Sports Talk

Back on the bus today. The sign said it was a 92 bus, but we got on anyway. The driver said the sign was broken. Go figure.

A woman who rode the bus with me had a bag that said, "Pints for Half Pints - Children's Hospital". My first thoughts were of pints of beer. My bad. Three day weekend coming up.

Talk of the upcoming Celtics series and the Lester No-Hitter filled the Orange Line cab. I didn't mind overhearing the chats.


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Bus Departure Time: 6:57
Bus Arrival Time: 7:10
T Departure Time: 7:12
T Arrival Time: 7:32
Weather as I call it: Partly sunny, cool, high 40s
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 1
Feared for my life: Nope

Best in Baseball

Three long years. I didn't think the curse of Mark Bellhorn would ever be reversed.

The bus came on time today so I had to jog a bit to make sure I caught it. I got a "fist punch" from Mike. He has been my Sox talk partner all year. He never gave up even when the Sox were on the brink of elimination in the Cleveland series.

P.S. I am not a smug 21st century Sox fan. I will appreciate this championship as much as I can. I already told a Yankee fan that works with me that she should start rooting for a winning team. She's from New York...but when in Boston...do as the Bostonians do.

Unified

It's hard to retire a blog. I just logged into my blogger account for the first time since earlier this week and I found two comments that people had left that were very complimentary. It warms my li'l heart.

I saw so many Red Sox caps on people's heads today...and on people I wouldn't expect like Graphic Novel Reading Guy and Business Man #4. These are just nicknames I have given some of the regulars who share my commute.

In Boston, we don't have much that unifies us...but we have the Sox. For me, that's just fine.

From reading my comments, maybe another unifying force is a collective annoyance for the MBTA. Meh, I'd rather root for the Sox.