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I finally tested negative yesterday, then my wife this morning. Happy to not have to worry about possibly infecting others anymore. Last thing we wanted to do was pass it on to one of the kids (or anyone else) at the very tail end of our “process”.

It’s one thing to lose a game, it’s another to lose a game this way. Kind of undercuts the momentum that had been building.

Can we just DFA Grossman and get Baddoo back up here already?

Having lived in MI with a similar flat tax (4.25%) and Minnesota with a higher graduated one, I’d rather pay MNs taxes and have their Ed and services than save a couple % in April. You get what you pay for. Americans have been conned about taxes by the rich. The trick is not low taxes, it’s properly spent taxes. The right won’t even try to help do government better because it violates their theory that gov can’t work. But that is just a 1%er /corporate con.

Nope. No scenario where Trump loses is the worst, no matter what the other factors.

Shop all of the relievers, even the young ones. I am not saying trade them all, but do not hesitate to trade any reliever who brings a good return.

So, my understanding of what defines a halfback is someone that initially moved from “up north” to Florida and than moved halfway back but stopped in the Carolinas. I guess that’s the accepted definition. My experience is that there are good and bad from any region of the country. There are many Californians moving into N.C. The rural parts of the state are probably less receptive to the newcomers. Our son and his family lived in the Bay Area for several years before returning to this side of the country. In spite of my political differences of all things California, I really enjoyed the area. Beautiful weather and temperatures. One of my grandsons was born in Alameda County. They relocated to Richmond, VA. Probably not terribly far from you. They all came back A’s fans.

It was quite a battle. In the end it was up to our crappy offense and our Grossman needs to be DFA'd narrative

“When I’m playing for the AAA team in Fargo”

Wow. Go out and get some sun.

Comparing a 22 year old Torkelson to Hessman’s career seems just a bit of a stretch.

Seems strange to be happy about a loss, but, hey, whatever floats your boat.

That’s a deep batting stance. Dare I say it’s a batting crouch?

I’m not buying that ticket.

True, but dont underestimate the inconsistency and suckitude of our offense in contrast to the inconsistency and suckitude of Larussa.

You have to be impressed with how this starting rotation, duct tape and all, has managed to keep this team in games recently.

They fell behind early. It’s the middle of a 19 games in 17 days stretch. They lost this game after 6 straight wins. They’ve all but put an advert in the papers in order to patch up the pitching staff. I like the premise of digging into the opponent’s bullpen when there are still games left in the series. At the same time, it’s baseball, and every team has a crap game now and again.

Just like today's game all around baseball!

…which makes it all the more idiotic and shortsighted to play politics with a suspension of the federal gas tax.

Lots of black folk in Anchorage these days.

Or maybe he’ll pull a rookie move and get way to aggressive on the 1st lap and concede his entire race.

Are you aware of the amount of money Miggy has to pay in Child Support. He's not walking away from anything. So I noticed that Meadows hasn't played the last 2 nights after playing one game at Toledo..............What is it now? If an announcement about an injury was made, I missed it. Kerry Carpenter is giving the Tigers a lot of reasons to give him a look this season. Why is Robbie Grossman still here?

That's my biggest fear. Enough people who actually believed the 2020 election was stolen get elected at the state and local level to tamper with the results, or state legislators voting to override the vote. This is actually my main argument for killing the Electoral College. Madison argued that he didn't want to put the election of the Executive Branch in the hands of the general voting public at the time. (White land owning males). Rather have local caucuses or state assemblies choose electors. Once the decision was changed to allow the popular vote I feel the EC became null and void. One of these days I'm going to be in CW when Madison is around. I'm not sure his character is allowed to talk about anything post 1776, but it would be an interesting discussion with the scholars.

Oh lord.

win tomorrow and win the series.

Musk has 9 kids. So him pulling out of something is pretty rare.

MY OBITUARY FROM WEDNESDAY -- Diego was a Rescue dog. He rescued me on 9/11/07 and every day since. The last 3 days were absolutely brutal, and today was torture waiting for 5:30 to come. The vet was right on time. I wouldn't trade a thing, I got over 5,400 great days and only a handful of bad ones (he had a 3 day ban from the inside the house due to catching a skunk in 2008). He loved everyone. He hated fireworks (not scared, but angry). He hated the lawn mower (but only when I cut the grass, when (my tenant) Paulie would cut it he didn't care). Most of the people in my neighborhood knew his name, but not mine. He was an amazing ballplayer. He could catch tennis balls better than any dog I ever knew. In his younger days he could almost fly. Watching him jump over the back porch partition to go catch a ball was breathtaking. He loved playing goalie (foam balls, not shot hard). When we went for walks he did that border collie stalking thing where he got very low to the ground and walked very slowly towards his target (the dreaded evil being know as SQUIRREL). I loved watching him do that, that focus and concentration and intensity. He never caught one, thank goodness. The night I took him home - at some point he jumped into the bed with me. When I woke up and let one go (you know what I mean) - a loud one - it startled him so much he fell out of the bed (mattress & box springs on the floor, no harm). That was the first time he made me laugh. When I was at work during the day, he'd jump up in the bay window and lay there and watch the world, it was his version of TV. That's how the neighborhood got to know him. He was good friends with the mailman. His favorite words were SURPRISE LUNCH and WALK. and his least favorite words were SQUIRREL, RABBIT and HAIRCUT. I haven't traveled much in recent years so we rarely spent a night apart and he usually slept on the floor. In the morning when I would ask What Time Is It? it was his cue to lick my face until I got up. I have never had a dog who was so good about not doing his business in the house, even on his last day, when he could hardly walk, he held it for nearly two days and walked down his hill and did his business. He was so good about it that even when he passed he did not release any fluids (most dogs do). He loved fruit too, especially watermelon and cantaloupe. We had our own handshake sequence....."Give me five.......Other side.........Now up high." He loved to learn. He was my best friend, and not in the general sense of Man's Best Friend............He was literally my best friend. In his honor I will give another dog a great life in this house, which is not a home without a dog. Thanks for listening. This makes me feel better. ------TODAY, 6:40 PM ------ 2 days later still dealing with his ghost. Because whenever I get up from the back room where I mostly hang out I keep going to his room (yes, he had his own room) or the living room to check on him. When I grab a piece of flat bread to snack on I tear a couple small pieces off out of habit. When I cut up some fruit to eat I still put a few small pieces aside for him. It takes a minute to realize he's gone. This has hit me harder than my father's death did. I don't know why. Maybe because I had to schedule it and that just tears me up. Today I went back to work at the hospital (office) and I really needed to. A lot of busy work, new inventory to unpack, kits to put together, it was the kind of work that was good for me but I had to stop a couple times to compose myself, just odd little things come up and remind me. My bosses have been incredibly patient and supportive (women make better bosses in general). Today was the first time I came home from work to an empty house in almost 15 years. I know I'll start feeling better and when that next dog (or dogs) comes home I won't take a second for granted. I know, I'm going on and on about this but my girlfriend does not live with me so it's just me here.........at least for now, but not for long. I don't know how someone who loses a child can function after that, if a dog can do this to me.