How on earth can a major TV station screw up so badly that they miss the 1st inning of a Major League Baseball playoff game? Pathetic.

Ups and downs of the week. 

  Red Sox – Can’t believe they came back to win Game 5. Awesome.

   The Trop – Back to the major league’s crappiest stadium.

  Modern Medicine – Dad is doing better. He’s breathing on his own now but is still very weak. I’ll be out there later this week.

    Patriots – Well I guess the question of whether they can win without Brady has been answered.

  Cool weather – Almost cool enough for a fire tonight. 

Ups and downs of the week. 

  Red Sox – Time to play ball! 

   The Trop – The major league’s crappiest stadium.

  Modern Medicine – Dad is going to be ok. Docs are optimistic. I’m the first one to complain about high medical bills, but my Dad’s doc and the hospital he’s in are worth every last dime.

    Debates – They’re really just an opportunity for a candidate to feast on his/her own foot.

  Margaritas – Last ones of the summer (ok, it’s autumn, but it’s going to be 80F this weekend).

   McCain’s Homeowner Bailout Plan – Both guilty parties get a break, the rest of us foot the bill. What’s wrong with this picture?  

They’ve trimmed some of the fat <cough>Manny<cough> and ratcheted up their game and now they’ve sent the Angels packing AGAIN. One more chance to prove they’re the best starts this Friday. You gotta…

Things are a little different this week. It’s Saturday morning and I’m sitting here after a rough night just thankful that things are no worse and maybe a little better than they were 12 hours ago. My Dad had surgery yesterday to repair a heart valve. It was suppose to be a simple operation and all signs pointed to a successful outcome, but things didn’t quite go as planned. His heart valve was calcified and the surgeons couldn’t do as much as they had hoped. Plus they had trouble controlling the bleeding from his aorta. Last night they left his chest open to monitor the aorta for more bleeding and they told us he had a 50/50 chance. It made for a very rough night. This morning they told us the bleeding appears to have stopped. They are going to leave him sedated for another day just so he can recover further. It’s still touch and go, but it’s looking better than it did last night.

So there are ups and downs, but I’m thinking now the ups are winning. At least I’m hoping so.   

Ups and downs of the week. 

  Formula One – Racing under the lights in Singapore. Very cool. 

   Gas shortages – This could get much worse.

  Red Sox – Well, they threw in the towel on the AL East title, but they’re still in the playoffs.

    Debate – Not much substance, but Obama showed he can run with the big dogs.

  Coffee – Nothing better in the morning.

   Cancer – It took Paul Newman today. We need to find a cure.

  O’zapft ist!- The annual rite of Oktoberfest starts in Germany this weekend. What I wouldn’t give to be there. Webcam here.

  Stock market – I hate having my retirement future subjected to the whims of the greedy slime that run amok in the NYSE.

  Red Sox – They’ll make it to the post-season, but will they get past the Angels or the Rays?

  Politics – I’m getting so sick of it.

  Fall weather – Cool at night, warm during the day. I love it.

Ups and downs of the week.

 Red Sox - Still looking pretty good, although two tough losses to the Rays have us still 2 games back. 

  Hurricane Ike - This one is going to wreak havok on Galveston and then come up and smack us.

 

 Modern medicine – It really is miraculous how the doctors can spot developing problems and solve them before they become life threatening. 

  Cancer – It’s wrought havoc on my family in the past and has struck again. Luckily, modern medicine will most likely make this a mere inconvenience. See above.

  Formula One – Tight race this year. Best season in a long time.

This looks as bad as it is. Torn ACL. Season over for Brady and, effectively, the Patriots. 🙁