WARNING! WARNING! This is a RED SOX themed blog entry!

I'm to start off by saying that I have been considering becoming a responsible blogger....like publishing an RSS feed or titling my posts (which I will now begin to do) or providing links
for archiving. Oh well, I've got a start at least.

First off, I've finally gotten myself a jar of that Big Papi Salsa I've been dying to try (FYI- I got it at Shaws). It should be fabulous! Although I was quick to notice that it is not the same salsa that he talks about in the Comcast commercial (which is mango salsa, this isn't). Speaking of Papi, I was so surprised to hear that he was thrown out of the game last night! Since we are at the LA Angels right now (they are still playing in Anaheim, right? I don't get it), the games don't start until 10, so I usually go to bed before they are over. I read about it today and thought his statement about it was really hilarious: "It's not like I was going crazy out there," said Ortiz. "Seriously, I'm leading the league in walks for a reason. I think I know what I'm doing out there. You never see me complain about a pitch that is a strike. I guess that follows me when I'm playing here.
"Dude, seriously, I've been getting bad calls all year long. But it's OK. You can get a bad call in one at-bat, maybe two at-bats. But in five at-bats? Get a bad call in all of them. I ain't taking that, bro. This is not a game you play just for fun. All I do is go to the plate and hit. I'm not out there playing defense. And I know the strike zone very well."

Also in Red Sox news, Bellhorn has been designated for assignment. I guess I saw this coming, with Graffanino hitting .315 (compare with Bellhorn's .216), but I am still a little sad. Bellhorn was so great in ast year's post season. Although, I must admit that I was one of those people who mercilessly mocked him when he struck out. Anyhow, this picture, accompanied by the caption "Mark is Trying to Work His Way Back." I have to admit that he has the hair of a Red Sox player.

Changing the subject, I randomly came across a blog entry about the really weird religious house a few doors down from me. I've been trying to find information about it for a while now.

As promised, I am reporting on the Ansel Adams show at the MFA. It is really really amazing! It opens tomorrow, so you should go see it if you are in the area. There are hundreds of pictures there, and a few with the same negative printed twice on two different kinds of paper, which was so cool to compare! Adams began printing on warm toned paper and had a hazy, slightly unfocused look to his photos. He soon realized that cool tone paper and sharp focus was the best way for him to go, and man oh man is that obvious when you look at two prints next to each other. There are also some of his prints on folding screens, which are very interesting and rare.

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