Bill, your comments about the Yankees being in last place reminded me of the old Senators slogan: First in war, first in peace, last in the American League.
Roland, the Mets getting BEAT DOWN by the Cubs last night was almost certainly due to all those errors, which I agree are due to weather, and the inability of the Mets to play several days in a row and get into a rhythm. They are, shockingly, still in first place, ut the Cubbies go for the sweep tonight.
I did a Youtube reading last night that went really well. Lots of good writers, appreciative audience. I love how writing brings people together, and helps them understand the world they live in. That why places like this site, and other writing sites, and readings are so important, and so life-affirming.
God Bless Writing.
And Coffee.
Yes, I'd love a cup.
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Gill, I adore you, but your love of Peeps is disturbed and wrong. 
I'm glad things are working out with your parents. That was such a long road for all of you.
And hey, Larry, I just now saw the 500 stories thing! Congrats. I'll wander over to that thread next.
Mets lost a boring game yesterday, to the Cubs. Still have a tenuous hold on first place, but come on boys! Score some runs!
I'll avoid being political, but I will say that lately, when things looked dark in the US, it was the courts who pulled us through, as they did with the verdict yesterday. Democracy lives for another day. God bless America.
Coffee please. And a cookie. And whatever that cute lil monkey wants!
I'm glad things are working out with your parents. That was such a long road for all of you.And hey, Larry, I just now saw the 500 stories thing! Congrats. I'll wander over to that thread next.
Mets lost a boring game yesterday, to the Cubs. Still have a tenuous hold on first place, but come on boys! Score some runs!
I'll avoid being political, but I will say that lately, when things looked dark in the US, it was the courts who pulled us through, as they did with the verdict yesterday. Democracy lives for another day. God bless America.
Coffee please. And a cookie. And whatever that cute lil monkey wants!
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Hi everyone!
Every day is a new challenge, good and bad. My youngest grandson, Gabriel, had a fun dinner sneaking two pieces of bacon off my plate. He did not know I saw him as he gobbled them down, and he was so happy. Gabriel loves bacon. He is like me with daily challenges; he has severe non-verbal autism. He is the joy of my life. Happy with life with intermingling fits of frustration.
Sara's Mets played the Cubs this weekend in an explosive set of games. Saturday, the Cubs smashed the Metros 13-4, but on Sunday, the Mets came right back, pummeling the Cubs 13-4. It was a symmetrical weekend. Larry's Padres may have lost the series to the Dodgers but showed how talented the team is. They could win the central division, but unfortunately, the only team better than them is the Dodgers. I think the Padres are the favorite to be the NL wildcard team. If you want to watch a young, exciting team, the Whitesox are just what you need. They are where the Cubs were in 2015 with better pitching.
Jeff, did your cookies have pictures of pitchers? It would fit in with your love of baseball and your talent at wordplay.
Sara, I am so glad to hear about your improvement.
BTW peeps are not the tasty chick treat, are they? If so, I will eat them all up. I am almost addicted to those little buggers. <rubbing hands together hungrily>
Getting my cuppa and lounging as I read stories on SS.
(edit) Happy Birthday to AriesDragon #45.
Thanks for the compliment of being talented at wordplay, but I am not talented at anything art related. I'm sure Molly is better at drawing than I am. I just sploosh frosting on top and move on. Very cool to hear about Gabriel, the joy of your life, and his love of bacon. Good on you, Roland.
Snow on the ground, yet again.
Mets game tonight, if it doesn't get snowed out. We have a tenuous hold on first place, entering today.
I'd love a coffee and a delicious cookie. I bought Molly a healthy can of monkey chow, so she doesn't spoil her health with all these cookies.
I DO see several stories to read here. I'll get to them shortly.
Time to write.
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Molly the monkey and I have brought cookies!
She felt bad about stealing them. I mostly felt bad because of the ensuing tummy ache. But whether due to high morals or gastrointestinal distress, we decided to give back to the coffee shop that greets us each morning.
We aren't as gifted as Sara, so only made simple sugar cookies with icing. But the icing is in all sorts of groovy colors, and we drew pictures!
That was a good series Larry. The Dodgers are gonna be a monster this year, and the Dads made that series close. Mets didn't do to poorly either.
Okay, time to write.
Coffee and a cookie would make my day.
