soapbox

After 15 months I finally finished knitting my first sweater…just in time for summer.

Rule: Grey leggings are not a substitute for pants.
subrule 1: cowboy boots do not invalidate the main rule.
subrule 2: neither do obvious panty-lines

That said, the new smoothie girl is kind of cute.

Well, not quite, but still this

doesn’t look comfy.

The back story is that a couple days ago, a Tampa player was trying to score but the NYY backup catcher was blocking the plate.  It’s common baseball knowledge to not slide into the catcher’s shinguards so instead you just try to run him over.  Because it was spring training, or something (I think it was mostly new manager Joe Girardi establishing himself with his team) the Yankees were very vocal about being upset.  Then in the next game, Shelley Duncan gave the Rays secondbaseman the Jackie Robinson treatment.  Wasn’t cool then, isn’t cool now, Shelley.  (Then again, with a name like that, he’s gotta overcompensate for something.)

The Tampa manager summed up my feelings pretty well: “In Tampa, that play you saw at home plate was a good, hard baseball play. What you saw today was the definition of a dirty play… There’s no room for that in our game. It’s contemptable. It’s wrong. It’s borderline criminal, and I could not believe they did that.”

March 20th is going to be Fred Roger’s 80th birthday. In honor of that, everyone should wear a sweater.

Won’t You Be My Neighbor Days

Upset about a recent decision at work? Think a local politician is out of touch with his constituency? Dogdoo.com has the solution, with flexible options for any budget, starting at $14 plus shipping.

Wow, thanks for the intro, Ethan! I confess that I’ve been keeping tabs on soapbox for a few months now, but haven’t taken the initiative to get in touch with Nathaniel and learn how to log on. Thanks to Mike’s thesis defense, I had the opportunity to introduce myself to Nathaniel, which I did with remarkable poise and grace.

Anyway, I look forward to posting frequently and commenting regularly. I can’t wait to choose my categories! Also, I had a fabulous time at Brian’s wedding, and if you want to hear more about it you should talk to Tim (totally sober), to me (mostly sober), to Joel (OK!?!), or to Chris (…).

If you’re not going to wear a costume tomorrow, I officially declare it the first fancy dress/french cuff day of the fall!