Guinness is Good!/Christmas Menu Ideas/Paul Westerberg/Phils Sign Jenkins
Guinness good for you - official
The old advertising slogan “Guinness is Good for You” may be true after all, according to researchers. A pint of the black stuff a day may work as well as an aspirin to prevent heart clots that raise the risk of heart attacks….Story:
Guiness is Good!
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For those that are hosting this Christmas and still trying to figure out the menu (this would include myself), the Times had a good article on simple apps to prepare.
101 Appetizers in 20 Minutes of Less
If into it, check out the reader comments that appear with the article. Offered are about 80 more recipes that look pretty tasty.
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I saw The Replacements, Paul Westerberg’s original band, at Constitution Hall in D.C. while a student at GWU in 1986. Tommy Stinson, the bass player who was only 13 when The Replacements formed in 1980 and 19 when I saw him, was not only a creative influence in the band, but a world class lush. He performed the show in D.C. with a bottle of Jack Daniels at his side (drinking age was 18 in D.C. at the time, as if it would have mattered). By the time the encore came, he could barely stand up. In 1997, he was hired as the bass player for Guns and Roses. Westerberg, however, was the lead singer and songwriter for the Replacements and the unmistakable leader of the band. Here he is at the peak of his solo career. He was a college favorite of mine, and I hadn’t seen him play live for years before seeking him out on youtube. Listen to how tight this band is:
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Great site for the Philly fan (also posted under sports to the right):
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ESPN has reported that the Phils have signed former Brewers outfielder Geoff Jenkins to a two year deal for $13 million. He can play both corner positions and platoon with both Jason Werth and Burrell when he gets into his annual hitting funk. Look for him to hit .270 and, with 500 at bats, around 25 dingers. Not a bad pick-up.
It’s also believed that Chad Durbin, a former Tigers starter, is close to signing. Our friends at thegoodphight.com sums this one up well:
His best season was last year (coincidentally, a CONTRACT year) when he went 8-7 with a 4.72 ERA in just over 127 innings. He has gone over TEN innings pitched approximately FIVE times in a NINE year career. In 2002, 2003 and 2004 he posted ERAs of 11.88, 7.27 and 6.97, respectively. And his 2004 ERA was over 60 innings, so there’s more than enough there to make it reliable. Welcome, if you will, the next candidate in “Who Wants To Maybe Possibly Be Better Than Adam Eaton?” If we give this guy more than two mil a year, I’ll have a stroke.