She felt bad about stealing them. I mostly felt bad because of the ensuing tummy ache. But whether due to high morals or gastrointestinal distress, we decided to give back to the coffee shop that greets us each morning.
We aren't as gifted as Sara, so only made simple sugar cookies with icing. But the icing is in all sorts of groovy colors, and we drew pictures!
That was a good series Larry. The Dodgers are gonna be a monster this year, and the Dads made that series close. Mets didn't do to poorly either.
Okay, time to write.
Coffee and a cookie would make my day.
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Good job making the coffee Bill. And Henrietta, always a delight to see you in here.
Talie and I just got back from spending the night in Denver with friends. The Mets were in town too, for a double header, but we just watched the games at a bar because it was WAY too cold to go to the actual game in person. We split the games: lost one, won one.
Got another story rejected. Wah. Haven't published a damn thing in 2021.
But Talia is making supper, and after that I will kick back and watch the rubber game of the series through the magic of archived games on MLB.TV, so all ie well in the world.
I'd love an iced tea and... *steals ALL the cookies and sits in the corner with Molly the monkey, eating them*
Good job making the coffee Bill. And Henrietta, always a delight to see you in here.
Talie and I just got back from spending the night in Denver with friends. The Mets were in town too, for a double header, but we just watched the games at a bar because it was WAY too cold to go to the actual game in person. We split the games: lost one, won one.
Got another story rejected. Wah. Haven't published a damn thing in 2021.
But Talia is making supper, and after that I will kick back and watch the rubber game of the series through the magic of archived games on MLB.TV, so all ie well in the world.
I'd love an iced tea and... *steals ALL the cookies and sits in the corner with Molly the monkey, eating them*
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Talia and I and a good friend of ours all just got our first shots! Second shot on May 7th!
And here's a shocker: the Mets were rained out yesterday, and are snowed out today. That's SEVEN postponed games so far this season.
Oh well, they are in first place, so I'll quit complaining. At least there will be a double header tomorrow. Weirdly, they will play with the DH. Not sure why - worried aout injuries to pitchers I assume.
Coffee and a Phizer chaser please. No cookie today (oh, okay, fine, I'll have one).
And here's a shocker: the Mets were rained out yesterday, and are snowed out today. That's SEVEN postponed games so far this season.
Oh well, they are in first place, so I'll quit complaining. At least there will be a double header tomorrow. Weirdly, they will play with the DH. Not sure why - worried aout injuries to pitchers I assume.
Coffee and a Phizer chaser please. No cookie today (oh, okay, fine, I'll have one).
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In more other news: I am FINALLY off to see Godzilla vs. Kong today with my daughter. Talia would rather watch paint dry.
Tell ya what, if I ever get out there and we meet up, you and I can watch kaiju movies and our partners can go off and do something together. Mine would rather watch paint dry, too. Unfortunately, my son took after her in the end. Started off well, watching the Star Wars series and reading a lot of YA s-f and fantasy (Hunger Games, Harry Potter) but then kind of switched to being more like his mother.
Works for me. Destroy All Monsters is all queued up.
GvKK was REALLY good. They understand the genre: you need a movie that doesn't take itself seriously, but pretends to take itself seriously. Plus, a hollow earth AND a throwback to one of the old school monsters, and I was hooked. Maybe the success of GvKK will jumpstart the monsterverse. Hint: Ghidorah dies in the last movie, but THEY KEPT HIS DNA!!!!
It was also a fun father-daughter outing. And I came home to watch another Mets win! 5-3 on the young season, with Elizabeth's Gnat's and Sara's Bravos hot on our heels. Larry, I do not envy you playing the Dodgers.
Finished another story yesterday. Dark one. Second draft begins today.
Hey there, Penmant. Nice to meet you. Pull up a chair. Submit a story!
Cold and oddly dark here. Coffee would rock. And a monkey shaped cookie (oops, I bit the monkey by mistake!).
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Verbal posted some less than positive thoughts on some new MLB rules changes. Which brings up the obvious question of whether old buddy Jeff and any other baseball fans has ever had a positive thought about any rules changes? ;
Later, Inspirators..
I liked adding the first Wild Card spot for the playoffs. The larger bases thing, which hasn't happened yet, is to make baserunning easier, which I agree would be a good thing. And I actually LIKE the shift, because it results in a lot more strategy, both offensively and defensively.
