Winning streak ends at nine.

The Red Sox lost 7-3 to the Athletics last night, ending their streak at nine wins.

This is a damned shame because the Judges won last night, opening their lead over the Red Sox to 1½ games.

Todays game wasn't much better with the Red Sox losing 4-3 to the Athletics.

Fortunately the Judges also lost so their lead remains at 1½ games.

Oh well, time to start some new streaks.

They will be in Toronto tomorrow to start a 4-game series against the Blue Jays.

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I was checking in on Dementia Donny's truth thingee today and man, I gotta tell you, that guy sure loves AI image creation.

Here he is lying about being in the military:

Here he is telling Kennedy how he treats women:

Here he is drawing a imaginary hurricane path while Washington and Lincoln's ghosts wish someone would change his diaper because it stinks:

And finally, here he is telling us all that he doesn't care what the constitution says, he'll be running again and if his current work to manipulate the election process is successful, he'll win a third term:

I sometimes wonder what else he is doing with AI image creation. You know, the images he creates that he doesn't post on the internet.

Based on some of his past statements about her, I'm wondering if he's creating porn images of himself and his daughter...

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Yes, my back still hurts but it's not as bad as it was.

Hopefully a few more days of heating pads and ibuprofen get things straightened out.

Until then, no more picking up heavy stuff.

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Here are some links:

• Dementia Donny has stepped in a big pile of shit.



• Nothing good has ever happened on a boat at 10:30 at night.



• Screw those places. Gimme Five Guys every time.

Nine game winning streak

The Red Sox beat the crap out of the Athletics last night, beating them 13-1 and winning their 9^th game in a row.

Tolle was on fire. He faced 20 batters over 6 innings, giving up 1 earned run, walking 0 and striking out 14. That is a hell of an outing.

Since the Red Sox burned up their bullpen on Thursday during the 13 inning marathon game, they had to send Weissert down the Worcester and bring up a guy named Raymond Burgos. He was able to go the last 3 innings, giving up 0 runs, 0 walks and striking out 2.

The Judges and the Rays both won as well last night so there is no change in the top of the ALEast.

But....

Since the New York Judges game was delayed by rain last night, the Red Sox finished their game before the Judges finished theirs. That meant that for a very brief time last night, the Red Sox and the Judges were tied in the ALEast:

Todays game started at 4:10 and Bennett had the start. It is currently 2-0 in favor of the Red Sox after 1 inning.

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With all the rain we've had lately, we are no longer in a "moderate drought". We are now "abnormally dry"...

If I understand how they make these determinations, we are considered abnormally dry not because the ground is dry and the rivers, streams & ponds are low. We are considered dry because historically we get a lot more rain than what we've gotten so far. If they were simply measuring the depths of the rivers, we wouldn't be in a drought, we would probably be considered just below the flood stage of most rivers.

I bring this up because when we were running errands the other day, my wife and I both commented on how high the Chicopee River was. Looking across it, it looked like it was over its normal bank and running through the brush & trees.

All I really know is that my sprinkler system hasn't run very much because of all the rain we've had and that makes me happy. It makes me happy because it means we might end up with a water bill that doesn't require a special one-time distribution from our retirement accounts...

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Here are some links:

• There is no peace deal between the US and Iran. There is only a deal on fee schedules between Iran and Oman. Once again, Dementia Donny lied when he said a deal was imminent.



• I wouldn't wish this on anyone. It's an awful thing to go through.



• If you believe this, you are dumber than a small bag of pebbles.



• Poop: Is there anything it can't do?

Eight game winning streak

Yes, the Red Sox won last night. They are now ½ a game behind the Yankees.

I was busy today so you got nothing.

Seven game streak

The Red sox won their 7^th game in a row last night and that moved them to within 1 game of the Judges.

That win was also Sonny Gray's 14^th of the season making him the American League leader in wins.

This Red Sox are doing some amazing things and the only bad thing I can say is, "Why the hell weren't they doing amazing things at the start of the season!!!"

Contreras is not in the lineup tonight. He left the game early last night due to an unspecified illness. I'm really hoping it's not related to the brain-shaking hit he took to the helmet a few days ago.

First pitch is at 7:10 tonight and Suarez has the start.

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So once again, we are all listening to Dementia Donny tell us that "a deal is imminent". What we are also hearing is that the "deal" will involve fees or tolls being collected by Iran and Oman.

Remember when shipping was free to transit the Strait of Hormuz without fear of attack and no tolls? You know, before Trump launched his attack and started making deals?

Good times...

I hope you all like paying $4.00+ for gasoline because those fees are going to drive prices up higher than they are now.

And what do you think Iran is going to do with all the money it collects? You think they're going to use it to improve the lives of their citizens? No way Jose! They are going to use it to build themselves some nuclear weapons, that's what they are going to do with it.

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Yes, my back still hurts.

Yes, Salonpas is doing it's job but you can't leave the patches on all day or they'll start to eat a hole in you.

I can lay down, I can sit and I can stand up, all with no problem. It's the movement between those positions that cause me pain.

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Here are some links:

• Since invoking the fifth amendment to the constitution is a constitutional right guaranteed to all citizens of the United States, how can they hold him in contempt for invoking it?



• I've always said that it's a good bet there is life somewhere else in the universe and some of it might be intelligent. I've also always said that if there is intelligent life out there, it isn't coming to Earth because we are probably considered the Florida Trailer Park of the universe..



• He is very concerned about leakage. Maybe that's why he wears diapers...



• In case you hadn't heard, Psycho Vlad is attacking Germany now.

Six game winning streak

With last nights win over the White Sox, the Red Sox are once again into a lengthy winning streak.

Don't get me wrong, they have a long way to go before they beat that 16-game winning streak last month but a 6-game streak is nothing to sneeze at.

And yes, I was able to watch the entire game.

Hopefully I can do the same thing tonight. First pitch is at 7:10 and Gray has the start.

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The lawn is mowed and thanks to my wife, I didn't have to mow all of it.

Several weeks ago, I bought a new self-propelled lawn mower and it's been a great addition to the collection of stuff I own.

This morning, I did something I've done every week for the last 35+ years - I picked up the back end of my lawn tractor to swing it out of the corner of my garage. Only today was different. Today I felt my back suddenly seize up and I got to experience a significant pain that not only made it hard to walk, it made it hard to just stand up straight.

My wife decided that she would use the new lawn mower to do the trim. She enjoyed herself (she likes yard work) and decided to do the back yard as well.

That meant all I had to do was sit on my tractor and drive around the front and side yard.

I'm still not able to walk around very well but thanks to Salonpas, I can stand comfortably. I'm hoping that sleeping is not going to be a problem.

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Here are some links:

• Key line in this story: "...Trump has said a deal (deal #39 or maybe #40) could be announced this week."



• Key headline: "No evidence? No problem."



• Apparently we are littering on the moon.



• Holy shit! They've taken this gambling thing too far.