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 HN> Hope that the flight east was 
 HN> easy and comfy...and on time!

Quite comfy, and I slept well in seat 2A. I
prefer seat 6A in coach, but only if nobody
is in 6B, which seldom happens these days.
I believe a snack was offered, but I didn't
partake.

 HN> I did manage to get caught in
 HN> construction traffic, compounded
 HN> by a wrong way driver (drunk) 
 HN> as well...ah well best laid plans
 HN> and all that! (grin).

Oh, too bad, sorry. If there are potential traffic
issues next time, maybe the bus will be good enough.

 -> I still don't see what Jimenez was doing there.
 HN> I can't really give a good reason...but I 
 HN> like that kid and when he connects with
 HN> the ball he's hit it further than anyone
 HN> I've ever seen at the ballpark...including
 HN> Manny, Vlad, and big Papi.

It can go 500, 600 feet, still counts the same as
a 340-foot bouncer off the top of the wall. Oh
fifty nine, say that a bunch of times.
 
 ->  HN> the allstar break. At one point after
 ->  HN> moving Ichiro to the Yanks
 -> Where he seems to be thriving. Two homers this week
 -> and a four-hit game.
 HN> May his toes cramp up and make him
 HN> walk funny!!


He walks kind of funny anyhow. So he went 0/4 today
as the Yanks lost big. Texas won, though, keeping
their postseason probability at 99.8%, so that's
saddening.

 ->  HN> By losing three games to the
 ->  HN> Oreo's this week, we have kept them within
 ->  HN> a game of edging the Yanks in the
 ->  HN> east.
 -> But Toronto, our last-place team, is doing a little
 -> spoiling of its own.
 HN> They must not have gotten the memo!!

At least they just beat the Yankees.

 ->  Oakland is currently 4 games
 ->  HN> back of the Rangers...if we can beat
 ->  HN> the Rangers that gap could narrow
 ->  HN> significantly.
 -> But hasn't, Oakland doing a good job of shooting
 -> itself in the foot.
 HN> Haven't we all??

But Oakland has managed to do so while being at or
near the top of the heap, quite a feat, as it were.
Which reminds me, I should call up my friend East
Bay Fisher (as opposed to Peninsula Fisher, as
opposed to East Coast Fisner), who has season tix
to the Athletics, to see what's what.

 -> It looks like an exciting end of the season, but
 -> mostly in the second tier. My two least favorite
 -> teams, the Yanks and the Rangers, look as though
 -> they'll end on top.
 HN> May their underwears bunch up and give them
 HN> a rash!

I wish, but they're still running hot, and I notice
that mlb.com gives them something like 99.8% likelihood
of making the postseason (I have no idea how to trigger
that 0.2%, other than giving the entire teams dysentery
or worse).

 HN> Thanks for a grand visit and we
 HN> look forward to seeing you again!

Lot of fun, thanks.

Catfish Gumbo
categories: Yankee, Cajun, soup, stew, main
Serves: 6

1/4 c pork fat rendered           1/2 c celery chopped fine
1/2 c green pepper chopped fine   1/2 c onion chopped fine
1 clove garlic chopped fine       2 c beef broth
1 lb canned tomatoes              1/2 lb fresh okra, sliced, or 10 oz frozen
2 t salt                          1/2 t pepper
1/4 t thyme                       1 bay leaf
few drops Tabasco sauce
1 lb skinned catfish fillets, cut into 1" pieces
1 1/2 c cooked rice.

Wilt veggies in fat. Add all other ingredients except fish. Simmer 30 min.
Add fish and simmer 10-15 min or until fish is done. Serve over rice.
Condensed from NYT Heritage Cookbook
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