In other news: I got an appointment for my first shot on Friday!
In more other news: I am FINALLY off to see Godzilla vs. Kong today with my daughter. Talia would rather watch paint dry.
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A large iced coffee sounds good
A beautiful day here .enjoying the sunshine.
Birdies are chirping .
I so need to play catch up with my inbox.
Good to see everyone here .
Hope everyone is having a great day
*Peeking in the cookie jars* still in good shape...where are the cookie bandits?
*Giving the adorable mascots fresh water and treats*
*Moseying over to the corner and climbing up in my favorite chair*
The cookie bandit is...RIGHT HERE!!! *steals all the cookies and sits down with that cute lil monkey to eat them*
You are gonna get a tummyache you two ..
Hey, my tummy hurts! I wonder why?
The Mets finally played a game! Two in fact, and we won them both! So nice to have baseball back. The only downside is that the first game showed off two of my most hated rule changes (Bil and Roland will, i think, agree): the 7 inning game during a double header, and (be still my heart, how I hate this new rule) any extra innings begin with a runner on second each half inning. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Takes all the magic out of extra innings.
But I digress.
I try to fling a story out there very soon.
Coffee and just one little cookie please.
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A large iced coffee sounds good
A beautiful day here .enjoying the sunshine.
Birdies are chirping .
I so need to play catch up with my inbox.
Good to see everyone here .
Hope everyone is having a great day
*Peeking in the cookie jars* still in good shape...where are the cookie bandits?
*Giving the adorable mascots fresh water and treats*
*Moseying over to the corner and climbing up in my favorite chair*
The cookie bandit is...RIGHT HERE!!! *steals all the cookies and sits down with that cute lil monkey to eat them*
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Just so y'all know, this is the last day I'll be pimping my new micro story, 'How I Broke My Nose Playing Chess at Church Summer Camp', probably.
https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/micro-fiction/-how-i-broke-my-nose-while-playing.aspx
While comments are the only things that really matter, I'd like to have it reach ten votes so there can be at least one story on the SS 'Top Story' list
Later, Inspirators.
I haven't mentioned it anywhere but it is rather disturbing that no one can seem to make it onto the 'all pick's list' anymore. I used to be on it consistently because I so often had stories for my readers to comment on and score. But, for some reason, I've not had any pieces on the list for something like over a month now. And it is not just me. No one seems to be able to get the scores needed to get onto the list.
Anyway, Bill, you had a great piece. I was happy to score it.
Time for another cuppa java before Victor needs to go out on his noon walk.
My story Grandma's House was a story pick for a month. I assumed the criteria was 10 votes, and that the story is only there for a month.
The Mets are allegedly playing today. A double header. I'll believe it when I see it.
Coffee would make all my dreams come true. Or at least my dream of drinking coffee.
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Finally, you give us a taste of your pen once again, Bill. That little story is exactly why I started avoiding Vacation Bible School back in the day. Well, at least one reason. Nicely written my friend.
The coffee today is worth drinking. Now I have to get my mind working on stories. I need one more story here on Stories Space to make it to 500. I am also working on a story for a contest elsewhere on the web.
Ah. The phrase "Vacation Bible School" triggers so many (mostly boring) memories. I'll be sure to read the story Bill.
Mets were rained out yesterday. Padres are doing well but have to contend with being in the same division as the Dodgers. I smell the Wild Card for your Padres, Larry.
Sorry Elizabeth, for the Gnats slow start.
Submitting a story today. Wish me luck.
Coffee and a cookie shaped like a baseball, please
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Good morning, folks. The coffee is all hot and ready, So is the teakettle.
One of the great things about the no-hitter that Joe Musgrove threw was that the Padres were the team he grew up watching and rooting for. He for born in El Cajon, a suburb of San Diego but only got to play for the Padres since he was traded in January with a 30-38 record.
My mother and her family had a greenhouse in El Cajon back in the war years. Then in the 50s my mom and dad moved us from Arkansas out to San Diego. I lived in Chula Vista and National City but we left before the city got its team.
Now, happily, the Friars have only one record to break in MLB. They still need to win the World Series. They've won two pennants but no series. It would be cool if Musgrove, a rather mediocre pitcher, could help the team make it to the series again this year. One can hope.
