Eddie Vedder

Don't let anyone say that it's just a game

For I've seen other teams and it's never the same

When you're born in Chicago you're blessed and you're healed

The first time you walk into Wrigley Field

Our heroes wear pinstripe, heroes in blue

Give us the chance to feel like heroes too

Whether we'll win and if we should lose

We know someday we'll go all the way

Yeah

Someday we'll go all the way

We are one with the Cubs

With the Cubs we're in love

Yeah, hold our head high as the underdogs

We are not fair-weather but foul-weather fans

We're like brothers in arms in the streets and the stands

There's magic in the ivy and the old scoreboard

The same one I stared at as a kid keeping score

In a world full of greed, I could never want more

Than someday we'll go all the way

Yeah

Someday we'll go all the way

Someday we'll go all the way

Yeah

Someday we'll go all the way

Someday we'll go all the way

And here's to the men and the legends we've known

Teaching us faith and giving us hope

United we stand and united we'll fall

Down to our knees the day we win it all

Ernie Banks said "Oh, let's play two"

Or did he mean 200 years

In the same ball park, our diamond, our jewel

The home of our joy and our tears

Keeping traditions and wishes made new

A place where our grandfathers, fathers they grew

A spiritual feeling if I ever knew

And if you ain't been I am sorry for you

And when the day comes with that last winning run

And I'm crying and covered in beer

I'll look to the sky and know I was right

To think someday we'll go all the way

Yeah

Someday we'll go all the way

Someday we'll go all the way

Yeah

Someday we'll go all the way

Someday we'll go all the way

Yeah

written by Eddie Vedder

A Cubs Fan

Rally Day

It's Post Season Rally Day 2008 today. It's beginning to be an annual event for the Cubs. I could handle that. It's a nice fall day, cool but good for standing in a large crowd of people for 45 minutes. Jim Belushi was the emcee for the festivities today. He did a great job. He has to do it every year. Our favorite governor Rod-B spoke, always campaigning, and sounding like the Cubs won the World Series. Mayor "White Sox" Daley spoke too. Of course Ron, Billy, and Ernie were there and a couple of the players popped up at the end. Harry Caray sang the 7th inning stretch and Jim ended the day with a new version of "Go Cubs Go".

"Hey Chicago what do you say... The Cubs are going all the way!"

Post Season. :)

When your short this is how you view the world... Can you see Jim Belushi?

A little bit of confetti to end the rally.

What a great upgrade to the Picasso, don't you think?

Clinch

Go Cubs Go!

Here are a few pictures from the celebration on Saturday.

The "W" flag is flying high over Wrigley.

The final score.

Singing along to "Go Cubs Go!"

the celebration spilled out of the dugout on to the field.

flood

Last weekend the city was drenched in rain. It must have rained for 48 hours straight. Filled the North branch fuller than I've ever seen it. Here are a couple picture (thanks Mrs. Frisk) of the NPU campus, which Burgh and Anderson had to be evacuated Saturday night due to flooding. The students were allowed back into the dorms on Monday. Foster Avenue was closed for four days because of the flooding around the park about a half mile east of Kimball. Crazy!

The foot bridge usually sits several feet about the river, which is about knee to mid-thigh depth at that point.

Chocolate Mug Cake

MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

1 Coffee Mug
4 tablespoons flour (that's plain flour, not self-rising)
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
(1 tablespoon of instant coffee as well gives you a Mocha cake!)
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
Small splash of vanilla

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well . Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to share!)

And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

magic

Now down to:

20

Julia

Hi! Aren't I cute?

magic

Today is August 27. The Cubs have a magic number. 26 Let the count down begin.