The Toronto Blue Jays are 1-2 when I go down to see them. Last Tuesday’s game was a pitcher’s dual with Shaun Marcum throwing a great game for the Blue Jays. As a spectator watching their team lose a game with a final score of 2 to 1 though, the last thing you want is for the bullpen to walk in the winning run. At least make it worth my while and hit a bases-clearing three-bagger or something, not issue a four-pitch walk.

Yesterday’s game was just as boring. Something like 3 hits for the Jays against the Athletics and that was it. They made it close, scoring a couple in the bottom of the 7th to make it 4-3, but that was as close as they came. What is it with Toronto sports teams, forever getting to within one goal, run, or point, and then always falling short?

You know what that CR stands for? YAAAAAAAYYY!

Finally, the Walleye Whacker is in my driveway. Up till now, it’s been stuck between a shed, a barbwire fence, and two semi trailers in Woodbridge with no obvious sign of it being freed soon. The dashboard (which we plan on resanding and covering with stainless steel) can wait. I only care about getting the new motor and controls home as soon as possible so they can be cleaned up. For now, the winter framework and tarps have to be removed. After that, the Merc controls have to be gutted. If I have time, the fusebox’s terminals need to be decorroded. All this is a lot to accomplish in three weeks. Yes, that’s right. Three weeks until Victoria Day weekend.

I’m looking into grabbing a pair of rollerblades to use every morning before I go to work. My alarm goes off at 5:40am every weekday, and I’m usually in the shower no later than 6:00am. It might take an extra hour to skate around the neighbourhood each morning, but the thought of having the streets all to myself as the sun rises in the cool air while getting some exercise, instead of going straight to work and vegetating in my potbellied chair under the fluorescent lights all day, is appealing.

I am now the official bass player in my brother’s band, so band practice will be a bit of a commitment for the next few months.