Merry Christmas!

Happy Holidays........From all of us......at 5 on Five..

Hump Day.....News & Views

It is indeed.....A Wednesday......so it must be "Hump Day".   But this is a special "Hump Day",  considering the time of year it is.


Two more shopping days before Christmas.....

Yes.....Christmas 2009.   Are you done with your list?   Have you ....checked it twice?   Have you waited until the absolute......last minute?   A "Boo" for you ....if you have.

Here's what we........are following:   Courtesy of Yahoo Sports:

Vick wins Eagles' courage award (AP)

Michael Vick's peers appreciate his tough journey back to the NFL. Vick won the Ed Block Courage Award, voted on by his teammates on the Philadelphia Eagles. The once-disgraced star quarterback returned to the league after spending 18 months in a federal prison for his role in a dogfighting ring. "It means a great deal to me," Vick said Wednesday.

You know.......the "haters" will still hate.....and those PETA folks will have their say.....but .....this is a good thing for Vick....and his family.

Braves, Glaus agree on 1-year contract (AP)

The power-hungry Atlanta Braves are hoping longtime third baseman Troy Glaus can fill the team's void at first base. The Braves have reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year contract with Troy Glaus, a person with knowledge of the negotiations to The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal is not final.

Honestly.....I have not done the research.   Who is this guy......and .....why have I never heard of him?   

Henry's teary fiancee speaks at funeral (AP)

Chris Henry's fiancee wept as she spoke about the late Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tuesday, saying that while she often got credit for helping him stay clear of trouble, he changed her life as well. Henry, 26, was killed after he fell out of the bed of pickup truck driven by his fiancee, Loleini Tonga, during what police called a domestic dispute.

Why.....is this women.....not in jail?   She was.....driving that truck.....wasn't she?


Things.......I think....I think:

That ....."Christmas Spirit"......is only for all people.....under the age of 10.

After that.......it's a dog eat dog fight......at malls all across this great nation.


How did .......I ever get around......without my GPS Garmin?


I think......I'll do a ham for Friday......as in warming a fully cooked,  sliced, spiral  one.


I wish.......one day......in my lifetime.....I can take the whole month of December...off.


But.....you gotta eat.....and I do kind of enjoy.....some of the finer things in life.


Have.......a great "Hump Day".

Michael Vick.....Matt Ryan....& the Atlanta Falcons

"So this is Christmas........what have you done?........

Another year is over........and a new one just begun"......(John Lennon, 1971)

I must apologize..........I was wrong.

When the Atlanta Falcons first drafted Matt Ryan........I was under-impressed to say the least. I speculated the weak offensive line of these Falcons would spell a quick and sudden death, both to the rookie QB........and to the team's play-off aspirations.

Again..........I was wrong.

I thought this team would be lucky to win 3 games........It was not a good team. Michael Vick had proceeded to camouflage much of the teams deficiencies by his super-natural talents and his running abilities.

With Vick..........now just an after thought ........still doing time for the dog fighting mess.......thus a non issue.......

We turn our attention to the new Atlanta Falcons......

A new general manager.......a new coach...........and a new quarterback .....

And............after a 4-12 season..............a play-off birth.

In the spirit of the season........can you say, "Miracle on .......Peachtree Street?"

Merry Christmas .......Atlanta Falcons, Matt Ryan............and ........yes........Michael Vick!

Santa Claus.......Mike Teixeira.....& the N Y Yankees

'Tis the season...........


'Twas the night before Christmas.......when all through the house.....

not a creature was stirring.....not even a mouse.....


Except ..........those ass-holes in the front office of the New York Yankees!


Mark Teixiera........here is an early Christmas gift. $180 million for 8 years! Yes, we are the Yankees..........we don't "haggle" over a couple of millions........Everyone else's offer to the former Anaheim Angel first baseman was between $140 million and $160 million. Let's get ....serious. Let's not bull-shit around. Let's blow everybody completely out of the water!

And in essence ......this is exactly what the Yankees did. $180 million..........

So Santa.......wears pinstripes.

The baseball world is up in arms.........."This is so unfair", they rail..........But is it?

Again.......we ask, "How much is a player worth?"..............and again we reply, "You're worth....exactly what someone will pay you".

So .......don't hate on the Yankees..........or Teixeira...........or sports..........or MLB........

Mark Teixeira happens to be able to do something .......only a precious few in the 2 billion plus populated earth.....can do......... Hit and catch a little round ball.

Merry Christmas Mr. Teixeira............and Merry Christmas to you too.......New York Yankees.

A Road Trip.......Down Memory Lane...

Yours Truly...........

Took a road trip these past few days......A trip which took me, my father and my mother back to where it all began.......For me and my siblings, anyway.

The city of Savannah, Georgia...........(where I first lived).........Hunter Air Force Base ( where I breathe my first breath of air.......and Fellwood Homes........(a public housing project where I had my first bed).

I have heard..........to better understand the present and the future.......one must visit the past.

Well.....as much as Savannah has changed in the last 40 years........much of it remains the same.

A smaller version of Hunter AFB remains..........My father's high school ( A. E. Beach High ) is still standing.....still open. My mother's high school ( Woodville and later, Tomkins High is now a Technical school.

And Fellwood Homes?...............It no longer exist........at all. The old housing projects built in 1941 have been leveled (see top photo).

We lived in "the projects" at a time when "the projects"were not yet a bad word........Affordable government subsidized homes. Clean.......efficient......crime free.


But after over 50 years.............Fellwood Homes..........became a drug infested........high crime black eye to the city of Savannah.

It was breath taking and somewhat surreal to see bulldozers working so late on this Christmas Eve afternoon...........clearing the ground for a new Fellwood..........termed, The Sustainable Fellwood. (See Photo above on right).

There is just something about........seeing your past..........living the present.....and envisioning the future.

Merry Christmas........to all.......