JP Morgenthau Wrote:
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> Well, that was a bit more self-restraint than what
> the notoriously deluded dolt(s) and dimbulbs(s)
> can typically muster. Perhaps the opening of
> school has had some sort of effect here? There's
> no effect in any case on mornings out in the
> delightful Sweet Spot, as we continue to enjoy
> tip-top conditions per usual. In the lead role at
> the moment are local temps standing at a
> refreshing 61 degrees, while HEF enjoys a nine
> degree advantage over DCA. Our humidity has sadly
> bounced back from yesterday's freakishly low
> readings to sneak past the 80% mark, and there's
> not much breeze to speak of out there either. So
> not at all the 99+ of yesterday morning, but still
> quite a pleasant scene out there unless you were
> headed east.
>
> Can't offer any new wildlife updates yet today,
> but a doe and two fawns were indeed back to
> munching away out by the end of the driveway
> around 6:00 last night. We startled them as we
> pulled in and they bounded off to the west. The
> wife had a routine physical with blood work
> earlier in the afternoon, so she had been fasting
> all day. Sought to break that at The Virginian
> over in Vienna, but with their loosely observed
> summer hours, the place had closed already by the
> time we got there. Decided to make do by heading
> back out to good old IHOP for the hearty breakfast
> fare she was craving. I do like their
> spinach-and-mushroom omelets, so it worked out
> well for everyone.
>
> In other news, the Nats are back in action tonight
> against The Fish. We'll make our way across Mass
> Ave and down to the ballpark as usual this
> afternoon. Hoping that the good Nats will show up
> this time, and not the sorry bunch we saw against
> the O's on Tuesday. Should be Anibal Sanchez for
> us tonight. He could hardly pitch nay better than
> he did against the Cubs last time out, but
> anything close should be good enough to carry the
> day. The Marlins will go with Elieser Hernandez,
> who baffled the Phils for six innings in his last
> start. Can't be taken lightly, but he has been
> dealing with some blister issues of late, so maybe
> we can wear him down at some point.
>
> Horribly worn down already of course are the
> rotting lees and disheveled dregs of the Falls
> Church Foreign Legion. These are now a tattered
> band that can't so much as catch its breath.
> Drained by shell-shock and desertion, these
> walking wounded have nothing at all credible or
> sensible left to say for themselves. And it's not
> all Redfin's fault either.