| 2008 Ford Mustang
Once we were young men. Old men now, we dream of getting a car that in our youth may have escaped us. But that car has always been at the forefront of our masculine existence. Many a hot, late summer afternoon and moon lipped night have been spent dreaming of a new car. When I was a lad, new cars were introduced in the fall. GTO, Impala, Corvette, and Mustang were constant companions in my dreams growing up. My two favorite dream subjects were the Ford Mustang and a cheerleader named Sandy Smith. I worked hard, saved my money, but was never able to get the Mustang. I lost Sandy, too, probably because of little money and no Ford Mustang. Well, I don't know where Sandy is today, but for the last week a Ford Mustang has been sleeping in my garage. Over 40 years have passed since high school, and in some ways my life didn't go quite like I had hoped.
Audubon toy store to shut doors
After five years at 77 Audubon St., Richard Stack, owner of Toystore on Audubon, said he will not be renewing his lease when it expires in early March. A “25% off" sign stands outside the store's front door, advertising the end of what he called a wonderful but “long and painstaking experiment" of running a higher-end, specialized store in the University Properties-owned Audubon Arts & Retail District, especially during the current economic downturn. “I don't have any capital money to speak of, and I simply don't have the emotional enthusiasm anymore," the 69-year-old said. Stack, whose matter-of-fact outlook on his business seems out of place amid the carefree ambience of plush finger puppets, wooden medieval castles and multihued beading kits, said the closing of his small shop is a matter of necessity and the result of lessons learned.
Why Salmond laughed all the way to the Budget
If you want your heart's desire, if you want me out, take it to the electorate. How best to put this? Here's how: confronted with that choice, Labour ran away. It did not have the stomach, the confidence, the organisation or (a lovely irony) the cash to take on the Nationalists. In that, not in £950 cheques or strange abstentions, lies the lasting damage to Ms Alexander. How do you tell voters that Mr Salmond is doing untold damage to Scotland yet refuse the invitation to attempt to remove him? Even if Labour and the Liberals had failed to muster all the votes required to defeat the Budget, cause the First Minister to resign and force an election, it might, surely, have seized a half-chance. Not a bit of it. The last thing it wanted was another trip to the polls.
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Perry's first season in the American League was a big success as he posted a 24-16 record and a 1.92 ERA with the 5th place Indians. He was named the 1972 American League Cy Young award winner. Gaylord spent two more solid seasons with the Tribe before being traded to the Texas Rangers in 1975. November 27, 1972 - Tribe gets "Spiked" by Yankees: In a great trade for New York the Indians sent 3B Graig Nettles and catcher Gerry Moses to the Yankees for catcher John Ellis, INF Jerry Kenney, OF Rusty Torres, and "Blue Chip" power hitting prospect Charlie Spikes. Spikes never became the dominant power hitter that the Tribe was hoping for and Nettles went on to make mutiple All-Star appearances and win several Gold Glove Awards as a member of those powerful Yankee teams of the 70's. What were the Indians thinking? April 26, 1974 - Bronx Bombers Burn Indians Once Again: In what has been called "The Friday Night Massacre", the Yankees send four pitchers, including Fritz Peterson and Steve Kline to the Indians for 1B Chris Chambliss, P Dick Tidrow, and RP Cecil Upshaw.
Spring practice: Wolverines are Big Ten's wild card; Spartans stuck in ...
The mass exodus never happened, and Ohio State is geared up to annoy the rest of the country with another BCS national championship push. There's a clear gap between the Buckeyes and the rest of the league, though Wisconsin and Penn State could inch closer by finding capable starting quarterbacks. Illinois lost a lot of star power, but has talented reinforcements, and Michigan is the league's acknowledged wild card. The league's middle could be reshuffled as teams like Purdue, Michigan State, Indiana and Northwestern all return proven quarterbacks. 1. Ohio State Buckeyes
What we know: Linebackers James Laurinaitis and Marcus Freeman are back, along with cornerback Malcolm Jenkins, to headline an outstanding defense.
What we don't know: The health of Freeman and defensive end Lawrence Wilson following injuries.
Blizzard blasted Cape Ann 30 years ago
Thirty years ago, five men went to sea from Gloucester for the last time aboard the 50-foot, steel-hulled pilot boat Can Do. Rockport's Motif No. 1, the red fish shack and one of the most painted buildings in the nation, toppled into the harbor. The raging ocean pounded the New England Lobster Co. at the end of Pigeon Cove wharf into the sea along with many nearby fishing shanties. Dozens of lobster boats were lost. A nearby house was ripped in half. The sea, the waves of which reached heights of 30 to 40 feet with near hurricane winds, ravaged the Cape Ann coastline. A total of 32 inches of snow fell in a period of 24 hours from Monday night throughout the next day making it the heaviest one-day snowfall in the city's recorded history. The Blizzard of '78 brought activity to a standstill as a state of emergency was declared, schools and businesses closed, and most driving was prohibited while the National Guard was called in to clear roads.
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