's head" hook call. I'm piling on here, but that particular video is worth it.
It took us a while to triangulate Hisashi Iwakuma ... whodat, whodat ...?, um ... ::taps chin:: ... Hershiser? ... um ... GREG MADDUX! An 80% replica of the Mad Dog his ownself.
Took a while to triangulate Erasmo Ramirez, too ... still taking a while. Fister without the angles? ... ummm...
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Internet fave Itty Bitty Kitty Committee is a private blog run by a family which fosters kittens for the Humane Society of Tacoma and Pierce County. This July 20th the Humane Society is holding its 23rd annual Walk for Homeless Pets to help raise funds for the non-profit animal rescue organization.
Walle, a pigeon-footed, bandy-legged, waddling, humpbacked, large-noggined mutt, has won the title of "World's Ugliest Dog." In past years the title has almost inevitably gone to a Mexican hairless or Chinese crested dog. But this year, Walle's stumpy, clumsy, tongue-lolling appearance took the crown.
One judge commented that Walle "looked like he's been Photoshopped with pieces from various dogs and maybe a few other animals."
Feral dogs have become a huge problem in Moscow. These packs of wild dogs roam the streets attacking people and other dogs, and generally making a nuisance of themselves. But the dogs have proven quite resourceful as well: recently they have learned how to take the subway.
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HELP WANTED - APPLY WITHIN
Sunday, the Mariners took a series from the A's and headed into a day off. Wedge was in a great mood. He was bright with every answer until somebody asked about Franklin Gutierrez. Pause, pick your words carefully. "His legs tightened up on him - Again."
We grok here that Wedge has long since tired of dog-and-pony show. Managers, if you have just joined us, want players they can count on.
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Michael Saunders can play defensive CF just fine ... his OPS+ for the season is down to 74, and he's now 26 years old and going backwards. It would be a nice luxury to make him a #4 outfielder with upside. He's kind of a "tweener" defensively anyway.
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Dustin Ackley seemed like a natural CF, except that the reports out of North Carolina were that his right elbow was shot. Now they say he's throwing the ball like a champ. BOOM SHAK-A-LAKA. There's your Mariner center fielder, gentlemen...
or not.
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We'll Get Back to You, Any Day Now
With Ackley tearing up AAA, nineteen kinds of reporters and other entourage were banging down Wedge's door. What's the holdup here?!
Another big win for Bonderman, er, for his team on Sunday. He locks down a team, Oakland, that has just whupped Hisashi Iwakuma twice in a row.
Also to Bonderman's credit: a 4-1 win over the Yankee$ and a 3-2 win* over the Angels, who detonated Felix Hernandez two days later. All this in Bonderman's first five starts back from dry dock.
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WHEEL AROUND, RH PICKOFF MOVE CATCHES ICHIRO FLATFOOTED: Bonderman had not pitched since 2010 ... who knew who he was? He returned in 2013, and in 5 starts since, has run a celery-crisp ERA of 3.30.
Even worse -- for Seattle's enemies, that is -- Bonderman took his first mulligan (five innings, seven runs) and since then, has ripped off four lockdowns. Back to back to back to back, baby. What comes after three-peat?
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ICHIRO JUKES SECOND BASEMAN, IS DIVING INTO 2B: But Jeremy Bonderman's control ratio is 10:10 ... in 30 innings. Nothing but pure, 10:1 distilled luck(TM)?
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Dr. D SCURRIES FOR THE 2B BAG TO TAKE THE THROW: In his first incarnation, Bonderman was the league's ultimate Stupid Pitcher. He had great stuff, with horrible pitchability, an ERA much higher than his K/BB/HR predicted, and a long string of stubborn 3-1 fastballs on his resume.
We didn't invent the "Cerberus" thing, but it's become fairly commonplace, so I assume it's not copyrighted or anything. Folks can use my cheesy nicknames, too. [Doc's already using "Zuumball."]
Cerebus was the three-headed dog-monster of ancient myth.
[Interestingly, in the Beatles movie Yellow Submarine, the muti-headed dog has four heads:
