Got a bit of a late start this morning. The game last night went long, after a Big ninth lifts Joliet over Saints. It didn’t help that the umpire had tossed our starting shortstop so there was a pitcher covering first base. Only one of the five hits might be attributed to him, but when we needed power in the bottom of the ninth, you don’t exactly want a pitcher hitting. Why the lineup troubles? Well, Jeremy Frost got tossed on Sunday (we think for a two-game suspension), Nick Gretz has some viral infection, Billy Munoz has a sore leg, and Adam Olow was already batting as the DH. Sigh. And here I was hoping that maybe we’d get a chance to make up some ground by playing Joliet.
Work seems to be going pretty well. Oh, there are the usual headaches and hang-ups, but everything seems to be moving forward, which sometimes surprises me, especially when I realize that I’ve done work for four five different clients already this week. I don’t necessarily like juggling multiple jobs but it’s what has to be done right now, and I seem to be keeping all the balls in the air for now. Of course now that I’ve mentioned that, everything will probably come crashing down, but I’m not going to worry too much just yet.
- Claire wonders When did politicians stop being real human beings? It’s a good question if you listen to speeches by all the various presidents who’ve been recorded. I can only imagine some earlier speeches are even more colorful. [claire]
- So it seems Murdering an innocent Brazillian worked well in London, bring it to the USA! I don’t especially like the idea of bringing the “shoot to kill” mentality to the US. But this really isn’t anything new. It’s the same kind of thing the SS has been doing in the Presidential Exclusion Zones, except with lethal force now. Yes, that’s a big line to cross, but that’s why it’s important to notice the infringements of freedom early. For some reason, I just don’t feel that much safer at the moment. [claire]
- Mitch sees Tim Pawlenty’s move to
strictly enforce
the new .08 BAC DUI limit as Another Tax Hike. I guess I can go along with that, but I was pretty sure it was just anotherfor the chilllldrun
bit of grandstanding. But hey, it will make us all safer, right? [mitch] - A Delaware company has brewed a 9,000-Year-Old Beer Re-Created From Chinese Recipe. Sounds interesting.
- Interested in turning big boards into little boards? Kung Fu Science may offer the information you need. [bwg]
- Hmm. The PHP Security Scanner looks like an interesting project. Written in PHP to scan PHP code. This might make me feel safer. [holy schmoly]