Centerfield

Peanuts and Crackerjack (Sounds like a buddy movie, doesn't it?)

Peanuts and Crackerjack (Sounds like a buddy movie, doesn't it?)

Heh, it does, kind of, but I like it.

Flight of the Enchanted Tater

This is beyond beautiful and while I might not be able to use it as a title, rest assured, I'm going to find a way to work it into the manuscript.

Niiiiice!

Oh, it's SO Spring! Baseball talk and GORGEOUS outside! Love it!

So, I'm about to post an ad on Craigslist for a roommate. How does this look?

The Apartment:

A two bedroom, one bathroom on the second floor of a three-family (two guys live downstairs, and one woman lives upstairs…all easy-going neighbors), two and a half blocks from Roslindale Village. Great light, many windows. It’s a generally quiet street and very safe.

The apartment is completely furnished, other than your room. Though, room can be made in the living room and dining room for some of your belongings. The apartment has great wood detail, is spacious, and open. There is a built-in china cabinet in the dining room.

There is a small storage area in the rear of the apartment. I also have a storage unit off-site, and we could arrange for you to store some of your extra belongings there.

The kitchen has a portable dishwasher, and there is a coin washer/dryer in the basement.

Parking is on the street, and there is usually plenty within a block--and usually right in front of the building.

The Room:

A medium-sized room with a closet, off of the living room. There are two windows, so it has great light and breeze in the summer.

Your Roommates:

I am a single, 32-year-old non-traditional student, finishing my last semester/summer of college at UMass Boston. I have a 10-year-old Cairn Terrier (see picture below), who is a sweetheart. I’m crafty--crochet, embroidery, and quilting--so the dining room is also a sewing room (though it’s BIG, so definitely plenty of room for both).

I am a neat-freak who doesn’t have time to be a neat-freak. So, things are clean, but not as clean/organized as I’d like. I am very easy to get along with, as long as one is open and honest with me. Communication is really important to me.

You:

Female non-smoker without pets, but one who loves dogs. I am, unfortunately, extremely allergic to cats, and my landlord will not approve another dog. I would prefer someone in her 30’s (or older), professional, and over the party years. You should be clean, but don’t need to be a neat-freak by any means of the word. I’m pretty easy-going as long as dishes don’t sit out for a week (and there’s a dishwasher, so that makes that easy!).

The Terms:

Room is available immediately. The rent is $590 a month, and that includes essential utilities (water, trash, electricity, and gas). Phone, Internet, and Cable will run you about another $75 a month. Though, if you’re not a big TV person, we may just cancel the cable. We can discuss that.

No lease--month-to-month, with 60-day notice required by landlord. I have lived here for almost three years. The landlord is fantastic. First and Last required to move in.

Looking forward to talking with you. Please e-mail me to set up an appointment to see the room and meet Toto and me.

vw- that ad would work for me (assuming I didn't have pets).

Trouble If It's Fair

I'm kind of in love with this.

I have a 10-year-old Cairn Terrier (see picture below), who is a sweetheart.

Looking forward to talking with you. Please e-mail me to set up an appointment to see the room and meet Toto and me.

Might want to mention who Toto is. "I have a 10-year-old Cairn Terrier named Toto (see picture below), who is a sweetheart."

Done! Thanks, Daniel.

women on cell phone: yes I'm at the movie theatre in... (to cashier) what town is this?

cashier: Manhattan Beach

woman on cell phone (walking away) : Banana Beach

"First thing, you gotta learn your cliches..."

Frozen rope

Painting the black

High cheese

Chin Music

It's a Donnybrook!

Capture the Gonfalon (old school turn of the century baseball writer palaver)

Stretching a Double

Legging it Out

He's Got Filthy Stuff

Play at the Plate

Safe at Home

Turn Two

A Texas Leaguer

Baltimore Chop

Suicide Squeeze

Playing in the Hole

Playing Deep in the Hole

Made a Play in the Hole

Just Nipped Him

They've Got Him Picked

Looking for Two

In the Gap

He Dialed 9 (for long distance on a home run)

Play Like Your Hair's On Fire

He's Got a Good First Move

Looking In

Flashing Signs

Shakes Him Off

Working the Count

Chicken on the Hill with Will.