Extra busy

No post yesterday or today.

Deal with it.

Yep, still busy

Not a busy as yesterday but I don't have a lot of time to surf the webnets.

Actually, I can tell you now that I will be pretty busy for the next week so consider this a heads-up that there will be limited posts.

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Key line in this story: He’s the DH of the Boston Red Sox.

The problem with that statement is that Devers has had eight plate appearances and he struck out seven times. The one time he didn't strike out, he was put out on a ground ball to first base.

In other words, he ain't hit shit.

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Here are some links:

• I can't imagine taking care of a baby at my age...



• Third Pooping sounds like something hobbits do in the Lord of the Ring triology.



• Oh great. Now Jeff "Bozo" Bezos is going to know when my lights turn on because that's about all I use Alexa for.



• So I guess there's no reason to go there now.



• Once the racoons and otters team up, the rest of us don't stand a chance.

Still busy

Sorry this is late, we had many things going on today.

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In the world of baseball, the Red Sox won last night, beating the Rangers 5-2.

Then the Rangers got their revenge and the Red Sox lost 4-1 this evening.

Tomorrow is game three of their four game series. First pitch is at 7:05.

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Trump is doing a lot of damage to the United States. Both politically and economically.

Oh, and if he sends US soldiers to attack Greenland congress better impeach his ass.

Thus ends my Trump rant for today.

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Enjoy these few links:

• Malfunctioning Military Device is the perfect name for Pete Hegseth.



• This isn't bad. The last "Hero of Russia" fell out of a 20th floor window...



• Australia: What doesn't try to kill ya, just needs to use your stove.

I'm busy

I had lunch with the boys and we solved all of the worlds problems.

Now I'm watching the Red Sox open their baseball season by playing the Rangers.

It is currently the top of the fifth inning and the score is 2-1 Rangers.

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Here are some links:

• There are times when I think we don't pay cops enough.



• There are other times where I think we pay cops too much.



• Fungus and The Zombie Spiders would be a great name for a 1970s rock band.



• You gotta love dogs.



• If you are going to lock things up, you need to put an employee there to unlock them. If I have to push a button and then wait around for some snotty teenager to amble over, I'm going to leave and go elsewhere to buy what I want.

The Sultans of Swing

The Red Sox beat the Sultans 12-8 last night, which is not as bad as the other night when they beat them 10-1.

And by the way, the title of this post is the title of a song by Mark Knopfler. It's a great song.

Tomorrow is opening day and the Red Sox will kick off their season down in Arlington Texas. They will take on the Rangers.

Crochet gets the start for the Red Sox and old friend "Nasty Nate" Eovaldi has the start for the Rangers.

First pitch is at 4:05pm and I will absolutely be watching the game.

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At 10:00 tonight, the Bruins will take on the Ducks out in Anaheim.

No, I will not be watching that game.

That means no sports for me this evening.

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Here are some links:

• Key lie in this story: "This entire story was another hoax written by a Trump-hater who is well-known for his sensationalist spin."



• I'm thinking that maybe Musk should take the first trip to Mars.



• If they do this, I will be pissed.



• Key lie in this story: "People from Greenland are asking us to go there."



• This is why I have Ol' Bess ready to go.



• I'm pretty sure this would make me a little nervous.



• If you are ever in Tottori, Japan, don't order the miso.

Let the lawn watering begin

For the past 34 years I have been dragging sprinklers around my yard in a failed effort to keep it green during the heat of the summer. By August, I usually end up watering a nice brown yard.

I'm pleased to announce that I no longer have to drag sprinklers around in a failed effort to keep it green because I now have an automatic sprinkler system installed.

My lawn will probably still turn brown in August but now the wetting of the brown grass will be automatic!

I can't believe I spent money to have pipes buried in my yard and sprinkler heads installed to spray water all over the place.

I guess I'll know in August if this was a good idea or one of the dumbest ideas I've ever had...

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The Red Sox beat the Sultanes de Monterrey 10-1 last night and they are playing them again this evening. These are two exhibition games being played in Mexico because MLB is trying to get more fans from Mexico.

Based on what I've seen, they've got more fans in Mexico than they do in Florida. That stadium was packed and it was rocking which is way more than can be said for either the Rays or the Marlins.

And for the record, the name "Sultans" is a great name for a baseball team.

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The Red Sox are currently up 5-0 after one inning. I suspect it's going to be a repeat of last night...

Enjoy these links:

• This just keeps on getting better and better...



• Checks and balances? Checks and balances? We don't need no stinking checks and balances.



