4. August, 2003 - back to the grind

• In yesterday’s game, a Four-run ninth propels Jackhammers past Saints, 5-1. It wa a beautiful day, and while the Saints weren’t playing great ball, it didn’t look too awful until the ninth when Chris Chavez came out and had a Very Rough Outing. Two hit batsmen, two walks, two hits, and only two outs led to four runs. Jody Friedman came in and got the final out on a single pitch. Ended up losing two of three to the team that everyone else in the league has been pummelling. I sure hope things are better after the Saints get back from Lincoln.
  During the game, a friend I’ve known for nearly twenty years, but haven’t seen recently stopped by, and we chatted a bit, which was nice. After the game, Jody stopped out, as did Paul (I think that’s his name) from the front office, and then Seigo. We played some Hammerschlagen and explained to people showing up late (there was a misprint in the pocket schedule) that the game had been played at 1:05 and not the 6:05 that was in the schedule. I finally got home about 7pm.
  Even with a Saints loss, it was a pretty good day, capped off by sitting on the front steps for a beer with another friend who stopped by about ten or fifteen minutes after I got home. The good day almost completely erased my bad mood at the end of last week.
• The most recent Modern Drunkard Magazine is so full of linky goodness it’s hard to decide where to start. Best Bar Moves has already been mentioned, but there’s so much more.
  Are You an Alcoholic answers AA’s 12 Questions.
  I especially liked The Solution to all Life’s problems.
  Also, I perused the archives and there’s much much more. I’ll just mention one–an old article on Absinthe including where to buy some (Far as I know, Absinthe is illegal in the US, but the article of the author says it was shipped to him). [jim]
• A female friend asks: We have to share? and for some reason doesn’t seem to think much of the idea. I can’t blame her.
• Dan Gillmor’s looking at voice over IP for his phone needs, and it sounds encouraging. [scripting]
• There’s a bit by Lawrence Lessig on Gilmore’s protest along with a reply by John Gilmore. It talks about the suspected terrorist button that Gilmore wore and how the airlines were restricting his ability to travel.

Copyright 2008, Dave Polaschek. Last updated on Mon, 04 Aug 2003 09:07:46.