Another loss

Bello pitched a great seven innings, giving up one earned run and striking out five but it wasn't enough.

Once again, the hitters weren't hitting the ball and the baserunners weren't stepping on home plate. The Red Sox had only four hits. You can't win ball games when you only hit the ball four times in nine innings.

The Marlins won the game 2-0, sweeping the Red Sox at home.

Tonight they are in Toronto to start a three-game series against the Blue Jays, a team they are currently five games gehind in the ALEast:

I do not have high hopes...

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We're having our house painted...

The company we hired to do the painting is doing a great job. They are meticulous, neat and fast. They also don't speak English...

Actually, the owner speaks English but when he is not here, we use google translate to communicate. It works pretty damned well.

So anyways, once the job is done, I'll post an "after" picture. Until then, we are sealed in plastic.

Hope it doesn't get too hot over the next few days...

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The DJIA has been making me happy lately:

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The Red Sox and Blue Jays are tied 0-0 going into the third inning. I'm going to continue watching this game.

Here are some links you might enjoy:

• The Little Helicopter That Could.



• Bummer. He was great as Sheldon Kornpett in The In-Laws.



• Key phrase in this story: "The rider reversed into a police cruiser and eventually crashed, falling off the bike."
  I've ridden dirt bikes and street bikes most of my life and I never remember any of them having a "reverse" gear.



• They sure could use his bat real soon.



• If you go to Michigan, avoid the lighthouses.



• Key line in this story: "I had to go to the bathroom pretty badly."
  To be honest with you, I enjoy watching him play. I think he's a good golfder and a good human being.

Like I said, back to suckage

I only managed to see 6 innings of baseball last night because in the top of the sixth, the skies opened and it started to pour. Then there was a flash of lightning and the umpire immediately sent everyone into the dugout. The score was tied 1-1 and that meant they would resume the game at some point.

By 9:30, it looked like the rain wasn't in any hurry to let up and I decided to go to bed. I know, 9:30 is kinda early but what can I say, I was tired and I didn't feel like watching Tom Caron and his two retired baseball player sidekicks try to fill dead air with some clever banter.

When I woke up this morning I was not surprised to see the Red Sox had lost the game 6-2.

Tonights game starts at 6:10 and if it doesn't rain, I sould be able to watch all nine innings. Bello is on the mound and I like watching him pitch.

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

I'm guessing they don't call her "dead eye"...

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Again, not much in the news worth chit-chatting about.

I'm going to watch the news and then some baseball.

You can visit these links of you want:

• Whale's Colon would be a fantastic name for a 1990s new age band.



• I have always thought that using discrimination to fight discrimination was a shitty way to end discrimination.



• Not all IT guys are bright. Some are actually pretty stupid.



• I'm pretty sure the word "lucky" no longer applies.



• Why did they fire her and not the idiots (managers) that failed to catch her for 20 years?



• More proof that the world is filled with assholes.



• Guinness has a record for everything.

Back to suckage

The Red Sox lost again last night, getting beat by the Marlins 10-1.

Yes, my youngest was there. They had seats behind the Red Sox bullpen.

Yes, he sent pictures:

I don't know how much the Red Sox bribed the official scorer of the game because there were no Red Sox errors recorded. This despite the fact I saw at least two, maybe three errors. And apparently I wasn't the only one who thought those were errors

Whitlock had a bad night, the hitters failed to hit the ball when there were runners on base and the fielders failed to make routine plays.

They need to start consistently playing like major league ball players. Not just once in a while but every game.

It looks like Ort is on the mound tonight. I really hope he doesn't give up 10 runs. I also really, really hope the fielders make the plays they need to make.

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Once again, there is nothing I want to prattle on about.

Psycho Vlad is still in charge in Russia, Priggy is still hiding out in Belarus, Goofy Joe is still doing whatever it is that he is doing and Trump is still claiming that he is a saint among men and is being biggly persecuted by evil beings from hell. No one, in the history of all mankind, has ever had to suffer like he is suffering.

If something interesting happens, then I will give my valuable opinion about it but until then, it's all bullshit and I'm trying hard to not waste my words on it.

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We have no idea what we want for dinner. If you have any ideas, leave a suggestion in the comment section.

Wait. Never mind. I'm pretty sure I turned off comments a long time ago.

Enjoy these links:

• She's running for re-election and for the record, I will vote for absolutely anyone other than her. Hell, I'd vote for myself before I'd vote for her.



• Probably not the best place for him to go.



• If by chance you might have pissed off David or Mary Crawford at any time in the past, you no longer have to worry about your house going up in flames.



• Drugs Rain Down On The Countryside would be an excellent name for a 1970s Jim Morrison & the Doors song.



• Key 'what the hell?' line in this story: "A baby born on Dec. 31 would be considered two years old just 24 hours later."



• Gotta love those rovers.



• Face tattoos are usually an indication of someone who makes poor life decisions.

There will be sports

The Red Sox will start a three-game series against the Marlins this evening and my youngest will be in attendance. That means I will receive commentary and photographs.

I enjoy receiving commentary and photographs.

Whitlock is on the mound an he's been pitching well lately. Problem is the hitter aren't hitting.

There is no word yet if Verdugo is back from his bereavement leave. Hopefully he makes an appearance this evening and his bat is good to go because the Red Sox need someone who can hit the damned ball and this guy ain't it.

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Again, not much else to prattle on about.