• This make me a rocket-scientist...



• We don't pay cops enough.



• Apparently the Pope was saved by Hallelujah Gelato.



• It's getting closer to Robert Francis Kennedy Jr.

Sorry about that

I flat out forgot to post anything yesterday.

I'll try to make up for it today.

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Remember when Trump was insisting that Clinton be locked up because she used a private email system for government communications?

Not only does Trump now claim he never wanted her locked up, his team is using a private chat server to discuss sensitive information.

And they included a reporter on their chat.

The more I hear and read about Trump, the more I'm convinced he is an agent for a foreign government.

Maybe it's Russia, maybe it's North Korea. I don't know but he sure isn't working in the best interest of the United States.

On the other hand, he did something no other president has done: He got all 50 states to come together behind a common cause.

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Yes, the Bruins lost last night, getting beat by the Kings 7-2.

Their next game is Wednesday when they take on the Ducks. Puck drops at 10:00.

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Here are some links:

• Attention Democratic Party: She is one of the reasons people don't vote for you on a national level.



• Just another case of finger gun violence.



• Why is it that god is always for sale?



• Yea, I'm sure he did. And I'm also sure Krazy Kim once shot 11 holes-in-one on his first round of golf ever.



• Mischievous Goat and the Escaped Kangaroo would be a great name for a 1960s one-hit-wonder pop band.



• Finally, we have indisputable evidence...



• Key entry from our favorite police log: 1:38 p.m. A herd of inbred cats were marking their territory.



• Mysterious Meat Shower would be a fantastic name for a 1980s porno movie.

Oops

I forgot

Big time loss

Yesterday the Red Sox beat the Pirates 2-1 and it was a good game. Today was a different story...

Every once in a while, a baseball team fails to play good baseball.

It could be due to a lot of factors. Maybe the pitchers all have a bad day and end up throwing meatballs over the plate. Maybe the hitters have trouble seeing the ball and they either strike out or they hit into double plays. Maybe the fielders lose their train of thought and fail to make the plays they need to make.

In the case of the Red Sox, today was one of those days where all of those factors came into play.

The Rays beat them 14-2 and that, my friends, is a big time loss.

Tomorrow they take on the Twins. First pitch is at 1:05 and the game will be shown on the NESN streaming service called NESN360.

Let's hope they don't fall apart...

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Speaking of the Red Sox, Fitts has been given the 4th starter slot and Yoshida will start the season on a rehab assignment in Worcester.

As for the 5th starter, they are still waiting on Bello, Crawford and Giolito to overcome whatever ailments they have. Until then, they have a few options. Personally, I'm liking that guy Newcomb.

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I don't even want to talk about the Bruins.

They are currently hoovering in the "You should just go on vacation" section of the standings.

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I get the best spam:

It's way better than the "You owe us tolls!" spam I usually get

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Here are some links:

• I hope his sons George Jr, George III, George IV, George V and George VI are doing okay.



• I wonder what Turkish eggs taste like.



• This little robot has been driving around Mars for 13 years on what was supposed to be a 2 year mission.



• I do everything better "post poop".



• Speaking of "post poop"...



• I'm pretty sure this translates "Cat Shit".

It was a good game

The Twins managed to beat the Red Sox 2-1 yesterday evening.

It was a good game and Newcomb pitched okay. he gave up four hits and one unearned run but he struck out three and walked none.

They take on the Pirates this evening at 6:05 and, once again, NESN is carrying the game.

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As for the Bruins, they got their ass kicked by the Golden Knights, losing 5-1.

Since the game didn't start until 10:00, I have no idea whether they played good or bad. I'm assuming since they lost by 4 goals, they played bad.

Tomorrow they take on the Sharks and that game starts at 10:30. There is no way I'll watching that game either

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Here are today's links:

• Not only can you purchase a US citizenship for $5 million, you can now purchase a top secret clearance for $40 million.



• I hope they find the assholes that did this and light them on fire.



• I'm not entirely sure that this is a loss for the country.



• He would have probably gotten away with it if it hadn't been for the spoon.



• So what was it from? A UFO?



• Cats: Not the sharpest tools in the shed.

Sportings news

The Red Sox play the Twins this evening. First pitch was at 6:05 so I have that going on right now.

In big sportings news, some guy spent $6,100,000,000.00 to buy the Boston Basketball team known as "The Celtics"

Now I'm no basketball fanatic and I don't really know much, if anything at all, about basketball but $6.1 billion seems like an awful lot of money for a basketball team.

