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¶Teddy loves starting his day with a survey of the backyard.
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¶Well, this is not likely to go over well.
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¶So, for the first drive in the new car, we literally drove across the street to the mall, figuring we’d grab lunch and look around a bit. Hard to pass up Shake Shack.
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¶Drove to Columbus this morning to pick up Renee’s new Tesla. We’re essentially all electric now.
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¶Gilligan’s Island wasn’t among my favorite shows as a kid, but I’m sure I’ve seen every episode…twice. Thurston Howell “the third” was such a great character. I imagine he was a single malt guy, though. No “blended scotch” for him. Although, when stranded on an uncharted desert isle, I’m sure “the millionaire and his wife” would have gladly accepted a “Mr. Howell” with its blended scotch and rum.
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¶Downtown Toledo is such a gem. Tonight had plenty of activity on a beautiful summer evening. People everywhere. We had a dinner party at one restaurant and walked to another a few blocks away for a late drink. The Mud Hens were in town for a game earlier in the day, and Toledo hosted its Pride Parade earlier in the day. Toledo is a gem. Most people don’t realize that.
¶I caught this view back into the building as we left the second restaurant. It made me think of how much I love downtown Toledo.
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¶For the record, here’s the description of a Mr. Howell – I’m not sure of the provenance of “blended scotch” or even what Falernum is, but…rum. Yeah, rum pretty much goes with everything.
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¶Today was a long day, but a great one. After the trip to Columbus and back, Renee had her annual back to school party for faculty and staff. It’s always a great event and gets us out in downtown Toledo, which is fun. Afterwards we stopped into our favorite restaurant, Registry Bistro, literally two minutes before they closed and asked the bartender if we could sit for just one round. She was wonderful, and obliged. So, we had a round with friends and had some wonderful conversation in the process.
¶I opted for a mixed drink - a “Mr. Howell” as it’s known. Turns out rum and “blended scotch” is pretty ok, as our good friend Richard would say.
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¶We made it home in about 17 hours flat. Not bad. Might be the last time we do the drive from St. Pete to Perrysburg that quickly, though — Renee picks up her new Tesla next weekend. From now on, we’ll need to plan for charging time.
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¶Rays just walked-off the Guardians again. My two favorite teams are going in opposite directions.
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¶Sunset will occur tonight at 08:13 PM. My sunsetter script is set to take a photo at that time and at six deviation times.
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¶Breakfast on the runway at Albert Whitted.
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¶Early to bed, early to rise. We’re heading home tomorrow, leaving at 4 AM. Good night.
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¶Renee and I watched this kid at the airport this morning as he watched, and recorded, planes come and go. He reminded us of Jake when he first showed interest in flying. Buying Jake a discovery flight for his fourteenth birthday is easily one of the best decisions we ever made. Changed his life…and ours, all for the better.
¶Shortly after this photo, this kid and his mom and brother took off in a sightseeing helicopter. I hope he asks his parents to buy him flying lessons.
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¶Sunset photo taken with the Raspberry Pi.
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¶Sunset photo taken with the Raspberry Pi.
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¶Sunset photo taken with the Raspberry Pi.
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¶Sunset photo taken with the Raspberry Pi.
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¶Sunset photo taken with the Raspberry Pi.
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¶Sunset will occur tonight at 08:14 PM. My sunsetter script is set to take a photo at that time and at six deviation times.
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¶As with all of our trips to the beach, I’ve been doing lots of thinking around Daystream over the last couple weeks. I’ve solidified ideas on a few new features and improvements, and made a few decisions that, well, needed to be made. I plan on making updates over the next month or two. More to come on all fronts.
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¶We saw a gem of a game last night (posting this to the day of the game on the following morning). The Guardians came to town and opened a three game series against the Rays.
¶To start things off, we were a bit conflicted. The Guardians are our team, and the Rays are our second team. Who to root for? Everyone else pulled for the Guardians but I donned my Rays hat and pulled for the home town team. Why? First, we’re in St. Pete. Second, and probably more importantly, the Guardians sold at the trade deadline (including Ace pitcher Aaron Civale, to the Rays…and he started tonight). That’s a huge signal to me (and the players) that ownership doesn’t believe the team has it this year, and they’re taking actions to support that lack of faith. Indeed, the starting lineup for the Guards included several players I’ve never heard of. They’ve given up on 2023. Meanwhile, the Rays are a legitimate contender this year, and bought at the deadline to solidify that. The Rays still believe, and the Guardians don’t. That contrast is clear at the ownership level, and I suspect it will become more clear on the field in coming weeks.
¶The game itself was incredible, too. Back and forth, with a lot of scoring. And long! More than two and a half hours of baseball, which is rare these days without extra innings.
¶And speaking of extra innings, we nearly had some free baseball. The Guardians scored four runs in the top of the ninth to tie the game, thanks in large part to some lousy pitching by the Rays closer and some equally lousy catching (several passed balls that let runs in). So, to the bottom of the ninth we went, evened up. Wander Franco of the Rays promptly settled it though, two pitches into the home half with a walk-off home run. Wild finish to a ball game. Certainly the craziest finish I’ve ever seen in person.
¶This photo shows the first pitch of the game. Looking back at it, I remember another strange aspect of this game. The Guardians started off with two, back-to-back lead off bunts. Rays pitcher Civale (who played for the Guardians just two weeks ago) botched his fielding assignment on the first one, letting Steven Kwan reach base. In the photo, you can see Kwan showing bunt as Civale prepares to release the first pitch of the game. Second batter Andres Gimenez then bunted Kwan over to second. So the game started almost as weirdly as it ended.
¶Let’s go Rays.
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¶Sunset photo taken with the Raspberry Pi.
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¶Sunset photo taken with the Raspberry Pi.
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