Here are some links:

• Key incriminating phrase in this story: "...this is still a secret."



• I guess there's a reason why Priggy is an oligarch.



• The James Webb just keeps on finding cool stuff.



• Yes, alcohol was involved. A lot of alcohol...



• Hey, life was tough back then. It's not like they could run to the Piggly Wiggly and pick up a couple of steaks.



• Dennis Eckersley loved watching Fitzy when he was up with the Red Sox last season.

No sportings tonight

No baseball, no golf, no curling.

I'm not sure what I'm going to watch for entertainment. I have a few Gold Rush's and a couple of Storage Wars that I can watch if I feel like putting up with the fake "drama" that those shows have suddenly decided to introduce.

Maybe I'll see what is on the "All Guy Fieri, All The Time" channel.

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I'm out of things to talk about.

Here are today's links:

• Key phrase in this story: "There are large parts of this story missing."



• He absolutely should get his job back. He was railroaded.



• I can't believe that the best the democrats can do is a choice between Goofy Joe and this nutcase.



• If they can pull this off, I will watch it. It looks like it will be fun.

No coup for you.

I read an article that the warlord in charge of the Wagner Group, Prigozhin, is also one of those Oligarchs. Those are the guys who make money hand-over-fist because they have a relationship with Putin. Granted it's a corrupt and shaky relationship, but a relationship nonetheless.

Priggy started out as a caterer for the Kremlin, then he bought some restaurants that served the Kremlin and finally he formed the Wagner Group by going into prisons and recruiting prisoners to fight in exchange for reduced or eliminated sentences. After running a restaurant and his military gang, he decided to create a company whose sole purpose was to use the internet and social media to interfere in the 2016 US election.

Yes, you read that right, he's the guy that got Trump elected...

But now that he made a run at Moscow with his prison gang and made Psycho Vlad very, very nervous, he's been exiled to Belarus, a country run by a guy named Aleksandr Lukashenko who believes Psycho Vlad is a god.

Lukashenko is a throwback to the Soviet Union and is best friends with Psycho Vlad.

If Vlad farts, Lukashenko sniffs his ass.

That tells me that it's a pretty good bet that in the very near future, the caterer/restauranter/warlord/interneter/oligarch guy will have a bad accident. Maybe he'll fall from a very tall building. Maybe he'll have one of those "sudden" heart attacks. No matter how he dies, he'll be dead and Psycho Vlad can relax.

Or maybe this is all a big scam and Priggy is still working closely with Psycho Vlad. Maybe this whole "coup" and "exile" to Belarus thing is just an excuse to position Priggy and prison gang in a country whose southern border is just 50 miles from Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine...

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The Red Sox lost again this afternoon, losing the series to the White Sox.

Tomorrow they head back to Boston and on Tuesday they will start a three-game series against the Marlins.

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Time for some grilled chicken kabobs and maybe an ice cream cone.

You can enjoy these if you want:

• Apparently bananas are radioactive.



• What the hell is wrong with the glorification of bacon?



• Researchers: Contributing to the betterment of our society or a complete waste of perfectly good oxygen.



• Like I said the other day, only old people and nuns care about cursive hand writting.



• I'm pretty sure that John Mooner has no idea what the words definitive evidence mean.

Weddings - phase II

Yesterday we went to another wedding. This one was also for a nephew and his fiancé, now wife, and once again, we did not get home until 10:00 at night.

It was a full-on catholic wedding with a mass and all the trappings of the church followed by a big ol' grand ballroom party with all of the finest consumables and entertainment.

My nephew, The Lieutenant, and his wife, The SchoolMarm, are now off on honeymoon that I suspect involves Disney World.

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It appears that the Russian coup is over. For now....

One of the many rumors floating around about this whole "coup" is that the people they call "The Oligarchs" may have decided that they wanted their lifestyle back and hired The Wagner Group to kill off Vlad. They wanted their yachts back, they wanted to go shopping in London and they wanted to stop falling to their deaths from sixth floor windows.

Whether that particular rumor is true or not is unknown to me but it does kinda make sense. It will make more sense if we suddenly read about three or four oligarchs suddenly dying in terrible accidents.

What is known to me is that this shit makes me nervous. Those people have nuclear weapons and they really want to try them out. I grew up during the height of the cold war and I'm really hoping that my children/grandchildren never have to go through anything like that.

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The Red Sox won last night, beating the White Sox 3-1.

Bello had a great outing, going 6⅔ innings, giving up one earned run and striking out five. Pivetta finished up the seventh inning and Martin pitched the eighth. In both cases, they gave up zero runs. Then Jansen came in to close out the game.

Due to the game's late start, I got home in time to watch the last two innings before going to bed and falling hard asleep.

As for this afternoon, they lost in the ninth inning.

Paxton was the starter and he was doing okay through four innings. He didn't come out for the fifth and it turns out he was dealing with a sore knee.

Winckowski came in and pitched two innings, giving up three earned runs which gave the White Sox a 4-3 lead.

So at the top of the ninth inning, the Red Sox came up to bat down 4-3. The first two batters, Hamilton and Refsnyder, struck out. The third batter, Duran, managed to reach first on a line drive, then steal second and finally then get to third on a wild pitch. The fourth batter, Turner, hit a fly ball to center that dropped in, scoring Duran to tie the game.

Dalbec was put in as a pinch runner for Turner and Yoshida got hit by a pitch. This put runners at first and second with Devers at bat.

