Wacha did not do well

The Red Sox won this afternoons game but Wacha failed miserably. He only lasted three and a half innings and gave up six runs.

Fortunately, the offense took control and the Red Sox won the final spring training game 10-6

There is no baseball tomorrow and the season opener will be on Thursday in New York against the Yankees. Hopefully Eovaldi will go six innings because I'm not entirely sure the bullpen if ready for the season.

As for the Bruins, they won last night in overtime and are currently tied with the Maple Leafs at 93 points. Fortunately, the Bruins have more wins in regulation which puts them ahead of the Maple Leafs in the standings and they are once again in the divisional race.

Not a bad day to be a Boston fan...

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Once again, I was a bit busy today and didn't have a lot of internet time. I'm still working on that project for the HR department so that took quite a bit of my time this morning.

After work, it was oil change day for my machines.

I changed the oil in the snow blower, the push mower and the generator but I held off on the lawn tractor because I did not have an oil filter handy.

I ran over to Home Depot to pick up an oil filter but I wanted to check that I had the right part. I opened the browser on my phone, typed in the engine type/model number and up popped a listing from Amazon that had the filter priced at $8.00. The one I had in my hand was $12.00. Then I looked at the air filter and saw that Amazon had it for $7.00 and the one on the shelf was priced at $15.00.

You can rest assured that I put the filter back on the shelf, came home and placed an order on Amazon. Turns out Amazon had a deal on the pair and I got both for $13.00.

This is why Amazon is winning.

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I'm going to watch some hockey (yes, the Bruins are playing again this evening) and fall asleep on my couch.

You can click on these if you want:

• First they had boob jobs. Then they had butt jobs. Now they have lobe jobs.



• Only in Florida.



• Wasn't this a scene in a James Bond movie?



• Another reason to not fly commercial.



• Beer - Is there anything it can't do...



• Apparently it's illegal to put a spell on cops in Pennsylvania.

As predicted...

The house The Vet looked at yesterday sold today. For the record, I wish whoever bought it only the best.

I remember the housing bubble in the 90s and I have a feeling we are in another one. As a matter of fact, I have a feeling we are at the peak of a huge housing bubble and sometime in the near future, it's going to pop.

When this bubble pops, there are going to be a lot of people who owe more on their homes than what it is worth. And that, my friends, is when the shit hits the fan...

Imagine buying a $350,000 house, taking out a mortgage for $300,000 and six months later, you find out your house is only worth $250,000. And the bank wants you to make up the difference because they don't want to hold a note on a property that is worth less than the note. A lot of people lost their homes to foreclosure back then.

That happened to a lot of people back in the 90s and I'm trying my best to make sure it doesn't happen to my daughter.

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Russia continues to claim they are doing nothing wrong. They claim that everything the media is showing is either fake or a lie.

I read a story not too long ago that had been written by a guy from Syria. For those you that have been living under a rock for the last 7 or 8 years, Syria is in the midst of a civil war with Russia supporting the dictator Bashar al-Assad. And by supporting, I mean they are doing a lot of bombing. As a matter of fact, they've used chemical weapons against the civilian population.

The story was not so much a news report as it was more of a warning.

His premise was,

"Look, we know how the Russians think because they have been doing it to us (Syria) for years.

Don't tell them where the civilians are because that is where they will bomb.

Don't tell them where the hospitals are because that is where they will bomb.

Don't tell them where the schools are because that is where they will bomb.

Don't tell them where the children are because that is where they will bomb.

Don't announce any humanitarian rescue attempts because that is where they will set up roadblocks with tanks and machine guns.

If you see any Russians, don't raise your hands because then they know you don't have a gun. They really seem to enjoy shooting unarmed men and raping unarmed women. After they're done raping the women, they shoot them.

Arm yourself and shoot every Russian you see because that is what they will do to you."

Basically, Russia wages war not by sending an army against an opposing army. They wage war by sending mass murderers into a city to massacre the civilians.

They "win" by killing all the people, taking land and rebuilding it to suit their liking.

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The Red Sox lost to the Twins today but the big news is that Houck went six solid innings.

Tomorrow they play the Twins again with Wacha on the mound. If he can give them a good five or six innings, that will put the starting rotation in good shape.

I am feeling pretty good about this team. I like their defense and I love their offense. If their pitching can hold up, they will be contenders.

The Bruins are playing the Blue Jackets again this evening and I will watch some of it. Hell, maybe I'll watch all of it.⧫

While I do that, you can visit these:

• As Tod from the movie Parenthood said, "You know, Mrs. Buckman, you need a license to buy a dog, or drive a car. Hell, you need a license to catch a fish! But they'll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father.



• Why do I think Putin doesn't care.



• Of course it got terrible ratings. There was no slapping going on. People want slappings.



• I'm pretty sure they should listen to that Hawking guy. He was pretty smart.



• Yes, Low-Farting Cows would be a great name for a 1970s country-western band from the Soviet Union.



• Australia: What doesn't try to kill ya, slips in the door and goes for a ride. Then it tries to kill ya.

House hunting continues

We went with The Vet to look at another house today. This one was nice but not worth the asking price. I'm sure they'll get it but not from my daughter.

