Ups and downs of the week.

  Red Sox – Playing a little better now. Some good production from the bottom of the lineup and Manny is looking to have a great year.

  Gas prices – It all comes down to greed. Plain and simple.

  Spring is here – Finally into steady 70’s. Hope it lasts.

  School – Just doesn’t have the allure it did during my undergrad. 

 Big Papi – Breaks out of the slump in a big way. Grand slam over the Green Monster.

Ups and downs of the week.

  MLB.TV – $20/month to watch all the Red Sox games full screen? I’ll take it.

  I am a jinx.- Tuned in MLB.TV tonight to catch the Red Sox. No score in the 6th. Just as I get the viewer up and running, the Blue Jays take Wakefield deep. Wakefield then proceeds to collapse. All of the sudden, it’s 3-0 Toronto.

  J.D Drew – Ties it up with a really sweet 3-run homer. Let’s hope that will be a habit for him this year.

  It has begun. – My grass needs mowing. Time for a new lawn mower.

 Springtime at last – The weather this weekend is supposed to be beautiful. Sunny and 60’s or even 70’s. ‘Bout time.

  Red Sox mid-game bullpen – Shades of the worst part of last year. Wakefield dies early and dramtically,  Aarsdsma and Wavy Lopez come in and give up a walk each (don’t they pay these guys to throw strikes?), and then Manny Del Carwreck comes in to give up the big hit. Sox are now down by 2. Let’s hope the Sox aren’t done hitting yet. UPDATE: Game over. Sox couldn’t do anything else and actually gave up another run. Not a total loss, though, as the Yankmees are getting spanked by Tampa Bay.

Ups and downs of the week.

 Bermuda – Beautiful island. 

  Air travel – Still sucks.

  Formula One – Start of a new season. No traction control should make for some interesting racing this year.

  Head colds – Probably caught this one on the flight down to Bermuda. Airplanes are just giant Petri dishes anyway.

 Springtime – Here at last. I hope it stays mild for a bit before getting into the really hot weather.

Ups and downs of the week.

 Microsoft’s maps.live.com – New “bird’s eye view” images make it addicting. 

  Winter driving – Bad weather really separates good drivers from bad. Unfortunately, the good drivers still have to deal with the bad.

  Red Sox – Virtually the whole team is back. Gagne is gone, but that’s a good thing. 🙂

  Winter - I’ve had enough.

 Radeberger Pilsner – Tried one at dinner last night. Excellent beer.

Ups and downs of the week.

 BMW X5 – This car was made for winter driving. 

  Crappy commutes – White outs, heavy snow, dense fog, and driving rain. All on consecutive days. See above, though.

  Baseball is coming – Spring training is underway.

  Patriots - Last thing I have to say about it.

 TGIF – Lame, I know. But it’s been a rough week.

Ups and downs of the week.

 Snow Tires/AWD/DSC – Driving in a snowstorm is still evil, but it’s a lot easier with the right equipment. 

  Snow shoveling – My aching back.

  Overestimating meteorologists - We got maybe 6″ rather than the predicted 10″-12″. I’m not complaining.

  Faint praise – I got a post card from Friar Tucks advertising an “entry level” wine. Is that a good thing?

 Super Bowl Weekend – Here we go.

So we’re supposed to get 8″-10″ of the white stuff tonight and tomorrow. Maybe even a full foot. We’ll see. It sure looks bad, but the weather folks around here seem to overestimate a lot. Nonetheless, I’ll be working from home on Friday.

We’re heading to Bermuda for the better part of a week in March. It’ll be nice to get away from this.