Another dusting of snow

Nothing much, just enough to turn the driveway white before melting into nothingness.

If the whole winter goes like this, I will not be disappointed.

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I watched a bit of the PGA Hero World Challenge this afternoon, which, if you think about, is probably the most arrogant name for a golf tournament ever. They're golfers, not heroes.

The Bruins are currently play the Devils this evening. The puck dropped at 7:00 and right now the score is 1-1 after the first period.

The Patriots are on a bye week so I won't have them to watch. Fortunately, Aaron "Odd" Rodgers and the Steelers will be playing at 1:00 and it looks like CBS will be carrying that game. That means I'll be able to watch some football this weekend.

And now you are up to speed on my sporting stuff.

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I met Rizzo yesterday and she is a riot.

My neighbors lost their dog about a year & a half ago. She was a great dog and one of my many dog friends. Whenever they walked by on one of their daily jaunts, she we run up my driveway and flop onto her back so I could give her belly rubs. If I was going by their house, she would run out into the street, flop onto her back so I could give her belly rubs. In other words, she loved belly rubs.

So anyways, back in late 2024, they discovered that she had a cancer and had to end her pain. Much like us, they decided they weren't getting another dog.

Well, that lasted until a month ago when they decided they needed a new puppy and Rizzo came into their lives. She is a Yellow Lab which means she is a goofy, happy creature.

So, for the last month, they have been raising a puppy and everything that involves. That means cleaning up after the puppy, teaching the puppy to not chew on people, teaching the puppy to sleep at night, etc... During this training phase, they have kept Rizzo in their yard.

Yesterday, Rizzo was walking her new owner when I went out to get my mail. I heard someone say, "Oh look, that's Steve. You're gonna love Steve!" and I looked down the street to see my neighbor and Rizzo walking towards me. I knelt down and said, "Hello Rizzo!". Cindy, my neighbor, dropped the leash and Rizzo ran at me as fast as her goofy puppy legs would carry her. She stopped once to look back at Cindy to make sure this was okay and then continued running to me.

She is one happy dog. Her and I are gonna be great friends. I just have to teach her to flop over so I can administer my famous belly rubs.

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Here are some links:

• I hate Connecicut nazi's.



• Joe "I got punched in the head too many times" Rogan seems to think that AI will bring about the second coming of Jesus Christ.



• Key name in this story: "Dr. Butthole".



• I'm pretty sure they have more catchers than they need but as I often say, what do I know....

Nice win.

The Bruins beatup the Blues last night, winning 5-2 in regulation.

Because of how close the teams are in the Atlantic division standings, my prediction from yesterday came true and the Bruins are once again in 2^nd place.

In other Bruins news, McAvoy appears to be back at limited practice after having his face put back together.

They still aren't providing any timeline for his return which, when you think of it, is smart. The guy took a slap shot to his face. Who the hell knows how long it's gonna take to heal.

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The Red Sox announced that they have traded Jhostynxon Garcia (The Password) to the Pirates for a pitcher name Johan Oviedo.

I don't know much about Oviedo but I can tell you Garcia is an outfielder and the Red Sox already have too many outfielders. That means this trade is good for him because now he might actually make it into the big leagues instead of banging away in the minors.

As for Oviedo, he missed all of 2024 after getting Tommy Johns surgery. He also developed kind of elbow problem that kept him on the DL for quite a bit last season. Hopefully he's got that behind him and the Red Sox did not just trade away a decent prospect for a guy who is going to sit on the bench and complain.

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Here are some links:

• If you are going to commit a crime, leave your cell phone home.



• I still think he's a diva but he's our diva and dammit, that's a good thing.



• I don't think I've ever seen a legitimate medal winner put the medal on themselves.



• Man, Massachusetts loves its gambling.



• If you want to know how long it takes for something to go from your mouth, through your innards and out your butt, I can now tell you it takes 6 days.



• I hope not.

