42 thoughts on “April 19, 2019: Good Day, Mate”

  1. I don't have the day off, but I am sitting in my lazy boy with my work laptop "getting some work done".

  2. Honest Abe is ridiculously excited for Passover Seder tonight. He is asking so many questions about Elijah. It's quite cute.

    1. Question you (or others) might be able to address:

      Is it alright for Christians to do a Seder meal? Are there aspects that make it more or less acceptable for them to do so? Obviously they share the religious history, but not the entire relevance of the event.

      Growing up, I participated in a couple that seemed to be done reverently, putting things in context, very well designed as experiential teaching, etc. But now I can see how it might not be appreciated. Thoughts?

      1. I would think so. (After all, the Last Supper was a Seder.) I have always felt welcome at the many I've attended (and other Christians have been at some as well) because of the shared history, but also the universal message of fighting injustice (tied to the flight from bondage in Egypt).

      2. Our church has done a Seder meal in the past. We're doing a Communion thing tonight, but I don't think it was an intentional thing to move away from the Seder meal, so I wouldn't be surprised if it returns in the future.

  3. Can someone help me out with a Game of Thrones semi-spoiler?

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      1. Starting pitchers should be suspended for 9 games, not 5. Make them actually skip a start.

    1. Wow, a real old-time doubleheader. Usually that doesn't happen till later in the year. I think the labor agreement rules stipulate that after a team plays 3 day-night doubleheaders that the players have to approve doing any other day-night doubleheaders since players generally prefer the traditional type doubleheader since they don't have to hang around for a long time between games.

    1. Will robo-umps require catching the ball or does any ball in the rulebook zone count, regardless of where it stops?

  4. I’m having my first beer in about six weeks, an Alaskan Amber Ale. Been off the Oxy for a couple of days, took my last Flexeril last night and only had one dose of Tylenol this morning. Did cardio rehab today, some canine Frisbee, a little bit of raking, and dug into Younger Daughter’s Subaru. I’m changing spark plugs, wires and air filter. To pull the plugs you have to remove the whole air intake assembly on the passenger side and the battery and windshield washer reservoir on the drivers side. I got that far and started losing light, and the plugs are too damn tight for me to bust given my lifting/arm use restrictions. I sprayed them with some penetrating oil and will see if the air ratchet can get them loose tomorrow. I feel like I’m finally turning a corner in my recovery, but, you know, baby steps.

    1. Awesome, Twayn.

      Also, the effing designers who design engines that are extraordinarily difficult to perform basic maintenance on! Come on!

      I recall trying to change the plugs on our Toyota Sienna. My recollection is that only one side was accessible to normal folk. W. T. F.?!

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