Devers took a walk, loading the bases for Duvall who unfortunately struck out.

Jansen, the Red Sox closer, came in and got two outs but he just couldn't get the job done. The White Sox managed to drive a run across the plate and win the game 5-4

Tomorrow's game is at 2:10 and Crawford will be on the mound.

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Here are a few links that you might find entertaining:

• Art: I don't get it.



• Weaponized Incompetence would be a great name for the Russian army.



• I thought he was dead.



• If this is worth $250,000, my house must be worth millions.



• Here's your Naked Guy In The News story.



• This doesn't sound good.

Busy day

Today was another one of those busy days. I seem to be having more and more of them lately.

Guess I'm just a busy guy.

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There is a lot of concern lately that kids are no longer using cursive writing and that a lot of them can't read cursive.

So what. Who cares? Is it really the end of civilization if little Johnny can't read something written in cursive?

I can tell you who cares - old people and nuns. That's who cares.

Then again, I might be a little biased. I attended a catholic school and the nuns attempted to beat cursive into me but I didn't get it. I was always in too much of a hurry. Basically I would make a squiggly line with a few loops tossed in.

My mother had nice, clear handwriting and my father had truly beautiful handwriting but mine looked like something a chimpanzee would create if you handed him a pen & a piece of paper.

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The Red Sox will play the White Sox this evening and I can tell you right now that I probably won't see all nine innings.

The game starts at 8:10 and it will probably go until 10:30.

That is past my bedtime.

Bello has the start and hopes are high that he continues his dominance on the mound.

The kid is good. Really good. The Boston media has begun comparing him to a young Pedro Martinez. Personally, I think it's a bit of a stretch and kind of unfair but then again, I'm no "baseball expert" like those guys are.

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Enjoy these links:

• The Red Sox need to trade him. They can get someone who fills a need and it will give him a chance to play in the big leagues again.



• This is a terrible idea. It may also be unconstitutional.



• Oh Canada.



• Another reason I don't fly commercial.



• Feather Boa Massacre would be a great name for a 1970s humor novel.



• I guess I'm not the only who doesn't care about the rich submarine people.



• Headline of the Day.

I jinxed them

I knew I should have never brought up how the Red Sox owned Sonny Gray because by saying that, I jinxed them. It took 10 innings but the Twins beat the Red Sox 5-4.

Gray didn't get the win because the game was tied 3-3 when he left after five innings but the Twins won none-the-less.

Oh, and remember yesterday when I asked, "What is wrong with Kluber?" Well, this popped up on the Red Sox transaction list last night:

"June 21: RHP Corey Kluber placed on 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation."

Guess that answers that.

They also put McGuire on the DL and Verdugo on bereavement leave because his grandmother died. Those guys are two players that I wish were in the line-up. They both hit the ball well but McGuire is hurt and Verdugo needs to be with his family.

As for this afternoon, the game started at 1:10 and the Red Sox starting pitcher was a guy named Garza who I never heard of. He pitched one inning, giving up three earned runs.

Garza was followed by a first-timer making his major league debut named Walter. He went 6⅔ innings, giving up three earned runs. Not bad for his first trip to the big leagues.

Unfortunately, the hitters weren't hitting and the baserunners weren't stepping on home plate. That means the game ended with the Red Sox losing 6-0 and splitting the series with the Twins.

Now they are off to Chicago for a three-game series against the White Sox.

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Not much else to go on about.

Here are some links:

• Hey look! Tommy Flanagan is back in the news!



• Imagine that, two nutcases calling each other names. Who would have thought that would ever happen...



• Kidding! I was just kidding. Everybody knows I'm a big kidder.



• Well, I guess they didn't suffer.



• Here's a statement that must frighten Trump: "Mr. Meadows has maintained a commitment to tell the truth where he has a legal obligation to do so."

Nice winning streak

The Red Sox won again last night, beating the Twins 10-4.

I thought Crawford did pretty good, going six innings, giving up zero runs and striking out five batters. The problem came when Kluber came in to start the seventh inning. He managed to go all three remaining innings but he gave up four earned runs. It wasn't anywhere near enough to effect the outcome of the game but it makes me ask, "What is wrong with Kluber?"

The guy was an ace starter and he started this season pitching really well. Then he kind of fell apart and hasn't seemed to get it back which leads me to believe he might have something physically wrong.

It would be nice to see him get back into the form he had when he was pitching for the Indians/Guardians, his ERA was around 2.5 and he won a couple of Cy Young awards.

The Red Sox are on a six game winning streak and it's looking pretty good for tonight.

Whitlock is on the mound against Sonny Gray and the one thing I know about Gray is the Red Sox own him. When he was with the Yankees, I don't think he won a single game against the Red Sox.

Although he does have a 2.37 ERA for the season so maybe he's got his act together and I should just shut up before I jinx the Red Sox.

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Todays is the Summer Solstice so if you are a druid, do not go sacrificing any virgins.

Go build a henge or something but leave the poor virgins alone.

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The baby bunnies living in my yard don't seem to give a shit about The Sisters.

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We have no idea what to make for dinner and it's almost dinner time. That means I'm probably going to go eat corn chips and watch baseball.

You can enjoy these links:

• This is why I call him "Goofy Joe". He sent his Secretary of State over their to try & foster better relations and then he goes and says something to piss them off. That is a pretty goofy thing to do.



• When Russia fires missiles into Ukrainian schools and hospitals, it's a "special military operation". When Ukraine sends drones to attack a Russian military facility, it's "an act of terrorism".



