They lost

The Bruins lost again and they are still three games out of the wildcard.

And to make matter worse, one of the forwards, Poitras, got injured when he was checked from behind into the edge of the Islanders bench door. I gotta be honest with you, it looked like it hurt a lot and my first thought was, "Jeez, I hope he didn't get his innards ripped open."

I doubt he'll be back any time soon so I fully expect them to call up a forward from Providence in the next day or two.

Their next game is tomorrow against the Penguins. Puck drops at 3:00pm

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Speaking of lost, the Red Sox lost this afternoon but I'm not all that upset about it.

The Red Sox showed up to play the Phillies with a AAA team. The Phillies, the home team, showed up with their major league team and the Red Sox still managed to score 5 runs.

In the end, they lost 5-7.

Tomorrow they take on the Twins and the game will be broadcast by NESN. That means I will be able to watch it.

First pitch is at 1:05

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Trump and Zelenskyy got into a shouting match this afternoon and when all was said and done, Trump looked like arrogant asshole.

Trump is trying to force Zelenskyy to give in to Putin and Zelenskyy is trying to save his country.

I'm pretty sure Putin is pulling Trumps strings and Zelenskyy isn't willing to cave in to Psycho Vlad.

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Here are some links:

• I'm betting this was a big mess.



• Trespassing Turkey would be a great name for a 1980s lounge singer.



• I hate to agree with him but in my opinion, it's about damned time.



• Belgium: Apparently they are a little odd.



• Of course they did.

Breakfast with a friend

This morning was my semi-annual breakfast with my buddy Kathy and despite the fact I had two eggs, I did not have to take out a loan.

We always go to the same place. It's a small local joint that has been in business for decades. Much to my surprise, the restaurant has not raised its prices to the ridiculous level that some chains seem to be reaching.

There was no "egg surcharge", no extra charge for jelly and no charge for a coffee refill. The prices were reasonable and, as always, the food was great.

Oh, and all is well with Kathy.

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The Bruins lost last night and it was heartbreaking.

They were up 3-1 after two periods and the Maple Leafs managed to tie the game 4-4 with only 46 seconds left in the game.

Then, with only 52 seconds left in the sudden death overtime period, the Maple Leafs scored and win the game.

They have dropped to three out of the wildcard now.

Tomorrow they face off against the Islanders. Puck drops at 7:00

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The Red Sox lost today. And as if that's not bad enough, I had to once again listen to Will "Ted Baxter Flemming call the game

He drives me nuts.

So anyways, Liam Hendriks took the mound after alomst 2 years and I'm pleased to report that the man can still pitch.

And since he's from Australia, he uses some of the most colorful phrases when he swears...

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Hear are some links:

• There are going to be a lot of unemployed people in the very near future.



• President Musk held his first cabinet meeting.



• Devers needs to step off and just DH.



• Here's a shock: People released on their own recognizance sometimes don't show up...



• Presenting this episodes Criminal of the Day.

Semi-fired

Our "smartliest, bigliest, president ever" has once again graced us with one of his highly literate statements:

"And then, if you don’t answer, like, you’re sort of semi-fired or you’re fired, because a lot of people aren’t answering because they don’t even exist."

I need someone to define "semi-fired".

Is it like, "kinda pregnant" or "absolutely positively definitely maybe" of "partially full"?

I've decided that I am going to start calling the current administration, "The Chaos Dweebs".

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The Red Sox took on the Braves this afternoon and lost 6-1. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to watch it because it was not on television.

It was, however, on WEEI AM so I was able to listen to my least favorite announcer, Will "Ted Baxter" Flemming

Tomorrow they take on the Rays and, once again, I will be listening to the game on the radio.

Apparently NESN has decided it's more important to show reruns of "ChasBro Outdoors" or "Old Perv & Young Girl Eating Out."

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Here are some links:

• Attention Morons...



• Key line in this story: "...19 million people without electricity."



• Best hooker name ever: Soon Bang.



• No, this is not in Uganda or 16th century New England. It's in modern day New Mexico.



• Looks like Musk is achieving his goal of getting people to quit.



• Only in Florida.



• Things like this make me laugh.

First rainout of the season

The Red Sox were supposed to play the New York Aaron Judges this afternoon but the Florida weather had other plans and the game was cancelled due to rain.

Since the Bruins are off today, that means no sportings for me.

The Red Sox and the Braves will go at it tomorrow at 1:05.

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Two months ago I had a crown put in and everything was great. My tooth was no longer cracked and I was living the good life. Then, about three weeks ago, I started to experience some pain whenever something cold came into contact with that particular tooth.

This morning, I visited my dentist, he took an X-Ray, poked around in my mouth and said, "Well, I can't rule out a dying nerve. I want you to go see root canal specialist."

Now I have experienced more than a few root canals in my life and I can tell you, I don't like them. No sir, I don't like them one bit.

This afternoon I went to see a root canal specialist and he took an X-Ray, poked around in my mouth and said, "You appear to have a bruised nerve and I don't think you need a root canal. Come back and see me in four weeks for a follow-up just to be sure."

My day has been an emotional rollercoaster...

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Here are some links:

• Bummer.



• I think t's pronounced "Justinson" or maybe "Just Nixon" but everyone calls him "The Password"...



• So it's "voluntary" but if they don't respond, they'll be fired?
  I don't think the feds understand what the word "voluntary" means



• Cambridge Turd would be a fantastic name for a 1970s ballad trio.



• She had a beautiful voice.



• I miss Justion Turner.



• After seeing the residents of Orlando drive their cars, I can guarantee you that this is going end poorly.



• Here are some really good nature photos.

They lost

The Bruins were down 2-1 with about a minute left in the game when they scored the tying goal and forcing the game into sudden death overtime.

Unfortunately, four minutes into the five minute overtime period, the Ducks were able to put the puck into the Bruins net and they won the game 3-2.

The Bruins picked up one point but they remain outside of the wildcard.

Like I said yesterday, I don't expect them to make the playoffs but I will be very happy if they do.

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The Red Sox lost to the Blue Jays 8-7 this afternoon but it was still a good game. I enjoyed getting to see the players that will probably be the ones we see on the roster come opening day.

Bregman was great, Crochet was excellent, Story was great, Casas needs some work on his swing but he's close, Refsnyder was the DH and Hamilton played a good 2^nd base.

Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Nick Sogard all got some playing time and they did pretty well.

I gotta admit, this team has me a little excited.

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Here are some links:

• Looks like Abreau has the runs.



• How do you "unfire" someone?



• I wonder what the death rate is for these people.



• Psycho Seagulls would be a great name for a 1980's German techno band.



• Buzz is on the loose.



• Only in Florida.