They took a big hit yesterday

The Bruins dropped down to 5^th place yesterday and they didn't even play hockey.

Looks like they are not even in the wild card anymore.

This, of course, will all change tomorrow. Their current spot in the standings is based on a three-way tie for third place with the Bruins being at the bottom of the third place slot.

Hopefully they beat the Blues tonight.

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Nope, still not high enough.

Maybe next week it'll be over a billion.

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The things I do for these damned cats.

Graceless loves being on the porch. All summer long, she lives out there until I tell her it's time to come in.

During the winter, the door is not open so she cannot come and go as she pleases. This means she stands at the door and squeaks until I let her out. This is not a problem.

The problem is that I forget she is out there and I'm concerned that I will go to bed without letting her in.

Hence this Post IT© note I stick to the porch door whenever I let her out.

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Here are some links:

• I'm not entirely sure it's better off in New Jersey than it was in Mississippi.



• Key line in this story: "How much bigger can he get?"



• They know he's not real, right?



• Wait, I thought they were already trying to do this.



• I wonder what The Very Stable Genius had to say about this.



• I didn't know there were any of these still open.

Tough loss

The Red Wings took an early lead and never gave it up. They beat the Bruins 5-4 in regulation, pushing the Bruins back down to fourth place in the standings.

Their next game is tomorrow against the Blues. Puck drops at 7:00.

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I get the best spam...

I can assure you that I am not a "Ms". I can also assure you that there has been no "previous communication".

Scumbags. They are all scumbags. Actually, some of them may be douchebags and others may be dirtbags but this one in particular is a scumbag.

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I didn't understand this. I didn't understand it at all.

To my knowledge, no one has been asking him anything at all about his construction project because there are a lot other things going on that they ask him about. Things like his killing of people in boats, his upcoming invasion of Venezuela, his trips to Epstein's Pedo-Island, the cryptocoin scam his family is running, his fifth or sixth "peace" plan for Ukraine, etc...

Someone told me he posts things like that in the hopes we will all start talking how great he is instead of how much of a mess he is making.

Then I found this story...

So I guess the White House will just be a wing of some gigantic gaudy gold-leaf covered ballroom that no one will use. It will also end up costing us, the taxpayers, billions of dollars in construction, maintenance and upkeep.

And yes, I said it will cost taxpayers billions because if you think The Very Stable Genius has secured full funding from private sources, you are both gullible and misguided. Oh, and also as naive as a six year old.

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Here are some links:

• If Breslow trades away either Early or Tolle, he's either crazy or he knows more about the Red Sox than I do. And I'm pretty sure he's not crazy...



• In every city I've ever been in, I can tell you that parking is nothing more than municipal extortion.



• I've been to Minneapolis. They can keep that shit over there



• Key phrase in this story: "We've had laws against ice cream cones and high-heeled shoes..."

They were correct

The weather dweebs said we would get between 1 & 11 inches of snow and they were correct. We got about 2 inches.

I did not do my driveway because it is currently raining. That rain is going to freeze tonight and I would rather it freeze on the snow instead of becoming a sheet of ice on my driveway.

If it does become a sheet of ice, I happen to have a rather large bucket of road salt that the town gave me last year.

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The Patriots beat up on the Giants last night, beating them 33-15. But that's not what I want to tell you.

What I want to tell you is that I managed to stay awake to watch the entire game!

For the record, the game ended shortly after 11:00 last night and I still woke up at 5:30 this morning so I can assure you that I am a tired guy. Even though the Bruins are paying tonight, I will probably not see all 3 periods.

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Speaking of the Bruins, they will once again be playing the Red Wings.

Puck drops at 7:00.

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Here are some links:

• What kind of ice cream was it?



• Apparently Japan is lot more like us than I thought...



• Emma Loffhagen and The Celebratory Toilet Seats would be a great name for a 1950's German oompah band.



• I'm not sure what I think about this story. On the one hand, the feds want to know who is getting the money. On the other hand, the state is tasked with managing the program.