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What I'm currently listening to:

Oh you don't want to know. Oh all right. It's a Manhattan Transfer cd - Offbeat of Avenues. I think I mentioned that one before, but it was in our 3 disk cd changer and I was too lazy to change it.

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Red Sox

It ain't over till it's over, and if the Major League Umpires have anything to say about it, it will be over for the Sox very soon. I suppose I could just wait to write this until tomorrow when I know whether or not they've been eliminated, but if I do that there is a damned good chance that this update will slip yet ANOTHER week, and contrary to popular belief, I DO care about my readers and want to try to throw out a new dump at least once every year or so. So why don't I try to get this puppy written before the game starts so that I can watch the game without the stroke-inducing stress I've been feeling over not generating a new dump. And if there is something interesting to report as an update it will appear in this space.

My only other comment is that errors aside, Nomar is more than welcome than welcome to stay with the Sox for as long as he wants. And Pedro, well, I can't say enough nice things about him. Aside from being the best there is, I enjoy watching him watch the games. It's like watching a 7 year old at his first baseball game!

Okay, here's an update. We're losing 2  to 0 after three innings.  I keep seeing all these great batting averages listed for the Sox but I'm just not seeing the hitting one should expect from those numbers. Grrrr.

Do I Amuse You?

Apparently I'm funnier than I think I am. But I'm not going to give you a chance to prove me wrong. I just want to say that after three YEARS of attempts, I finally made the contributor pool for the Top Five List, one of the BEST email lists since the dawn of email.  You can read it online or subscribe and get a new list sent to your very own self every weekday. I highly recommend it! Besides, every once in a while you might actually see my name!

Lost the Dead Pool

In other news, I lost the TeeVee.org dead pool. I was pretty sure that was going to happen, as I didn't have a really good feeling for any of the shows. Quite frankly, it was a crap shoot this year. Several shows that SHOULD have been tossed in the waste basket already are still on the schedule. So...I guess it won't be a three-fer for me. Well, it was time to let someone else win a t-shirt.

Rest in Peace, Prince Spaghetti Sauce

If I was going to be dumped on a deserted island and I could only take cases of 5 food products with me, the first two cases would contain Barilla Pasta (probably ziti) and Prince Chunky Homestyle Mushroom favorite spaghetti sauce. Hands down my most vital purchase at the grocery store. I shop at Shaws because Victory never carried it.  Keith is a Ragu man, but I can't live without my Prince.  Which raises an interesting dilemma. 

Apparently, simply because I loved it, my Prince sauce is going the way of Raspberry Kool-Aid, Primavera Chicken Tonight Simmer Sauce and Pillsbury Cherry Nut Quick bread. That's right. Discontinued. Ceases to exist. Cannot obtain any longer.

I practically yelled at the customer relations flack at Borden Foods. I know it wasn't her fault, but really, who else can I blame?  She's going to send me a coupon for a free jar of Aunt Millie's because they make that too but what I really want are 5 cases of whatever Prince flavor might be lying around in a warehouse somewhere. Where did all the jars go when Shaws unceremoniously pulled them a month ago? And how do I get my hands on some?

I have one jar left. One jar. I was hiding it but Keith found it and pulled it out because he thought I didn't know it was there. But I did. Now it's on the counter mocking me.  I may never have pasta again.

Great Link for Laughs

If I weren't me and so darned busy trying to think of ways to fill your month, I'd want to be these people. Warning: If you read this at work you might laugh out loud and I wouldn't be responsible for you getting in trouble, okay?

The Brunching Shuttlecock is apparently updated every day. PLEASE don't miss reading up on the back issues. It will be worth your time just to view the Alanis Morisette lyric generator.

The List:

Restaurants the give kids free crayons

• Applebees
• Friendly's
• Bickfords
• Red Lobster
• Denny's