On hiatus from work

My job ended last week, so I am once again unemployed. Fortunately, it sounds like there will be more work coming up shortly, so I expect to be called back to work within the next few weeks. In the meantime, I am looking for other opportunities (in vain). I spent a week in Baltimore a couple of weeks ago due to my grandfather's terminal illness and death. It was a sad time, but my entire family was there, so that was nice. And yesterday my brother & his wife had a baby girl. So there's been a lot of action in this family of mine.

I watched the Cavs vs. Pistons game 7 last weekend, and I was a little disappointed to see the Cavs lose. It was still a good series, though. I expected Detroit to run away with it, but Cleveland managed to win 3 games. The Pistons have since lost game 1 of the conference finals to Miami, so it will be a challenge for them to come back and win that series. In the West, Phoenix and Dallas look to be evenly matched. I really don't care who wins that series. I'm not even sure why I care about the NBA at all, since I can't watch any of the games. They're all on cable, and they start well after my bedtime.

Cubs in a dismal losing streak

The Cubs' offense is pathetic. I had a little bit of optimism at the beginning of the season, but after this past week I've lost faith. The Cubs have lost 6 of their last 7 games. The scores? 16-2, 9-0, 8-0, 5-1, 6-0, 1-0. The lone game they managed to win was by a score of 2-1. Not exactly a stellar offense. They need to turn things around right now. Pitching is of no use at all if they can't score runs. Last night in San Diego they held the Padres scoreless for 9 innings. But they couldn't produce a single run, and they lost in extra innings. At least the Phillies are doing better. They are on a 6 game winning streak.

Tonight is the big game 7 between the Suns and the Lakers. I, of course, will not be watching because it's on cable. It also won't start until after my bedtime. I am very disappointed that the NBA insists on starting their games so late. Tonight's game doesn't really matter since it's an early round game, but each game in the finals is set to start at 9pm. I'm definitely interested in watching the NBA finals, but there is no way I can stay up that late. 9pm is the time I usually go to bed. Even World Series games start at 8. For now I'll have to resort to reading about the games on the internet the following morning.