¶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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¶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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¶Renee and I are playing planes, trains, and automobiles today as we head home. Actually, it’s train (T, red line), bus (T, silver line), plane (BOS->DTW), car (DTW->home).
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¶Another great find in Harvard Square, this wonderfully understated plaque honoring Tom Magliozzi, “Clack,” of the Tappet brothers and Car Talk fame. Renee and I used to love listening to their show on long drives to and from Florida. Tom was born in East Cambridge and both are MIT alums. Unique and hilarious.
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¶“A sample of approximately 4 million W boson candidates is used to obtain [a mass W bosun], the precision of which exceeds that of all previous measurements combined....This measurement is in significant tension with the standard model expectation.”
¶I love science, both the knowledge and the process of science. This paper, published with nearly 400 authors and in Science, likely the world’s most respected peer-reviewed scientific journal, presents surprising results on the mass of W bosuns that lie way outside the value predicted by the standard model of physics. As such, it puts that model—which has guided physics research and understanding for decades—on the ropes.
¶But, the process of science won’t let anyone jump to conclusions, not even four hundred authors writing in this journal. Nope, in a way, this paper really just kicks the process into the next gear. Testing and the oh-so-important work to verify the results come next. And, with this sort of work, that will take years.
¶So, is Frazier down?
¶Maybe, but in science and boxing, that doesn’t mean the fight is over. This paper probably represents an early knockdown of the standard model (it’s not the first). It took six for Foreman to be declared the winner over Frazier. So, now we wait. In the meantime, enjoy knowing that a revolution in our understanding of physics may be underway.
¶That doesn’t mean the parlor games can’t start now, though. And surely they have. Has Frazier fallen? We’ll know someday, because…science.
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¶Starting the morning with lattes at Tatte.
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¶He really is. And the Celtics won again tonight, putting the Nets down 3-0 in the series.
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¶I was trying to capture the spirit of the thing, but the lighting was seriously horrible for our post-game selfie. I’ll take it, though.
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¶Who let these knuckleheads into the game?
¶It’s funny, the Hanson brothers are like Mickey Mouse for middle-aged hockey fans. Every guy sitting around us started cheering once we realized the Hansons were surveying our section like they were looking for the fan who threw the car keys (or was it a tire chain or monkey wrench?) at Jeff.
¶As a serious Slap Shot fan, I had one question, though.
¶Why was Ogie Ogilthorpe helping them?
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¶We headed into Boston after lunch for the Bruins game. The trip was interesting—we learned at the last minute that the red line was down for the weekend. They had a free bus shuttle running to take people to one of the main stops in Boston, which was great, but the traffic and number of people made it a bit of an adventure. We left quite early, but arrived right as the game was getting underway.
¶Bruins won 3-1.
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¶Renee and I explored Harvard Square a bit before meeting Jonathan for lunch, checking out a few areas we hadn’t noticed before. Found a Patagonia store. I love their clothes and their corporate philosophy, but, wow, everything is so expensive!
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¶I had no idea how many different species of hummingbirds exist in the world. Hundreds.
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