There's a storm a brewin'

According to the weather dweebs, we may see our first accumulating snow on Wednesday.

I conducted a test of The Beast in October but I think I'll drag it out tomorrow and fire it up. Call me paranoid but the last thing I want to discover is my snowblower doesn't work on the day of a snow storm.

I like to let it run for about 15 minutes because I figure if it can run for 15 minutes, it'll run for the hour or so it takes to clear my driveway, my backyard (The Dogs latrine) and the path to my neighbors house.

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No Patriots today. They're playing the Bills in Buffalo tomorrow night.

I did watch the Buccaneers beat the Falcons and now I'm watching the Steelers play the Ravens.

I also watched the Bruins lose to the Lightning last night.

They managed to tie the game in the third period but lost 3-2 in overtime.

As for baseball, I have no idea what's going on because the owners and the players are currently negotiating a new contract and when the old one expired, the owners shut down the league and locked out the players.

As a matter of fact, if you go to any of the team websites, like the Red Sox, you'll see the only thing posted are historical stories and this little note:

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I'm going to make some dinner and then find some other sport to watch.

While I do that, you should do these:

• For a politician, he was a decent human being.



• Like I said a few days ago, this may not be that big of a problem.



• If you need a desk calendar, a bedazzled cell phone case or you just want to visit with Santa in a pop-up garden tent, the Eastfield Mall is the place to go.



• Ouch.



• Oh Canada.



• Key phrase in this story: "I’ve heard worse Britney Spears covers..."

The decorating has begun

I did my lawn and then put up Christmas lights.

My wife and daughter spent their day putting all of the various baubbles, knick-knacks and festive holiday finery out for display.

Now we just need to do the "buying of gifts" thing and we'll be all set.

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As I type this, the Bruins are down 1-0 at the end of the first period.

What makes that sentance really bad is the Lightning scored while the Bruins were on a power play...

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While I watch this, you can visit these:

• Key phrase in this story: "...they were trying to flee to Canada."



• I can only imagine what the "twin torpedo" is...



• Turns out that Chris Cuomo is a better brother than journalist.



• This headline makes me think they were going on vacation or something.



• No thanks.

And falling back down...

Yesterday's partial recovery of the DJIA was short lived and the downward slide continued today:

As I'm fond of saying, I am never going to be able to retire...

Actually, I'm not really all that fond of saying that.

No sir, not one bit.

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The more I read about the Renfroe / Bradley trade, the more I like it.

Bradley was certainly a great outfielder but a streaky hitter at best. Renfroe was a serviceable outfielder and a good hitter. If the trade had been just Renfroe for Bradley, I would not be happy but the two kids they are bringing over with him are looking like they have the potential to be great baseball players.

Also, there is some speculation that Bradley is with the Red Sox only for the short term and they may trade him for someone with a good bat.

I'm really hoping Bloom has struck gold on this one. Whether it be because Bradley has suddenly become a high-end ball player or he is a valuable trading chip.

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The DA in in Detroit has decided to charge the parents of the kid who murdered four of his fellow students. They are being charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter.

From what I can tell, the school administrators and teachers called these people into the school on more than one occasion to tell them their son had some major issues. At one point, they were told they should get him into therapy. They were also told that a teacher found him using google to search for ammunition.

Did they do anything about their little angel? Did they act upon the information the school passed on to them? Yes, they did.

They went out and bought a gun. Then they let their kid play with it. Did they buy a safe to secure the firearm? No, they did not. They let their murderous little shit play with the gun and then they left it out where he had ready access to it.

They should not be charged with involuntary manslaughter.

They should be charged with homicide.

Oh, and before I forget, they appear to have run off, leaving their little angel on his own to face his first degree murder charges.

As I've said before, some people should not be allowed to have children.

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Time to find something to watch.

Enjoy these links if you want:

• This guy is trying his best to blame everyone but himself,



• Australia: What doesn't try to kill ya, just wants to have a drink with you.



• Looks like Springfield's biggest export product is thugs and gangs.



• Key phrase in story: "He was in a considerable amount of pain."



• Seems to me there might be better ways to get rid of snakes.

Bouncing back

The DJIA decided that it should go up a bit today:

That means the DJIA is now back to where it was on October 7th...

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The Red Sox decided that maybe they should bring Jackie Bradley Jr. back into the fold.

They also acquired two prospects with pretty good stats but I'm not entirely sure how I feel about bringing him back.

He can't it for shit but his defense manages to save at least one, maybe two, runs every game. Can't argue with that.

Renfroe, on the other hand, was a serviceable outfielder with a cannon for an arm who managed to hit 31 home runs last season.

Hopefully the two prospects are worth the trade because I'm not sure Bradley is...

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Time for me to fall asleep on my couch while watching hockey.

Enjoy these links:

• Man, this must have been a nasty wedding.



• Not only is this a weird story, it's also the mugshot of the day.



• Chicken Killing Dog would be a fantastic name for a 1960s rock-a-billy band.



• Key phrase in this story: "...YouTubers' looking for fresh content."

Nope, still can't retire

The stock market looked like it was in full blown recovery mode when it opened this morning, shooting skyward and making me smile. But then, right around 11:00am, someone announced that the omicron 'rona has shown up in the United States and everyone panicked & started giving their stocks away for free.

I am sick and tired of covid. This has gone on long enough. It's time for this shit to end.

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Speaking of things that piss me off, Charlie Baker announced today that he is not running for a third term.

I like Charlie. He ran as a republican but he is more of an independent than republican. He governs using common sense instead of following some "mob rule" party line.

Maybe I'll write him in.

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The Bruins lost last night but I wasn't too shocked by that. I kinda knew going into it that they weren't going to be the winning team.

They are off tonight and they pick it back up tomorrow night when they go to Nashville and play the Predators at 8:00pm.

That means I'll probably only see the first period and maybe part of the second.

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Here are a few links for you:

• Does this mean she kicked his ass?



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



• I'm guessing he'll have something to do while laying in bed waiting for the sleep meds to kick in.



• Some people should not be allowed to have kids.



• The best part of waking up
  is Folgers in your cup.