Regarding Paul's Bullshit Fantasy Baseball League

The fix is in!

I've said it, and now all three of you who still occasionally read this blog have heard it!

Nightman (formerly Dayman) sits in last place, 10th out of 10, right in the basement, DESPITE having one of the strongest teams in the league.

How could this be??? You ask... well, quite plainly, I'm getting fucked.

See exhibit A...

What do you notice? Exactly. Teams are teeing off against Nightman, putting up numbers well above the league averages in nearly all categories. Awful!

But Bill, certainly you must be exaggerating. Your team's not getting gang banged by the Fantasy Baseball gods that badly...

Oh no? Please reconsider! See exhibit B...

Notice, that in a traditional rotisserie style league, Nightman (formerly Dayman) would be in 2nd place. Second! That's a -8 differential between Rotisserie and Head-to-head play based solely on the weekly match-ups.

Bill, you're 32 years old and have less than $4,000 in your savings account. Shouldn't you be focusing on your career and getting your life together instead of spending 2 hours creating excel sheets on your fantasy baseball team?

No comment.

Go Sox.

...and everything after

Reactions to Aug. 6 Counting Crows Concert:

The venue: very nice… high seating capacity yet good visibility of stage

The opening act (Rob Thomas): fine… the forty-something year-old women seemed really into it

The band itself: adequate

The front man: God awful… Adam Duritz’ clear indifference to the performance had nearly half the crowd heading for the exits well before the end of the set

Additional notes: won approx. $170 in blackjack and found a delightful restaurant at the New London Train Station

In baseball news…

The A.L. East race is heating up as three teams all find themselves within 1 game of each other in the standings, nearly 120 games into the season. And the best news of all: none of those three teams is the Yankees! *

Health notes:

Overall physical well-being: improved

Waistline: reduced

Aerobic capacity: marginally increased

Knee pain: less problematic

Achilles pain: sporadically improved

Mental health: still erratic

* Sorry, Gay-Rod

Final note: Sarah's back! Huzzah!

Summah Donna

"God can't save you, Bill..."
-Greg W., new co-worker

Life Developments:
.
Sarah is gone
Spiders are everywhere
Current stretch of sobriety: 18 days and counting
Gut is still distressingly bloated despite recent dietary efforts
New HBO series Vice Principals: surprisingly enjoyable!
Officially one month into new career as of tomorrow
Social life leaves much to be desired
Long-forgotten passion for breakfast tacos has been rekindled
Apartment search is heading into full swing*
Savings account remains stagnant for the time being
A Counting Crows concert awaits us this weekend!

* - targeted move-in date: September 15th**
** - back-up move-in date: October 1st
Where will he end up, folks?

Let's try and remember the
words this time, Adam