Random bits

[susandennis]

The Yankees lost. I tried not to care. I tried not to watch. I really am not that fond of the Angels. But, in that last inning, when Alex Rodriguez was at bat and then the last out, I felt pure 'neener, neener, neener.' I am a resentful, grudge bearing bitch. There's no way around it.

The down side is that I had already decided that if the Yankees won, I was totally freed from any more post season game watching. Now, I'm sucked right back in. Here's the new deal. If EITHER the Astros OR the White Sox get eliminated THEN I am totally freed from any more post season game watching. People, I my TiVos are getting crammed. Netflix is just before sending someone to my house to check up on me. I can't be wasting the fall on baseball.

And, speaking of TV, so far I gotta say, this new season is really better than most. No great standouts but plenty of just good, easy, teddy bear knittin' watching. And, the ones that really sucked have already been canceled. And, so far, they have not canceled stuff that I'd like them to keep. Nice.

I think my email/lj comment thing is pretty ironed out. I'm not 100% comfortable relying so much on Gmail but gosh darnit, it's just so damn reliable. I would be happier, I think, if there were a way to save it all locally, once in a while, for a backup. But, even without that, I'm afraid they have really sucked me in.

I heard on NPR this that migrant workers - who came New Orleans from other places to do the menial rebuilding jobs - were caught staying in the housing meant for hurricane survivors. The report pretty much painted this as scandalous. "A black eye in the recovery efforts." ???? I think there are probably plenty of black eyes in the recovery efforts but I'm a little stumped on why helping people willing to help rebuild is one of them. I'm not sure I quite get what is so horrible about that.

The holes in my walls were not repaired yesterday but I'm sure they will be - probably today. I did learn that the president of the condo board who lives down the hall had massive water damage. He apparently was not home when his ceiling leaked. He's got a big ole mess. It's all about perspective.

Time to make the donuts.