Turns out I'm right because that $6.1 billion is the most money ever spent on an North American sports franchise which leads me to believe that both Fenway Sports Group and Yankee Global Enterprises are probably taking a good long look at what they could get for their respective baseball teams...

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Here are some links:

• I wonder if Trump will pardon him...



• Nintendo is now the official sponsor of the Seattle Mariners. This means that every time a pitcher takes the mound, he should have to yell, "It'sa me, Mario. Whoo-Hoo! Let'sa go!"



• Key sub-headline in this story: "The benchmarks are not looking good, folks."



• I want to know why the federal government is promoting a private company.



• They taste like chicken...



• Only in Florida.

Nice day today.

The flowers have begun to flower:

The temperature outside was in the upper 60s:

Spring arrives tomorrow morning at 5:00am.

Before you know it, I'm going to be bitching about how hot it is and how expensive it is to run my air conditioners.

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The Red Sox beat the Tigers 6-4 this afternoon.

I hate to say this but I'm getting the impression that Hendricks might not be the same guy he was before he got cancer. He came in to close the game today and it it could have gone better...

He only faced five batters but two of them got hits and one got an earned run. None of them struck out.

Tomorrow they take on the Twins. First pitch is at 6:05 and NESN will be carrying the game.

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Here are some links:

• Well, I guess I'm normal.



• Space Tornadoes would be a great name for a 1970's after-school cartoon.



• I'm hoping NBC carries the Sunday games but I fear they will end up on several streaming services just like the Thursday games.



• Key line in this story: "They done locked up Miss America!"



• Australia can now enjoy those family brawls at kid birthday parties just like we do!



• "Egg-related Seizures" sounds like some kind of medical issue.

A loss and a tie

The Bruins lost in OT last night. That means they picked up one point.

Trust me, one point is no where near enough to give them a playoff chance.

They are off now until Thursday when they will play the Golden Knights. Since the game doesn't start until 10:00 our time, I can assure you that I will not be watching it.

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The Red Sox and the Yankees played to a 4-4 tie this afternoon.

As I thougth, NESN carried the YES feed and I was pleasantly surprised by the coverage. The YES talking heads had good analysis and insights into both the Yankee players and the Red Sox players.

Tomorrow they take on the Tigers and Fitts is scheduled to start. First pitch is at 1:05.

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Pat tells me he has everything up and running in his data center.

Since the old WOPR is running next to the new WOPR, don't be surprised if the lights dim in Ludlow occasionally.

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Here are some links:

• I wonder how that "I'll end the war in 24 hours!" thing is going...



• He went to school in my town.



• Australia: What doesn't try to kill ya, tries to sell yer toes...



• Parade of Weiner Dogs should be a Disney movie.



• Yet another reason to not fly commercial.



• Karaoke Rage would be a fantastic name for a Japanese karaoke bar located in Chicago.



• Illinois: We don't like change...

Win some, lose some

Today the Red Sox played split squad games.

The MLB players stayed at JetBlue and got their ass kicked 12-3 by the Orioles. The Prospects travelled over to "CoolTodayPark" and beat the Braves 2-1.

Houck pitched 4 solid innings and left the game with a 3-2 lead. Unfortunately, the bullpen imploded and the Orioles took control.

Tomorrow they take on the Yankees. First pitch is at 1:05 and NESN is carrying the game. Since the game is being played at Steinbrenner field, I suspect NESN will be carrying the YES feed.

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The Bruins have fallen further behind and at this point, it's a pretty good bet they will be going on vacation on April 16^th.

Tonight they take on the Sabres, the last place team in the division. That means I kinda hope they win.

Puck drops at 7:00 and yes, I will be watching.

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Here are some links:

• It occurred to me that we have not had a drunk on a lawnmower in a long time.



• Trump claims he won the club championship at his golf course.
  Pfffttt. That's nothing.
  I remember when Krazy Kim shot 11 holes in one on his first round ever.



• I gotta be honest with you, I didn't think he'd last this long.



• I don't know if I should be happy about this or not...



• Mugshot of the day.



• Apparently today is the day we celebrate Saint Patrick's death by eating cabbage and drinking green beer.



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

Busy day

I had things to do today that involved non-computer activity.

Well, actually, it involved a lot of computer activity. What I wasn't able to do was surf the interwebs.

So anyways, I got nothing for you except this: The Red Sox beat the Twins 6-5 today.

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Actually, here's a link or two:

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



• Another reason why flying commercial sucks.

Good game, bad loss

The Braves beat the Red Sox 7-3 this afternoon and I was able to watch the whole game.