• How much is this costing us, the U.S. taxpayer?



• I thought they closed 3 or 4 years ago.



• It's beginning to look like Houck will not be back on the mound anytime soon.



• Australian Reptile Wrangler would be a great name for a 1960's children's television character.



• Only in Florida.



• Some politicians will do anything to get your vote.

Another win

The Red Sox won again last night, beating the Twins 9-3.

Paxton pitched pretty well, going 6⅓ innings, giving up three earned runs and striking out seven.

Once again, the defense had zero errors and, despite leaving the bases loaded twice, the offense still managed to step on home plate quite a few times. Add those two things together and I'm a happy guy.

Game two of this four-game series is tonight and it starts at the same time as last nights game: 7:40.

Which leads me to say, "Thank You Minnesota Twins. Thanks for thinking about us old guys back on the east coast."

Most central time zone teams start their games at 8:10 eastern time. That means I never make it to the eighth or ninth innings. By starting thirty minutes earlier, the Twins make it easier for us eastern time zone people to actually watch the entire game.

Now on Friday the Red Sox are in Chicago and the White Sox don't give a shit about us east coasters. That game will start at 8:10 eastern time.

As it stands right now, the Red Sox are three games above .500 and only ½ a game behind the Blue Jays. They are also only 1½ games behind the Yankees for the second wild card slot.

I think the rest of June and the month of July should be interesting. The MLB trade deadline is August 1^st. If the Red Sox can hold their own and maybe make some moves to shore up the offense, they stand a good chance of playing baseball in October.

On the other hand, I hope they don't trade away their prospects for a shot at a wild card slot because that would be dumb. Really dumb.

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I'm going to say something that will probably piss some people off:

I do not care that five extremely wealthy people will/have drowned because they decided to piss away $250,000 each to take a ride in a submarine to the bottom of the ocean.

They think of themselves as "adventurers" and "heroes". I think of them as people with more money than they will ever need flaunting their wealth by buying trips to places like outer space or to the ocean floor.

You know who a hero is? Bill Gates is a hero. Gates spends his wealth on things like creating safe drinking water in impoverished nations. Warren Buffett is a hero. Buffett spends his money on healthcare.

Those people are/were arrogant, spoiled brats who always got what they wanted. This time, however, they got something they didn't want.

It's time for the news media to stop calling it a tragedy and reporting on it every few minutes. It's not a tragedy.

A tragedy is when a grandfather and his three grandchildren are killed by a rich drunk asshole. That's a tragedy.

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Goofy Joe's boy, Hunter, decided to plead guilty to tax evasion today and it's got Trump all kinds of pissed off.

Maybe if Trump admitted that he probably shouldn't have held on to those top secret battle plans instead of claiming that everyone was hitting him with "angels", he would've gotten one of those sweetheart "TRAFFIC TICKET" deals...

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Dinner tonight will be chicken parmesean with penne pasta followed by baseball and maybe some brownies for dessert.

Here are today's links:

• Attention ladies: you should excersize your lady parts.



• Key phrase in this story: "...akin to burning flesh..."



• No.



• Speaking of underwear: I hear that underwear meth is the best meth.



• Art: I don't get it.



• Japan: It's not like where you live.

Busy day

We had some things that needed to get done today and we got them done.

That means my internetting was very, very limited.

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The Red Sox swept the Aaron Judges last night, beating them 4-1.

Bello pitched a great game, going seven innings, giving up one earned run, walking three and striking out eight.

What was even better was the fielders committed zero errors for the first time in the last seven games.

Tonight they are in Minnesota to take on the Twins.

It would be nice if they can continue this winning streak.

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Here are some links to entertain you:

• No thanks. I'll stick with non-poop coffee.



• "Homemade Armored Cars" sounds like the name of a new show on PBS.



• I guess Isaias Jones really needed a day off.



• "Ufologist" is a made-up title that sounds awfully close to "Urologist"...

Happy Fathers Day

I hope you had an enjoyable day.

I know I did.

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Here is a screenshot of my junk/spam folder showing todays spam:

The message I highlighted intrigued me so I opened it and spent a good 5 minutes giggling at what the author had to say.

As a matter of fact, it was funny enough for me to post it for you:

Hi there!

I regret to inform you about some sad news for you.
Approximately a month or two ago I have succeeded to gain a total access to all your devices utilized for browsing internet.
Moving forward, I have started observing your internet activities on continuous basis.

Go ahead and take a look at the sequence of events provided below for your reference:
Initially I bought an exclusive access from hackers to a long list of email accounts (in today's world, that is really a common thing, which can arranged via internet).
Evidently, it wasn't hard for me to proceed with logging in your email account.

Within the same week, I moved on with installing a Trojan virus in Operating Systems for all devices that you use to login to email.
Frankly speaking, it wasn't a challenging task for me at all (since you were kind enough to click some of the links in your inbox emails before).
Yeah, geniuses are among us.

Because of this Trojan I am able to gain access to entire set of controllers in devices (e.g., your video camera, keyboard, microphone and others).
As result, I effortlessly downloaded all data, as well as photos, web browsing history and other types of data to my servers.
Moreover, I have access to all social networks accounts that you regularly use, including emails, including chat history, messengers, contacts list etc.
My unique virus is incessantly refreshing its signatures (due to control by a driver), and hence remains undetected by any type of antiviruses.

