Kinda normal sleep schedule

I managed to get back on my normal sleep schedule last night and I'm really hoping it stays that way.

Now if I could only figure out how to stop eating so many of those damned "Fun Size" candy bars so I can lose a few pounds...

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The Red Sox lost 7-2 to the Tigers this afternoon.

They are off tomorrow but that's okay because at night I have been watching the WBC.

Tonight the undefeated USA takes on undefeated Italy, which, I would like to point out, has no one named Anthony on their team.

The game is being shown on FOX Sports (FS1) and the first pitch is at 9:00pm

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The Bruins take on the Kings this evening and the Bruins really need to win this game.

They are still in the second wildcard slot but are now only 2 points ahead of the Blue Jackets who are playing the Lightning tonight.

A win will either push the Bruins 3 or 4 points ahead or leave them at 2 points ahead. A Bruins loss and a Blue Jackets win will push the Bruins out of the wildcard.

Puck drops at 7:00pm.

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Gas is $3.18 a gallon at 3 of the 4 the stations down the road from me. The price-gouger charging $3.39 can kiss my ass.

Honestly, I should probably give credit to The Very Stable Genius because gas prices were actually going down over the last 3 months.

If he hadn't blown up the ayatollah, we might have eventually seen gas prices below $2.50.

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Here are some links:

• Am I the only one who is a little concerned about the privatization of space?



• What do they expect to find after seven years and two different owners?



• Add this to the list of "Things I Won't Be Doing Any Time Soon".

Still hating the time change

Why do we do this? Why do we, as a collective society, voluntarily throw ourselves into a bi-annual sleep-deprivation period? Someone once told me it was so the farmers had more daylight to work the fields but I call bullshit. To a farmer, daylight is daylight. They don't care what the clock says, only if they can see what they are doing. They can do it in the morning just as well as they can do it in the evening.

This is bullshit.

Pat says that I'll be voting for Trump because he's promised to eliminate the time change during both his terms.

Let me change me previous statement a bit: "...the first candidate for president that truthfully says he will eliminate the twice-yearly clock change will get my vote."

Like he always does, Trump lied when he said he was going to eliminate the time change. The only time Trump does anything is when he thinks it will make him and his family a lot of money. As a matter of fact, I'm trying to figure out how his family is planning to make money off the Iran war...

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And speaking of The Very Stable Genius, he should probably stay away from saying things on his "truth" thingee.

Here's a quote he spewed out on August 5, 2024 during the presidential campaign.

You could change the date of that statement to 3/9/26 and it would still be true...

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Let me start by saying, out loud and with gusto, I DO NOT LIKE FOX NEWS.

As a matter of fact, I don't like FOX, CNN, MSN, NewsNation or any of the 24 hours "news" networks.

I don't like 24 hours news networks simply because I personally believe that there isn't 24 hours worth of news. That means these outfits all make shit up to fill the time and make their verbal sewage seem exciting.

They should not be allowed to use the word "news" in their name. They should legally be required to call themselves "FOX Opinion" or "Cable Opinion Network" or "OpinionNation".

So having clarified that, I have something to say about this line from yet another outraged person:

"Fox would lead the chorus of criticisms and faux-outrage, and people would lose their jobs."

Don't blame FOX for people getting fired. FOX has nothing to do with someone from CNN losing their job.

People lose their jobs because companies like NBC, CBS, ABC, MSN, CNN, etc... seem to enjoy firing people who say, or do, something that offends easily offended people.

British comedian Stephen Fry said it best:

"It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."

And if any of you are offended by that quote, do yourself a favor and read it again...

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I found this on the interwebs and it made me laugh.

If you don't know what movie that scene is from then I suggest you find a copy of GoodFellas.

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The Red Sox beat the Phillies 5-3 this afternoon but I didn't get to see it because NESN did not carry the game.

Crochet pitched 4⅔ innings and he did okay. He face 19 batters, gave up 3 earned runs, struck out 2 and walked 0. Not the best but he'll get there.

