Ups and Downs of the week.

Roku HD Player – This thing is great. It streams Netflix movies and MLB.TV, so now I can watch the Sox on the big screen. Bit of a Thumbs Down to Amazon.com, though. A day or two after I ordered mine, they dropped the price $20. They had to know the price was going to drop.

Red Sox – Papelbon blew yet another game Thursday afternoon, this time a 5-3 lead against the Blue Jays. Tonight they blew an 8-2 lead and ended up losing against the Rangers. Second walk-off loss in two days. Plus they burned through the entire bullpen tonight, although Wakefield only threw one pitch. That one went into the stands for the game winner.

Writer’s Block – All I need to do to finish my degree program is to write this final paper. Yet I’m having the hardest time devoting energy to it. I’m sick of school.

Here we go again –  Another batch of kittens have found their way into our home. We need to find other homes for these guys.

They’re getting bigger, but they’re still kittens.

Ups and Downs of the week.

 Top Gear - Love this show.

 Patriots - I didn’t think they’d get far in the post-season, but I didn’t think they’d get embarrassed. Geez.

 Warmer Weather - Finally a January thaw. Might get the Z4 out this weekend.

  School - One more semester. Can’t wait till this is over.

 Little Guys – They’re so much fun to watch when they’re kittens.

Ups and Downs of the week.

 Red Sox -Picked up some nice talent this week. Hope Mr. Lackey proves to be worth the high price they paid.

 Weather - Looks like crappy traveling weather before the holidays.

 Rescued cats - Between my wife and two of her co-workers, five cats found homes this week. 

 Tiger Woods coverage - Enough already. Let them work this out in peace. I fail to understand why people find joy in the misery of celebs.

 Photoshop - Fun to play with.

They’re getting used to us now. Much less shy. And they’re beginning to be fun to watch.

Ups and Downs of the week.

 Netflix – Great service. Can’t believe I’m just catching on now.

 Red Sox - They trade Mike Lowell for a second (or third) rate catcher and $3million in savings? I don’t get it.

 Christkindlesmart – It’s on again. The live cam isn’t as user friendly, but it works.

  Illinois State Legislature – The chickenshit morons failed to pass a relatively minor tax hike, so now they aren’t paying the bills. Accordingly, state employees may be forced to take furlough days as early as January. I can handle the days off without pay, but many folks making less will really take a beating. How much sense does it take to realize that the state is about to go under and something needs to be done?

New Kitties – They all checked out fine at the vet today. Looks like we’ll be keeping them. Now we need to come up with names.

Sarah came home for lunch and found one of the outdoor cats we feed waiting with her two shivering kittens. It was barely 9F here today. She brought all three in. They all have an appointment at the vet tomorrow, and if they all check out ok it looks like we’ve just doubled the cat population in the house.

And Miss Cal is enjoying every minute of it.