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.

Tough game

The Reds and the Red Sox went at it pretty hard today.

Gray did not impress me with his start. He only made it through 4 innings having faced 20 batters and giving up 4 runs. Cora pulled him and the bullpen took over in the 5^th.

The Red Sox were down through 8⅔ innings when they managed to tie the game 5-5 when Abreu hit a beautiful home run.

They were 5-5 after 9 and they were 5-5 after 10. Then, in the 11^th, the Reds scored and the game ended with a Red Sox 6-5 loss.

Tomorrow is the final game in their series. First pitch is at 1:40pm.

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In the world of hockey, the Bruins beat the Wild 6-3 and remain in the first wildcard slot.

Their next game is tomorrow against the Blue Jackets. Puck drops at 5:00

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It took me a while but I managed to get my ancient 30 year old push mower running today.

I pulled on that rope for about 5 minutes before giving up and putting it away. I went into the house and said to my wife that I thought I would be buying a new push mower this year.

Then, after thinking about it for a bit, I decided to try one more thing.

My thinking is the carb might have a bit of something blocking one of the jets and maybe, just maybe, if I got the engine running, it would pull enough of a vacuum to suck whatever it was out of the jet.

I found my old can of starting fluid, took the aircleaner off the carb and sprayed a good amount into the machine.

When I pulled the rope, it started right up and then sputtered a bit before settling into a nice smooth purr.

Don't get me wrong, it's still burning oil and the frame is falling apart so I will still look around for a new one this summer but at least I don't have to rush out and buy the first thing I see. I can use this one while I look for a new one that fits my needs.

My wife, who occasionally enjoys mowing the lawn with a walk-behind mower, has suggested that it would make her happy if I got a self-propelled one.

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Here are some links:

• Poland is going to experience a KitKat shortage.



• If there is anybody crazier than Trump, it's Jesse Ventura but in this case, he's right when he says, "Do something your father didn’t have the courage to do. Do something your father didn’t have the patriotism to do. I want to see a Trump in the military."



• I built and launched a lot of Estes rockets when I was a kid.

Nice win for the Red Sox

The Red Sox played some pretty darned good baseball yesterday and they beat the Reds 3-0.

Crochet had a great start, facing 24 batters over 6 innings, striking out 8 and walking 2 while giving up 2 hits.

He was follwed by Slaten, Whitlock and Chapman who each went 1 inning and holding the Reds to zero runs.

It's a nice way to start the season.

Game 2 of the 3-game series is tomorrow. First pitch is at 4:10pm

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I just want to say that this sucks:

The economy is in the shitter, inflation is getting worse and the DJIA has dropped almost 8% over the last month.

Trump bankrupted almost every business he was involved in and now he's doing the same to us.

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I have always been of the opinion that the Massachusetts State Legislature should be a part-time job.

By paying our state senators and legislators to work full-time, we encourage them to create new laws, most of which are stupid or meaningless.

We already have too many laws. We do not need any new ones.

Keep in mind that I'm not talking about making the bureaucrats part-time, just the legislators. We need the government to continue to function and that's what bureaucrats do - keep the government running. What we don't need are people whose only job is to make new laws.

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Here are some links:

• I thought Tiger Woods had learned his lesson and was avoiding booze & pills. Turns out I thought wrong.



• Bright-Eyes is already a perpetual embarrassment to the United States. Now he's an even bigger embarrassment.



• I have yet to develop a strong opinion one way or the other but, so far, ABS is looking like a good thing.



• If your chocolate is sexy, now you know why.

That was a close one

The Bruins were down 3-2 in the third period and with 5 minutes left in the game, they managed to tie it up. Regulation ended in a 3-3 tie and then 38 seconds into the sudden death overtime peroid, the Bruins put one into the net and won the game 4-3.

They remain in the first wildcard slot and are once again tied in points with the Canadiens.

The Canadiens take on the Blue Jackets this evening and if they lose, the Bruins will move into third place. With only 10 games left in their regular season, this puts them in a very good spot to make the playoffs.

The Bruins next game is Saturday when they take on the Wild. Puck drops at 5:00pm.

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The MLB season officially kicked off yesterday when the Yankees took on the Giants. The Yankees won 7-0 so the Red Sox have an uphill battle ahead of them.

The Red Sox opening day game against the Reds starts at 4:10 this afternoon which is why this post is kinda early.

There will be an update to this post at some point this evening with the results of the game.

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At one point, I thought she was kinda smart. I mean, she speaks several languages, she got out of a shitty life using the tools that her god gave her and then she married a rich married guy for his money. That's some pretty smart thinking.

Then she goes and does something like this...

This is probably one of the dumbest ideas floated by a first lady since Nancy Reagan came out and told teenagers to, 'Just Say No'.

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Here are some links:

• Seems that the City of Brotherly Love knows how to make the best out of a bad situation.



• I'm pretty sure we've seen enough of this self-driving shit and it's time to end it.



• We were promised flying cars...



• Australia: What doesn't try to kill ya, just wants to snuggle up with you and then kill ya.



• Australia: blah, blah, blah.



• The "Big Present" has been revealed.



• Then again, maybe it wasn't so much a "big present" as it was a "Big Purchase"...