The Bruins blew it.

The Bruins were up 3-1 over the Canucks last night and they couldn't hold them off. Swayman did his best but the Bruins defense was a seive, letting the Canucks take 22 shots at the net. Offense wasn't much better, taking 42 shots at the Canucks net and only scoring 4 times.

Regulation ended in a 4-4 tie. The 3-on-3 sudden-death overtime period also ended in a 4-4 tie. It was the shootout that the Canucks won and the game ended with the Bruins losing 5-4

They picked up the one point for the regulation tie but that didn't get them back into a playoff spot.

They are back at it again tonight, facing off against the Senators. Puck drops at 7:00pm and a win would be a good thing.

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The Patriots are in Baltimore to play the Ravens tonight and a win will secure a playoff spot for them.

Their injury report for tonight has six players on it with only one listed as out. The other five are either questionable or unknown. Hopefully that means they will field both a strong defensive line and a strong offensive line.

The Ravens are a .500 team so they have their weaknesses but they are no slouch. Tonights game is not a guarantee for the Patriots but it's nice to see that almost every so-called "expert" is predicting a Patriots win.

I italisized the word almost in the previous sentence because some of the so-called "experts" are saying the Ravens will win simply because if they don't win, they'll drop below .500

Kickoff is at 8:20 so my watching time will be pretty limited.

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I get the best spam:

Wasn't "Zohar" the name of that creepy fortune telling machine that was at every tourist trap in the world?

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I'm pretty sure this article is saying gun control doesn't work and in my opinion, it isn't wrong.

Controlling guns does nothing if you are not controlling the nutcases that use guns to kill people. Nutcases don't care what weapon they use.

We need to stop looking at people with mental health issues as people with a cureable disease and start looking at people with mental issues as people with mental issues. If it is determined that those mental issues involve an inability to recognize the difference between right and wrong, we need to control those people.

In my humble opinion, we need to categorize those people as criminally insane, like we did prior to the 80s. Not knowing the difference between right and wrong is why we have these mass murders, not because of guns.

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Here are some links:

• If you are a shitty youtube influencer and you decide to get into the boxing ring with a professional boxer, you better have good health insurance.



• Key phrase in this story: "How is this even legal?"



• I suspect the USPS isn't far behind.



• I will never get in one of these.



• Toilet Rats would be a great name for a 1980's punk band.

Sometimes you get lucky

I am not a stock broker. Hell, I'm not very good at doing anything with stocks. My investments are run by someone who pays attention to things and makes sure I don't go broke.

Having said that, I'm kinda proud of myself...

Back in June, I noticed a small trend in the market and thought it might be a good idea to buy some particular stocks. The stocks I was thinking about buying were Bank of America, Western New England Bancorp and Ford Motor Co.

Since I suck at investing, I decided to not buy the stocks but I really wanted to see if the trend I saw was real so I created a fake portfolio on google finance.

Turns out I probably should have bought the stocks. Twenty six percent is a pretty damned good return.

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The Epstein files have been "released" by the DoJ:

That is a screen print of the first page of a 119 page document that is completely blacked out.

Why would they release 119 back rectangles and claim they are part of the Epstein files?

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The Bruins are playing the Canucks this evening and they really need to win.

Puck dropped at 7:00 and right now it is 1-1 after the first period.

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Here are some links:

• Does anyone else find it a bit odd that Epstein files are disappearing?



• I guess we're stealing oil now.



• Bezo's gave a girl in a wheelchair a ride on his penis rocket.

A loss

The Oilers beat the Bruins last, pushing the Bruins back down to third place in the Atlantic.

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

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We are 56 days from pitchers & catchers reporting to spring training and so far, the Red Sox haven't really done anything to improve either their lineup or their infield.

I really hope Breslow isn't sitting around thinking that maybe they have everything they need for a successful 2026. I'm hoping he's sitting around thinking they need to fill the gaps in their lineup with hitters who don't just hit home runs but also move the runners along with doubles or triples. I'm hoping he is also looking for an infielder who can not only make an accurate throw but also makes quick decisions about what to do.

They need help and they only have 56 days to get that help.

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We only lost power for about one hour this morning. It went out around 9:30 and came back around 10:30.

Seems a tree came down on some power lines and took out our entire neighborhood.

With the wind blowing between 30 and 50 mph, I'm thinking that one hour outage wasn't terrible.

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I continue to get the best spam:

I need to be referring to PDF instructions immediately!

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Here are some links:

• In my opinion, UpChuck Schumer is an arrogant prick. Having said that, I can't help but wonder if he isn't wrong.



• We're just poking everybody.



• Looks like the Reiner boy's lawyer is going for the insanity defense.

yes, there is hockey tonight

The Bruins take on the Oilers tonight. Puck drops at 7:00pm.

After their win over the Mammoth the other day, they have moved back into second place in the Atlantic division.

Let's hope they continue winning by beating the Oilers and moving ahead of the Red Wings.

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Due to the holidays, posting may be sporadic for the foreseeable future.

Get used to it.

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Here are some links:

• Key line in this story: "The administration is launching a Medicare pilot program for CBD products." I'm gonna get me some medicare gummies!



• The Very Stable Genius is trying hard to be remembered. I'm pretty sure no one is ever going to forget him...



• How do you sell a face?



• Maybe now that Q'anon Kash isn't involved, they actually have a real suspect.



• Unless you know what you are doing, you probably shouldn't steal one.



• I have plenty of gasoline for the generator.

Lunch with the boys and a girl.

The boys held our monthly lunch and we invited a young lady who we all worked with several years ago. She retired earlier this year and has finally reached the point where she's figured out how to be retired.

Even though we had a special guest, we still solved all of the worlds problems. She managed to tolerate our "old man-ness" by telling us we hadn't changed and she was very glad to have spent time with us.

Maybe we'll let her know when we go to lunch next month.

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No, I did not buy a lottery ticket because screw it, I've got better things to spend $2.00 on.

If no one hits it tonight, maybe I'll buy a ticket for the next drawing.

If someone hits it tonight, good for them and I won't be buying a ticket for the next drawing.

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Here are some links:

• I'm betting The Very Stable Genius isn't very stable right now.



• Looks like they caught the sicko putting razor blades into bread and she has a very big nose.



• Hopefully they are correct.



• I'm not happy about it but if Maye is happy, maybe it's a good thing for the Patriots.



• We don't pay cops enough.