The Braves starting pitcher, Chris Sale, is still one of the best pitchers in the league. He went six innings and struck out nine hitters. I really wish the Red Sox had kept him...

Tomorrow they take on the Twins. First pitch is at 1:05.

NESN is carrying the game but I'm not entirely sure how much of it I will be able to watch. I have an afternoon commitment.

There now twelve days remaining until opening day. That is when the Red Sox play their first meaningful game of the 2025 season and Garrett Crochet will be the starting pitcher.

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The Bruins and the Lightning will faceoff this evening. Puck drops at 7:00.

The ways things stand right now, they are still only two points away from the second wildcard slot.

I hate to get my hopes up but damn, it would be nice to see them make the playoffs.

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I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this.

On the one hand, we don't need to get mired in another fight in the middle east but on the other hand, those assholes have been poking a sharp stick at everyone around them and maybe it's time to wipe them off the planet.

Then again, I'm old & cranky so I have very little tolerance for either the fanatics in Washington or the fanatics in the middle east.

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Here are some links:

• Apparently Musk is whining about the tariffs.



• We pay a lot in taxes...



• Only in Florida.



• Do you not have them because they escaped or do you not have them because you never had them?



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



• So it was a fundraiser, just not for kids...

They lost

Both the Bruins and the Red Sox prospects lost yesterday but the prospects game was fun to watch.

The Bruins flailed and stuttered all over the ice, losing to the Senators 6-3. As I said a few weeks ago, I'm pretty sure they are done and stand very little chance of making the playoffs.

As a matter of fact, the bookies out in Vegas are saying they have only a 5% chance of making the playoffs and if they actually make it into the playoffs, they only stand a 1.2% chance of making it to the second round.

Next game for them is game 68, leaving them with only 14 days left in their season.

They will take on the Lightning tomorrow evening at 7:00.

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The Red Sox prospects lost to the Rays prospects 7-5 but man, it was fun to watch. Both teams were hitting the ball a ton and the speed on the basepaths was on full display.

There were five stolen bases, four home runs and only one error.

I suspect if the Red Sox had a high-end arm in the rotation, they would have beaten the Rays but the Red Sox pitching gave up twleve hits.

You can't win games if the pitcher is throwing softballs over the plate.

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At 4:05 this afternoon, the Red Sox and the Marlins played baseball.

The Red Sox fielded a team made up almost entirely of minor leaguers and they still managed to beat the Marlins 9-4.

Their next game is tomorrow against the Braves. First pitch is at 1:05 and it looks like the Braves starter will be the Red Sox old friend, Chris Sale.

Not only that, it looks like the game will be carried by NESN.

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Enjoy these links:

• Key phrase in this story that I believe to be true: "...Putin's response so far shows Russia wants to continue the war and does not want a ceasefire."



• Key phrase in this story: "...security had to escort Edwards from the building."
  I'm guessing people are pissed...



• Only in Florida.



• I'm sure it was a wonderful event...



• I do not remember anyone exploring myanus.



• Also only in Florida.



• Hey kids! It's National Patato Chip Day!

This has gone on long enough

The market is now down 8¾ percent since Donald "I have immunity!" Trump took office. It's down not because he is a moron but because he is an arrogant moron.

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I am not shocked by this news.

I mean, I'm disappointed but not surprised. Every time he takes the mound, he hurts something.

The guy hasn't pitched since 2023 and I'm betting he won't be pitching all that much this season.

They can't catch a break...

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In other Red Sox news, todays game was not on television and it wasn't on the radio. That means I was forced to pay attention via an animated batter hiting to an empty baseball field

Then again, the Red Sox top prospects and the Rays top prospects will play this evening at 7:00 and NESN+ will carry that game so all is not lost in my world of baseball.

As for this afternoon's game against the Mets, the Red Sox won 3-2.

A guy named Sean Newcomb, who the Red Sox signed this offseason to a minor league contract with an invitation to camp, faced eleven batters over three innings, gave up one hit, walked one and struck out five.

Not bad for a guy who may, or may not, make the team.

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Here are some links:

• People are stupid...



• These poor people are never gonna get home.



• I kinda hope they want him to be the DH because he sure makes a lot of errors at third.



• Oh man, I hope not.



• No thanks, I'll stick to being bald.



• Only in Florida.



• As far as I'm concerned, this is just a bit weird.



• Salsa Assault would be a great name for a 1980's Miami-based latino band.

Holy crap, they won!

The Bruins beat the division-leading Panthers last night and it was awsome to see.