Too cool, Larry. The Mets only have one no hitter. I was in an airport when it happened so never got to see it. The pitcher (Santana) blew out his arm in the outing, in typical Mets fashion, and never really pitched effectively again.
Scott, Godzilla, King of the Monsters is my fave of all the modern ones (STILL haven't seen G vs KK yet). Enjoy it, Gill. We're now loking at going on Tuesday. I REALLY want to see it in a theater.
Mets game postponed due to rain. They wasted innings of shutout ball and 14 strikeouts by DeGrom on Saturday, by not being able to score a single run. Meet the new boss. Just like the old boss.
Coffee would be swell. No cookies today. I'll have 2 tomorrow.
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Hope the movie was wonderful.
After being so hyped on the Nats first win against the Braves, they managed to squeak by on both of the double header today. But, Sara, you do have some really great players there. And lots are pretty good looking too, Grin.
But don't worry, Saturday we will crush the L.A. team. Yep. Sure of it.
Giggles yep the braves have some good looking players !😀
Baseball needs some good looking women baseball players.
Mets put together a bases-loaded, walk-off hit-by-pitch in the bottom of the 9th inning to win the game! Great game!
Cookies for the house, on me (and by me I mean Ping).
Speaking of, any new members with oddly Ping-adjacent names that may or may not be coded messages from beyond?
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Morning, Inspirators. Mucho thankos to Larry (aka Friend of Vic) for this morning's setup.
With the Padres and D-backs both losing late games , yesterday became a day that shall live in infamy, a calamitous disaster erupting from a catastrophy, at least for Inspiration baseball fans; for best I can tell, everybody's team(s) lost. note: I added the (s) to teams since I've also been following the Yankees since the days of Mickey Mantle.
Time to grab a mug of coffee, some of Sarah's cookies and go sit outside and feel sorry for me and my teams. ;)
Later, Inspirators.
Mantle was my Dad's favorite player, even though he was a hated Yankee.
Wish he was here to watch the game today (my Dad, not Micky Mantle). Met's first pitch for their home opener is in a couple minutes. So cool to hear a cheering baseball crowd again!
Let's go Mets. A cup of coffee please. I hope everyone's team does well today.
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Mets are 1 and 1. I'll take it. What a thrill to finally watch a Mets win. They play at 2 today, I will probably watch it late tonight, if I can keep from seeing to score til then - no easy feat.
I need to delay watching the game so I can...wait for it...GO SEE GODZILLA VS. KONG IN THE THEATER THIS AFTERNOON!
Sorry for yelling.
Congrats on your Padres, Larry (we call them the Dads). Glad your D-backs are clawing their way back to responsibility, Bill. Sara, your Braves are off to a rough start - sorry. Things will turn around on a team with that much talent. And Elizabeth - your Nats have their first win of 2021!
Anyway. Time to get a few words in before the movie.
Coffee and a cookie would be swell.
I need to delay watching the game so I can...wait for it...GO SEE GODZILLA VS. KONG IN THE THEATER THIS AFTERNOON!
Sorry for yelling.
Congrats on your Padres, Larry (we call them the Dads). Glad your D-backs are clawing their way back to responsibility, Bill. Sara, your Braves are off to a rough start - sorry. Things will turn around on a team with that much talent. And Elizabeth - your Nats have their first win of 2021!
Anyway. Time to get a few words in before the movie.
Coffee and a cookie would be swell.
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Well, the Mets finally played, and the bullpen wasted a phenomenal effort by DeGrom and coughed up the game. Sigh. New York papers are already calling for the manager to be fired.
161 games to go. 1 game does not a season make.
Anyway. Just finished up tele-therapy. Time to write, and give all these neuroses some room to grow.
Coffee and a cookie for the win!
161 games to go. 1 game does not a season make.
Anyway. Just finished up tele-therapy. Time to write, and give all these neuroses some room to grow.
Coffee and a cookie for the win!
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More cookies, yeah!
It was a beautiful day here, sunny and about 70. The best part was having my parents come for Easter dinner. Since they have both been fully vaccinated and my husband and I have had Covid and our first shot we felt comfortable having them over. We were still careful and did not have anyone else. My mother said it was the first time she has felt normal in a year and cried. Their retirement community is over 90 percent vaccinated so they are resuming some in-person social events. It has made such a difference in my father's mood and thus my mother is less stressed. I am thankful for all of that.
