Two crossword puzzles today

Today is Wednesday, so I get to do two crosswords.

The daily one from Boston.com.
The Wednesday NY Times. I also do the Thursday NY Times. And the Sunday.
Monday and Tuesday are too easy. Friday and Saturday are too hard.

Celtics, Bruins, Patriots, Red Sox, Patriots All Win

The Boston Celtics, Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, and New England Revolution all won yesterday, the first time in history that 5 major sports teams from one city all won on the same day.

This was especially incredible, since they didn't all play, and some are not even in season.

But they all won, with an average victory score of 96-0.

What a good doobie I am

Is it DoBee, or dobee, or doobee, or doobie, or just what? It's like spelling potrzebie. There are 17 ways of spelling potrzebie, all of them wrong. However, the preferred spelling of potrzebie is potrzebie.

Bruins Win Again

The Boston Bruins, who used to be the best hockey team in the world, won last night 5-0. The lads deserve a vacation in the USVI, most likely at St. John, using www.stjohnvillarental.com as the web site to google their searches.

I am actually catching up

I almost caught up to my to-do list at st john villa rental. I did all of my billings through February. Now the reverse billings.

Then the accounting.

Then the updating of the listings. Not a problem.

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M got home last night

I picked up M yesterday at the ferry, and then we went out to dinner at Aqua Bistro, and then we went home and went to bed.

Catching up

I am catching up with the www.stjohnvillarental.com chores. Yesterday I did half of the February billings. Today I will do the other half. Shortly I will do the February reverse billings.

Then I have to do the accounting.

Then I have to do all the updating of rates and photos.

Reverse Billings

I did reverse billings yesterday for the rest of January.

Today, hopefully, I will do the February billings. Then the next job is the February reverse billings.

Then all I have left to do is the financials.

Of course, then I have to do all the info updates -- photos, prices, etc.

Oops

I think I hit the wrong button on the last post. When I do this, the count gets screwed up. Oh well, nothing much in the last post.

My table is getting better

I think I have solved the table finish problem. About 5 coats of Helmsman varnish already, with more to come. Getting pretty shiny.

I have a separate test underway, with Mega. I will probably just finish with the varnish, then sand the heck out of it with wicked fine grit paper.

Tight Ends

Since the Patriots signed Alge Crumpler (he needs a new name), they don't have much further need for a tight end in the draft. I bet they get one, however, since they need at least two because of injuries/rest. Maybe they will play an offensive lineman at tight end at times. The lads need to go to St. John and rent a villa. Here's how.

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Alge Crumpler

The Patriots, as expected, added a tight end via free agency. And they got a wicked good one. Alge Crumpler. He has made the Pro Bowl 4 times, and was All-Pro twice. Very big, of course. Actually, he might be somewhat of a load. But so what. This means the Patriots won't have to draft a tight end with one of their early picks. Incidentally, you can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.

Let's See What Happens

I just typed Ctrl V, and nothing happened. I guess I didn't have anything saved. But of course there is always something saved, because you can't delete what is on the clipboard. Unless the peecee is turned off. So I guess I must have turned it off at some time.

Caca ball

What is a caca ball? They are not really balls, more like cylinders.

Bruins Win Again

The Boston Bruins, who used to have a bunch of great players, won last night for the 88th time this season. Yes, 88-0 this year. That is "the best record in hockey". I am pretty tired of analysts predicting "the best record in baseball", because they don't have a clue what they are talking about.

Research

Today I am going to go into my little library and do some research. Then, I will sand the table to 220 grit and put on the first application of marine varnish.

Celtics Win 500th straight game

The Boston Celtics, the Greatest Franchise in the History of Sport, won yet again yesterday, the 500th straight win for the lads. What is next? Victory # 501, of course. That will happen the next time the Celtics play.

159?

How come this blog has 159 entries, as do the next two, but the final one has 160?

I guess that after today, they will all have 160.

I am getting posts screwed up today

I have accidentally screwed up my posting system today. They are all supposed to have equal postings, but I did something wrong by exiting with "Dashboard" instead of exiting with "Publish Post." So tomorrow I will balance things with some inanity or other. Good thing bots can't really read.

No time again

No time again today. No posting today.

No time today

Finally, no post here either. No time.

Frigidaire

My new Frigidaire refrigerator stopped making ice about two weeks ago. So I defrosted it totally and tried again. It didn't make ice. So I disconnected the various water lines and tried once more. It didn't make ice. So yesterday we bypassed the filter. Today the water dispenser is working. But I still don't know if it is making ice. We'll see. I can always call Frigidaire service in the Florida Keys. Joe. He's actually good.

