Yesterday was brimming with sports news here in New England.
Not only did the Bruins exact the needed price of a wasted year by summarily executing
the general manager for his sins but here were moving tributes to the second anniversary
of the marathon bombings. There were some
additional unwelcome explosions in Fenway as the Nationals finally showed up for
a game and pummeled the Sox as well.
The big news however was the conviction of former Patriot Aaron
Hernandez on murder charges. I was worried about the trial because the judge
was a typical defense leaning Massachusetts hack who excluded some of the most
damning evidence against Hernandez. The jury saw enough though in the mountain
of circumstantial evidence to convict. The judge’s rulings will now make the
expected appeal more likely to fail. The judge actually brought the jury
together after the verdict and explained all the evidence she excluded and the
jury made the point of how this confirmed in their minds the verdict.
The trial exposed the complete waste of oxygen Hernandez
was/is. The defense claimed his buddies did the deed, while he stood by horrified,
was given lie by his own security video which shows him allowing these two
nefarious characters play with his baby daughter shortly after the murder. I
was struck again by what a wasted life this young man engaged in. A poor kid
blessed with immense talent who just signed a forty million dollar contract
that would have set him and his family up for life threw it all away because he
couldn’t leave the thug life behind.
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My wife and I were lucky enough to talk with both of our far
flung progeny last night although the news related by each hit the exact opposite
end of the excellence spectrum. First the very good news from Cali-daughter and
Wingman who related they just secured a weeklong stay in Maui in May. They had
looked at flying to Bermuda to link up with the rest of us but that grew price prohibitive.
So at least they’ll get some long overdue quality time with each other and I’m
told Maui can be a nice place to visit. In a true la la land coincidence they
were invited to an event a couple nights ago at the Magic Castle which is a
good thing I guess. While there, they ran into none other than Raylan Givens
himself when Timothy Olyphant walked by. You’ll recall I was waxing if not
poetic at least effusive about Marshal Givens only yesterday in this blog.
Lest welcome news emanated from my favorite son who reported
the appraisal for the house they’re trying to buy came in ridiculously low
which will be a problem with the mortgage lender. He sounded a little down but
determined to right the injustice. His very capable real estate agent in wading
into the fray although this may delay their closing date. I know it sounds weird
but I feel confident they’ll overcome this issue; they’re fated to have that
house.
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