Extreme chess

Aaron had the big charity game this weekend and everybody had a great time, cash was raised, fun was had, all for a good cause. Ok but they lost.

Tasso suggested that Aaron should give up baseball for chess, something more his speed. That's after his charity game he played on Saturday.

Fathers Day was good for Tasso; he got some cash, cologne, and cheeseburgers!

Aaron's was pretty good as well – he got cashmere socks, seriously

Time for a top 4 on electric cars, you wouldn’t think they’d be so dangerous.

We get into a conversation about thunderstorm safety with Mo, who was wondering what you should do:
IF YOU’RE OUTDOORS:
• Keep an eye at the sky. Look for darkening skies, flashes of lightning, or increasing winds. Lightning often precedes rain, so don’t wait for the rain to begin. If you hear the sound of thunder, go to a safe place immediately.
• The best place to go is a sturdy building or a car, but make sure the windows in the car are shut. Avoid sheds, picnic areas, baseball dugouts and bleachers.
• If there is no shelter around you, stay away from trees. Crouch down in the open area, keeping twice as far away from a tree as far as it is tall. Put your feet together and place your hands over your ears to minimize hearing damage from thunder.
• If you’re with a group of people stay about 15 feet from each other.
• Stay out of water. It’s a great conductor of electricity. Swimming, wading, snorkeling and scuba diving are not safe. Also, don’t stand in puddles.
• Avoid metal. Stay away from clotheslines, fences, and drop your backpacks because they often have metal on them.
• If you’re playing an outdoor activity, wait at least 30 minutes after the last observed lightning strike or thunder.
Now you know!
The mayor calls in to tell us about his new transit plan, which includes a metro to the West Island. Eventually. One of these days. At least he had a couple of good slogans!
Email joke for ya, from Phil.
A furniture dealer from Arkansas, decided to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find.

After arriving in Paris he met with some manufacturers and selected a line that he thought would sell well back home in Arkansas. To celebrate the new acquisition, he decided to visit a small bistro and have a glass of wine. As he sat enjoying his wine, he noticed that the small place was quite crowded, and that the other chair at his table was the only vacant seat in the house.

Before long, a very beautiful young Parisian girl came to his table, asked him something in French (which he did not understand), and motioned toward the chair. He invited her to sit down. He tried to speak to her in English, but she did not speak his language so, after a couple of minutes of trying to communicate with her, he took a napkin and drew a picture of a wine glass and showed it to her.

She nodded, and he ordered a glass of wine for her. After sitting together at the table for a while, he took another napkin, and drew a picture of a plate with food on it, and she nodded.

They left the bistro and found a quiet cafe that featured a small group playing romantic music. They ordered dinner, after which he took another napkin and drew a picture of a couple dancing. She nodded, and they got up to dance. They danced until the cafe closed and the band was packing up.

Back at their table, the young lady took a napkin and drew a picture of a four-poster bed.

To this day, he has no idea how she figured out he was in the furniture business.

See you tomorrow!