The Bruins were down 2-0 through two and a half periods when, with 11 minutes left in the game, Pastrnak put one in the net. This was followed 5 minutes later when Lohrei slipped on in and finally, with 3 minutes left in the game, Zacha dropped the third one past the Panthers goalie.

This made the score 3-2 and all they had to do was hold off the Panthers for 2 minutes, which they did.

I was pleasantly shocked by the win because in all honesty, I was ready to turn the game off during the second intermission.

I'm glad I didn't...

So now they are only 2 points out of the wildcard.

Oh, and according to the talking heads on NESN, they have one of the easiest schedules in the NHL over the remainder of the season. I believe the wizards of the mundane said something to the effect of "The 25th easiest schedule" or something like that.

I'm not sure what that means exactly but since they only have 16 games left in the season, I hope it means they should win more than 8 of them.

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Trump decided to put the full weight and authority of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government behind his favorite sycophant's car company. Trump says the car is so good, he bought one.

I bet a dollar he didn't buy it. I bet the taxpayers (you and me) bought it. Also, I can't help but wonder if this is unethical behavior on the part of the president...

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My grill has been moved onto my patio and there are two steaks marinating in the fridge.

I'm going to go cook those steaks and then I'm going to watch some baseball.

Here are some links:

• I bet a dollar he didn't buy it. I bet the taxpayers (you and me) bought it.



• Key entry from our favorite police log: "12:25 p.m. A man was advised not to cover his eyes while crossing the road."



• The were pink?



• We really need to move to the metric system. I have no idea how much a three year old weighs...



• When I read this headline, I was reminded of this great song from the 1970s.



• Might be time for a bit of a whippin'.

He continues to kill me

The markets collapsed again today and have now fallen more than 7% since trump took office.

Anyone know of a nice part-time job an old guy can get that doesn't involve a lot of heavy lifting?

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The Red Sox got their ass kicked today, losing to the Phillies 18-8:

And one of the reasons for that lose was Giolito coming out of the game after facing just six batters over one inning.

I hope this guy isn't going to miss the entire season again. He's been injured since the Red Sox hired him in the 2023 offseason.

Not only did they lose, I didn't get to watch it because once again, NESN decided that running some reruns of uber-bro Charlie Moore was better than showing baseball.

Anyways, they are back at it again tomorrow when they take on the Twins. First pitch is at 6:05 and no, NESN will not be carrying the game...

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Here are today's links:

• "We will resume telling you who you can shoot at as long as you don't shoot at anyone."



• This is probably considered normal behavior under the Trump administrstion. Let's face it, Trump's the one who said, "You can do anything. ... Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything."



• I have not been in Plymouth in years.



• Only in Florida.



• Since he's wiping out my retirement savings, a tax refund is the least he can.



• Is "Reactionless Face" the new "Resting BitchFace"?



• If you are laying in bed with your gun and some anonymous woman, it's not the dog's fault if you got shot.



• Hot Tub Bonkathon would be a great name for a 1970's lounge band.

He's killing me

Donald "Better the Lincoln. Better then Washington" Trump is proving himself to be the idiot that a lot of us think he is. As a matter of fact, I'm willing to go on record saying that he is dumber than Goofy Joe.

And I'm pretty sure Joe had a few strokes during his time in office...

His insistence on pissing off our trading partners and threatening our allies has resulted in this:

That's right folks, the DJIA has fallen 5¾% in the last month.

Hell, today he came out and, once again, said something incredibly stupid. Thanks to his insightful and well-thought out mumblings, this is what happened to the markets:

I'm going to have to go find a job pretty soon...

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No sportings for me today.

Fortunately, I have a lot of DVRs I can entertain myself with.

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Here are todays links:

• In the US, we have "self deportation".
  In Russia, they have "self defenstration".



• Seems to me that if you want to bury someone at sea, you probably shouldn't embalm them.



• Key line in this story: "We really got our asses kicked in. If we don’t get our shit together, then we are going to be in a permanent minority."



• If you think your electric bills are high now, keep in mind that 5% to 10% of the electricity Massachusetts consumes comes from Canada.



• I would thing the first step would be to put out the joint and put the beer down.



• I'm pretty sure this will result in therapy in adulthood...

That was enlightening.

After trading away four of their better players, what was left of the Bruins played hockey like a professional hockey team and they shutout the Lightning 4-0.

Maybe management/ownership does know what they are doing...

They didn't move up in the standings but they are now tied at 66 points with two other teams so they are still kinda in the mix.

Their next game is this Tuesday against the division leading Panthers.

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The Red Sox beat the Braves 7-3 this afternoon.