Tomorrow they take on the Tigers and, no, NESN will not be carrying that game either. They have to run an important episode of "Jenny & Billy Go To Lunch"...

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Here are some links:

• Has anyone started a death pool on this guy yet?



• This will piss off my friends who are Dolphins fans.



• Well, people do indeed lose weight when they have cancer.



• I call bullshit. This should never be allowed to happen. Speed cameras are abused by municipalities all the time. It's a way they generate income and has nothing to do with public safety.



• Trust me, no one wants to listen to your shitty music, your crappy movie or your ignorant phone conversation. Get a set earbuds.

I hate the time change

My brain is trying to figure out what the hell is going on right now so this is going to be short.

I'm groggy, I'm hyper, I'm tired, I'm awake, I'm hungry, I'm not hungry.

This sucks and as far as I'm concerned, the first candidate for president that says he will eliminate the twice-yearly clock change will get my vote.

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The Pirates beat the Red Sox 9-7 this afternoon.

The Penguins beat the Bruins 5-4 in overtime this afternoon.

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Here are some links:

• Is this the same idiot who said, "I'll end all the wars and lower gas prices when I'm president!"



• I have no doubt that this may be true.



• I heard someone say, "Guess they forgot to change his diaper..." which I thought was a pretty funny line.

Many sports

We ran errands and then I setled in to watch many sportings.

It started with a combination of baseball and hockey with the Bruins going up against the Capitals at 12:30 and the Red Sox vs. the Rays at 1:05.

The Red Sox game ended in the 6^th inning because of rain with the Red Sox won 2-0.

The Bruins beat the Capitals 3-1 in regulation. They remain in the second wildcard slot but are now 3 points ahead of the Blue Jackets

After that it was the Arnold Palmer Invitational followed by USA vs Great Britain in the World Baseball Classic.

Now you know why this is late.

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Here are a couple of links:

• I have a lot of family in Western Pennsylvania and I can assure you that they have been pissed off at the Pirates organization for many years.



• I'm not going to live long enough to see humans set foot on the moon again.



• They are less than 3 weeks from the start of the season. They need to start working on their positions.

Not looking good

The Predators beat the Bruins 6-3 last night.

The Bruins looked a little lost on the ice while the Predators looked like they had actually practiced their game play recently.

So now the Bruins are holding on to the second wildcard slot by one point over the Blue Jackets.

Fortunately the Blue Jackets are also off tonight so it doesn't look like the Bruins will slip backwards on an off night.

Their next game is tomorrow against the Capitals. Puck drop at 12:30pm and it will be carried by those boobs at ESPN.

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In the world of baseball, the Tigers kicked the crap out of the "double-A" Red Sox team.

Connelly Early started and he pitched pretty well. He faced 13 batters over 3⅓ innings, giving up 2 hits, 1 walk, striking out 4 and giving up 0 runs.

Tomorrow they take on the Rays. First pitch is at 1:05pm and the game will be streamed on NESN360

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Let me start by saying I am not an expert on the middle east. I don't pretend to be an expert on the middle east. I'm just an old guy who has seen the various kingdoms/nations/tribes of the middle east continue to defy the alleged "logic" of western thinking.

Having said that, I want to point out that the key line in this story that displays of a complete lack of understanding of the tribal mindset in the middle east:

"Frankly they don't have a lot of people to say that for them."

Trust me, there are plenty of people wandering around Iran who will be more than happy to proclaim themselves as "supreme being" and continue the fight. For every dictator in a funny hat that we kill, there are 10 more waiting in line to take control and do more damage than the guy before them.

This is likely to go on just as long, if not longer, than our involvement in Afghanistan.

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Speaking of Trump blowing shit up...

The DJIA has not done well over the last month.

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Here are some links:

• This could be interesting.



• Keep in mind that Iran is a nation that has been blowing up civilian ships since they mined the Persian Gulf back in the late 80s.



• This story reminds me a lot of this movie scene from Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.



• Apparently Psycho Vlad hates everybody.