Monthly Archives: May 2009

Vicodin Dreams

May 26, 2009 – 3:41 am

I will do anything to avoid a game in Albuquerque — be it getting hopelessly lost in that fine city, having my car smashed by a big rig en route from Missouri, or as now, recovering from knee surgery. A sensible person would simply admit he didn’t want to watch the Isotopes play, but where [...]

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To Sweep and To Be Swept

May 18, 2009 – 7:42 am

Sunlight glimmers off the bay like sweat, like flashbulbs, a disco ball, coins from a slot machine, dice rolling, neon signs. Patterns of light moving impossibly fast, not moving at all. Stare long enough, it all becomes one. Time and meaning are lost, like the days themselves, swept out to sea.
The Padres had Monday off. [...]

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Lousy, Yet Affordable

May 11, 2009 – 7:27 am

Another day, another loss. We had tickets for Monday night, but I didn’t get off work until 7 p.m. and the knee was killing me, so instead we watched on TV over Greek salad and Sam’s spaghetti with spinach and blue cheese.
Why does Kevin Correia’s windup put him in such horrible fielding position? He lands [...]

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Play with Your Food

May 4, 2009 – 6:25 am

I have the strangest dreams…
Maybe the Padres will do okay this year. In your heart of hearts, you don’t believe it, but you’ll commit to it over olives on a fork and flutes of champagne. You’ll sneak it into conversation, right between “My kid is smart, he’s just not motivated” and “I watch Giada De [...]

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