The Coffee House

[SquarePeg1]

My seats for Friday’s sox game.

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Did I mention they are free?

Nice! That’s about where we sit when my friend gets seats for us through his nephew who is facilities director for Fenway Park. That’s also where the visiting team’s players seats are so be prepared for some opposition! Are you Sox or NYY fan? Can never tell with you CT people. Before you answer...Don’t disappoint me.

And...the B’s just tied it up 4-4 v Leafs in game 7!!!!!

Sox fan by birth. My grandfather was born in Wellesley the same year that Fenway Park opened, went to Boston schools, and got his engineering degree from MIT. There was never an option, haha.

The company my brother works for picked up 4 season tickets as part of their "morale" program this year. Hopefully, we'll get a couple games in.

Football is more ambiguous because there were no family ties. My Dad is from Minnesota and is a Vikings fan, and the Giants became his local team because he had a friend with season tickets back in the Phil Simms era. I still have some old, old threadbare Superbowl t-shirts from the 80s.

So you lived through some of the Sox fan angst of the 90’s at least. I lived it through 75 when I was 10, 86 when I was 21 and then the Yankee juggernaut that dominated the 90’s. The really young people have no idea what it’s like to be perennial losers! Since my daughter was born, there have been 5 Super Bowl wins (with 3 additional close SB losses), 3 World Series championships, a Celtics championship and a Stanley Cup. It’s been a golden age for Boston sports. These kids are spoiled! Again this year Celtics and Bruins in the playoffs, Sox look GOOD and Patriots can never be counted out no matter who leaves in the off season...

 

[JonA_CT]

Agreed. That's why my students who are Pats fans are so annoying. At least my friends lived through them being utter crap, even with that blow out superbowl loss to the Packers. It's easy to be a Pats fan these days.

I still hate Yankees fans. If I carried a baseball bat around, they wouldn't finish "twenty-seven" before they got it.

As far as Sox angst? Not as much as you, but it was still rough. My grandfather died the Spring of '04. Just missed seeing them win (he was a wee lad when they had previously won).

 

[jcdeboever]

This was taken last week, but just had a call saying my mum has had another fall so I am all over the place at the moment.

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Dave, you and your mum are in my prayers. Speedy recovery, healing, and health for her. Vitality and comfort for you my brother.

 

[ceemac]

This was taken last week, but just had a call saying my mum has had another fall so I am all over the place at the moment.

Hey, Dave. Hope the fall wasn't too bad. Take care.Like jc says, she's in our prayers.

 

[Gary A.]

This was taken last week, but just had a call saying my mum has had another fall so I am all over the place at the moment.

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Man, that stuff is so tough on both of you. Prayers to Mum.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. Gary is sipping a herbal tea this cool and overcast morning. Gary hasn't gotten around to roasting any coffee. This is a free day for Gary and he's thinking of cruising down to Temecula or maybe up the coast to Santa Barbara.

 

[smoke665]

No cruising for us today. We have granddaughter and alk the plans we had for things to do have been dampened by rain. Looks like a movie an play inside day

 

[Gary A.]

Or maybe toss some air in the tires and a bike ride along the beach ...

 

[Gary A.]

It is 56F right now, but should hit 70F here and 74F in Temecula ... a high of 63F in Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara

 

[ceemac]

Nice. We just broke through the freezing point. Should hit about 70F today.

 

[Gary A.]

Or Gary could hang at home,

Drink some wine with Miss Maggie.

Relax by the pond.

 

[Fujidave]

This was taken last week, but just had a call saying my mum has had another fall so I am all over the place at the moment.

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Sorry to hear this.
I hope it goes well for her.

This was taken last week, but just had a call saying my mum has had another fall so I am all over the place at the moment.

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Sorry to hear that Dave. Hope she is ok.

My mom, 75, is pretty active - to the point where I worry that she is exhausting herself. Actually haven’t heard from her since Sunday as she is off on a seniors bus tour of Nashville and Memphiswith sone friends. I know she must be having fun if she hasn’t called us! Hopefully she’s having fun on one of those pedal bike moving taverns.

This was taken last week, but just had a call saying my mum has had another fall so I am all over the place at the moment.

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Dave, you and your mum are in my prayers. Speedy recovery, healing, and health for her. Vitality and comfort for you my brother.

This was taken last week, but just had a call saying my mum has had another fall so I am all over the place at the moment.

Hey, Dave. Hope the fall wasn't too bad. Take care.Like jc says, she's in our prayers.

This was taken last week, but just had a call saying my mum has had another fall so I am all over the place at the moment.

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Man, that stuff is so tough on both of you. Prayers to Mum.

Thank you folks, just got back from the hospital, mum has a sore head and hip so they are keeping her in over night. Some bloke came round the corner on his pushbike on the pathment, and smacked right into mum, then got up and rode off. Thank god some passer bye went over to help her. What is wrong with some people of today, he is a very lucky lad that I was not there.

 

[Gary A.]

@Fujidave: Thanks for the update. Sorry for the accident/incident.

 

[davidharmier60]

Would have been a 4 hour day. But a bit over 1.5 to assemble another large grill.
24.29 for the week. Just had biscuits and gravy and 3 pieces of sausage. Yum.
PO, the box at the front of the neighborhood and then home.

Fujidave I feel for you. My Dad is 84 and wants to be more active. But he falls now and then too.

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[SquarePeg1]

Off to see Princess's HS softball game this afternoon. Hopefully the weather today will hold and be better for photos than the last miserable freezing rain game. It's an away game so leaving the pup at home as I don't know if dogs are welcome there. So better weather and one less feisty doggie to worry about should make for some good photo time!

Rec softball opening game is Saturday. My team is looking pretty darn good! We have a very consistent pitcher and some strong power hitters. Some of the infielders need to step up their game a bit but we'll get them there! Practice practice practice all week long. Looking forward to the season and some real games.