Zen, I like that idea. I'm guessing the weight of the motor and batteries would make it a pain in the back for baggage handlers, and a heavy bag surcharge.
Hmm. Schematics time. I need to discuss this with my engineer.
And I wonder, what possible catastrophe came crashing down from heaven and brought this dashing stranger to tears?
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Zenkitty - Feb 27, 2010 5:45:17 am PST #11563 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
JZ - Feb 27, 2010 6:33:36 am PST #11564 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Googling around, Hil, I couldn't find a damn thing -- even all the baseball nostalgia people who sell tons of vintage minor league and Negro League shirts and hats don't have anything for the women's teams. There's even a New York Women's Baseball history website that's beautifully detailed and rich with everything you could ask for, including a CafePress store...that's completely empty. Grr.
I did discover two cool things, though: first, the Vintage Base Ball Association (basically, a mashup of baseball geekery and Faire/SCA culture) now has a women's division, with teams scattered around the country; and, second, the first women's college baseball team in the U.S.? Was at MY COLLEGE. Booyah! (And I love the name: The Resolutes.)
Barb - Feb 27, 2010 6:39:52 am PST #11565 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Found this, though Hil:
K & P Weaver, LLC K & P Weaver, LLC, Licensee of the AAGPBL - offers authentically reproduced uniforms & accessories for all teams (home & away). Each uniform is custom made to order and includes the appropriate league and team patches, belt, satin drawers & baseball cap. Contact Ken or Paula for more information.
K & P Weaver, LLC PO Box 1131 Orange, CT 06477 Phone: (203) 795-9024 Website: [link]
omnis_audis - Feb 27, 2010 6:45:22 am PST #11566 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
The baby that was wailing in my ear in the terminal is across the aisle. This is going to be a long flight. Dunno how you parents do it.
Laga - Feb 27, 2010 7:15:43 am PST #11567 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Pix, can we all rally at Laga's Sunday evening? Hang out at her place?
All are welcome.
The baby that was wailing in my ear in the terminal is across the aisle.
oh no. I hope the baby fell asleep by now.
Hil R. - Feb 27, 2010 7:21:13 am PST #11568 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Thanks, Barb! That website does have the hats from the league from the forties, but the team that I'm looking for was from an earlier league. I might get one of those if I can't find exactly what I'm looking for. They only have two teams available in cotton rather than wool, though.
Hil R. - Feb 27, 2010 7:42:56 am PST #11569 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Why am I watching My Girl? This movie always makes me sniffly.
Laura - Feb 27, 2010 8:01:34 am PST #11570 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Pleasant travels, o_a.
Yay on the house news, Barb.
I have to get my hair cut and go to the office to do some work. Then I have to go to Best Buy and get an outdoor security camera. Ah, teens. Maybe more on that later.
And I am compelled to catch up on about 700 posts in Natter that I just can't seem to skip. Y'all are funny.
Pix - Feb 27, 2010 8:05:08 am PST #11571 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
Omnis, safe travels. I will talk to ND about Sunday, but I can't do too late. Monday starts at 6am every week for me. Alas! We will figure something out.
The talk in Natter right now is about the horrific 8.8 earthquake in Chile and tsunami evacuations in Hawaii, Laga. Terrifying.
Burrell - Feb 27, 2010 8:13:38 am PST #11572 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Dunno how you parents do it.
Can only speak for myself, but when my babies were babies, their cries were the way they communicated a need to me, so I pretty quickly learned how to interpret different cries and could guess when my kid was hungry or tired or uncomfortable or in pain. Pain really was the worst as it was hardest to placate and conveyed the most anxiety.
I realize I was blessed to have pretty happy babies most of the time. Still, Franny didn't like to be in cars in bad traffic and the like, and I can still remember driving to Perkins house once with ita and having poor Franny wailing in the back as we crawled down Fairfax.