Marilyn Mueller » Sports

Teslas electric sports car

Marilyn — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:44:42 +0000

This cool car company called Tesla Motors has made a totally electric sports car that can go from 0 to 60 in less then 4 seconds and has a top speed of over 125 miles per hour.

On a fully charged battery the car can operate for about 3 and a half hours and runs on no fuel whatsoever, making it a zero emissions car.

its a really great looking car, and if you have solar panels installed at home it costs you nothing to recharge the battery, so you will never have to pay for gas or to charge the cars battery.

The price tag on this car is at $100,000 per car, but is well worth every penny in my opinion because of the looks and the features and the huge potential savings on fuel.

New TV Shows About Fish

Marilyn — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:58:02 +0000

Every now and then I like watching The Animal Planet and I had heard of a new show that didn’t really sound like something that I would enjoy, but I have to say that their new show called Tanked was pretty entertaining, much better than their other new show called Hillbilly Handfishing. It’s just not something that I can get into and I’m pretty sure that it won’t survive for another season.

Snow fun

Marilyn — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:02:37 +0000

I really enjoy watching out the windows at the kids when they play in the snow. It brings back so many memories of my own youth, when I had so much fun playing in the snow. Making snowmen, and snow angels, and snowball fights. Sledding, skiing, snow shoeing. Snow days off from school, drinking hot chocolate (or hot buttered rum when I was older!) and trips to the ski resorts. Those were some of the best times of my life. I hope the kids that are outside playing in the snow are making great memories of their own.

Myrtle Beach, Here We Come!

Marilyn — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:48:37 +0000

I’ve just been informed that next year’s family get together is going to be held in Myrtle Beach. Sounds good to me, I love Myrtle Beach and haven’t been there in some time and have been looking for an opportunity to spend some time there. I think that I will start looking around online and see what type of resorts in Myrtle Beach would be a good choice for us to use.

Since the whole family enjoys playing golf I want to find a nice Myrtle Beach hotel that will help us not only with the lodging side of it, but help us with tee times as well. I’ve heard that there is some awesome golfing to be found in that area and I look forward to finding out for myself.

In the email that I received announcing the location we were provided with the link of http://avistaresort.com which really sparked my interest and is making me want to see what all there is to offer online for this particular event that will hopefully be a total blast for everyone involved. But first we have to get through winter, I hope it isn’t a bad one and we get through it quickly.

WTG Halladay!

Marilyn — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:03:58 +0000

Turns out that Roy Halladay actually pulled it off! He pitched a no hitter tonight against the Cincinnati Reds.The final score was Phillies 4, Reds 0.

Halladay’s feat became the second no-hitter in postseason history, with the only other no-hitter 54 years ago. This is a really big deal for major league baseball and its no wonder my Dad was so excited!

Don Larsen is the only other MLB pitcher who has ever pitched a postseason no-hitter. He threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees in their 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Baseball Fever

Marilyn — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:12:46 +0000

As much as my Dad loves baseball, it just occurred to me that getting him some tickets to next season’s games would be a great Christmas gift and a good birthday gift, too. His birthday is next month. I know this season will be over by then, but there is always next year!

He’s been to a lot of different baseball stadiums over the years, and sometimes I think the stadium is more important than the teams playing.

I know Dad and I went many times to the old stadium that hosted the Baltimore Orioles. That stadium is gone and they now have the beautiful Camden Yards stadium. Neither of us have been to the new one yet, so tickets for 4 of us to Baltimore will be a gift to more than just my Dad – Mom, hubby and I also benefit from that trip.

The new Yankee Stadium is another new baseball field that none of us have experienced. I want to look into a weekend getaway to New York and base it around a Yankees home game.

Maybe my Dad will remember, but maybe he forgot. The very first baseball game that I went to was a Chicago Cubs game. He had taken the whole family to Chicago on a business trip. While he was at the convention, the rest of us did some fun sightseeing around Chicago. Then, on that Sunday, his boss had gotten tickets for his whole family and our whole family to go to Wrigley Field to watch a Cubs game. That was so much fun! And it is one of the few remaining older stadiums that are all about classic baseball. I would love to go back with my Dad for another game next summer!

Camden Yards http://www.ticketamerica.com/camden_yards_tickets.html

No Hitter

Marilyn — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:30:20 +0000

Roy Halladay, the former Arvada West pitcher, is throwing a no hitter for the Phillies so far . . . I normally wouldn’t know this – but my Dad called me 3 times on my cell phone at work.

Dad rarely calls me at work, and the first call I was alarmed to see his number on the caller ID. However, by the 3rd update call I was grinning! Ahhh . . . October, and men and their baseball!

Ladies Only at Myrtle Beach

Marilyn — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:40:10 +0000

I would have to be crazy to turn down an offer like the one that I received today from my favorite first cousin (Gale) in the email that she sent me today. She has booked a trip to Myrtle Beach and has asked me if want to come along and enjoy the beach along with a few rounds of golf. It will be a ladies only escape before the holiday season hits us and all of our stress levels will top out before you know it. My kid sister was invited as well as a few more female cousins that all get along really well. We should know in a few days, who is in and who isn’t and then we can start making some finale arrangements.

Gale has bookmarked http://www.myrtlebeachgolf.net, which is a site that allows you the opportunity to find good Myrtle Beach golf packages at some of the best Myrtle Beach golf courses along with your lodging accommodations all in one full swoop. A co worker of hers used this site and was very happy with the results that she got with it and was spreading the word at work in which Gale picked up the idea of going to Myrtle Beach in the first place. I’ll let you know how it plays out when I hear the word!

Golfing at Myrtle Beach With My Kid Sister!

Marilyn — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:20:26 +0000

One of my sisters (the youngest one) just recently moved to South Carolina, not too far from the well known Myrtle Beach area, and she is loving it. She has been letting it be known that she would love for family to come and visit her and has been sending several emails with links to various Myrtle Beach Resorts that she thinks would be of interest and affordable to stay at.

It is most unfortunate that her new place isn’t very big so she doesn’t have any additional room for anyone to stay there overnight but that’s O.K. with me because I have sleep issues and prefer to stay somewhere that I would be able to be comfortable and get a good night’s sleep at. The last link that she sent me was www.myrtlebeachseasideresorts.com and I have to say that their options sound wonderful.

At http://www.myrtlebeachseasideresorts.com/ they show six different resorts to choose from. All of them offer easy online registration, with a variety of specials and packages to suite just about every one’s needs and wants.

Since we come from a family of avid golfers, and Myrtle Beach is known for their golf courses, I would like to find one that offers good golf packages Myrtle Beach style and I think that I have come up with one that will do us justice. Now we just have to figure out the dates that will be best for everyone involved and I’ll dip into my vacation savings account and head down south for some fun in the sun with my kid sister. Something to look forward to, to be sure.

The Harvesting of Dolphins

Marilyn — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 18:51:26 +0000

I’ve been watching the new show on The Animal Planet “Blood Dolphins” aired on Friday nights and it really has me upset. I had no idea that there was such atrocities going on with dolphins all over the world. I’m so glad the The Animal Planet has brought this nightmare to our attention and I can only hope that it makes a difference for dolphins everywhere.