Scrapping

This morning I took an old lawnmower and several fairly heavy pieces of metal to the scrap yard and I was given $12.00 for it.

I thought that was a heck of a windfall and I told my wife I was going to become a scrapper.

You know what a scrapper is, right? One of those crazy old guys driving around in a 1981 Dodge D-150 pickup with rusted out wheel wells and no tailgate, loaded beyond its capacity with every imaginable piece of metal, all held down by what appears to be a couple of old leather belts and three or four bungee cords.

When I suggested it to my wife, she gave me a look that indicated she thought I might have some kind of brain damage.

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According to this "expert", the Red Sox are going to have a tough time beating the Orioles.

He says this because apparently the Orioles are "surging". And by surging, what he means is they are on a 7-game winning streak.

Don't get me wrong, a 7-game winning streak is nothing to sneeze at but somehow, I don't find myself all that worried about them.

The hope-o-meter is still pegged at the top.

Oh, and Fangraphs now gives them a 58.9% chance of making the playoffs.

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Here are some links:

• I'm not going to comment on Dementia Donny and his world cup fiasco.



• If you are upset about the name of the airport you are flying into, you might have some kind of mental issue.



• Speaking of Dementia Donny...

13-game winning streak

The Red Sox have swept the Rays and have a 13-game winning streak.

I'm just going to say it - 13 games is a lot of games without a loss. Like a shitload of games.

For the record, they are now at .510 and are only 6 games out of first place in the ALEast.

Tomorrow the Red Sox welcome the Orioles into Boston to start a 3-game series. First pitch is at 7:10 and Tolle is scheduled to start.

My hope-o-meter is pegged at the top of the scale.

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Yes, I've read all the news stories about cyclospora.

No, I do not wish to discuss explosive diarrhea.

I will, however, laugh at the memes coming out of it:

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Here are some links:

• "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" is a famous latin saying that roughly translates to "Who is watching the watchers?"



• Somebody won the world cup today.



• Maybe I should get some...



• This is beginning to look more and more like that movie Weekend At Bernies.

11 game winning streak

The Red Sox won last next, extending their winning streak to 11 and for a brief moment, they were the 3^rd wildcard team. I was so happy to see that, I took a screenshot of the standings at 10:00 last night:

Unfortunately, the Twins won their game against the Cubs last night so they were tied for the 3^rd wildcard spot. I was so unhappy to see that, I took a screenshot of the standings at 4:50 this afternoon:

Fortunately, the Twins lost today's game against the Cubs so the Red Sox are once again the 3^rd wildcard team. I was so happy that I took a screenshot of the standings at 5:10 this afternoon:

If the Red Sox win this afternoon, they will not only have a 12 game winning streak, they will also take a one game lead over the Twins.

The hope-o-meter is pinged to the top of the scale.

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I had a very busy day today and now I'm watching baseball so this is all you get:

• I have a name for people that do that: Inconsiderate Asshole.



• Let the shootin' war begin. It's only a matter of time before Hegseth decides to live up to his self-imposed title of "Secretary of War" and announces a ground war.



• I think six is a lot. Don't you think six is a lot?

10-game winning streak

The Red Sox are playing a double-header today and this afternoon's game ended with the Red Sox beating up the Rays, winning the game 10-0.

Bennett had the start and he faced 21 batters over 6 innings, giving up 1 hit, striking out 3 and walking 1 batter.

That win put the Red Sox into a 3-way tie for the 3^rd wildcard slot.

All that needs to happen now is for the Twins and the Mariners to both lose and for the Red Sox to win tonight. The hope-o-meter is high.

As for tonight's game, first pitch is at 7:10 and as of right now, they have not announced a starting pitcher. I'm thinking it might be either the new guy, Sandoval, or the new guy, Rivera.

For the record, that is a wild-ass guess on my part.

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I did not watch Dementia Donny's speech last night and I understand I didn't really miss anything. Even the "expert" interpreters aren't really sure what he was talking about.

He did threaten to pull the broadcast licenses of the two national networks that did not air his ramblings.

He also claimed, repeatedly, that there were recently declassified documents that proved that China interfered in the 2020 election. Unfortunately for Donny, no one else except FOXnews thinks those documents prove anything.

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Here are some links:

• For Sale or Rent: Giant Naked Woman.



• Bonking Barbies would be a fantastic name for a 1980s all-girl punk band.



• Yet another reason I don't go to New York City.

The lawn is mowed

I managed to get my lawn mowed, finally, and it was absolutely about time. I had to empty the damned bags at least 6 times.

I also ran the sprinklers for 5 minutes because the lawn is beginning to burn and the stress of being run over by a lawn tractor was probably going to make it worse. Hopefully watering it for a few minutes relieved some of the stress.

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By the way, the price of a gallon of gasoline went up $1.00 in just the last two days...

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There is an incredible amount of repeat news so other than gasoline probably going over $5.00 a gallon tonight, I don't have much new to bitch about.

This evening, Trump is giving a speech about his favorite subject: "The Election Was Stolen From Me!" so maybe I'll complain about that tomorrow. You can rest assured that I will not be watching it simply because I get a headache listening to him say things.

I'm sure that tomorrow morning the so-called "experts" will have analyzed his speech and they will be more than happy to fill me in on what they think he said. Once I digest that bullshit, I'll try and find a transcript so I can figure out what he really said.

It'll be fun.

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Here are some links:

• This kinda sounds like a bad idea.



• Mars has bees!



• When they swore in Lindsay Graham's sister 5 days after he died, I got to rememberin' this woman.