I am very happy for him - I love baseball and I was also pleased The Unit had a no-hitter! Right now, things are crazy in the Tampa bay area because the Lightning made it to the finals (for Lord Stanley's Cup). I am a bit of a Capitols fan, being from DC/MD, but you can't help but get caught up in the fanaticism and I am genuinely happy for them (sort of like the Bucs making the Super Bowl a couple of years ago. I am a 'Skins fan, but how can you not be happy for long-suffering Tampa fans?) I also love the Orioles (after the Senators left when I was quite young) and I go see them play when they're here to play the Devil rays (but sure miss Cal Ripken - and I was at THE GAME where he beat Lou Gehrig's record!!! I had mini-season tix that year and won a lottery where I could purchase tix in the Club section not far past 1st base. Flew up day of game to Dulles and my sister and I went. Flew back the next day). It was awesome! Now, a bit of genealogy. A while back, I think Jim or perhaps another, posted a piece on visiting/researching in Fauquier Co. I hope to be there in July, any suggestions? I will also search the archives~ Kathleen Bowen Ridge Manor, Florida - The heart of the beautiful Nature Coast katbowen@earthlink.net or kbowen@hotmail.com FTM Pages: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/w/Kathleen-E-Bowen Your daily life is your temple and your religion. - Kahlil Gibran ----- Original Message ----- From: Tosca Simms To: VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [VAFAUQUI] Jim Burgess is my new best friend Cute Bob! Do you think you will hear from "our Jim"? Good luck! Tosca "People will never look forward to posterity who never look back to their ancestors" by Edmund Burke ----- Original Message ----- From: <BobKamman@aol.com> To: <VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 2:27 AM Subject: [VAFAUQUI] Jim Burgess is my new best friend > So I'm driving along the freeway this evening, and the radio talk show is > giving away four tickets to the next Diamondbacks home game, against the Giants, > which happens to be the first home start by Randy Johnson after last week's > perfect game. And who happens to call up and win them, but some guy from Mesa > named James Burgess? Now I suppose there may be one or two other people who > might want to go with him, but that fourth ticket -- I just know he's saving it > for his new best friend. > > Bob Kamman > Phoenix AZ > > > ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== > 2,500 Discussion Lists!!! USGenWeb and The USGenWeb Archives! > Special thanks to go to RootsWeb,your generous donations to > RootsWeb makes this all possible. Find out more! > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== Visit the Fauquier County USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafauqui/fqva.htm Be sure to bookmark it!!!