Hence, I guess by now you can already see the reason why I always remained undetected until this very letter...

During the process of compilation of all the materials associated with you,
I also noticed that you are a huge supporter and regular user of websites hosting nasty adult content.
Turns out to be, you really love visiting porn websites, as well as watching exciting videos and enduring unforgettable pleasures.
As a matter of fact, I was not able to withstand the temptation, but to record certain nasty solo action with you in main role,
and later produced a few videos exposing your masturbation and cumming scenes.

If until now you don't believe me, all I need is one-two mouse clicks to make all those videos with everyone you know, including your friends, colleagues, relatives and others.
Moreover, I am able to upload all that video content online for everyone to see.
I sincerely think, you certainly would not wish such incidents to take place, in view of the lustful things demonstrated in your commonly watched videos, (you absolutely know what I mean by that) it will cause a huge adversity for you.

There is still a solution to this matter, and here is what you need to do:
You make a transaction of 690 USD to my account (an equivalent in bitcoins, which recorded depending on the exchange rate at the date of funds transfer), hence upon receiving the transfer, I will immediately get rid of all those lustful videos without delay.
After that we can make it look like there was nothing happening beforehand.
Additionally, I can confirm that all the Trojan software is going to be disabled and erased from all devices that you use. You have nothing to worry about, because I keep my word at all times.

That is indeed a beneficial bargain that comes with a relatively reduced price,taking into consideration that your profile and traffic were under close monitoring during a long time frame.
If you are still unclear regarding how to buy and perform transactions with bitcoins - everything is available online.

Below is my bitcoin wallet for your further reference: 1.....k

All you have is 48 hours and the countdown begins once this email is opened (in other words 2 days).

The following list includes things you should remember and avoid doing:
> There's no point to try replying my email (since this email and return address were created inside your inbox).
> There's no point in calling police or any other types of security services either. Furthermore, don't you dare sharing this info with any of your friends.
If I discover that (taking into consideration my skills, it will be really simple, because I control all your systems and continuously monitor them) your nasty clip will be shared with public straight away.
> There's no point in looking for me too - it won't result in any success. Transactions with cryptocurrency are completely anonymous and untraceable.
> There's no point in reinstalling your OS on devices or trying to throw them away. That won't solve the issue, since all clips with you as main character are already uploaded on remote servers.

Things that may be concerning you:
> That funds transfer won't be delivered to me.
Breathe out, I can track down everything right away, so once funds transfer is finished,
I will know for sure, since I interminably track down all activities done by you (my Trojan virus controls all processes remotely, just as TeamViewer).
> That your videos will be distributed, even though you have completed money transfer to my wallet.
Trust me, it is worthless for me to still bother you after money transfer is successful. Moreover, if that was ever part of my plan, I would do make it happen way earlier!

We are going to approach and deal with it in a clear manner!

In conclusion, I'd like to recommend one more thing... after this you need to make certain you don't get involved in similar kind of unpleasant events anymore!
My recommendation - ensure all your passwords are replaced with new ones on a regular basis.

I don't blame you if you didn't want to read all of that so here's a synopsis:

Give me money or I will tell all your friends you watch porn.

So if you get an email from someone that contains a picture or video of me watching porn, you'll know why.

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As I predicted, last night's Red Sox game got rained out and they are playing a doubleheader today.

The first game was played at 1:45 and Ort, normally a reliever, was the starter. He went a respectable 2⅓ innings, giving up 2 earned runs and striking out four.

The rest of the pitchers were Murphy, Pivetta and Martin all of whom pitched very well.

The hitters hit the ball and the baserunners stepped on home plate. The fielders did have an error when Devers failed to get his glove on a smokin' shot to third. I can't really hold that error against him because he did stop the ball from going into the outfield, holding the runner to a single.

It wasn't a repeat of the ass-kicking the Red Sox handed the Aaron Judges on Friday but it was close. The Red Sox won the first game 6-2.

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Which leads me to post a screenshot of the front page of the MLB.com website. This is something that pisses me off:

Note the red circle showing the fact that the Yankees are losing. It kinda pisses me off that no matter how badly they are playing, the MLB needs to hype them up and make them the front page of the website.

Why?

If I were the Rays, the number one team in all of Major League Baseball, I'd be a little upset that the league is ignoring them and instead focusing on the Yankees.

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Before I settle in to watch game two of this doubleheader, I wanted to leave you with this tweet from Jose Canseco:

Enjoy these links:

• I'll believe it when I see it.



• I've experienced the joy of kidney stones and all I have to say about this is, "Holy shit, I bet that hurt!"



• Guinness has a record for everything.



• Key phrase in this story: "The force protection of our base, personnel, and families is our highest priority."



• Oh Canada.



• My question is, "How much did it cost him to win the $50,000?"

It was a good game

I don't want to say that the Red Sox kicked ass last night but at one point in the game, they were up 14-1. When the game ended, they had beaten the New York Aaron Judges 15-5.

Houck was pitching a great game, going four innings and giving up only one earned run before getting hit in the face with a batted ball. He immediately dropped to the ground and you could see him bleeding below his right eye. As of late last night, the Red Sox are saying he's got some stitches and he is going to be fine.

I hope he's going to be fine. He's been pitching like a machine and if they lose him from the rotation for a few games, that would be bad.

The weather doesn't look good for today's game with a better than 80% chance of rain:

If they end up cancelling today's game, they will play a doubleheader tomorrow.

