Happy Fourth of July

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Went down to Ed Smith last night for the ballgame and fireworks show.  Haven't been to Ed Smith for a game in god knows how long, at least 5 years, maybe more.  I used to go everyday as a kid to watch the White Sox spring training when that was the team that Sarasota had.  Anywho.  Was a good game last night, 2nd part of a double header so the game was only 7 innings.  Luckily it wasn't called despite a good downpouring of rain for about half an hour.  Reds won 1-0 on a solo shot in the 6th, good pitchers duel, only 3 or 4 hits allowed by both teams.  Had a couple beers, at $5.25 per beer I wasn't feeling like having more than I did.  Was sitting in box seats along the 3rd baseline and in the section just to the right of us a guy took a line drive foul off his noggin.  Was scary looking at first but he he was fine after an EMT checked him out.  Guy who fouled off that ball also fouled off two others in a row into the same basic area.  One went a little higher into the upper stands and narrowly missed hitting a group of pre-teen girls, lucky for them they left one seat in the middle of them open or it would have nailed whoever was in that seat.  Actually attending a baseball game has made me want to start going to more now.  Too bad the Reds don't host the Phillies until well into August.  May have to drive up to Clearwater to see the Phils instead.  The fireworks were good and capped off a fun evening.

Working til 6 tonight...sigh(I think I get time and a half though so that's a plus)

Head on over to Best Buy this week, they have some good deals on movies.  Yesterday I picked up Super Troopers and Donnie Darko for $5 each, Office Space Special Edition(with flair) for $7, and American Dad Volume One for $15(normally 33).  There's lots more on sale like Simpsons season 1, Futurama season 1, Girl Next Door, Stewie Griffin: untold story, Kingdom of Heaven.  Good deals.