Papering the record for appeal.
¶My mother-in-law is having a garage sale. I walked through the setup in the garage the other night (as I was breaking my vow to never ‘leave’ a game early). Two of my books somehow found their way into the wares. Two of my all time favorites no less — Dune and Shōgun.
¶Not sure how that happened (Renee denies giving them to her, and is telling me I must have done it — no way!).
¶Anyways, I pulled them both. Not for sale!
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¶I loved the new Top Gun movie, by the way. The connection to the original is solid and not contrived, and the overt throwbacks don’t get in the way of the new story. It’s really well done. I wouldn’t hesitate one bit to go see it again.
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¶I broke a long-standing vow of mine yesterday.
¶Well, kind of.
¶Long ago, as a freshman at Ohio State, I left a football game in the fourth quarter as my beloved Buckeyes trailed LSU by 13 points. The game looked hopeless to me and my mates, so we decided to pack it in and head home early. When I eventually made it to my dorm room, I noticed my roommate glued to the tiny television in our common room. He glanced at me and my friends and gave us a simple “you’re not going to believe this.” We knew right away that the Buckeyes had somehow made a game of it, and then sat and watched—on television—the last few seconds of what is considered one of the greatest games ever played in Ohio Stadium.
¶I missed it. And I vowed right then and there to never again leave a game early.
¶And I haven’t. Whenever we go to a sporting event, we stay to the end, no matter what. Usually we even stay a bit longer, especially for hockey games—you’ve got to see the three stars, after all.
¶Well, I broke that vow last night. Sort of.
¶Our beloved Toledo Walleye are playing in the ECHL Western Conference Finals. I watched the first period at Renee’s parents’ house, and it was awful. It’s probably the worst twenty minutes of hockey I’ve ever seen a Walleye team play. They were down 0-4 at the end of the first, and I packed it in. Hopeless, I said, and left.
¶I couldn’t watch the game at home (it’s minor league hockey…streaming is a bit of a challenge), but checked the score later as I was headed to bed (they’re playing in Utah, so the game was on relatively late). 2-4 half way through the third period.
¶Interesting.
¶I checked again with five minutes to go.
¶Tied.
¶Again.
¶Overtime.
¶Again.
¶Still tied.
¶Again.
¶Walleye win 5-4, about five minutes into the overtime period.
¶Damn! Probably one of the greatest comebacks in Toledo hockey history, in a playoff game no less, and I missed it!
¶But, technically, I wasn’t at the game, so I didn’t break my vow to never again leave a game early.
¶Right?
¶Anyways, the Walleye play again tonight and could win the series on the road. I’ll be at Renee’s parents’ house again, and there’s no way I’m leaving early.
¶No matter what.
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¶Walleye win 5 to 1, clinching a trip to the Kelly Cup finals. And I watched the entire game.
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¶Let’s go Walleye!
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¶Greatest comeback in Toledo hockey history?
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¶I’m mad at myself. I’ve neglected posting lately, mostly because I was doing some work on the back end of Daystream (moving it to the most recent AWS Ruby platform, upgrading Rails, etc.). That’s probably the biggest downside of the solo setup—working on Daystream takes away from the time I have to use it, especially when it’s not my day job, so to speak.
¶But, I wouldn’t have it any other way.
¶The shame is that we’ve done a lot over the last couple weeks—moved Jonathan, Paige’s wedding, a friend’s wedding—and I haven’t posted about any of it.
¶Maybe I’ll make some posts to the past.
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¶Turns out we had the perfect amount of space in the car to move Jonathan out of his sophomore dorm room. Everything—less a few guitars and other small things he’s storing in his girlfriend’s room—fit in one car load. So now we’re off to Paige’s wedding, rolling into the hotel Clampett style.
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¶Made it to Batavia for the night.
¶The Maps app threw us for a bit of a loop, directing us to the U.S. Border and Immigration Control facility based on the address for the hotel. The barbed wire fencing and lack of a Holiday Inn Express sign were decent indicators that something was awry.
¶We looped around the road a bit and eventually found it. Must be a new hotel, or they’ve reconfigured addresses on the road recently.
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¶This weekend should be quite an adventure. Renee and I are headed to Cambridge to move Jonathan out of his sophomore dorm room and into a temporary dorm he’s able to use for a few weeks in exchange for helping with the graduation ceremony. And our niece is getting married in Western Massachusetts on Saturday. So, we’re loading Jonathan up tomorrow, headed out to the wedding location, heading back to Cambridge on Sunday to unload him, and then heading home on Monday.
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¶Rain, rain.
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¶We went to the Walleye game tonight—first game in the second round of the playoffs. They looked fairly good, maybe a little winded from just finishing a seven game series with Cincinnati. And I believe Wheeling was playing with a replacement goalie considering the goalie situation the Penguins, their NHL affiliate, have right now.
¶Walleye won 5-1. If last night’s on-ice tension carries over, tonight’s game could be quite interesting. We’re not planning on going but will be watching.
¶Let’s go Walleye!
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(bbc.com)
¶Can the Chinese government stretch its ridiculous COVID Zero policy to October? The sound of people banging on pots and pans in protest of true lockdowns doesn’t bode well for that prospect.
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¶I’ve been relaxing at home with Teddy this morning, waiting for Renee to get back from Chicago.
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¶I’ve been down for the count today. My twice-a-year sinus infection has set in, and this one is a doozy. Probably the most intense sinus pain I’ve ever had.
¶The physician’s assistant at my doctor’s office recommended a neti pot. I’ve never used one but I’m open to anything when sinus pressure sets in. So, I bought one and gave it a go.
¶My first attempt was somewhat comical, probably because I didn’t intentionally breathe through my mouth during the pour. It went pretty smoothly once I figured that out.
¶Oh, and I also learned that warm water is key.
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¶This is huge. Now we wait to see if it lives up to the Ford name and if people will accept it as a Ford.
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¶I have a feeling it’s going to be a long season for the Cleveland Guardians. There’s been a few games worth watching during the first few weeks of this season, but a lot more that have been painful to watch. They’re currently on a four game losing streak and, so far, tonight’s game feels like it will add to that.
¶I don’t think there’s much chance of losing the claim to the longest World Series title drought this year.
¶I’ll still watch, of course. Go Guardians!
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¶Musk’s planned leveraged buyout of Twitter has apparently encouraged some users to run for the exit door and look for alternatives. I’m sure new signups have increased, too.
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¶Wikipedia article for Angelo Rizzuto, the photographer that created today’s featured image. I had never heard of him before today. Sounds like an interesting story - sort of like Vivian Maier. Will try to learn more about him.
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