December 2011
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Re: 2011 and 2012
I’ll make this quick.
I made no money or nearly no money for several months. I worked for 5 different employers. In July, I postponed the bar exam and got a new job. I like my new job a lot and feel some job security. My wife was overseas for the first half of the year, which was alright, but then it turned out she was fucking another guy, so my marriage of 7 years ended. I met someone else...
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There is nothing harder for a team or a player than trying to replace a legend....
– Baseball Prospectus on the St. Louis Cardinals’ acquisition of Carlos Beltran
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One of the gifts that I got Sam was a big hit.
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Tuesday morning I left work knowing that I would have a changeover Tuesday night. (It would be Wednesday morning if my day shift counterparts didn’t run very well, but the changeover would definitely be during my Tuesday night/Wednesday morning shift.) It was unavoidable and I looked forward to it. I had never changed my machines over to this size and flavor, the 12oz Axe “Tara”...
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The Grunting D-bags
There are five guys who regularly meet at my gym and workout together. I wish they would post their schedule so that the rest of us could avoid them completely.
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Looking Back
On August 24, 2011, the St. Louis Cardinals lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 9 to 4. The Dodgers swept the Cardinals in St. Louis and the loss dropped the Cardinals to 10 games out of the National League Central Division lead and 10.5 games out of the National League Wild Card.
From the Fox Sports Midwest broadcast, as Jon Jay lofts the final out of the game into the air in left...
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Joe Posnanski - The Real Albert Pujols →
If this guy wrote the phone book, I’d read it.
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Christmas Wish List
Lumosity subscription;
Eephus League Magazine subscription;
St. Louis Cardinals 1918-19 Cooperstown Fitted Cap*;
Sweatpants that actually fit me (38x34 currently but soon to be a 36x34);
Any/all of the baseball books that Derrick Goold recommended to me, except Posnanski’s, which I have already read;
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (for Wii);
A new roommate; and
Any article of...
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pitchfork:
Robyn’s backward somersault/floor hump (while wearing platform Timbs!) is one of several highlights from her performance of “Call Your Girlfriend” on last night’s “SNL”.
I don’t understand it, but I kind of really like it.
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Never Again
Thursday morning I donated 2 bags of my “fat clothes” to Goodwill. It felt good.
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99 seconds pass
Joe Buck: What a team! What a ride! The Cardinals are World Champs in 2011!
[99 seconds pass]
Joe Buck: Number eleven in 2011, and the Cardinals celebrate in the middle of Busch Stadium.
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