To all RedSox fans... I'm sorry, but only a teensy weensy little bit

When I lived on the east coast and my baseball team played in California, the telecast would begin at 10 pm. It was a bitch.

I really did think about that last night. The Mariners played the Boston Red Sox last night starting at 10 pm Boston time. The score was 4-4 in the 9th inning. I was really sleepy. I set the TV to play for another hour, figuring by that time Boston will have hit another home run.

I woke up having to pee at midnight and I checked the score. They were still playing! 4-4 in the 12th. So I turned the TV back on and watched Boston take the lead and then I fell back asleep.

This morning, I learned that at 3 am Boston time, the Red Sox lost. 5 hours and 13 innings since the start of the game and less than 8 hours before the first pitch this afternoon.

WHACKO baseball. But, at least we're on the right side of the whack. Sorry, Boston, but actually, really, not a whole bunch. I'm sure you will win today.

The pool was packed this morning. Packed. People waiting. At 5:30 am. Most of the time I am the only one there but today, apparently, there was some kind of cattle call and everyone answered. It was the weirdest thing ever. I did see one woman I used to swim with all the time. She's been coming at 8 but this morning had to take someone to the airport. It was fun to see her again.

The home owners board is spending $3K for a security consultant and he's coming next Wednesday. The board president asked me to be in a small group of people who meet with him. For a lot of reasons (mostly the other people in the group) I'd rather not BUT on the other hand, what better way to hear condo gossip. And I can't really say no to Sandy. And maybe the one woman in the group who drives me nuts won't be able to attend.

The countertop guys forgot to test all the drawers. I went to open one yesterday and it was being held hostage by the countertop over hang. I finally got it open and I think I can sand down the obstruction enough so that it will clear easily but I need sand paper and/or a chisel. I think I'm going to see if there's any in the condo 'shop'. If I have to, I'll call the company and have them send the guys back to fix but I hope not.

My plan is to leave here about 10:30 to go to the ballpark. I'm looking forward to the fried avocado salad and the lobster mac and cheese and everything else. I'm skipping breakfast and plan to be starving when I get there.

My tweets

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• Wed, 10:59: Woot!! Personal best time https://t.co/WoD9fyQgfl https://t.co/i6hsFGiiG0
• Wed, 11:39: No matter how hot I get watching this game, I'll still be cooler than that poor guy on that moose suit.… https://t.co/kS0V6qWi0r

So hot and sweaty

As I predicted Boston won. Fairly handily. But we did get in a nice pot shot or two. It was just so freakin hot sitting there in the glaring sun. Plus for most of the game, my right arm gets full sun. Left arm does not. I think I'm going to make a sun sleeve to slip on to it for the next two games (which are daytime games).

The shade finally arrived at the bottom of the 8th inning. That was about 3 pm. Now the good news is that the next two day games start 30 minutes later than today's game and the second one is actually the second week in August by which time the sun should be moving over sooner anyway. So, hopefully - at least I'm telling myself - the worst of the hot games are over.

Oh my new Mariner blouse with the big arm holes was a huge hit. I got lots of compliments on it and it was nice an airy. I do need to make sure it gets washed before Saturday - the next day game.

The food, today, was extra specially delicious. There was a blueberry vanilla pudding kind of thing for dessert that was just heaven.

I just deposited my monthly storage rental check of $75 into my Capital One account via my phone. The app converted the $75 into $7,500. Thank you, Capital One!! But instead of rushing out to spend my illgotten gains, I went to twitter and asked the Capital One app whether I needed to take action or if they will fix automagically. I had a response in less than 5 minutes. I need to do nothing. They will fix. I love that Twitter support

My air conditioner has cooled me off now. I think I'm going to go wash my hands and face and then sit back with a little TV and work on my sweater. I'm getting tired of it. But, I think I'll enjoy wearing it so I soldier on.

When I was a teenager...

Getting a good tan was THE only thing worth spending your time doing in the summer. Golden brown was the holy grail and I didn't know anyone who didn't work on it during every daylight hour.

We would lather up with a mixture of baby oil + iodine which was purported to get you tanned way faster than commercial tanning lotions. And then make sure we spent as much time frying our fronts as our backs and seeing that bathing suit lines were obscured as much as possible. I had fair skin so I usually burned but with effort, I could get a good tan by September.

Sun block? Why in godsname would you even want to do something like that??? That's nuts.

I heard about sun block maybe 25 years ago but only for little kids. I don't think I ever used any myself until a few years ago. Of course, I try to avoid the sun at all costs so it's not something I need often. And I don't know squat about all the different kinds.

My insurance affords me $50 in over the counter stuff every quarter and they carry one kind of each of the usual suspects (imodium, cold stuff, aspirin, etc). They had one kind of sun block and I ordered it.

It stinks. That is to say I find the smell icky but the woman next to at the game, as I slathered it on, remarked 'oh I just love the smell of sun block - it just says summer to me!' So, whatever.

Anyway, the point of this entry (and damn time I got there, amirite?) is how shocked I am at how good it works. I slathered it on when I first went out to my seat and sat there, in the sun for 2+ hours and have no sign on my skin that I wasn't inside with the shades drawn. Amazing. Smelly, but amazing.