Fitts got the start and man, that is one big boy. I would not want to stand in the batter box while he threw a baseball at me.

The batters hit the ball well including back-to-back doubles in the first inning and back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning.

Tomorrow they are on a well-deserved day off and on Tuesday they face the Phillies.

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Gary Larson created one of the greatest single-panel comics ever. It was called The Far Side and it appeared in numerous publications.

He drew four or five cartoons that stand out in my mind and this is one of them:

The man had talent and a fantastic sense of humor.

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Here are some links:

• I can't help but wonder if this shit is going to happen a lot over the next four years.



• Key line in this sstory: "No-one will try going to the US now through this illegal 'donkey' route while Trump is in power."



• This is how they do it in those old Westerns.



• People eat Tide pods and packing peanuts so why not a little wood...



• Pardon my ignorance but don't the seals need them?



• Turns out Josephine Cochrane is one of my heroes.



• My flight instructor always told me to be aware of the crosswind component.



• Oh Canada.

Big day in Tampa

This afternoon we get to see what the "new" Bruins look like when they face-off against the Lightning.

No Marchand, no Coyle, no Frederic.

Then again, they were losing when they had those guys so the worst that can happen is they continue to lose...

Puck dropped at 3:00 and as of right now, they are in the 3^rd period and the score is 1-0 in favor of the Bruins

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The Red Sox lost today. The Twins beat them 8-9 this afternoon.

At one point the Red Sox were down 7-0 but they fought back to take a 8-7 lead. The Twins came back to tie it and in the ninth, the Twins scored the winning run.

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

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Just heads up for you, the "toll" scammers have introduced a new twist. They are now sending .PDF files in both emails and text messages.

One of the infosec online communities I belong to posted this one:

What is interesting is that it even has a copyright at the bottom.

Trust me, no state or "Toll Enforcement Authority" will ever send you a toll notification.

If you get a notice saying you owe a toll, do yourself a favor and don't open it. Just delete it.

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Here are some links:

• Here's an interesting article that might have you think before driving over bridges in Massachusetts.



• This place supplied almost all the spring flowers that you see in the local garden centers. This will probably result in a limited availabilty this spring.



• Our Federal Government in action...



• Britain is becoming Australia.



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



• Attention scientists: Just stop.

Stick a fork in them

The Bruins made several high-profile trades over the last twenty four hours.

Here's what I know so far:

1. Brad Marchand to the Panthers.
2. Charlie Coyle to the Avalanche.
3. Brandon Carlo to the Maple Leafs.
4. Justin Brazeau to the Wild.
5. Trent Frederic to the Oilers.

There may be others but those are the big ones.

This is basically ownership saying, "We give up."

Hopefully they get some young talent and excellent draft picks in return because those players are pretty good players.

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In the baseball world, it was a good day to be a Red Sox fan. They beat the crap out of the Marlins this afternoon with a final score of 20-5.

As I said the other day, I'm getting excited about this team.

Tomorrow they take on the Twins and once again, I'll have to listen to it on the radio because NESN isn't carrying the game

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We woke up this morning to find that at some point in the middle of the night, we lost power.

I suspect it was due to the 50-70 mph wind gusts we got to enjoy overnight:

When I checked the power outage map this afternoon, I discovered that we had dodged a bullet:

Each one of those dots represents an outage. If there is a number in the dot, it represents separate outages close together.

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Here are some links:

• I don't know that I would call this view "stunning". As a matter of fact, I can't see it at all.



• This kinda pisses me off. I could give two shits about GMA but I liked the data that FiveThirtyEight always provided.



• So, they're guys.



• People are stupid.



• So I guess "a group of scientists" is just another way of saying, "men"...



• Australia: What doesn't try to kill ya, takes over your planet and kills ya.

They're back...

Back in November, I noticed a drastic drop in the amount of junk email I was receiving. The main reason for the drop was the shutdown of a scam gang out of India. Well, that and the fact I logged into my ISP's email server and created a filter to block all email from the annoying Trump people.

So for the last four months, I have enjoyed almost no junk mail. And by "none", I mean only three or four emails a day.

Today, it looks like someone has launched a new mail server and has decided to let me know about all the great things they have for me:

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The stock market collapsed again today, dropping another percentage point.

This puts the market decline almost 5% since Trump took office.

I sure hope it doesn't continue to drop like a stone because I like being retired and I really don't want to go back to work...

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The Red Sox lost to the Blue Jays this afternon and I got to watch it.

NESN didn't cover the game. Instead, they carried the Blue Jays coverage and I gotta tell you, those guys are really good.

