Yesterday — the day itself was nothing special, but as it came up on 5pm, I realized I had to run to the bank, so I headed over to Dinkytown. After the banking, I stopped by the Blarney for a couple happy hour beers and some dinner. After I finished eating, I was joined by Cheryl and her mom, some Italians from Nordeast. We spent more than an hour chatting about all sorts of things (including politics, in which I spent most of the time biting my tongue), and I had women buying me beers for the first time in quite a while. I figured it was a shame they’re both married, since I was feeling pretty flattered there for a while. But then it was time for them to head out, and I managed to get home in time for the first pitch of Game 4. As random encounters in bars go, that was one of the better ones lately.
Other than that, our week of reasonable temperatures has been marred by cloudy rainy weather. I haven’t been getting out and walking around the way I would have liked this week, and apparently this week isn’t the indian summer I was hoping for. Oh well, maybe later on when I’ll want it even more.
- Congrats to the Red Sox Champions at Long, Long Last. And hey, no apocalypse. Maybe next year when the Cubbies beat them. Cosh has more.
- One of the things that came to mind while watching World Series games was that almost nobody knows the verses of Take Me Out to the Ball Game, and you almost never hear them. I think that’s a loss. Me, I kinda know the Nelly Kelly version (from 1927), but hadn’t heard the Katie Casey (1908) version before.
- I’ve seen the news stories about the hypo-allergenic cats a company says they’re devloping. In Hello Kitty, Evan takes a look at the contract you have to agree to in order to buy one. As for me, I don’t like cats, and my experience with Don leads me to believe that Allerca is going to have a tough time of it. Even if the skin and hair don’t cause an allergic reaction, there’s still cat-spit to worry about. Cats are covered in it, and it contains allergens, too. Monica sees an even more sinister side to the whole story. [101-280]
- Over in Cork, Mop-up underway in flood-stricken areas after they got clobbered by a hurricane. Zow. Sounds like everyone I know there is okay, though. [holy schmoly]
- Huh! Mark Pilgrim has called it quits, and his Atom feed now returns a 410. That implies some permanence, rather than a short break. [jr]
- Need to take more or better pictures? Jodies Coston’s Free Online Photography Course might help. I looked through it the other day, and it made me think about a couple bad habits I need to break when taking pictures. Plus, since it’s jacket season now, I’ve tucked the camera in a pocket so I’ll have it with me more often. [holy schmoly]