Geriatrics 'n' Gators (and Danielle), Here We Come!

Feels like we've been here before, doesn't it? Once again, with their backs to the wall in an elimination game, the Boston Red Sox won in dramatic fashion, coming back from a 7-0 deficit in the 7th to win it 8-7 in the 9th. Heroics all around, from Big Papi's 3-run homer in the 4th to Coco's game-tying single in the 8th, to Drew's hook into right to drive Youk across the plate for the win. Drew's really making a name for himself in Boston postseason history, isn't he?

Will the Sox' luck hold out for two more games against baseball's talented, young, looks-like-it-should-be-their-year Rays down at FiberCon stadium? This is why we watch.



This one was amazing. A special thanks to those who keep us fair weather fans in line.

Hack & Slash Politics

My good friend and consummate political reporter/analyst/blogger Mean Rachel had all four tires on her car slashed Tuesday night. Her car sports an OBAMA license plate, so the conventional wisdom is that this criminal act was politically motivated. She has had trouble because of her plates before, but of a far more innocent nature. Rachel had to pay $500 to replace her tires but she has taken an admirably positive attitude toward this destruction of her personal property and has turned it into an opportunity to raise some money for Barack Obama's presidential campaign. So please consider contributing to her ActBlue.com page, which directs the funds to Obama.

Let's put Obama in the White House. They can't slash the wheels of change!

Notes on an A-side Weekend

• Mean Rachel came to visit the Hub!
  
• I was fortunate enough to meet the entire Mean Rachel clan, including her mom, dad, sister (Congrats again on the MD and engagement, Grace! And happy birthday!) and aunts - one of whom has a blog. There's quite a bit of Farris presence on the internets.
  
• Everyone should go check out RumBa at the new InterContinental Boston hotel. There is a nice patio area out back overlooking the water and you can drink cocktails out there. More importantly, Kevin the bartender brought me out some free chocolate cake for my birthday. This was delicious gourmet cake with "Happy Birthday" scrawled in chocolate sauce on the plate. We were enjoying some champers out on the patio and then Kevin comes out of nowhere with the cake. He also made sure to top off our glasses in honor of my bday. I will definitely go back because of such excellent service - looks like they have a cool sushi place as well as a $$$$ restaurant.
• Giacomo's maintains its perfect record of making first-timers absolutely love it.
• Veuve makes an excellent mimosa.
• Drinking champagne three days out of four is really the way to live the high life. (Note: not that high life).
• The Blue Blood Express is a wild ride!
• Walking around Boston on a hot day really makes you appreciate the nice breeze coming off the water.
• We really need to make Pickin' Tuesdays a regular thing again.
• From the Obvious Department.
  
• Being inebricated and exhaustired = recipe for successful verbal brainstorming.
• Glazed bacon has yet another convert.
  
• "Bluegrass? What's that, like banjos and shit?"
• Despite their phonetic proximity, Boston and Austin are geographically far too distant. And that's very unfortunate.