Buck Owens
August 12, 1929-March 25, 2006. My all-time favorite singer passed away early Saturday. I heard about it on the 11:00 news. I got up and went to my computer and put a little picture and memorial on there. I grew up watching the Buck Owens Ranch Show with my Dad (way before Hee Haw). My dad's favorite song was "My Heart Skips a Beat". It's right up there at the top for me too. I loved Buck. He was wholesome. He was an amazing singer and guitar player. I think he wrote the greatest country song ever in "Together Again". I played several Buck songs on my guitar last night. My break is over, I'll probably put up a page on my website about him and maybe write some more in my blog (here and at My Space), but I have to go back to work now.

Well, I'm beginning to accept that the Sox traded my favorite player for a right handed power-hitter with a lot of potential. I'll miss Bronson, but I will follow his career with the Reds
and hope that he wins the NL Cy Young this year! Good luck Bronson!
I've been trying to build my new website. I really want to do everything in notepad and write
all the code myself. I'm trying to learn as much about HTML as I can(and CSS and XHTML),
so it'll be slow going, but it is fun.

On my morning break at work. Rainy day is making me wish I was home on the living room floor with my puppies, taking a nap.
I'm beginning to understand the Red Sox trading Saturn for Willy Mo. It's a business decision. What's best for the organization. It will give Bronson a spot as the #2 starter for the Reds. Could be good for him. Willy Mo has a lot of potential, but has been handled badly by previous teams, especially the Yankees. We'll see how he develops playing with Manny and Big Papi.
I actually picked up my guitar and played for an hour or so last night. It was fun. Really felt good to play and sing.

MY FIRST BLOG
This is my first blog entry, so bear with me. I'm a huge Red Sox fan and today my favorite player got traded to the Reds. Bronson Arroyo was the most consistent pitcher on the team
last year. He also signed a 3 year deal for much less than he could have gotten as a free agent
to stay in Boston(against his agent's advice). In these days of greed where the player and their agents are only interested in how much money they can get, I think that kind of loyalty should be rewarded. In '94 before Arroyo's start against the Yankee's in the ALCS, Curt Schilling said
"I'll take the kid. He's got nuts the size of Saturn." On the Sons of Sam Horn ( a popular Red Sox
bulletin board where Schilling often posts) the members all call him Saturn now. I'm going to
miss seeing his leg kick, great breaking ball and corn rows in a Sox uniform, but I will be watching and pulling for him to do well in the National League. Thanks for everything Saturn.