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It’s raining here in Maryland again which wouldn’t be an issue if my lawn wasn’t in serious need of a mow. It was semi-torrentially raining last weekend too. I’m actually wondering if I’m going to have to do a quick cut really long and then come back and cut it again mid-week at the right height just so I don’t take off too much at once.

I should have mowed after work yesterday when it was marginally dry. Unfortunately, I don’t have access to a shower right now and the prospect of getting sweaty didn’t seem like fun.

It looks like it’ll be partially sunny on Sunday. Of course, they’re still predicting heavy rain for tomorrow, which happens to be the Preakness.

No kidding, y’all: Manny Ramirez, often the sloppiest, goofiest, not-known-for-his-defense-est, yet hard-hitting-est guy in baseball made an absolutely astoundingly funny and awesome play in a recent game. I’d rate its memorable goofiness right up there with Big Papi hugging the Yuniesky Betancourt to get himself out in a Sox-Mariners game last May.

Anyways, you can see Manny’s play for yourself, just go and check it out here.
(Mac users beware: my plugins are weird or something so the only sound I get is loud static…)

Anyways, it’s a great play that also features Manny being Manny. One big love-hate fest all at once. Gotta love it!

A post in which our hero basically bitches at length about the fact that he’s not made of money and the fact that backups are incredibly important.
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Now this is a great list.  The question is, to what question is the list an answer?

sandy cohen, barney rubble, and jessica rabbit.

Ponder that for a moment or three, then click to see the full post.

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I think the title and the photo below should be enough inducement to read an article.  If not, I add my endorsement.

So, I have many excuses for my very poor posting frequency in the last couple months, but you know what they say about excuses, so instead I’ll just provide a Nathaniel-ish report of the weekend.

Saturday morning was spent under the kitchen sink, seeking to find and then fix a leak that resulted in the formation of a rather significant puddle in that cabinet every time the garbage disposal was run.  Technically I could have called the maintenance guys for the apartment complex,  but usually their contribution consists of “don’t put big things down it” (we don’t).  Basically the fault lies with shoddy assembly and materials, so I replaced the crappy no-O-ring screw-down PVC connectors and added some caulk.  Amazingly, our sink cabinet now stays dry!

Then Saturday afternoon we spent six hours furniture shopping downtown; first Macy’s, then Jerome’s, then back to Macy’s once we realized how (relatively) crappy Jerome’s inventory was.  We didn’t plan it this way, but Saturday just happened to be a Mother’s Day/One Day sale so we ended up getting a pretty nice sofa for almost half off.

This is a pretty crappy post since I don’t have any pictures to post.  Maybe once the furniture is delivered next week I can upload something.  Really, all of this is supposed to be an inducement to visit SD, since we now have a more comfy seat for your Nintendo-playing fun.  Oh, and a beach a couple miles away, and at least a 70% chance of sun.

I guess I lied: one photo. come visit!

Big ol’ cheaters who lie sometimes do get caught, I reckon…