I hope everyone had a good weekend.
I'll have a lemonade and a few cookies to go.
Cheers!
Such excellent news Gill. You struggled with your parents for such a long time; it's s nice to see things appear to have turned the corner. The "the first time she has felt normal in a year and cried" got me a little choked up too.
Mets finally play today. Hopefully. I think Elizabeth's Nats might have to wait even longer for her team to emerge from quarantine. EDIT: Oooh, just looked, and Sara's Braves have three days off too, because they're playing the Nats! I hope the ripples are contained by Thursday!
Regardless: baseball tonight! I've got writer's critique group and a scary phone call play thing first, then I can kick back and watch.
Coffee would be swell.
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Oooh, tough weekend, Sara. Swept by the Phillies. I actually listened to most of that last game - a heartbreaker! Of course, the Phillies face the Mets tomorrow, so now they'll get some real competition.
HAPPY EASTER!
Tough weekend for you too Bill. Larry's Padres fared well against you!
Spectacularly lazy weekend, but that's not a bad thing. Wrote and critiqued and listened to a few games. No GODzilla (happy Scott?), but my daughter REALLY wants to see it this week, in the theater.
We have a ticket to the scary phone call thing tomorrow. I don't know if I've mentioned it here or not, but at 8 tomorrow we are supposed to be in a dark room with a phone. Someone will call, and it will be scary. It's called "claws." That's all I know. They even provided a safe word for if we get too scared. We're supposed to be on headphones, but we are cheating and doing it on speakerphone, cuz tickets are $35!!!
And, AFTER the call, I will finally sit down and watch my first Mets game of the year, pre-recorded.
Enjoy the end of the weekend everyone. I'll have a bunny butt cookie please.
HAPPY EASTER!
Tough weekend for you too Bill. Larry's Padres fared well against you!
Spectacularly lazy weekend, but that's not a bad thing. Wrote and critiqued and listened to a few games. No GODzilla (happy Scott?), but my daughter REALLY wants to see it this week, in the theater.
We have a ticket to the scary phone call thing tomorrow. I don't know if I've mentioned it here or not, but at 8 tomorrow we are supposed to be in a dark room with a phone. Someone will call, and it will be scary. It's called "claws." That's all I know. They even provided a safe word for if we get too scared. We're supposed to be on headphones, but we are cheating and doing it on speakerphone, cuz tickets are $35!!!
And, AFTER the call, I will finally sit down and watch my first Mets game of the year, pre-recorded.
Enjoy the end of the weekend everyone. I'll have a bunny butt cookie please.
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Congrats on the Pares 2-0 start Larry. And sorry for the 0-2 D-Back start Bill.
As for the Mets, we are undefeated! Because we haven't played. And I have writer's critique on Monday, so even though the season started Thursday, I won't be able to watch a game until Tuesday. Grrr.
Still. It's a lovely day here. So perhaps we'll replace our sports bar afternoon outing with a walk around the neighborhood. And Zilla-Kong still calls out from the movie theater!
Anyway. Everyone enjoy their weekend. I think I have room for one more cup of coffee. And a cookie!
If Ping ever shows up, get him a coffee on me.
As for the Mets, we are undefeated! Because we haven't played. And I have writer's critique on Monday, so even though the season started Thursday, I won't be able to watch a game until Tuesday. Grrr.
Still. It's a lovely day here. So perhaps we'll replace our sports bar afternoon outing with a walk around the neighborhood. And Zilla-Kong still calls out from the movie theater!
Anyway. Everyone enjoy their weekend. I think I have room for one more cup of coffee. And a cookie!
If Ping ever shows up, get him a coffee on me.
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Grrrr.
No Opening Day, and now no Mets baseball til Monday. For the Nats fans out there the news may be even worse, though I think they are scheduled to play Monday as well.
So, the entire baseball is playing this weekend EXCEPT the Mets and Nats.
I'm grumpy. I guess out outing this weekend will be the movies instead of a game.
Congrats on your Padres, Larry. Sorry about your D-Backs, Bill.
Coffee and a cookie please.
No Opening Day, and now no Mets baseball til Monday. For the Nats fans out there the news may be even worse, though I think they are scheduled to play Monday as well.
