They need to celebrate

This is a short text exchange I had with my youngest this morning:

As you can see, I have put forth a theory and he has agreed with my theory.

We are sympatico.

So in keeping with my theory, if the Red Sox would come up with a celebration for getting on base or hitting home runs or, at the very least, start using the celebrations from last season, they might start winning some games.

Yes, they are only 6 games into a 162 game season and there is plenty of time for them to rise to the top of the standings but right now, it's kinda embarrassing:

And what's more embarrassing is that they are tied with the White Sox and the Athletics for last place in the MLB.

There is no game tonight as the Red Sox are flying home to Boston. Tomorrow they have their home opener against the Padres. First pitch is at 2:10 and the weather dweebs are predicting that it will be mostly cloudy and in the mid-50s.

In other words, not the best weather for baseball but not a rain or snow game either.

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I wonder what Bruce Springsteen did to piss-off The Very Stable Genius...

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The Bruins are in Florida tonight to take on the Panthers.

The Bruins have had problems with the Panthers this season, losing both of the games they have played. I'm hoping tonight is the night they turn that around and get the win.

Puck drops at 7:00.

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Here are some links:

• If no one witnessed it, how can they be sure he did it?



• First Noem and now Bondi. I wonder when Hegseth will get two in the hat...



• Things are not going his way which means he'll probably to start another war. Greenland better get its defense ready...



• Key line in this story: "I have two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working."



• If you donated your trumpcoins to help pay for Jonathan the "dead" tortoise, you got scammed. Then again, if you have trumpcoins, you are used to getting scammed.

Another busy day

Got some thing done around the house. One in particular is one that I hate doing but I do it every spring and that is getting the gas grill cleaned and ready for the summer.

It takes me about an hour to empty the crud from the bottom of the cooking box, the crud from the flame spreaders and the crud from the grills. I usually end up using my grill brush, a large putty knife and a shitload of paper towels.

Once the crud has been removed, it's time to bring the cooking grills into the kitchen and scrub the crap out of them in soapy water.

Then I put it all back together, put a new catch tray into it and fire it up to burn off all the dampness from the aforementioned soapy water scrub.

So now the grill is ready for the summer. The traditional first grilling of the season is cheeseburgers but I'm thinking maybe steaks.

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My sister sent me this picture that was taken in her front yard of the Artemis II on it's way to the moon.

One of the benefits of living in Daytona Beach is that she gets to see almost every launch from the Kennedy Space Center.

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I spent a few hours with my brother and nephew sending copper/lead objects 100 or 200 yards downrange.

My nephew recently acquired a M1 Garand and he really wanted to go shoot it. He sent me a text message and asked me to meet him to try this firearm out.

I'm pleased to say that I can still hit a target at 100 yards with an iron-sight rifle. No scope, just a circle and a post. The magazine of the M1 holds 8 round and I was pleasantly surprised to hit the 10inch steel 7 times.

On thing I did learn about the Garand that I did not know about is that the bolt connects to the gas-piston operating rod on the outside the forestock circled in red in this picture:

Trust when I say that if you put your finger there, it will pinch the crap out of it. I have a small blood blister on the pad of my left middle finger...

As for my shoulder cannon, I was hitting a steel at 200 yards with no problems.

Now I need to replace my ammo stock...

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No links tonight.

Busy day

I was supossed to go golfing today but that didn't happen.

Instead I helped a buddy out with some computer stuff.

Now I'm home and there are mutliple sportings on. The Stars/Bruins game started at 7:00 and the Red Sox/Astros start at 8:00. I'm kinda hoping the Red Sox don't lose again tonight...

So anyways, that means no drivle tonight.

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Here are some links:

• "It will be the most beautiful building ever built. Many people have told me they they wish they had built it. I have been told by ex-presidents that they wish they had built it. It will be huuuuge and more people will enjoy it that any other enjoyable place ever."



• Hey! My town is famous!



• Am I the only one that thinks he has no idea what he is talking about?

Holy crap! They won!

I would love to have been in the Bruins locker room during the second intermission because whatever the coach said to them sure got them fired up.

They came out in the 3^rd period and scored 3 unanswered goals. Regulation ended with a 3-3 tie.

Neither team scored during the 3-on-3 sudden death period so they went to a shootout. The Bruins managed to put 2 out of 3 pucks into the net while the Blue Jackets only put 1 in. That gave the Bruins a 4-3 win and 2 points.

That means they remain in the first wildcard slot and they are 4 points ahead of the Blue Jackets who are in the second wildcard slot. With only 8 games left in the regular season, it's a pretty good bet they will make the playoffs.

Their next game is tomorrow when they take on the Stars. Puck drops at 7:00.

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Once again, The Very Stable Genius is making an ass of himself:

At the very least, someone should proofread his posts before he posts them...

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The Red Sox take on the Astros this evening and Ranger Suarez is making his first appearance in a Red Sox uniform.

They have kind of hyped him up a little bit so I'm hoping he does well in his first outing.

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Here are some links:

• I'm betting he's in the Oval Office just throwing a full-blown hissy fit over this. He's probably pounding his fists on the desk and stomping his feet like an 8 year old brat.



• I have an image in my mind about these two kids and, no, it's not an image of race. It's an image of hereditary stupidity.



• NEVER - And I'll repeat that because it bears repeating - NEVER bring an axe to a gun fight.



• The short answer is, "No". The long answer is, "What the hell is wrong with you, you sick f**k!"

Dammit

The Red Sox lost the game and the series this afternoon. The Reds beat them 3-2.

Early had a great start, facing 21 batters over 5⅓ innings. He struck out 6,  gave up 1 run and walked 2.

The batters, however, just can't seem to get it together. Abreu and Story seem to be the only two guys hitting the ball well.

Tomorrow they start a three-game series against the Astros. First pitch is at 8:10 which means I probably won't be watching the entire game.

And by the way, I've decided that I really like the ABS challenge system. It brings a new level of excitement to the game.

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The Bruins are currently playing the Blue Jackets and they also suck huge.

They just started the 3^rd period and the Blue Jackets are up 3-0.

I'm pretty sure the Bruins, as a team, were not aware that the game had started when the puck dropped because the Blue Jackets scored their first two goals within the first few minutes of the game. It kinda looked like the Bruins were standing there watching them score.

I'm going to continue watching this game but I suspect I'm not going to be happy with them...

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Oh, and when I'm done watching hockey, I'm going to watch the final round of the LPGA Ford Championship.

When last I looked, H.J. Kim had a two stroke lead over Nelly Korda and both were playing some pretty damned good golf.

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Here are some links:

• Every time I read or see something like this all I can think of is Baghdad Bob.



• I have a feeling they're not leaving ever.



• Somehow or another, this is going to cost me money.



• If there is no video, of long lines, there must not be any long lines.