I'm almost ready.

Other than removing the fan blades from the ceiling fan, the porch has been closed up. The generator has been tested and moved from its summer home to its winter home. The snowblower has been made ready and tested. I will conduct several more lawn mowings, more to pick up the leaves than to cut the grass, before I put the tractor away for the winter.

All-in-all, I'd say I was about as ready and prepared for the coming winter as I can be.

Actually, after last winter, I'm really hoping that I'm over-prepared because we don't need another winter like that.

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No baseball until tomorrow so I'm gonna catch up on my DVRs and fall asleep early.

You can click on these links:

• Those horny little leprechauns....



• Key phrase in this story: "She simply decided she didn't want to be his girlfriend..."

They clinched last place.

As I said to John, "Next season can't possibly be any worse."

John said, "It's gonna be different. No Orsillo."

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You can click on these links:

• Only in New Jersey.



• Key phrase in this story: "So a cow is one of the options."



• Key phrase in this story: "She knows I done this to get away from her."



• Interesting.



• Ninja Bear.

I guess summer is over.

It got a little chilly last night.

My wife has been opening the heating vents and cleaning them off in preparation of the coming of cold nights. I have The Beast of a snowblower set and ready to go and I've got the generator ready for the potential power outages we seem to experience during our northeast winters.

Hopefully this one won't be as bad as last year's.

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After last nights loss to the Indians, the Red Sox are once again tied for fourth place. If they lose again tonight, they will more than likely end up in last place behind the Rays.

I would like that to not happen.

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We went to the Big E today and now my feet hurt.

On the up side, they will fry just about anything there. Including jelly beans.

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You can click on these links if you want:

• Key phrase in this story: "I was a little drunk..."



• Only in Florida.

Many things to get done

Seems like I don't have a lot of time these days and today is one of those days. Work is stressing me and to be honest with you, when I got home, I'm not all that interested in spending all that much time on my computer.

I do have some links for you:

• You steal from me, I steal from you....



• Key entry from our favorite police log: "2:54 p.m. An erratic female driver was seen 'popping' up and down in her seat as she swerved down Main Street in Kalispell."



• Only in Florida.



• Key line in this story: "...suddenly, authorities detonated the suspicious packages."



• The bears of Alaska are not very polite.

Missed it by that much.

Guess I forgot to post last night's stuff.

To quote Agent 86, "Sorry about that Chief."

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Just because it feels good to say it, I'm gonna say it:

The Red Sox are currently in third place in the ALEast and they are only two games shy of having a .500 season. They also hold the current longest winning streak (6 games) in the majors.

Hey, you gotta take the good stuff where you can find it...

So tonight there is one final game against the Yankees and then they are off to Cleveland to finish off the season with a three game series against the Indians.

I, however, will continue watching my favorite sport after the Boston players have parted ways and gone home for their winter rest because I will be rooting for the NL's Pittsburgh Pirates and the AL's New York Yankees.

Go Bucs!

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Here are some links:

• Only in Florida.



• Apparently there is a violent hippopotamus wandering around Madison, Wisconsin.



• Now give me back my damn styrofoam cups and containers, dammit.



• People are morons...



• I'm pretty certain I'd just leave her there. She can find her own ride home...