No matter when they play the game, it looks like Bello will be on the mound.

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I've been watching the US Open and I gotta be honest with you, those guys are a hell of a lot better at golf than I am.

Then again, they play a lot more than I do. Maybe if I played every day, I'd be good. Or crippled.

Yea, I'd probably be crippled.

Never mind, I'll just stick with being bad.

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For the record, the DJIA once again closed up for the week.

For now, my retirement account is happy.

Next month may be a different story when the fed starts running interest rates up again, causing the market, and my retirement account, to shrink.

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Well, time for dinner and maybe some baseball.

Here are some links

• When I was a kid, we played with the stuff.



• There is something not quite right about him.



• Only in Florida.



• Instead of introducing a dress code, how about you introduce a don't be a jerk code.



• I've come to the conclusion that adults are no longer adults. They are large children.



• Key phrase in this story: "Can we show the same concern for people bringing their out-of-control dogs to the park?"

My back is fine

My hands hurt but my back seems to have survived yesterday's golf outing.

For the record, I specifically omitted posting our scores because all of us pretty much agreed we didn't want to know. And I figure if we didn't want to know, we certainly don't want you to know either.

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The Red Sox are hosting the Yankees at 7:10 this evening.

Houck is on the mound and he's been pitching pretty good lately. Hopefully he performs as well as he did last time out.

I'm also hoping the hitters start hitting the ball and the fielders have an error-free game.

I know it's a lot to be hoping for but to quote the kid on the Jimmy Fund can, "I can dream, can't I"?

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I'm going to make some pizza and then watch some baseball.

Here are some links that you can click on:

• If you have ever had a drivers license or motor vehicle registration in Oregon, you are screwed



• Key line in this story: "...based upon irreconcilable differences with Trump."



• Add this to the list of things I didn't need to know.



• If your economy is so fragile that a concert can throw it into a tizzy, you need to find some new economists.



• Key line in this story: "...the living ones turn back around to devour their friends."



• Oh Canada.

Too late for me

The Red Sox didn't stink but the weather did. Last night's game was delayed until 9:15 because of the storms and I was only able to watch three innings.

From the few innings I was able to watch, and looking at the box score, Whitlock pitched a great game. He went seven innings, gave up two earned runs, walked one and struck out seven. That's some pretty good pitching.

As for the fielding, the Red Sox had one error and that was by Turner who was playing third base. He rarely plays third base and trust me, it's a hard position to play. Still, the Red Sox need to get those errors under control. They shouldn't be making error's in every game.

Anyways, the Red Sox won the game 6-3.

They are off tonight and tomorrow they start a three-game series against the New York Aaron Judges.

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Today was nice day for golf so that's what we did.

Pat, Willie and I headed out to a local par 3 executive golf course and proceeded to have a great time hitting golf balls. We were having so much fun hitting golf balls, we decided to hit them as often as we could!

I don't want to say we are bad golfers but it's a pretty good bet you will never see any of us on tour. Considering that none of us play golf on a regular basis, we did okay but man, it was not pretty.

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I'm going to take two (or maybe three) ibuprofen, eat some dinner and fall asleep early.

You should enjoy these links:

• Key phrase in this story: "For passengers, the flight evolved into pandemonium."



• Am I the only person on the planet that has not been sexually assaulted by Bill Cosby?



• Turns out Ratatouille is a documentary.



• Apparently my face is worth $300.



• Japan: It's not like where you live.

Stinkage - part 2.

The Red Sox continue to leave runners on base, make errors on the simplest plays and generally play crappy baseball.

They lost last night 7-6 to the Rockies, are now two games below .500 and things don't look like they are going to get much better.

Cora has told Hernandez and Casas they will see reduced playing time because they seem to make more errors than anyone else on the team. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing but it's a thing.

Tonight is game three of the series and Whitlock is on the mound. I'm really hoping they don't get swept...

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In hockey news, the Golden Knights are in possession of Lord Stanley's cup, having beat the Panthers 4-1 in the best-of-seven championship series.

I can't help but wonder if maybe, just maybe, the Bruins management is a feeling a bit abashed that the guy they fired last season, Bruce Cassidy, has won another cup.

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I'm going to post this early because there is a nasty line of thunderstorms heading our way. I have no idea if we will lose power or internet but my neck of the woods seems to lose power when the wind blows and it looks like it's going to blow.

I fired up the generator this morning to make sure all is well so I'm as ready as I can be.

Enjoy these links unless you are without power or internet:

• Looks like getting arrested is the most successful business Trump has ever started.



• Like I said back on June 5^th when the Red Sox DFA'd him, "Someone will pick him up because he proved to be a good defensive player as well as a decent hitter."



• This guy lies about everything.



• It's Argentina. I'm betting she still passed.



• Ecuador: Land of the Walking Dead.

Typos for everyone!

I read what I wrote last night and found more than a few typo's.

I rely on spellcheck but when my misspellings result in an actual word, spellcheck doesn't correct it because, well, it's spelled correctly.

For instance, the sentence "I listened to some of the game on the radio as we wear driving home" should have read "I listened to some of the game on the radio as we were driving home"

I'll try carder to avoid these things today.

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The Red Sox failed, once again, to have an error-free game as well as a game with sufficient hits and runs. Simply put, they got beat.

Paxton pitched a great game. Despite going six innings and giving up no earned runs, he left the game with the score tied 1-1.

