What the hell?

for the record, i don't want any part of me cryogenically preserved

Any why, does anyone know, did they decide to remove Ted's head in the first place? Did he put it in his will? (Ugh. I hope his family had nothing to do with it.)

Aug 25, 2005 15:48 ET

'Death Mask' of Baseball Star's Severed Head Featured in Exhibit

Ted Williams' Life or Death Controversy Resurrected

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- What would be the ultimate prize for a big-game collector of memorabilia from a larger-than-life sports legend? Curious gallery goers may find an answer in the new exhibit titled The Ted Williams Memorial Display with Death Mask from The Ben Affleck 2004 World Series Collection, hosted by the Chelsea district's First Street Gallery. The gallery kicks off its season with the world premier unveiling of the 'death mask' of baseball great Ted Williams' clinically decapitated frozen head.

i know, i know. this is old news. and in light of the ugly head katrina is raising, this isn't important. (side note: who wants bets on whether the superdome in new orleans will fill to capacity. they're at a count of 10,000 now, with 2,000, or so I heard, in line.)

so i started a new fat blog, to keep track of the Jim Project. I'm spelling "gym" as "jim" so that when I talk about it, one might think i'm referring to a guy. (And no, not the gay co-worker.)

I've joined the ranks of equinox. ANd I have to say, it's really, really nice. Once I understood the need for a bloody lock, I was able to do a test drive today. (I signed up on the 23rd, missed out Friday and then was in L.I.) I went for the uber package, so I could try all of the locations out.

63rd & Lex

but back to the blog. it's hard to find a short name that hasn't already been taken to include as part of the base URL. "fatgirl", "biggirl", "lotsofme", "loser" etc. (all taken), And so I settled on 'rasva'. (not Raska, a province in Russia.) It means fat in finnish. I know this from buying milk.



Like they do here, you can pick out your milk by fat percentage. (Same thing for cheese. A word I keep wanting to spell with a "z" in it. I want to blame Cheetos...but there isn't a "z" in sight.)

side note: they're moving the dolphins and seal lions from a seaside New Orleans park to a hotel further inland. they're turning the pool into a sea / salt environment. (kind of smart thinking there.)

I wonder what a dip pool is. (they have one in the 63rd location.)

posted by irene @ 8/28/2005 05:22:00 PM