They are not "homers" and they did analysis on several of the Red Sox players that was fair and just as knowledgeable about the players as the NESN commentators usually are.

Don't get me wrong, I would have liked to see them win but at least I got to watch them play.

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The Bruins are playing the Hurricanes this evening, so I have some entertainment.

Here are some links:

• I don't think they'll trade him. Then again, what the hell do I know.



• Oops.



• Key line in this story: "...the woman was transported for medical evaluation and was going through a crisis..."



• Attention everyone: If you are stupid enough to eat a seven pound hamburger, you deserve to suffer terrible gastro-intestinal distress.



• None of these sound tasty.



• Suddenly all the anti-vaxers are getting vaccinated.

Another win

And by "another win", I'm talking about the Red Sox. The Bruins lost last night, getting beat by the Predators 6-3.

So anyways, the Red Sox beat the Rays 4-2 this afternoon and according to the talking heads on the radio, it was a good game.

Tomorrow they take on the Blue Jays and not only will Criswell get the start, I'll get to watch it because NESN is carrying the game.

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I have been repairing the grout on our kitchen floor and my knees are not happy with me.

The floor was installed about 20 years ago and it was time to clean up the grout. Fortunately we had saved the leftover grout and stored it in a nice dry place so it was perfectly good.

I scraped some bad spots on the grout, chipped of some terrible spots and basically got the stains off the old grout. Then I mixed up a batch of fresh grout and spent the next few hours filling in low spots, patching holes and covering stained areas.

As things stand right now, the grout looks good and I am letting it cure for the next few days. Once it cures, we'll seal it with grout sealer and it should be good for another 20 years.

My knees, however, won't be good for another 20 years. Right now, I'm hoping for another 20 days...

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Here are some links:

• Alto Mayo and The Blob-Headed Catfish would be a good name for a 1980's high school garage band.



• Yes, alcohol was involved.



• Key line in this story: "This one decided to jump on board and say hello."



• Apparently the people of Wales know how to party.



• Only in Florida.

Insert Interesting Title Here

Not much going on in the world, just some small things like Trump & his 25 to 30 percent price increase on everything we buy, Trump & his chaotic dissolution of the federal government, Trump handing Ukraine over to Psycho Vlad and Trump demolishing the first amendment.

If anything interesting does happen, I'll be sure to let you know about it.

Oh, and since New England gets the majority of its gasoline via a pipeline directly from a refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, the current prediction for the tariff-driven increase in gasoline prices in New England is about 70 cents a gallon (25% of 2.89 is .72) so we got that to look forward to...

To quote Warren Buffet (no relation to Jimmy) regarding Trumps tariffs: "Over time, they are a tax on goods. I mean, the tooth fairy doesn’t pay ’em!"

Oh, and there's also this:

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We switched trash haulers the other day and it appears our old hauler is not happy about that.

Basically, we cut our monthly bill in half by going with another hauler. We called our old hauler and told them we were cancelling our service and could they come pick up their barrels.

That resulted in numerous phone calls from their customer service telling us that we were long-term customers and they would like to keep our business by offering us a "loyalty discount". When we told them their "loyalty discount" was more than our new hauler was charging us, they kinda seized up and that was the end of the calls.

What I wanted to point out is the whole "loyalty" thing.

Loyalty is the act of being loyal.

The word loyal has two distinct definitions: 1) faithful in allegiance to one's lawful sovereign or 2) faithful to a private person or cause to whom faithfulness is due

Trust me, I'm not loyal to any trash hauler. I owe no allegiance to them and I have never made any vow of faithfulness to them.

If anyone in this relationship needs to be faithful and loyal, it's the trash hauler. As a customer, I should not have to bargain with them for pricing.

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My two favorite baseball teams faced off against each other this afternoon when the Pirates hosted Red Sox.

Once again, the Red Sox team that took the field was basically a minor league team and they still managed a pretty good showing against the Pirates. I saw a guy named Eaton, who used to be a minor leaguer for the Royals and is now a minor leaguer for the Red Sox, hit himself a spring training grand slam.

He seemed very excited when he hit it.

So anyways, the Red Sox beat the Pirates 12-4 this afternoon.

Tomorrow they take on the Rays and since they are at home, I suspect the MLB Red Sox will take the field. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the game will be televised so I'm going to have to listen to it on the radio.

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As for the Bruins, they have fallen pretty far out of contention:

This evening they face off against the Predators and I hope they win.

I mean, it won't help them much but it's better than watching them lose.

Puck drops at 7:05.

