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I couldn't say it better. The AL East standings are a beautiful sight to see. So happy for us Orioles fans everywhere.

YES!!!!

YES!!!!!!!!

Rodanthe NC is losing oceanfront homes every year, falling victim to the advancing ocean waters. That is all the factual info I have and like Mitch, I am moving on as well.

Admittedly, I do not know/am not educated nearly enough to fully understand the ramifications and timing of a warming earth. I certainly don't want to be naïve, either. I have grandkids that are just learning to walk and talk and I am concerned about the world they'll be a part of after I'm done on this earth. Having said that, I'm more concerned about issues other than this.

@TheClimateChanger - why exactly is the data sobering to you? Please help me understand, I'm not being critical. I guess we're all different. There are things in life that are sobering to me - losing my father tragically and instantly to a massive heart attack in 2015. Going through a very rough divorce in 1995. Watching innocent people die in random acts of violence. Those events I find very sobering. I just want to understand why warmer nights are so difficult for you. Truly.

We reverse roles now. Fronts typically bring you more goods than they do here. The leveling process commences!

See, I was going to use that strategy for Saturday but I'm thinking it will be too wet to cut in the morning before noon kickoff. And I just told my wife last evening that if I knew nothing else, to look at our yard I'd swear it was about Easter time.

Yeah, very good point about less sun. And we're now at the time of the year where we'll be tracking actual fronts and storms for rainfall as we're moving out of pop-up season.

I wanted to mow yesterday but it was just too wet. It is as green as green can be here at the moment...but yes, it won't take long at all before things start to flip back. I'm always amazed at how quickly things dry out. And I guess it would dry out even quicker minus the mid-summer humidity?

Yes sir, my friend. a lot of sunny and dry days lie ahead.

Don't forget the mission... And have a lot of fun!

50 degrees here this morning. My yard...I have not mowed since last Tuesday. The grass this morning might be the highest it's been since we moved to Maytown 24 years ago. If it was ever longer, it's been years. I'll be mowing this afternoon, hopefully before my neighbor down the road comes to check on me to see if I'm okay.

Well hello there sunshine, nice to see you again!

Seeing lots models depicting a warm December, so also roll out the "December is now actually fall" discussion.

The Red River Rivalry...first team to 50 wins. Maybe.

Lambeau Leap...into a swimming hole?

Wow... Well, I think a lot of us thought this might be coming as payback for our pleasant summer.

I was up in Potter County during that Nebraska game and was trying in vain to get it on the radio. I heard just enough of that final TD in the closing seconds to wake up the mountainside.

Possible...the Phillies can rake, will they be able to outscore opponents is the big question. The Orioles...I am the LAST guy in the world to act like a homer. Most people say that I'm way too pessimistic when it comes to my teams, especially the O's. Usually, pessimism wins out though. I will say this - that team has consistently exceeded everyone's expectations. when Mike Elias took over as GM in 2018, he felt it would be about 7-8 years before the team would seriously contend. We're in year #5 and they're on the verge of 100 wins in a pretty fair division. The team has set an all-time franchise record (think about that for a sec) of 52 wins this year ON THE ROAD. Longest losing streak is 4 games, and they have not been swept in a series for a year and a half. Think about that too. Like the Phillies, and outside of Grayson (who has been pitching like an ace down the stretch) the pitching is...good, but their are better staffs to be sure. Getting Bautista back at the back end of the bullpen would help. Cano really thrives in the setup role. Honestly, having this conversation 2 years removed from a 52-110 season is nuts. I'm enjoying every minute of this ride and this season has already been a complete success.

RIP Brooksie - what an incredible player, and by all accounts...an even better human being. What a bittersweet time to be an O's fan right now.

Magic number is 2...and the Red Sox are making a game of it up at Fenway...

I was fortunate as a kid to see #5 play at the very end of his career. He epitomized everything good about baseball, and as a human being, he made our fanbase so very proud of him. For as long ago as retired as a player and then later as an announcing partner of the late, great Chuck Thompson...this news greatly saddens me. Brooks was all class, all the way. Baltimore lost a great adopted son today.

I actually think we have a better shot at beating Michigan if we lose in Columbus - I say we go 1-1 against the 2 of them. Just a sports fanatic's hunch.

Back in those days, a PSU football game on TV was a rarity. Only chance was when ABC would pick up a meaningful game (like my first game) but other than that, it was listening on the radio. We're spoiled now.