Vaccinations for everyone!

I got my flu shot and my covid booster today. That means I will have a crappy nights sleep because my arm (I get both in one arm) will hurt and I'll probably have the chills.

What I won't have is the flu or covid and that's my goal. I've had covid twice and fortunately I haven't had any issues but the flu is one of those things that kicked my ass several years ago.

I hate having my ass kicked.

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The Red Sox are cleaning house. Not only have they fired the pitching coach and the third base coach, they also terminated the AAA (Worcester) pitching coach. I'm beginning to wonder if they'll terminate the hitting coach (Fatse).

If they do that, I have to wonder if Cora is going to be told it's time to move on. Once they bring in a new GM, that person is going to want to bring in their own manager and coaching staff.

This is looking like it's going to be a very interesting off-season...

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Speaking of baseball, here are the current standings in the MLB divisional playoffs:

Astros vs Twins - tied 1-1
Orioles vs Rangers - Rangers are up 2-0
Braves vs Phillies - tied 1-1
Diamondbacks vs Dodgers - Diamondbacks are up 2-0

Go Twins!

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I'm going to make some dinner and then fall asleep in front of my tv while watching some baseball.

You can visit these links if you want:

• Well this doesn't sound good.



• Pamploma has the running of the bulls. Port Washington has the running of the cos.



• Only in Florida.



• Australia: What doesn't try to kill ya, hogs all the toilet paper.



• Eighty Percent Poop would be a great name for a 1970s disco band.

My yard looks nice

As Todd Wilkinson said, "What a day for a mow, huh?"

After all the rain we had this summer, my lawn actually looks pretty damned good. Sure, it's still got that damned "goosegrass" or whatever the hell it's called and there are one or two dead spots but in general, I have a nice lawn.

Quite a change from the last few years when it was brown by June and grey/dead by September.

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I'm going to call this done and go eat some dinner.

Here are a few links:

• I think that baseball, softball and flag football would be great additions. I'd rather watch those than "artistic swimming" or cycling.



• Key line in this story" "Everybody's gotta do a better job."



• The Red Sox have started their off-season housekeeping.



• The way I look at it, they can't lose if they can't get to the game.

It's time for Jones to sit down

I am no expert when it comes to the game of football. I know the goal of the game is to score more points than your opponent and I know there are several ways to score points.

For instance, if a member of your team manages to possess the ball in your end zone, you will get six points. If a member of your team can then kick the ball through the goalposts, you will score an additional point.

Another way is to simply get close to your end zone and have a member of your team kick the ball through the goalposts. If you can do that, your team will get three points.

Like I said, I'm no expert but it doesn't appear that the Patriots are experts either. As a matter of fact, they don't seem to know how to score points at all.

Today's game ended with the Saints beating the Patriots 34-0. The Patriots record is now 1-4.

I'm just going to say it - Jones is a terrible quarterback and Belichick is lost without Brady. It's time for Kraft to make some decisions if he ever wants to field a winning team again.

Fortunately for me, there are a lot of other teams that I like and they are winning. The Steelers beat the Ravens, giving them a 3-2 record. The Chiefs are currently 3-1 so even if they lose to the Vikings this afternoon, they'll still be above .500 with a 3-2 record.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin just issued this notice regarding updates to the US military position in the middle-east.

From what I can tell, it looks to me like he is putting the US in a position to provide defensive cover for Israel in case Iran or Syria or Lebanon decides to launch an attack. Iran is a major backer of Hamas and has been supplying them with knowledge. information, strategy and weapons for several years.

You know who else is a huge friend of Iran? Russia.

Russia and Iran are best buddies and they constantly share information.

You know who gave Russia a whole bunch of top secret information about Israel? Trump.

Trump gave Russia a lot of top secret information about Israel and it's a pretty good bet that Russia shared that information with its good buddy Iran. It's an even better bet that Iran then gave that top secret information to Hamas who just recently launched a surprise attack against Israel.

This is what happens when we elect a president who is more concerned about making himself look good and puffing up his ego than he is about anything else.

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That's it, I'm done with this.

I'm out $4.00 on this scam.

I call the lottery "taxation for the stupid" and I'm not giving them another dollar. Hell, I already give this state a lot of money in taxes, they don't need any extra from me.

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I'm going to watch some more football and then maybe some LPGA golf.

Enjoy these links:

• Everybody should thank Bud Williams for his legislation that forced good paying jobs out of Massachusetts and depressing the regional economy even more than it already is.



• Key phrase in this story: "...she was eating a piece of my cake."



• Hey everybody! It's World Lysdexia Day!
  (Just kidding. My little brother had dyslexia. It sucks and it made his life difficult as hell.)



• Fred Larabee and The Ballooning Baby Spiders would be a fantastic name for a 1950s dive bar / lounge act.



• Speaking of fantastic band names, Stoneman Willie would be a perfect name for a 1960s rock-and-roll band.



• Looks like that government emergency alert test we had the other day outed a few members of the Amish community.

Divisionals kicked off today

The Rangers / Baltimore game started at 2:15 this afternoon and right now, the Rangers are up 3-2 in the eighth.

The Twins / Astros game started at 4:45 and right now, the Astros are up 1-0 in the first inning.

The Phillies / Braves will start at 6:05 and the Diamondbacks / Dodgers will start at 9:30.

Go Twins!

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I'm going to watch some baseball (and maybe some golf) while I figure out what to have for dinner.

Here are some links you might like:

• I'm thinking that the leaders of Hamas have just signed their own death warrants.



• I guess old Sy won't be having another "Looooooook at the movies!"



• If I ever get to the point where I drive like this, please take my keys away from me.



• Key entry from our favorite police log: "1:06 p.m. Along a stretch of road that cross through open range, someone reported a cow near the road."



• Oh Canada.



• What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

Thank goodness for the PGA tour

Without the Sanderson Farms Championship on the golf channel, I wouldn't have any sportings to watch today.

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Sometimes we make one of those frozen pizzas for dinner and tonight was one of those times.

These are the instructions for preparing the pizza:

One thing I love about our society is how stupid we must be. You just know that some moron took the pizza out of the freezer and popped it right into the oven without ever opening the box. Then they sued the manufacturer because the instructions didn't say you had to take the pizza out of the box...

We are surrounded by idiots.

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You should enjoy these links while I enjoy my unboxed pizza:

• Psycho Vlad has conducted a fair & unbiased investigation and here are the results.



• Wow, the Rays sure got a lot of excuses for not having any fans.



• I need way more information about this.



• It's probably the only way he can tolerate the little brats.
  Either that or he's an alcoholic.



• Personally, I think Momo is a great name for a monkey.



• I know some girls that can kick most people ass.