This is sad. The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) is converting to automated fare collection by the end of the year.

That means no more T Tokens!


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Last night Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling earned his 200th career win, and I was at the game!


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Bonjour! It's actually, how you say, "Pixar does A Mouse." The trailer for the post-Cars Ratatouille is up, en francais.

Don't worry what the mouse character is saying. It's just some clever, cute Pixar dialogue. Enjoy the animation.

Today the sports page reports that Theo Epstein, the General Manager of the Red Sox, is engaged.

And I report that lots of women in New England are sad.

Me personally? I think he looks a bit like a Muppet ...


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Holy cow! This is horrible!

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Miles.

Per.

Gallon.

Yep. I filled up das Jetta this morning after 440 miles. Isn't that insane? Forget hybrids, forget biodisel. All you need is a Jetta and 55 mph in the early-ass morning and late at night between Bridgton and Portland.

Just a hair shy of 37 mpg. 0.007519 miles shy, to be exact. That's only 39 feet!!

Love it.

Okay, not really, but I saw this photo of Mischa Barton today, and the little Pomeranian looks like one I used to know in California.

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So much to write about with the 24 season finale last night, and the Sox whupping the Yankees ... but first I have to say, "Good job Clippers". So close. Closer than the Lakers, really.

Better luck next year ...


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You have to download the EP "Never Trust a Hippy" from NOFX. I'm a casual fan of theirs, I think I own two or three of their albums, and I saw them a few times when I lived in Los Angeles. But this EP is great.


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It looks like things are unwinding even more for our President. "When conservatives are unhappy, bad things happen to the Republican Party ..."

Awesome.

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