It's not like the end of the world.

this is a damn shame.

if Hillary Clinton were to win the presidency, it would be a case of the US mimicking Argentina.

apparently, Big Brother is in full effect because the white House in editing and revising scientific research on global warming and climate change to fit its own agenda.

special shout-out to a great friend and all-around good person, Doctor Ty, for the recent citation of her book on the Dow Jones' MarketWatch site. and it's actually good advice on how to get some more me-time in your day that anyone can follow.

i am a fan of manny Ramirez. Going all the way back to when he had them play Styles P as his theme music. When the Red Sox were down in the ALCS 3-1, he quipped, "We'll go play hard and if things don't come like they're supposed to come, we'll come back next year. . . . If it doesn't happen, who cares? there's always next year. It's not like the end of the world." As you can imagine, the media had a field day, but in the end the made a the major come-up and won it all. But his interpreters, David ortiz and Mike Lowell had his back. "We're playing for our lives, in the sense of this season," he said, "but, come on, man. There's people that have kids in Iraq. You think they care whether the Red Sox or the Indians win? I think that's what he's trying to say." Lowell, who is a cancer survivor, was named the World Series MVP. These dudes are no-joke, kid. Truly, the legends of the Fall.

and lastly, most people who know me also know that i do not drink. it's just a fact of life. and i often find it amusing when someone hears of it and they respond with some retarded comment like "oh my, you might be the only brother i have ever met in my life that doesn't drink." truth be told, that could very well have been true, but really though, son. i'm not some anti-alcohol, you're going to die if you have a sip nut, but i like reason and sensibility. so it just struck me as odd after seeing the umpteenth championship victory party erupt in a showering of champagne once again. for all the talk of responsible drinking, especially directed at college students who tend to celebrate excessively, drink excessively, ad pretty much do everything excessively, i found it a bit of a paradox that the "beer goggles" get donned. BUUUUUUT, you just gotta love Papelbon's energy. He gets me amped like how "Ante Up" almost got me arrested once upon a time on Euclid Avenue in Syracuse, NY (long story).