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Here are some links:

• I guess "respiratory insufficiencies" is the new modern way of saying he couldn't breath?



• Jolene's boyfriend has passed away.



• It's only a matter of time before something like this happens in the U.S. Capital.
  And for the record, I would laugh like hell if it did.



• Well, if she was coming back from Mexico, it's a good bet it came from Mexico.



• It looks nothing at all like a wooly mammoth.



• Apparently Musk bombed Poland last month.



• Gotta be honest with you, it's probably better for us if China owns them than it is for Blackrock to own them. Blackrock will figure out how to raise prices to the point where everything that passes through the canal gets a 100% price increase

First tie of camp

After being down 5-0 through six innings, the Red Sox managed to come back and tie todays game against the Orioles. The final score was 6-6.

Since the Red Sox team on the field was basically the Worcester Red Sox and the Orioles fielded their MLB lineup, that's not bad.

I'm getting excited about this team...

Tomorrow they take on the Pirates and NESN is once again carrying the game. First pitch is at 1:05

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Key line in this story:

"All the fracking and all the oil and gas we make here in the United States – or most of it – is a lighter crude that a lot of American refineries don’t process."

Someone needs to make a shitload of stickers of Trump pointing up with the caption, "I did that!" so we've got something to stick on all the gasoline pumps like they did with Biden.

Not only is his arrogance going to cost us a lot of money, it's going to get a lot of people killed.

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Here are some links:

• Isn't this the guy who said vaccines are bad.



• China: It's not like where we live...



• This has got to be the worst box score I've ever seen.



• Couldn't he just have objected to the union?



• We need to vote her out of office.



• People like this deserve to be hit in the face with a chair.



• Yet another case of vehicle violence.

Another win

The Red Sox managed to hold off the Mets and take a 6-4 win this afternoon.

Yes, Walt was at the game.

No, he did not manage to get his face on camera.

Yes, I was able to watch the game by downloading the NESN360 thingee and logging in with my cable account.

Tomorrow they take on the Orioles and it looks like the game will be on NESN so I should be able to watch it on my television instead of my laptop.

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As for the Bruins, with last nights win they managed to creep up a notch in the standings:

Unfortunately, they managed to lose 1-0 to the Wild this afternoon and keeping them two out of the wildcard.

So much for getting back into contention...

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Here are some links:

• If you are a football fan, you need to watch this.



• I guess no one is immune.



• They could probably save a few million dollars by stopping the daily 'Get your free MassSave energy audit!' mailer I get in my mailbox almost every day.



• Remember what I said about Trump and psycho Vlad yesterday...



• Oh King of Canada.



• If you are a resident of Florida, you need one of these.



• I'm thinking I might just get all my news from The Onion.

They won?

The Red Sox won today, beating the Twins 8-4.

Houck started and went three innings. He gave up two earned runs. He was followed by Chapman who went one inning, struck out two and walked two. At some point, Criswell came in and went two innings, striking out two and giving up one hit.

More importantly, the batters got hits. They managed to get sixteen hits and score eight runs.

That's some pretty good hitting.

Tomorrow they go up against the Mets. Buehler gets the start and first pitch is at 1:05.

I'm not entirely sure it will be televised. It looks like it's only being streamed on NESN360 which is something I can connect to as part of my cable package.

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As for the Bruins, they beat the Penguins 3-2 and picked up two points. It's not enough to move them back into the wildcard but I'm hoping they won't be three places out of it come tomorrow morning.

The game was being carried by ESPN / ABC so not only did I have to put up with PK Subban and his annoying blather about his clothes, I also had to put up with extended intermissions and a lot of additional commercial breaks.

On a downside, Marchand had to be helped off the ice after a hit that didn't really look nasty but it dropped him like a rifle shot. Hopefully it's a short term injury and not something that takes him out for a few games.

The Bruins have enough injured players...

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In case you were wondering what caused Gene Hackmans death, I can assure you it was old age:

Trust me, this man died of old age.

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Unlike a lot of people, I was not embarrassed by this.

Then again, I'm pretty sure Trump is a free-range asshole so I don't think anything he does is embarrassing, it's just him being an asshole.

Besides, Trump is just doing what Psycho Vlad wants him to do. Maybe one of these days I'll understand why Trump sucks Vlad's dick in public...

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Here are some links:

• At his age, any mention of a "ventilator" is not good.



• I'm not sure why this is news. He's always hurt.



• Anoybody shocked by this? I am not shocked by this.



• Personally, I think he's a damned fine catcher.



• Ouch.



• Only in Florida.