So, the entire baseball is playing this weekend EXCEPT the Mets and Nats.
I'm grumpy. I guess out outing this weekend will be the movies instead of a game.
Congrats on your Padres, Larry. Sorry about your D-Backs, Bill.
Coffee and a cookie please.
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Wah! First day of 5he regular season and the Mets-Nats game is POSTPONED!!! Covid precautions. No game scheduled for tomorrow, so Mets opening day will be Saturday. Double-wah!
Ah well. I can't get my MLB subscription to work anyway, as I try to tune in the Yankees-Bjays game. So this gives me 48 hours to figure out why they aren't recognizing my account.
So, I guess with no baseball, it's just a beautiful day outside, which should be enough. But I am still disappointed.
Coffee and a non-baseball cookie please.
EDIT: MLB.tv isn't broadcasting the video of games today, just audio, I suppose in an attempt to get us to watch ESPN, which I don't have. So, no Mets, and no games on TV today. I am, to put it mildly, annoyed.
Ah well. I can't get my MLB subscription to work anyway, as I try to tune in the Yankees-Bjays game. So this gives me 48 hours to figure out why they aren't recognizing my account.
So, I guess with no baseball, it's just a beautiful day outside, which should be enough. But I am still disappointed.
Coffee and a non-baseball cookie please.
EDIT: MLB.tv isn't broadcasting the video of games today, just audio, I suppose in an attempt to get us to watch ESPN, which I don't have. So, no Mets, and no games on TV today. I am, to put it mildly, annoyed.
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A absolutely beautiful day outside
A large iced tea sounds yummy in my tummy
Excited for the spring weather and
BASEBALL TOMORROW
Hi Jeff those sound like FUN plans..
I'm not a mascot but I would sure love a peep or two !
Hi Bill glad to hear the valley of the Sun is a dull roar... Wait til baseball and it will get loud and rowdy I'm sure
Hi Larry the tea is YUMMY! how is the planting coming!
*peeking in the cookie jars * we are in good shape!
*giving the adorable mascots fresh water *
Have a great day everyone!
Sweet, sexy Sara. Coolish and rainy day and supposed to be downright cold for the next couple. If you can do anything to bring back sunny warm weather for baseball season, I'd appreciate it. You know that the Nats opening game tomorrow is against the mighty Mets. And for some reason I read the President is not going to be throwing out the first ball. Which is always does for the Nationals Oh well. Love your cookies so much.
Ha! Nats vs. Mets! I don't think the guy is senile or anything, but I can't imagine Biden getting the ball halfway to home plate. And then we'd have to watch footage of the attempt for weeks.
We have a bet, right, Elizabeth? Loser has to write a micro praising the other team! Get your pencil sharpened!
An iced decaf, please.
(subliminal message to Ping: join us... join us..)
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Baseball starts TOMORROW!
It's sunny out, if a bit cold. The weather is supposed to go into full tilt summer for the next several days though! We have at least one outing planned, perhaps three: go out to a bar to watch a baseball game, go to a theater to see Kong vs. Zilla, go out to a restaurant for breakfast (something we used to always do pre-Covid). We won't do all those things. But at least one - now that my back is better, I gotta get out of the house.
Ping, Ping, Ping, you Magnificent Bastard! You gonna show up? I guess I gotta go send you an email. We can start a thread together! Ping and Verbal's Big Page of Movies!
Okay. Time to settle into the day. A coffee and a cookie please. I bought Easter treats for all the mascots - Peeps!
Enjoy the day all.
It's sunny out, if a bit cold. The weather is supposed to go into full tilt summer for the next several days though! We have at least one outing planned, perhaps three: go out to a bar to watch a baseball game, go to a theater to see Kong vs. Zilla, go out to a restaurant for breakfast (something we used to always do pre-Covid). We won't do all those things. But at least one - now that my back is better, I gotta get out of the house.
Ping, Ping, Ping, you Magnificent Bastard! You gonna show up? I guess I gotta go send you an email. We can start a thread together! Ping and Verbal's Big Page of Movies!
Okay. Time to settle into the day. A coffee and a cookie please. I bought Easter treats for all the mascots - Peeps!
Enjoy the day all.
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A sympathetic salute to all Monday Moaners.
