Back yard is clean. For now.

I managed to clean up the leaves, the pine needles and the dog crap from the back yard today and I still got to watch the Patriots beat the Redskins.

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And speaking of local sports franchises, the Red Sox have begun the process of prepping for the free agent season. They are cleaning out their 40-man roster by outrighting Craig, Leon, Ogando and Machi to the Pawtucket Red Sox.

I'm really hoping this new guy, Dombrowski, is better at picking talent than Cherington was. I'm also hoping he cleans up that mess called Hanley Ramirez. I'm still amazed that anyone thought it would be a good idea to pay an infielder with a bad attitude millions of dollars to play the outfield.

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Here are some links:

• You just know the gassy guy in the lab dreamed this up.



• Excellent mug shot.



• Only in Florida.