The Snappers are eliminated.
WGOM Fitness: September 8, 2012, Moving Again
I am glad to be home. I drove home last night and I'll be home again until Wednesday. Next week, I start the eight day trips again, which are actually a lot easier on me than the three day trips that I have made the last couple of weeks. They are easier in the sense that I'm not driving so much. In addition, I'll be able to exercise more than I have been. They are harder, of course, in the sense that I am away from my family for longer periods of time.
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Happy Birthday–September 8
Val Picinich (1896)
Buck Leonard (1907)
Jim Bagby (1916)
Steve Hargan (1942)
Ken Forsch (1946)
Don Aase (1954)
Mike Dyer (1966)
Gil Meche (1978)
Rob Delaney (1984)
Happy Birthday as well to Rhubarb_Runner’s father.
September 8, 2012: Dread
We have product inventory tomorrow night. 7pm to 3am. I'm starting to feel too old for that kind of thing...
2012 Game 138: Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins
Jeanmar Gomez
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Liam Hendriks
The Twins passed Colorado and are now ranked third in MLB. Cleveland, however, is right behind the Twins in the Race For #1. Personally, I like their chances better.
The Twins have a respectable 20-32 record in the second half, but aren't getting it done in the division with a 26-27 record. Additionally, they're just handing third place to the Indians with a 7-4 mark against them this year. The Indians are two games behind the Twins and have a four game series. I see them tying, if not outright taking the lead, by Monday night.
Finally, the Twins take on Kansas City after while Cleveland heads to Texas. The Twins have a ridiculous record of 10-5 against the hapless Royals while the Indians have split against Texas in six games so far. I just see no way the Twins retain third place and wouldn't be surprised to see them drop to fifth, behind Colorado once again.
WGOM Fitness: September 7, 2012, I’m Awake, Really I Am
One of the things that I have been conscious of for the last several years is the amount of sleep that I get (or do not get). I really want to get at least seven hours of sleep a night, but there are a number of nights when that just doesn't happen. When I make my trips up to ND, I go to bed about 8:30, so at 3:30 AM, I have seven hours in. One of my biggest problems, though is that I sometimes go through periods when I wake up in the middle of the night and then can't get back to sleep. That hasn't happened for the last week or so, but Tuesday night/Wednesday morning was a 5 1/2 hour sleep event and yesterday afternoon about 5:30 I fell asleep at my desk.
Last night, I went to bed about 10:45 and got up at 6 AM. I slept very soundly, so I should be good today. But, yes, sleep is important and it's something that I have to work on.
Day 45
Weight: 262.0
Total Loss: 22.5
Loss in last ten days: 3.2
Midwest League Playoffs: Day Two
Two series are done, but two continue, including the one that involves our Snappers.
September 7, 2012: Enterpreneurship
Someone wants to buy my Black IPA (just a dude, not a corporation. Nothing to get too excited about). That's pretty flattering.
Happy Birthday–September 7
Dave Foutz (1856)
Hooks Wiltse (1879)
Curt Davis (1903)
Tommy Matchick (1943)
Joe Rudi (1946)
Willie Crawford (1946)
Darren Bragg (1969)
Jason Isringhausen (1972)
Mark Prior (1980)
It appears that no major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins were born on this day, although there are some who would argue there should have been.
Friday Music Day: Sept 7, 2012
A few things:
1. Dolfish is touring this fall. He's playing the "Amsterdam Bar and Hall" in/near downtown St. Paul on Thursday, Nov. 29. That's a week after Thanksgiving. I don't know what cover will be (if there will be). Also playing: We Are the Willows.
I mentioned Dolfish once before, but, short songs that hit like the best Fiction 59 Spookystories. He packs more weight, depth, humor, regret, and human weakness into a very affecting two minutes than I've heard just about anyone else fit into a full album. I guess it's singer-songwriter stuff, but his instrumentation isn't like that, and his voice sounds like a gruff woman. I dowloaded his one release to date, the free EP "Your Love Is Bumming Me Out," without any idea what was on it (I think HHT shared a bill with him in Columbus and linked to it), and it grabbed me and hasn't let go. I really think you should go download it now and listen to it. If you don't like it, you're out what...? $0 and 8 minutes. Anyways, I'm excited for this show, it's all I've got on my fall calendar so far (music-wise).
2. Animal Collective released an album this week and I haven't even tried to listen to it. Enthusiasm fades, I guess. SPIN had a list they compiled of 127 artists that inspired them (mostly musicians, but not entirely). I liked seeing Gas, the Orb, Basic Channel, Black Dice, and Vladislav Delay listed. I've never listened to Gas, but I've been listening to the Burger/Ink album the past week between Dolfish and Pete Tosh. (The Ink half of Burger/Ink is Mike Ink who is actually Wolfgang Voigt a/k/a Gas.)
3. I swear I had one more thing I wanted to say but, I guess not.
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