That's the Ball Game

When Lisa and I left the Sparks Nugget after dinner heading to Raley's to go shopping, the Giants had a comfortable 5-2 lead going to the top of the ninth inning and we were feeling pretty good about San Francisco going back to Chicago for a decisive game 5. By the time we got to Raley's, the Giants had blown that lead, and by the time we checked out, their season was over as they lost to the Cubs 6-5, losing the National League Division Series 3 games to 1.

The Cubs now advance, and I hope that they go on to win the World Series now and break their curse. travelswithkuma says "Go Cubs!"

Segment 4: Almost Routine

We seem to be getting this concrete stuff down. Today's pour took eight more bags of Quikrete®, and it seemed to go faster as we got into the pattern of mixing and pouring. Although mixing the concrete is tiring, I find it easier than the fine work Lisa has been doing getting a good finish and a smooth edge on the segments.

( Getting Closer to the End )

Thanks to working out the proper routine, we were less tired at the end of the day today than we had been a couple of days ago. We have thirteen bags of concrete left, and none of our pours have needed more than eight, so we should be good to go to the end tomorrow. That's good, because there's rain in the forecast for Friday, so we needed to finish laying all of the concrete by the end of the day tomorrow anyway to give it enough time to set before the rain arrives.