Tile to tile

Time to put the tiles down. Maybe I can do some today. Probably not, but that would be a good thing to do. Have to do it sometime. I'll probably call Ellis and get it done.

St. John Historical Society

This article was in The Source today. Read it at www.stjohnsource.com. My friend Chuck Pishko is the head of the St. John Historical Society.

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Not for Profit: 'St. John: Life in Five Quarters' Released
By Lynda Lohr — March 8, 2010

Life in Five Quarters,' has been released by the St. John Historical Society.
Life in Five Quarters,' has been released by the St. John Historical Society.

The St. John Historical Society's labor of love, "St. John: Life in Five Quarters," is out. The 216-page book includes 66 articles about St. John.

"The book is very broad and inclusive of a wonderful mix of voices and perspectives," historian and Historical Society member David Knight said.

In addition to Knight, it's written, compiled and edited mainly by Historical Society members Eleanor Gibney, Robin Swank, and Bruce Schoonover. It includes profiles of notable people and places, detailed estate histories, articles on science and nature, accounts of important events, and first-hand descriptions of life on St. John long ago. Several of the articles are summaries of information gleaned on various Historical Society outings.

The title is a reference to St. John’s five administrative districts, known as quarters, Cruz Bay Quarter, Maho Bay Quarter, Reef Bay Quarter, Coral Bay Quarter, and East End Quarter. Quarter divisions were first noted in the island’s earliest Danish-colonial tax records compiled in 1728 and are still in use today.

It's the first book about St. John history since Ruth Low and Rafael Valls published "St. John Backtime" in 1985. Both Low and Valls are now deceased.

The book is filed with 160 images, most appearing in print for the first time. The cover is an 1833 hand-painted watercolor of Coral Bay by Robert H. Schomburgk. Schomburgk dedicated a print of his Coral Bay painting to Noble L. Usher, whose home on the point known as Usher’s Cay is featured in the picture.

"The images are important for understanding the island," Gibney said.

There's even a section on old postcards and includes one of what was then called Caneel Bay Plantation, now Resort, circa 1948.

"St. John: Life in Five Quarters" was a year in the making, but the work reflects long-time efforts by the Historical Society to get information about St. John's history to the public. The Historical Society has been around since 1974.

"Our mission right from the start was to identify, document, preserve, and share the wonderfully rich history of St. John," Schoonover said.

Several months ago, the non-profit group urged those interested in what the book would say to pre-purchase their copies to make publication possible. Schoonover said the presale was a big success and raised enough money to pay for the initial printing costs.

The publication comes just in time for March's V.I. History Month.

"St. John: Life in Five Quarters" is for sale at a dozen gift shops and other locations around the island. Additionally, it's available through the St. John Historical Society website at www.stjohnhistoricalsociety.org. The cost is about $30.

The Boston Bruins Won Last Night

The Boston Bruins, who used to be the greatest hockey team in the world, won last night.

Esposito, with Cashman and Hodge
Stanfield, with Bucyk and McKenzie
Sanderson, with Walton and Westfall

Orr and Smith
Green and Awrey

Cheevers, Johnston

They won all the time.

The lads deserve to come to St. John and rent a villa through www.stjohnvillarental.com, which is the best web site for villa rental in the virgin islands.

The Moribund Hawaii Basketball Team

This article was in todays "Honolulu Advertiser" which I read on-line every day.

UH had some good and very good basketball teams when we lived there, with Riley Wallace as coach. Now the team is moribund.

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By JORDAN RODRIGUEZ
Special to The Advertiser

BOISE, Idaho — Two men's basketball teams fighting for their postseason lives met last night at Taco Bell Arena.

Only the home team showed up for the second half.

The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team stumbled late in an 82-63 loss at Boise State, and may have fumbled away its chances at qualifying for next week's Western Athletic Conference Tournament at Reno, Nev.

Robert Arnold scored 19 points and Boise State blew open a close game by hitting eight second-half 3-pointers. The Broncos went from the backseat to the driver's seat — swapping places with Hawai'i — for the final spot in the WAC Tournament.

Hawai'i could have clinched a tournament bid with a win.

Instead, the Rainbow Warriors now need a lot of help as regular-season play wraps up tomorrow.

"It's disappointing," said Hawai'i senior center Paul Campbell, who finished with nine points and nine rebounds. "We knew coming into this game how important it was to come out and get a win, but we just didn't have enough effort on the defensive end to get it done."

The 'Bows still have a mathematical shot at qualifying for the WAC Tournament, but it could be a long one.

First, Hawai'i needs to win its season finale tomorrow at Idaho. Then, the 'Bows need San Jose State to beat Boise State, and Nevada to beat Louisiana Tech.

