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May 1, 2007
May 2, 2007
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Is it possible your t-shirt is less hip than you think?
T-shirts I've seen recently:
SILF (with a picture of a sandwich) - really?
My favorite juvenile humor of the year, however, was the t-shirt declaring:
I'm not Mr. Right, but I'll fuck you 'til he shows up.
Well, duh. Ladies, do we need a t-shirt to tell us this? I'd have more respect for the t-shirt that said: I'll fuck you til you try to move the relationship forward then I'll vanish like a scared rabbit. Clearly I'm an immature idiot and what you see is what you get.
The amazing thing about the guy with the Mr. Right t-shirt on was he appeared to have a girlfriend.
May 3, 2007
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but the bar is set pretty low if you include my office
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Even when you leave earth, you're still a Sox fan.
May 4, 2007
Gas-out
Recently someone forwarded me this email:
Would not hurt to give it a try, right...?!!
>> NO GAS...On May 15th 2007
>> Everybody: Don't pump gas on may 15th
>> Everybody: ..in April 1997, there was a 'gas out' conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight.>>
>> On May 15th 2007, all internet users are to not go to a gas station in>> protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon in most places.>>
>> There are 73,000,000+ American members currently on the internet network, and the average car takes about 30 to 50 dollars to fill up.>
>> If all users did not go to the pump on the 15th, it would take $2,292,000,000.00 (that's almost 3 BILLION) out of the oil companys' pockets for just one day, so please do not go to the gas station on May 15th and lets try to put a dent in the Middle Eastern oil industry for at least one day.>>
>> If you agree (which I cant see why you wouldnt) resend this to all your contact list. With it saying, ''Don't pump gas on May 15th'
So we should not buy gas on 1 day to protest high gas prices? Ahem, this concept makes no sense. It just means people will buy gas the day before or day after instead and somehow feel good about themselves.
We should each be making a permanent commitment to driving the smallest, most fuel efficient car we possibly can, to not driving when we can walk or bike, to sharing rides when we can, to taking public transportation as much as possible, to supporting the development of alternative fuel sources that makes sense (NOT corn based ethanol). Only long term behavior change will get us out of the environmental and geo-political mess we've created. It's starts with you... today.
I'm Off the Wagon
or is it on the wagon?
Anyway, I've been eating healthy and I haven't had a soda in almost 2 months. Today, suddenly, I've gone crazy. I just ate a bag of peanut M&Ms and cracked open a Diet Coke. I'm shocked and awed to tell you that my palate is telling me: Diet Coke is gross.
DIET COKE - staple of my diet for many years. DIET COKE - which was my only liquid intake on many a day past. It's disgusting. I can't stand the taste. Bleechh..
OK, one more sip, just to make sure.
No, the fake sweetener taste is nasty.
I don't know who I am anymore...
links for 2007-05-04
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I really need to pay more attention. I can't believe I didn't know Ken Burns was going to be in town with this preview. I literally can't wait for it to be on PBS.
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If Roger Clemens is available, get him. If someone holds a fire sale for a quality pitcher after the All-Star break, get him.
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This should not happen. Watch the real thing - get the 12 DVD 2004 Playoff and WS set.
May 6, 2007
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Fewer than half of Americans read literature? We are doomed..
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Clemens breaks our hearts.... again. Just like co-dependent people in bad relationships, we never learn. Assholes never change and we can't change them.
I've Been Thinking About This Roger Thing...
and I keep coming back to: what a fucking prick.
So he may be back June 1, just in time to face the Red Sox, eh? I was sort of feeling bad for the Yankees with their almost comical pitching woes (seriously, even Karstens went down after getting hit with a pitch and Pavano - if he needs surgery will have made only 2 starts during his entire contract? - too humorous). It was a little difficult to watch the once mighty opponent stumble so badly. NO MORE.
You know what I want (besides Schilling to shut up)? I want to anilhilate the Yankees. I want them to beg for mercy, just to make Rogah eat dirt.
Yes, I know this in not sane. It's not the Yankees "fault" their owner spends more than the GDP of some 3rd world countries. The Red Sox/Yankees rivalry is one thing, but adding in Roga - it's like gas on a fire. The emotions run deep in Red Sox Nation and they will not be contained.
Ladies & Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, the greatest rivalry in all of sports is BACK.
Let the insanity begin...
May 7, 2007
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"Award No. 21 to someone this year, perhaps a certain lefthander in the coming weeks as a sign of respect and honor for his road to recovery?" I told you: there is no sanity when it comes to Roger.
Public Garden bridge
Holy crap I actually took some new photos.. of my favorite place: Boston
May 8, 2007
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We're coming closer and closer to my dream of Clemens' Hall of Fame plaque featuring a cap with a dollar sign on it. I feel as if that's a genuine possibility at this point.
May 9, 2007
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An ex-book critic finds hope in the current campaigns to save newspaper book reviews and restore reading to the heart of American life.
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When asked if he would suggest his players "just kind of dance around" the subject of Bonds, Francona said: "Or shut up."
