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Yup, I was right

by Jim

I was coming down with something when I wrote my last post. Left work early (14:30ish) on Thursday and didn’t make it in on Friday. It didn’t feel flu-ish, but colds never really come with high fever or chills or body aches. (The body aches could have been microtrauma from my workout Wednesday, though.)

I’m mostly over whatever-it-was now. Still a bit sniffly, still coughing up phlegm (btw i love that word), and still hoarse from the coughing, but no longer dealing with 103-degree temps.

I really, really, really hate being sick. Not only does illness rob me of my independence, but it also gets boring fast. I can only handle so many hours of laying on the couch swathed in blankets and fever-warmth-hungry felines before I develop cabin fever.

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No, I still cannot believe that the Cardinals won the World Series.

No, I still cannot believe that they did it in five games over the Detroit Tigers.

No, I still cannot believe that their hodgepodge of a pitching staff was so dominating.

I can, however, believe the following:

  • David Eckstein deserved to win Series MVP, not only for his home-field offense but also for his defensive contributions through all five games.
  • Adam Wainwright has found himself a place in the majors.
  • There were half a million people crammed downtown yesterday for the victory parade.
  • The Republican Governor of Missouri got heartily booed by the crowd inside the stadium (~50K) nine days before an important election

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And speaking of the Cardinals, Brian Gunn (of my favorite former Cards blog ‘Redbird Nation’) has a great piece up on The Hardball Times meant to put whining to rest.

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During my sick-time, I played a fair amount of Civ. I’m getting good at the hyperaggressively-expansionist pro-science-n-culture anti-war kill-other-civs-with-fabulosity schtick… time to ramp up the number of opponents and difficulty.

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I don’t think I’ll be at the chorus rehearsal tonight… no voice + recently sick = anathema to other singers.

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’s all for now. More later.

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