The Rockies scored first in the fourth inning on a throwing error by Hernandez. In the sixth inning, the Red Sox tied the game 1-1 when Turner hit a nice double that drove in Verdugo. Then, in the seventh, Arroyo hit a home run, giving the Red Sox a 2-1 lead that wasn't destined to last long. The Rockies scored in the eighth, tying the game 2-2.

In the tenth, the Rockies scored twice, once when Pivetta walked a batter with the bases loaded and once when Casas made an error at first that allowed a run to score.

When the Red Sox came up in the bottom of the tenth, it looked a little promising when Wong managed to score on a single by Refsnyder. It all came to a screeching halt when Verdugo hit into a double play, ending the game with the Rockies winning 4-3.

Crawford is on the mound tonight. Hopefully he has a good game. I also hope the fielders make it through the game with zero errors. They need to win this series.

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Trump plead not guilty to all thirty seven charges against him today. There was no word on if he claimed to be a political prisoner of the "unjustice department".

Personally, I think the guy is an arrogant ass who screws people over every chance he gets and I'm not going to be surprised if he ends up getting convicted of something but I can't help but wonder just a little bit if maybe there is a political stain on these charges.

Then again, I was looking at the pictures the FBI took when conducting their search. The one that made me laugh was this one:

Is that a chandelier hanging in a bathroom?


The one that made me cringe was this one:

Is that a photocopier on the right?

Why is there a photocopier in the "top secret" documents storage room? What were they photocopying and where are those copies now?

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Hey! Guess what?! The DJIA closed up again!

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Here are some links:

• Thank goodness Great Britain has strict gun control laws so they don't have any shootings over there.



• I gotta be honest with you, if you decide to go to the ocean on a giant rubber duck, or any other inflatable with what amounts to a mast on it, you are an idiot and you should expect to drown.



• This is probably the most Russian thing imaginable.



• Key phrase in this story: "...they behave aggressively under the influence of drugs."



• I'm pretty sure most people want their pilot to fly the plane, not join the mile-high club.



• If this happened more often, I would watch more golf.

Weddings - phase 1

Yesterday we attended my nephew's wedding.

Well, actually, it wasn't just my nephews wedding, his fiancé/wife was there too.

It was nice wedding and the party was fun but we didn't get home until around 10:00 which as you all know is past my bedtime.

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10:00 was also just in time for me to see the Red Sox beat the Yankees 3-2 in the tenth inning.

I listened to some of the game on the radio as we wear driving home so I got to hear the Red Sox tie the game in the eighth inning.

That win meant they won the series (always the best) and they are now once again at .500.

Tonight they are back in Boston where they will take on the National League last place team, the Rockies. First pitch is at 7:10.

Hopefully the Rockies aren't ready to go on a winning streak...

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The DJIA continued it's upward trend today.

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The Kansas City Royals DFA'd Jackie Bradley today and the first thought that crossed my mind was, "Man, I hope the Red Sox don't pick up again. The first time was okay, the second time sucked and if they bring him back a third time, I can't imagine it will be good. Not good at all"

I like Bradley. He's an excellent outfielder but he can't hit a baseball for shit. I can hit a baseball better than him.

Maybe they should offer him a minor league contract and he can play in Worcester. Maybe Gedman can teach him how to hit again.

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After last nights wedding feast, tonight is going to be a leftover kind of night.

While I watch baseball, you can click on these:

• Trump is looking for some new lawyers. Maybe if he paid the ones he used to have, he'd still have them.



• Apparently there is a building in San Francisco that is tipping over.



• Yea, I'm pretty sure this doesn't inspire me to vote for DiSantis.



• It's a slow news day at CNN.



• Key phrase in this story from the nation of Slowjamastan: "Don't start no sh--, won't be no sh--."



• Apparently the Chinese have some odd looking ducks.

Busy day

The Red Sox lost to the Yankees 3-1 last night, putting them back below .500.

Houck pitched really well but the baserunners failed to step on home plate.

Tonight they play game three of this series. Bello has the mound and hopefully he has a glod outing. More importantly, hopefully the hitters hit the damned ball.

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Today was a very busy day and the busyness continues but allow me to leave you with this:

John took that from his deck the other day.
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Here's a couple of links:

• Attention Alanis Morissette: This is ironic.



• Key phrase in this notice: "A shipment of 550 buffalo will arrive at your home Thursday at 3:45 am on June the 29th 2023."

It was close

The Red Sox won last night but only by about 12 inches.

The score was 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, two outs and the Yankees had runners on first & second. The batter hit a long fly ball that was foul by about 12 inches. If it had been 13 inches more to the right, it would have been a home run and the Yankees would have won the game.

Fortunately, he then hit a short fly ball that was caught for the third out, giving the Red Sox the win and putting them back at .500.

We'll see how things go this evening with Houck on the mound.

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In hockey news, the Golden Knights have a two game to one game lead over the Panthers.

That is all I have for hockey news. Trust me, if the Bruins were still in it, I would have a lot more hockey news.

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Enjoy these links:

• I used to work with a guy named Jan Krzanowski. Nice guy but a bit odd. Whenever he walked into a meeting, I would greet him by saying, "Jan Krzanowski. Ted Kaczynski. Coincidence? I think not."
  Jan passed away 4 or 5 years ago which is a shame. He was a genuinely nice human being.



• No Donald, once again you are wrong. They aren't coming after me.



• Maybe we should have been friendlier to Cuba.



