Winners and Loeser and Tie-ers Tweet I am impressed by all the stats that sports mark these days, but kind of feel sorry for the guys who have to notice them. “Another slider. And another slider.” “No, that was a curve!” “Wait, what did he throw while we were arguing about the slider?” “Maybe a fastball?”
Scrabblarski Tweet By the end of “War and Peace”, I had pretty much given up on keeping the names straight. Enjoyed the book, though. Will I ever read it again? I doubt it.
7th Inning Stretch and nap Tweet I like that Picadillo, who is usually the intellectual leader of the characters, is just as committed to this insane idea as everyone else.
A Right Fielder’s Dream Tweet In the majors, they often put their best outfielder in right field, but in adult softball, it’s still where you stick the guy who’s more liability than asset. I know, because I have played a LOT of right field.
Fat free = taste free Tweet Why are we willing to pay more for a product that actually cost the manufacturer less to produce?
Dance! Tweet Over the years, Peanut has taken up sky-diving, bungee-jumping, hopscotch and, of course, politics.
C.F.D.P. Tweet When I hit middle age, my tolerance for caffeine was greatly diminished, so now I only have one caffeinated drink a week. Caffeine Free Dr Pepper helps to lessen the pain of withdrawal.
Prepared for Dark Times Tweet I actually saw a place selling 8 or 16 ft, Kevlar USB cords. Maybe because everyone else has a stupid cat like mine that likes to chew through computer cords. (He’s somehow smart enough to never chew on power cords.)