For I say unto you, the real challenge is to predict any sports season's big losers. Therefore and for what it's worth, the cracked Inspirations brain trust is proud to unveil...
BASEBALL'S BOTTOM-FEEDERS, 2021 ed.
So here's the deal, for now. Your challenge, whether you choose to accept it or slink off to a more serious thread, is to pick and then post on Inspirations, this year's baseball 'losers' -- that is to say the teams you think will end the regular season with the worst won-loss record in the six MLB divisions.
Later, Inspirators.
Cool idea, Bill. I'll take a stab at it. Pirates will be the worst team in baseball, I predict, with a record of 54-108. I'm guessing I won't remember this contest, but hopefully someone will.
Yesterday's awesome weather is slowly leaking away, and it's supposed to snow later. But, it will be in the 60s again this weekend, and baseball begins in 2 days, so I'll survive.
And speaking of the weekend, GODZILLA VS. KONG opens tomorrow-ish. You gonna see it in the movie theater, Scott? Anyone? Talia is willing to go to a theater to see it, so we might, though curling up and watching it on HBO is mighty appealing. We shall see.
Time to write. Coffee and a cookie would be lovely. Hi to Molly and Victor and Miss Puff, and to ALL the Inspirators!
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She was an interesting lady, Jessica Walter.
I'll have the coffee out soon, never fear. And there is the hot water for your tea, Scott.
Now I need to check the lineup of stories on the home page.
Oh, by the way, it seems that Ping may be making a reappearance here on SS. The newest member on the site is Ping_Redux.
Ping is back? Ping!? Don't tease me if it isn't true.
Baseball is on, Mets vs Cards, but with the regular season so close it seems silly to watch pre-season games. So we'll wait til Thursday.
I didn't write crap last week, though I kept planning too. Back kept me too uncomfortable to get any kind of rhythm. I plan to get my 900 words in today though.
An absolutely gorgeous day today. Hope you catch some of THIS weather Sara. Supposed to snow tomorrow though. And be back in the 60s by Thursday. What a weird state my adopted home is. I do love it here.
I'll take a coffee and a mouse shaped cookie. And give a big Calvin shaped cookie to the Magnificent B*stard himself!
Oh, and a question: I've met Molly the monkey. How are the other mascots? I was told once, but my wild misspent youth destroyed too many brain cells for me to remember.
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I'm getting pretty excited myself about opening day. Juan Soto. Just sayin'. The Nats don't always reach their potential but every year it a new start and new beginning. With fervent hope.
That is what makes baseball so great. The nature of the sport (injuries, trades, inconsistent players through a daily grind of 162 games in approximately 185 days) makes it possible for almost any team to make the play-offs.
By the end of spring training, most players do believe their team could come out on top. Here are my predictions for 2021: {projected wins - projected wins are +/- 3}
NL East - 1st Mets {92}, 2nd Braves {91}, 3rd Nationals {84}, 4th Phillies {81}, 5th Marlins {70}
NL Central - 1st Cubs {88}, 2nd Cardinals {86}, 3rd Reds {83}, 4th Brewers {82}, 5th Pirates {58}
NL West - 1st Dodgers {102}, Padres (92}, 3rd Diamondbacks {76}, 4th Giants {73}, 5th Rockies {63}
AL East - 1st Yankees {95}, 2nd Blue Jays {87} and Rays {87}, 4th Red Sox {79}, 5th Orioles {64}
AL Central - 1st White Sox {91}, 2nd Twins {88}, 3rd Indians {79}, 4th Royals {73}, 5th Tigers {66}
AL West - 1st Athletics {88}, 2nd Astros {87}, 3rd Angels {85}, 4th Mariners {74}, 5th Rangers {66}
Cubs beat the White Sox in 6 games during the World Series! (that is the Cubbie in me speaking, in reality, the White Sox will beat the Dodgers in the World Series)
My gosh... I am such a baseball geek.
Okay. I used to always sit down with the Sunday paper the day before Opening Day to make my predictions. I'll still do that, though opening Day isn't til frikkin THURSDAY!
NLE: Braves
NLC: Cardinals
NLW: Dodgers
WC: Padres
ALE: Spankees
ALC: White Sox
ALW: Stros
WC: As
WS: Dodgers beat Spankees in 6.
Enjoy your day all. Time to write. Coffee and a baseball cookie please.