• Key entry from our favorite police log: "11:49 a.m. Two teens were hiding on the top shelf at a store and throwing toilet paper down at people."



• I grew up in the 60s and 70s. Trust me, we were just as immoral then as we are now. We were just better at pretending to be moral.



• Pssttt, buddy. Wanna buy a Rollecks?

The stinkage continues

At this point it seems like the Red Sox have fallen apart. They don't seem to be playing like a team. As a matter of fact, I'm beginning to wonder if maybe Cora has lost control of them.

Cora has always been a guy that can get the best out of his players because he treats them with respect and dignity. This year, however, he seems to be doing some things that indicate he might not have their backs. For instance, the other day Verdugo, who has been playing his heart out since day one of this season, had what amounted to a mental lapse and failed to "hustle" to second. He was out and while his out was not the reason they lost, Cora benched him for the remainder of that game and the next game.

To be honest with you, maybe sitting him for the remainder of the first game was appropriate but to embarrass him by announcing that he was benched for the next game didn't seem like the best thing in that situation. As a matter of fact, it might just have put Verdugo on the path of, "Trade me or cut me" that some guys go on when they don't feel appreciated.

Verdugo has been one of the most consistent and focused players on the team for this season and to bench him was, in my opinion, a mistake. I hope it doesn't come back to bite Cora and the Red Sox in the ass.

So anyways, the Red Sox lost big last night, again, getting beat 10-3 in what I can only describe as a shitty game of baseball. Shitty enough to drop them below .500.

Remember yesterday when I said, "Hopefully he doesn't suck..."? Well, he sucked. So much so that they DFAd him after the game.

Dermody only made it through four innings, giving up three earned runs and striking out only one batter. Then Kluber came in, made it through 3½ innings, giving up seven earned runs and striking out only one batter.

Tonight they are in New York to start a three-game series against the Yankees. Unless their attitude and game-play improves, I don't imagine this series is going to go very well. But, since I'm a Red Sox fan, accustomed to loss, I will keep a good thought and hope they manage to win the series.

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The DJIA had another up day today. As a matter of fact, it had an up week:

We like up weeks.

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Here are some links you might find entertaining:

• Key phrase in this story: "We will be announcing additional lawyers in the coming days."



• That is one seriously horny train...



• Mike Chitwood is a good sheriff.



• Apparently Krazy Kim is the only one allowed to kill his people.



• Why is the state of Florida flying migrants from New Mexico to California?



• More proof that there is a large number of not very bright people living among us.

They stunk up the place

Last night the Red Sox sucked. The starting pitcher, Crawford, only made it through three innings and gave up three runs, two of them earned. The fielders made three errors and the hitters only managed five hits that resulted in only two runs.

Generally speaking, they sucked and they lost 5-2. That pushed them back to .500. The part that is funny is they are still better than every team in the ALCentral.

Tonight is the third game of their three-game series against the Guardians and they need to win tonight to win the series. They called up a guy named Dermody from Worcester to be the starting pitcher. Turns out that at some point in the (recent?) past he sent out a twitter thing that said something about homosexuals going to hell.

You know what? I don't care. The guy is a bonehead and should be told to shut up about his religious beliefs but if he doesn't suck, he should pitch.

Hopefully he doesn't suck...

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These are illegal. We do not need any new laws to make them illegal because we already made them flat out illegal. It's not a grey area within the law, it's not a second amendment thing, it's illegal. Period.

Yet when people are caught with them, they are released into the public and told, "Be sure you behave yourself! See you in a couple of months/years for your pre-trial hearing."

I've said it before and I'll say it again, sensible gun control should start with enforcement of existing laws and reasonable control of those individual caught breaking the existing laws. Letting them run free seems like a really dumb idea.

And by the way, I have no problem with putting stronger controls on semi-automatic weapons. We've already made fully-automatic weapons illegal to own without special permitting, why can't we do the same for semi-automatic weapons?

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I love it when the DJIA goes up.

That means my retirement accounts are going up.

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Tonight is a breakfast for dinner. The Professor asked for one of my specialties - omelettes.

Here are some links:

• This thing just keeps teaching us more and more about the universe around us.



• Oh Canada.



• The Goat Strike Force would be a great name for a 1980s video game.



• Key phrase in this story: the biggest, cheesiest roadside attraction to ever grace America’s beloved highways and byways.



• This "Dad Of The Year" asked for someone to check on the kids that he left behind...



• Key phrase in this story: "...effectively turning the bear into an agent of the state..."

No golf today

We had planned on going to the par 3 course to play golf today but the smoke from the Canadian barbecues was too much. It was seriously aggrevating some already terrible allergies so instead we went to have some adult beverages.

That means this is short.

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The Red Sox managed to hold on and beat the Guardians 5-4 last night. Paxton pitched a great game, going seven innings and giving up only two earned runs.

The hitters seemed to be hitting the ball well but not when it counted through most of the game. Then, in the eighth inning, they managed to drive in four runs to take the 5-4 lead. Jansen only needed 13 pitches to close out the final inning and earn the save.

This means the Red Sox are once again above .500 but just barely.

Hopefully they win again tonight. They need to win series if they want to be in contention in September. If they keep playing the way they are, they will be nothing more than an afterthought come October and that will be bad.

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I'm gonna watch baseball. Here are some links:

• Key phrase in this story: "...I will kill you graveyard dead..."



• This is the main problem with speed cameras.



• Here's a live stream of a volcano.