May 11, 2007
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for real?
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the "farm bill" is a misnomer; in truth, it is a food bill and so needs to be rewritten with the interests of eaters placed first. Yes, there are eaters who think it in their interest that food just be as cheap as possible, no matter how poor the quality.
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If the Red Sox implode later in the season, I will blame Carfardo for jinxing us.
May 12, 2007
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The ashes of Scotty from Star Trek lost on earth after attempted launch into space? You couldn't even make that up.
May 15, 2007
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Yankee fans in chains... the jokes just write themselves.
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the Bush administration mounted a last-ditch global campaign to save Mr. Wolfowitz from being ousted from office.
Bush is clearly insane
May 19, 2007
Jinx Proof?
Just when I thought it would be a big time jinx to even mention the following:
10 games up - in MAY?! Are you friggin' kidding me? I'm beside myself. So just when I I'm thinking: can't even talk about it, shouldn't even be thinking about it... just then Mike Lowell blasts a grand slam putting the Red Sox up 7-0 over Atlanta. Can this get any more crazy? Actually, the answer is yes because we're playing the Yankees M - W next week. They could potential be out a number of games in the teens after that series. EEEEE... If I just jinxed it, I'm sorry.
Seriously, when the biggest thing to piss and moan about is a rain out, Red Sox nation is not going to know what to do with it's time. I heard a conversation on 'EEI the other day which could be summarized as follows: we can't get too cocky. You know the Yankees will come back. And what if Manny's hamstring acts up and JD Drew doesn't recover from his back hurting or Beckett needs to have his avulsion amputated or Papelbon shoulder starts hurting again.. To which I feel the need to add: what if the entire team comes down with food poisoning and can't play for a month? THIS is all we have to freak about! What are we going to do with ourselves???
Let's go Mets!
links for 2007-05-19
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William Leith used to think that men had never had it so good. They had power and money. They made the rules. Now, he's not so sure. As his friends confess to stress and depression, he asks: what does it mean to be a man, if the future is female?
May 22, 2007
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No shame. Who are these people who wake up in the morning and thing: if elderly people are gullible, I should feel free to take their cash?
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I'm still trying to figure out how he got re-selected.
May 23, 2007
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May 24, 2007
My TIVO Does Get Me!
Double Your Now Playing List
Problem: An old friend, a young niece, or let’s say your parents, are coming to stay with you for a week this summer and you’d rather not have them judge you by your Now Playing List. Solution: Create a second “guest-proof” Now Playing List, so your secret obsession with saving 73 episodes of Seinfeld (or whatever entertainment fixation you have) is safe behind a four-digit password. You’ll decide which recordings will be displayed on this screen (which will be your default Now Playing List every time the TV is turned on), and which shows do not. You can also decide which channels can be surfed in this “zone” and which are forbidden. Furthermore, getting in this “zone” will also safeguard your guest from accidentally deleting something you wanted to save forever, so really, everybody wins. But before I tell you how, here’s a dirty, little secret: KidZone doesn't have to be just for kids.
1. From TiVo Central, select Messages & Settings, then Get TiVo KidZone
2. Use the on-screen menus to create a password and select an age range (if you don’t have kids, select 12 and under)
3. Add or remove any programs or channels you want to make available in live or recorded TV for your guest
4. Rest assured knowing only you have full access to every recording on your TiVo box.
Bottom line: Don’t let the “Kid” in TiVo KidZone fool you. If you’ve ever dreamed of doubling your Now Playing List, this could be your new favorite feature. Try it.
links for 2007-05-24
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About time...
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U.S. intelligence agencies warned senior members of the Bush administration in early 2003 that invading Iraq could create instability that would give Iran and al-Qaida new opportunities to expand their influence
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hehee
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The 4th Annual 100 Innings of Baseball Spectacular Event
Saturday May 26th, 2007 through Sunday May 27th, 2007
Adams Field – Quincy, MA
May 25, 2007
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New testing on the type of ammunition used in the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy raises questions about whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone,
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I literally can't believe I just found out about this.
heat wave
Global Warming is for real as Boston breaks 92 degrees (a record) today. As you can see, this led the pasty white people (including myself) to start appearing at the beach once again. Look at this photo, you can almost see the heat and humidity beating down on us. Sadly, even the beach was no relief.
May 26, 2007
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May 27, 2007
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Because it wasn't bad enough to install an anti-birth control guy to be Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services
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ah... Pedro being Pedro. I miss him SO MUCH.
May 28, 2007
Thank You
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May 29, 2007
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Only 1 Day till I see you once again, Trot!
Kick CHB in the ASS!
May 30, 2007
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Pitch in Boston this weekend - don't be a pussy!
May 31, 2007
Happy Birthday Manny!
It's an embarrassment of riches having Manny and Ortiz.. even if we are only 13.5 games up. Toronto: you couldn't sweep the Yankees? Come on!
And to see Trot again..
As well as have great seats at Fenway... to share with those who enjoy cruise wear at the park.
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