46 thoughts on “February 27, 2015: The Waiting Game Sucks”

  1. I'm totally looking forward to seeing some of you guys* tomorrow. My cell is
    =(2562512478)*2 if there's anyone who'd like to get in touch via text.

    *Swype tried to make this say "your guts", which I guess would have also worked.

    1. So we talked about a mini-caucus get together and basic time (roughly 10:00a to 2:00p). But we haven't talk where and who all is interested. (Although I think I remember Scot and Sean expressing some interest).

      So for all citizens: Who wants to get together for a mini-caucus and where shall we meet?

        3. I doubt it, as my in-laws are supposed to be coming tomorrow at noon. If they cancel, it will be because the rest of my house is too sick, which also makes it unlikely.

          1. Yeah, I definitely can't make it. EAR is the only other person in the house with health, and she's using that to sit her young nephew until her folks can arrive.
            Maybe next time, Magoo.

    2. Don't think I can make it (because kids). Too bad you're not around downtown for lunch today to save me from my out-of-ingredients-and-inspiration peanut butter toast!

        1. Fortunately, I had bread and peanut butter, as well as access to a toaster. I was just out of anything else to make it more interesting.

  2. We're still missing 5 teams from last year (Moonlight Graham, St. Paul Saints, Reticulating Splines, Tricycle Frogs and SoCal Sluggies). Please let me know if you are interested this year, and if there is a better email address to invite you at.

    Also, the draft is still scheduled for the default time (March 1 at 2:00 Central). I'm planning on changing the time, but I wanted to know people's preferences. My thought would be later in the evening (after 7:30 or so), with no preference for weekend or weekday.

        1. I agree with this. I wouldn't be able to make a March 1st draft no matter what time it was at.

        2. Sorry - my brain isn't working well this morning. UncleWalt's right about April 1. The draft has to happen by April 5 in order to be ready for opening day. I was thinking the draft would be sometime late March or early April, with keepers due a week or two before the draft.

    3. I'm interested and have just forgot to renew. I will do so tonight.

      For time, my preference would be any time after 7:30 pm. After 8:00 would be best, but I am mostly available before that.

  4. My local birdcage liner told me this morning that Johan Santana has signed a minor league deal w/invitation with Toronto.

    3. Will I think of you only when I die
      And realize that I am born again
      For dying is a beginning
      And I have died thousands of times
      Sometimes several times a day

      I am learning from each death
      Comes a new vision of life
      A new sense of the miracle of being and creation

      For fear is worse than dying
      Fear prevents discovery and destroys
      The creative flow of God man's soul
      And when I let my old self harden, and rigid, die
      I am reborn vital open and fresh

      And this discovery, this victory over the fear of death
      Came when I thought I was dead and found you
      So each time I rise out of the ashes of my fear,
      I will gratefully think of you.

      L. Nimoy

  7. Anyone have any opinions on which hues are represented in a photograph of some garment?
    EAR, HPR, CER, and I just watched this a few days ago, so i'm all "meh". It looked different on different monitors, as well.

    1. My position is that the dress ought to be a particular set of colors, because it looks better that way. "Is" is a much less interesting question than "ought."

  8. Skim just got done reading a biography on Anastasia, and was devastated to learn that things didn't go quite as they did in the animated movie. There were several choices on how to present their book reports, and long before she was done with the book she chose the "party planner" option, where you make a guest list, a menu, a list of activities...that sort of thing. So her poster has a bunch of colored paper balloons, one for each item, leading to the end on a pink balloon where she mentions that outside of Anastasia and her brother Alexei, the entire family was slaughtered. As a guy who's into gallows humor, it's one of the funniest things I've seen in a while.

    Skim's also held true to the idea that she might want to be a professional party planner for a while now. She put together my birthday party in October, and honestly, I've never had an adult do as good a job as she did for me.

  9. Things that suck: rental cars with dead cigarette lighters so that the GPS dies. Yes, our phones will do the job, but this means depending on Mrs Runner to read it to me.

    1. those things do suck. Last time it happened to me i was smartphone-less and by myself. Now i always carry this when i travel.

  10. Australia vs New Zealand - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - Match 20 Fri Feb 27 2015 20:00:00 in 20 minutes. Hosts cage-match (and 2 of the top 3 teams so far).

  11. I grabbed this on a whim today (stupid liquor store putting it by the checkout.) It's easily the best pepper beer I've ever had. I'm not sure how a whole bomber is gonna go (but i do know what the 12% will do), but I'm game.

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