Where's "Hooked"?

"Ok, here we go, we got a real pressure cooker going here, two down, nobody on, no score, bottom of the ninth, there's the wind-up and there it is, a line shot up the middle, look at him go. This boy can really fly! He's rounding first and really turning it on now, he's not letting up at all, he's gonna try for second; the ball is bobbled out in center, and here comes the throw, and what a throw! He's gonna slide in head first, here he comes, he's out! No, wait, safe--safe at second base, this kid really makes things happen out there. Batter steps up to the plate, here's the pitch-- he's going, and what a jump he's got, he's trying for third, here's the throw, it's in the dirt-- safe at third! Holy cow, stolen base! He's taking a pretty big lead out there, almost daring him to try and pick him off. The pitcher glance over, winds up, and it's bunted, bunted down the third base line, the suicide squeeze in on! Here he comes, squeeze play, it's gonna be close, here's the throw, there's the play at the plate, holy cow, I think he's gonna make it!" - from "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", Jim Steinman

Hopefully this ends up better than the end of the song... "So now I'm praying for then end of time, to hurry up and arrive.... 'cause if I gotta spend another minute with you I don't think that I can really survive..."

Yeah! Congrats! Don't do the usual guy thing where you think you have to wait three days to call, unless that's a weekend then you have to wait until Monday, but you can't call before 8 or on the hour ... so you call at 9:17 on Monday just to make it look like no big deal. So annoying. Call her! Keep us updated!

Heather's right....you really gotta work that call down to a science. That's the crucial point as to whether or not this romance goes anywhere. :p

Originally posted by Karen Duggan Do you have baby names picked out yet? LOL :p Speaking in a strictly objective manner, "Leonard" or "Lenore" are the two best names, depending on gender. Objectively speaking, of course. -LBJ

I admit that I was afraid you would back out (get too nervous or something) ...but you came thru strong and it seems to be going very swimmingly for you so far! ....congrats Dima.....you're becoming a soap opera star around here now....even bigger than Luke and Laura from the eighties (or Bo and Hope from the 90's)....maybe even on the level of ?? from the 200's and up....(my wife stopped watching soaps years ago so I don't know any of the recent soap names anymore). Everyone will be waiting on pins and needles for the next exciting episode of "As the Swimming World Turns" starring Dima Utenkov (or something Russian like that??)....By the Way.....Do you play chess Dima (afterall you are Russian right?..)....just curious that's all. Newmastersswimmer

You guys are AWESOME!I am lovin' it, lol(and I am not talking about MacDonalds), your support is helping me a lot.As fas as name, no I did not think about it yet - haha, come on, that would be WAY to fast :-)))Jim, I do play chess, everybody does in Russia(I have n o clue why), but the funny part is - I think the older generation is better, I could never beat my grandfather - even at some house parties where he was VERY TIPSY(how could he think that well in that state?) originally posted by "Hooked On".....Russian Chessmaster I heard that when it gets really cold in the winter over there, the only thing you can do is stay indoors, drink plenty of Vodka (remember your grandfather and the older generation)...and play chess! So when do we now have our "gentlemenly" game of chess over yahoo games?....you know the whole "East verses West" showdown....a microcosm of the old Boris Spasky vs Bobby Fisher showdown days.....(notice how I've cast myself as the great Bobby Fisher now...LOL!!!) newmastersswimmer