After going to several open houses over the last few weeks I can say with complete honesty that my family, both immediate and extended, are damn near royalty.

Some of the houses we've looked at not only need an immense amount of work to make them livable, the owners probably should have done some cleaning before the open house.

And when I say an immense amount of work, I'm being serious. Several had a basement with a dirt floor (can you say radon?), in one case the detached garage was tipping over and more than a few of them had dirt driveways. If you've ever tried to clear snow off a dirt driveway you know why most houses in New England have paved driveways.

As for cleaning, what can I say. If I knew that dozens of strangers were about to wander through my house, I would at least vacuum. I also probably wouldn't cook up a mess of broccoli and onions or something like that just before the start of the open house. There is nothing more appealing than walking into a house and smelling death...

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As the Russian army is driven back from Kyiv and the news reporters are moving in, they are finding dead civilians everywhere. We're talking piles of bodies with the hands tied bahind them, evidence of torture and finally shot dead.

The Russians, when the news media started reporting the atrocities and genocide, made the following statement, "Not a single civilian has faced any violent action by the Russian military."

So I guess being machine-gunned, bombed, burned, raped or summarily-executed is not considered violent in the Russian culture.

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The Red Sox made quick work of the Braves this afternoon, beating them 6-3.

Pivetta went five strong innings and took the win. He, along with Eovaldi, looks ready for the season to start. Not sure about Houck or Wacha yet. They have yet to throw more than four innings.

The season starts in four days so they better get to gettin' ready.

As for last night, the Bruins beat the Blue Jackets 5-2. They picked up two points but remain in the wild card because the Maple Leafs and the Lightening won last night as well.

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No hockey tonight so I guess I'll be watching DVRs and falling asleep early

While I enjoy my non-sports evening, you can enjoy these links:

• This sounds like a terrible idea.



• So in other words, refill them.



• I call bullshit.



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



• Oh Canada.



• Magnetic Turd and the Moving Slime would be a fantastic name for a 1950s rock-a-billy band.

Florida = Morons

The state government in Florida is apparently in the process of screwing up the Orlando / Kissimmee area..

I can only imagine the shit-show that will happen if Disney says, "You know what? We make more money than you can imagine off movies and live entertainment. Also, we got a place in California that looks a lot like this one. We're just gonna call it a day here and leave. Good luck with all the swamp land."

This is what happens when you elect a governor who is incredibly tone-deaf to what is going on around him.

I can't wait to see this play out.

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The Pirates beat the Red Sox this afternoon and I'm okay with that. Eovaldi pushed hard and made it through five & a half innings. This is a good thing because with the shortened spring training, it's possible that most of the starters on all the teams won't last that long in the early games.

The Blue Jackets are in town to play the Bruins this evening so I'll have that to watch.

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You should check these links out:

• This was probably the ugliest vehicle since the AMC Pacer.



• Heads up people. There are more cameras at the MGM casinos than there are at the MGM movie studios.



• India's new motto should be: It's as bad here as it is in Australia.



• Maybe it's because researchers keep interrupting us.



• Only in Florida.



• I always wear shoes when I fly.

Grocery shopping is an adventure

Because there is problem with stores keeping items on their shelves, we have fallen into a habit of going to at least two, usually three, grocery stores in order to locate the items we want or need. This morning's weekly hunting expidition took us to Stop & Shop, Big Y and then another Big Y before we finally located everything we wanted.

I'm beginning to think I should just go to Costco and get everything I need there. They have all the stuff we like but we have to buy it in huge quantities. For instance, I bought coffee filters there the other day and I'm pretty sure I won't have to buy coffee filters again for at least a year.

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Russia has accused Ukraine of attacking a fuel depot on Russian soil and the Russians are upset. President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said the incident "cannot be perceived as creating comfortable conditions for continuing the talks with Kyiv.

So let me see if I got this straight. The Russians have been bombing Ukrainian children, shooting Ukrainian elderly and raping Ukrainian women but now they are they shocked that Ukraine blew up some of their oil? As a matter of fact, not only are they shocked, they are in disbelief?

I'm inclined to believe the Ukrainians when they say they didn't do it because this seems like something the Russians would do to themselves so they can justify their continued rape and murder in Ukraine. They seem to be enjoying all the raping and murdering they get to do.

Having said that, I'm of the opinion that Ukraine should look into maybe tossing a few missiles into Moscow. Specifically, they should target the Kremlin when Vlad is in the house.

Then again, if Vlad the Insane is eliminated, the world might end up with someone even crazier in charge over there.

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The Red Sox got their ass handed to them this afternoon by the Rays. The final score of the game was 9-3 and the Red Sox pitcher, Hill, did not have a good showing.

He was okay through two innings but in the third, the Rays hit the shit out of the ball and scored 6 runs.

Sure hope that doesn't happen during the regular season.

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I'm gonna fire up the electric indoor grill and toss some steaks on it.

While I do that, you can do these:

• It's about damned time.



• He was very popular when he was in Boston. Maybe the Red Sox will bring him back...



• Japan: They aren't like us.



• Yet another reason I don't fly commercial.



• Ony in Florida.



• Do you want to know why people are quitting their jobs? Shit like this is why people are quitting their jobs.