¶Dinner at Inside the Five with Renee and Jake.
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¶Ah, the Detroit Lions did it again. Victory was seemingly in hand…until it wasn’t. In the last minute I mentally prepared for overtime, assuming they would hold the Vikings to a game-tying field goal.
¶Nope. A defensive breakdown left a recover wide open in end zone to give Minnesota, with the extra point, a four point lead with forty-five seconds left.
¶So there’s a chance, right? Yes, there was, indeed, a chance. The Lions even seemed to start a March down the field, but then it sputtered. And then it died when quarterback Jared Goff inexplicably pulled the trigger on the Hail Mary on third down, with time left on the clock for another play. Needless to say his pass was intercepted at the goal line, killing any chance the Lions had at winning.
¶Ah, yes, the Lions did it again.
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¶Jake passed his oral exam with flying colors. The FAA examiner said he did a great job, and was thoroughly prepared. Now he just has to do his check ride!
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¶That photo I just posted is a milestone of sorts for Daystream. It’s the first piece of content I’ve entirely round-tripped through the API. I posted it through the API using my long-standing Drafts/Shortcuts setup, and then viewed it through the Daystream iOS app. There’s still a lot of work to do before the app is ready for launch, but it feels good to have gotten it to this point. Onward!
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¶Hanging out at Senaca County Airport as Jake takes his oral exam with the FAA examiner.
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¶Aaron Judge, rightfully so, is all the talk on sports radio. Standing at 60 home runs for the season, it’s only a matter of time until he catches and passes Roger Maris’s single season home run record of 61.
¶There’s another layer to the story, though, that most people aren’t talking about. Yet.
¶Remember that Judge “bet on himself” before the season started, turning down a truckload of money from the Yankees and, in effect, choosing to use this season as a demonstration of his abilities before entering free agency after the season ends.
¶He’s certainly made the best of it, too. The Yankees are now going to need a second truckload of money to keep him in pinstripes. Don’t feel too bad for the Bombers, though. The team, no doubt, has loaded several trucks full of cash as Judge put butts in the seats, turned on televisions (and phones and tablets), and sold jerseys, hats, and all the other things.
¶I don’t think Judge is going anywhere. He’s a Yankee and will remain a Yankee. It’s just a question of how many trucks the team brings to the table.
¶As a side note, I suspect Lamar Jackson, another superstar athlete who bet on himself by turning down a truckload of money, is watching intently as Judge makes the mold.
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¶Boy the Guardians are playing great baseball. They all but knocked the Twins out of the division race in the last series, taking four out of five. Tonight they kicked off a road series against the White Sox that stands to be the definitive set as the American League Central race winds down.
¶It took extra innings tonight, but the Guardians settled it in the 11th with an emphatic five run effort, ultimately winning 10-7.
¶It feels appropriate to say it while they’re playing in the south side of Chicago — the kids can play.
¶Go Guardians!
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¶Fricking Browns.
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¶Good morning! Up and at it!
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¶Made it home in about 11.5 hours. We had a little bit of rain, but nothing too bad. Mission completed.
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¶Heading home today. I love this drive. Even the rest stops have beautiful views.
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¶We arrived at Jonathan’s dorm at about 11. He had a busy night.
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¶I always enjoy hanging out in Our Fair City. We actually listened to a couple old episodes of Car Talk on the drive over. What a great show.
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¶Breakfast for two.
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¶Renee and I are on our own this morning, so we headed to our favorite breakfast spot—Tatte. The line was out the door and seating was hard to come by, so we headed to our other favorite breakfast spot—Bluestone Lane.
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¶My wrap: a Rays blowout with a handful of over-the-Monster home runs and a position player pitching.
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¶With the move completed, we went to Fenway Park to see the Red Sox play the Rays. It wasn’t much of a game, with the Rays winning 12-4. They jumped to an early lead and the Sox struggled to catch up, particularly after the bullpen entered the game.
¶But, any day at the ballpark is a good day, and any day at Fenway is a great day.
¶We did get to see five (I think) home runs sail over the Green Monster, which was pretty cool. We also got to see a position player pitching, which I don’t think I’ve seen in person before.
¶This photo is of Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta serving up the first pitch of the game to Rays third baseman Yandy Diaz.
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¶The yard at Leverett House.
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¶Renee and I finished the day with a well-deserved ice cream.
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¶Jonathan built two chalkboards for his room this year. A nice addition.
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¶The flag is flying once again, marking the end of another successful move into the dorms.
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¶We are on a mission, after all.
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¶Starting the day with at stop at Dunkin’. When in Rome.
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¶It’s moving day! Moving Jonathan back to the dorm for his junior year. Bonus—no rain (or approaching hurricane, like last year).
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