I am more interested in the history of baseball than of watching the game itself. The sport reflects all which is good and bad about America in its history. And it's fitting that I'm watching the movie 61* at the end of a 162 game season, 60 years after Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's home run record.
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Today was an interesting day. I started it out with a visit to my doctor. As usual, he hectored me about losing weight, when it should have been to get more active. But that's another story for another day. Once done with him, I had a quick breakfast sandwich, then changed into Marian Mode to go to work.
As usual, I had to fight off the urge to nod out at my desk. But this time, I knew the cause - there was way too much blood in my caffeine stream, and I knew I needed a cup of coffee at the earliest chance. Once this was taken care of, it would be smooth sailing to the end of the day.
Something I usually do during each day is to write a list of things that need to be taken care of. Almost always, there are things on my to-do list that never seem to get done - such as cleaning my apartment. But one thing of note is coming to mind again. I need to flesh out one part of my feminine wardrobe. In the winter, women tend to wear more utilitarian clothing, and that includes denim jeans. I need to do the same, and yet I still need to look as feminine as reasonably possible. So, while taking care of business, I let my mind wander to figure out what clothing I need to buy.
Later on, I got a text from Vicki telling me that her cell phone died, and that she is also having to recover apps to her new phone. Although she was having thoughts about it, she decided to restore Facebook - something I consider a big time suck. (She barely uses it, but her friends do. So it was worthy of consider installing on her new phone.) It took a while, but she eventually was able to do so. At this point, I told her about my clothing "dilemma" and she came up with ideas similar to what I had - getting jean like garments (read: "Jeggings") to be worn under some of my tunics. Then, I should consider adding more basic tunics and long sweaters to the wardrobe. Yes, I'll have to set a budget for these garments, but I should do so in order to blend in with the other women I encounter on a regular basis.
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By the time this entry is made public, the baseball season will have ended. If I'm right, the wild card playoff will have taken place and the divisional series in each league should have started. This is a far cry from what baseball's post season looked like in 1961. I wish we could turn back the clock 60 years, so we could see baseball before it got (more) corrupted by the use of "Juice" (Steroids). Roger Maris will always have my respect unlike other home record holders, as he was the last to break a Ruthian record before the game tolerated "Juicing" to put fans in the seats....
