Happy 100th!!

This is a special post for me... It's my 100Th.

It still is amazing to me that I had that much to say over these past few months - considering I generally pride myself in keeping my mouth shut!

So in honor of the occasion, and opening day, I thought I would post something very important (at least to me... sorry for the indulgence).

It is true that I am a die-hard Cub fan. (I know, there is no accounting for taste), however it has been 100 years since the Cubs won the World Series - lets not talk about the 7 times the came in second since then - and I wanted to share what has happened since that fateful day in 1908

So I invite you to stroll down memory lane to see how far we have come....

Radio was invented; Cubs fans could hear their teams lose.

TV was invented; Cubs fans could see their teams lose.

Baseball added 14 teams, Cubs fans get to see and hear their teams lose to more clubs.

George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th, and 100th birthdays.

Haley's comet passed Earth twice.

Harry Caray was born and died.

The NBA, NHL, and NFL were formed, and Chicago teams won championships in each sport

Man landed on the moon.

16 U.S. presidents were elected.

There were 11 amendments added to the constitution

Prohibition was created and repealed. Just in time for Cubs fans, they lost the Fall Classic three times in the 30's. '32 to the Yankees, '35 to the Tigers and again to the Yankees in '38.

The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was discovered, and became the subject of major motion pictures, the latest giving Cubs Fans hope that something on bottom can come out on top.


Wrigley Field was built and becomes the oldest park in the National League.

Flag poles were erected on Wrigley's roof to hold all the team's future World Series Pennants. These poles have since been rusted and been taken down.


A combination of 40 summer and winter Olympics have been held.


Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple Crown in baseball.

Bell bottoms came in style, went out of style, and came back in.

The Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, and the Florida Marlins have all won world series.


The Cubs have played more than 14,000 regular season games.

Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma, and New Mexico were added to the Union.

Today marks opening day and it is now time for me to cozy up in front of the flat screen with a hot dog and beer and root on my Cubbies. Hum of course we are expecting 2 inches of rain today. Well, there is always next year!

Til next time...