Just One

Lost in semis last night, so it's only one championship game this Saturday.

Missed shots = loss!

Playoff Week

Basketball is winding down, only a few days left.

League #1 - We are in semi-finals...won first round game, playing a pretty tough opponent tonight. Win and we play for league championship on Saturday afternoon (vs. the team we beat last season).

League #2 - only a single elimination round was played. We won that one. Now we play the championship on Saturday evening.

So should we win tonight in semis we play two championship games on Saturday. I'll need all day Sunday to recover. St. Paddy's Day. Can't recover drinking Guiness. I'll skip the corned beef and cabbage (not Irish).

The Taylor Ham Post

This was inspired by something I heard this AM at my local corner store.

After circumnavigating The Sipper at the self service counter and getting my bad self a steaming cup 'o' joe, I ventured to the counter to complete my purchase, along with my daily newspapers (yesssss, I still read newspapers). Say hi to Bob (not his real name). $4.00 to me.

A lady, after checking her losing lottery tickets, places an order:
"Can I have a taylor ham, egg and cheese on...whole wheat bread!

Whole wheat bread? Are you kidding me? Where are you from, Ohio?

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For all of you that don't live in The J (North or South), you may not know what TAYLOR HAM is. Your loss. Let me try to explain...

Taylor ham is a delicacy, not unlike other delicacies around the world. It can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, late-night snack, 3AM diner run after the bars close, etc.

Taylor Ham is pork roll, but all pork roll is not taylor ham

It is available at every stop along the GSP and NJ TPKE

It's made in NJ. So it has a very small carbon footprint

People who grew up in the J often request it to be shipped to them. My bro-in-law in Indiana gets one for Christmas every year

It is best eaten on either a hard roll or bagel. We have the best of those here as well

People who visit are often encouraged by the natives to partake. Listen to them!

It keeps the multitude from turning vegan. It's that good!

SoulSlam has been dieting for the last 10 weeks or so (down 17!) - so I haven't enjoyed a nice taylor hame and cheese (hold the egg!) in awhile.
I'm getting hungry.

HS Baseball

OSSS is a freshman in HS. Baseball in North J began in earnest on Friday 3/1. He's doing well.

The Airline Rant

Had to travel to the Windy City Thursday, stay a single night, then come home on Friday. Booked a 6;15 flight from ORD to EWR. Since the weather is kind of sketchy this time of year, I assumed I would be delayed.

But airlines (in this case, United) suck. They ask for more money to get on an earlier flight, yet don't come across with the cabbage when the flight you paid hundreds of dollars for is delayed. They stopped the following:

Free baggage check-in

Food on a flight

The ability to give them cold, hard cash for a beer, wine or cocktail

What also chaps me...two things. First, the special lavatory for the 1st class section. I have news...we don't want them back by us either. Second, on the flight home they had DirectTV at all the seats. Sweet. But you have to pay to watch it. Problem is if you didn't pay, then all these freakin' seat monitors show commercials. It's communist I say.

Third Loss

Good team. We lost 56-53. Had a chance with 18 seconds left, down by one to leverage a different outcome. It was not to be as a double dribble call deflated our balloon. Oh well...

So we will be #2 seed in one league. Most likely #1 in other. Here we go.

Final Stretch

Boys travel basketball team has 6 games to go in both leagues for regular season. Play a tough opponent (that we have already beat) tonight.

A "W" here locks us up for #1 seed in main league...we lost last Saturday to a team that always plays us tough. Can't say I was surprised or disappointed. Boys hadn't lost in so long I think they forgot what it is like. Hoping the loss sparks them to finish strong. In second league we are sitting in top spot with a good chance to go undefeated here.

After that we have playoffs. Season is winding down. Once playoffs start it's play until the end (or a loss). Looking to make it two years in a row with a Championship. Send a message to certain parents...