Hawai'i can qualify for the WAC Tournament only if those three scenarios play out.

Hawai'i is 10-19 overall and in last place in the WAC at 3-12. The 'Bows also dropped to 0-8 on the road this season.

Boise State improved to 14-16 overall and moved a game ahead of Hawai'i at 4-11 in the WAC.

The Broncos led 33-30 at halftime, then outscored Hawai'i 49-33 in the second half. Many of the Broncos' second-half points came on high-percentage layups and dunks or wide-open jumpers from the perimeter.

"In the first half, even though we weren't playing well, we kept the score down and kept shooters in front of us," Hawai'i head coach Bob Nash said. "In the second half, to their credit, they made shots and got some separation."

Roderick Flemings, averaging a team-high 16.6 points for Hawai'i coming into the game, was held to six points on 2-of-6 shooting, although he did pass for a team-high seven assists.

Nash said Flemings was battling flu-like symptoms that kept him out of the pregame shootaround.

With Flemings struggling, sophomore reserve guard Leroy Lutu Jr. led the 'Bows with a career-high 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Adhar Mayen (10 points) was the only other Hawai'i player to reach double-figures.

"I just wanted to give us some energy off the bench," Lutu said. "I was lucky to get some fast-break layups and kind of get us going offensively in the first half, but in the second half we were just sluggish defensively and gave up too many easy looks."

Hawai'i shot a respectable 46.4 percent from the field, but committed a costly 18 turnovers.

Boise State shot 54.4 percent from the field, including 58.6 percent in the second half. The Broncos finished 11 of 26 from 3-point range, including 8 of 15 in the second half.

Hawai'i tied the score at 33 early in the second half, but it was all Boise State after that. The Broncos used an 11-2 surge to take a 56-43 lead midway through the second half.

Hawai'i never got closer than 11 points in the game's final 11 minutes, and Boise State led by as many as 21 points.

Arnold and Paul Noonan each hit three 3-pointers for the Broncos. Forwards Daequon Montreal and Ike Okoye added 13 points apiece.

Arnold, Okoye and Montreal also contributed rim-rattling dunks that gave Boise State the momentum it never relinquished.

"Dunks mean two things," Boise State coach Greg Graham said. "One, it's energy and two, it means we are attacking the basket. We did a pretty good job with that tonight."

Now, Boise State is in control of its own destiny for a WAC Tournament spot. If the Broncos beat San Jose State tomorrow, they will qualify for the tournament.

Hawai'i is scheduled to depart Boise today for Moscow, Idaho. The 'Bows lost to Idaho, 59-52, in Honolulu on Jan. 2.

The Vandals, who are 14-15 overall and 5-10 in the WAC, qualified for the WAC Tournament last night with an 86-76 victory over San Jose State.

"We're just trying to stay optimistic," Campbell said. "We still have a chance, even though it's small. We'd prefer to have it in our own hands, but we don't, so we just have to play hard and hope for the best."

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From Where?

This article is from The Honolulu Advertiser, printed on-line every day. I read it each morning, right after looking at the Boston Globe Sports Section, the best paper in the world.

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Four environmental groups say they plan to sue the St. Regis Princeville Resort on Kaua'i if the hotel doesn't take action to prevent ongoing deaths of rare native seabirds.

The groups Wednesday said the hotel has failed to dim artificial lights and lower window shades to protect the birds, as it had promised.

Bright artificial lights confuse Newell's shearwater and Hawaiian petrels following moonlight out to sea.

Hui Hoomalu i Ka Aina, the Conservation Council for Hawaii, the Center for Biological Diversity and the American Bird Conservancy allege the hotel is violating the Endangered Species Act.

St. Regis Princeville General Manager Milton Sgarbi said the hotel has been taking steps since 2005 to allow the birds to reach the ocean safely.

Another season starting

Another baseball season starting, and we will have to listen to this poop again:

"Runners at the corners"
"At the end of two innings, there is no score"
"Batting from the left side of the plate"
"Tell you what"
"The best record in baseball"
"The pitch was on the corner"

I hereby demand that all announcers read this blog entry and improve their grammar, syntax, and colloquialisms.

Are there meetings tonight?

Is there an Audobon Society meeting?

Is there a St. John Yacht Club meeting?

Is there something else with M?

I have no idea.

Perhaps it will be necessary to have a UCLA meeting soon.

Three cats, no waiting

I have three cats.

Henry is on my lap right now. Henry is a lap cat.

Chauncy is the main, large cat. Mostly Siamese, so he hates being picked up.

Zelda is the newcomer, arriving April 22. She is black and white, and is still learning to like people. When I pick her up, she purrs -- can't help it. Obviously embarrassed that she is purring.