Bill Ivie's blog

I guess it has been a while since I blogged about anything of value, so let me lay down some baseball for you all.....

Seattle WA - A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a Seattle
courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who
should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his
parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping
with child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be
maintained to the degree possible.

The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him
more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When

Here's a link to a great website featuring six things that you probably didn't know about Disney.

Browse and enjoy, my Monday night gift to you:

http://www.listropolis.com/2008/03/6-disney-secrets-youll-wish-you-never...

I suppose somewhere along the lines on this blog I should take a "technology" standpoint.

So here goes a fun one for all of you internet junkies and browsers extraordinaire.

The word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

Maybe there is hope on the horizon.

Looks like the Royals Class A Affiliate, the Burlington Bee's, pulled of one of baseball's small miracles last night.

Pitchers Danny Duffy and Juan Abreu combined to through the first no-hitter for that team since 2004. They combined for nine strikeouts and three walks to accomplish the feat while the team won 10-0.

When trying to get acclimated to an area and "sightseeing" I usually end up doing one thing first. Baseball.

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again." - Terrence Mann, as played by James Earl Jones, in the classic baseball movie Field of Dreams.

Hello all,

Just a brief introduction, if you don't mind.

My name is Bill Ivie and I am the new Manager of Information Technology for The Examiner. I am new to the area and still getting settled in, but look forward to getting acclimated and checking out the sights and sounds of Independence and the surrounding areas.

I have four children and am very much a "family man". I am a baseball historian that studies the game and everything about it extensively. I have a degree in Computer Programming and Network Management and have a very diverse background.