Eighteen days

In 18 days, the Red Sox will play their first official spring training game when they drive 6 miles down the road and take on the Minnesota Twins.

And yet they still do not have a third baseman...

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The Sabres beat the Panthers last night which moved them up and the Bruins down in the wildcard.

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We spent the afternoon hanging out with the newest member of our family.

We have decided that she is not only the most beautiful baby on the planet, she is also a genius.

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Tomorrow, Olympic curling will commence and it will be available via streaming on my laptop.

Since curling isn't figure skating or downhill skiing, it isn't carried on the main network (NBC). It is instead carried by various low-end cable networks like USA or CNBC. Since I don't subcribe to any of those channels, I'll continue streaming it on my laptop.

Go USA!

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Here are some links:

• I'm pretty much convinced that this is some kind of group conspiracy within the voters at the Hall Of Fame.



• I was not aware that Hillary Rodham was involved with Epstein...



• This is not good. Not good at all.



• Hey, she said she was gonna stab her...



• What the hell is with all these people saying they were disrespected? Do any of them understand the idea of earning respect?

I was watching hockey

Gotta be honest with you, I forgot to post something yesterday because I wa watching a very spicy and chippy hockey game between the Bruins and the Lightning

It got so chippy that at one point, the two goalies go into a fight.

In the end, the Bruins lost in a shoot-out. They still picked up one point which moved them up a slot in the wildcard.

Their next game is this Wednesday against the Panthers. Puck drops at 7:00 and TNT is carrying the game.

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Pitchers & catchers report in 8 days.

Full squad workouts start in 13 days.

They still don't have a third baseman...

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Yes, our newest family member is doing just fine.

Our son gave us a digital picture frame shortly after she was born that allows him to upload pictures over the interwebs. This means that every day, we get five or six new pictures and both my wife & I look forward to seeing them.

It's like we have our own private television channel featuring our granddaughter.

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Here are some links:

• He just loves to sue people.



• It's only a matter of time before this mall closes down entirely.



• I probably should have held on to my Devon Energy stock...



• Yea but they still randomly burst into flames.

Oops.

I forgot.

Another cold day

Once again, it is colder out side than it is in my refrigerator.

On the upside, it isn't as windy as they said it was going to be.

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Here is yesterday's injury report for the New England Patriots:

They have one week to get everyone healthy.

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Taxes are done and filed.

One of the things we discovered now that both of us are retired is that we are withholding way too much in federal taxes. The fact that Trump changed the deduction for us old folk may have also impacted our return.

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Here are some links:

• Key line in this story: "...even going after children."



• She's gonna be late getting to work.



• Best reason to key someone's car: "If you didn't shovel it, don't steal it."



• I'm pretty sure I could make a nasty poem that involves a Tuk-Tuk out of this story.



• Well then it's not a "polar plunge", is it?



• Lamont is with Fred and Elizabeth.

Nice win

The Bruins took an early lead and never really looked back, beating the Flyers 6-3 in regulation.

They remain in the second wildcard slot simply because the rest of the division keeps on winning. The damned Sabres now have a 5 game win streak and the Lightning wins every time the Bruins win. The only team that lost was the Red Wings and they still picked up 1 point because it was a loss in overtime.

The Bruins take on the Lightning tomorrow. Puck drops at 6:30 but since the game is being carried by ESPN, no one really knows when the opening faceoff will happen.

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Here are some links:

• The most absent-minded mother in the world has died. She left her young son, Kevin, home alone twice.



• I'm betting most of the pages are blanked out.



• I'm not shocked by this.



• Once again, this is not good. I hope he doesn't have the superflu...



• Oh good, Bug-Eye Patel is in charge of the investigation. This certainly instills confidence...



• At least this guy is an epxert.