The NY Mets had a great year and made it to Game 6 of the NLDS against the LA Dodgers. Although they didn’t make it to the World Series, it was a fun ride and one that I will remember for a long time. I didn’t realize how much fun post season baseball was, and it reminded me a lot of 2015 when the Mets made it to the World Series before falling the Kansas City Royals. Looking forward to the future as the Mets do have a decent number of good players and should be able to compete for the play-offs again in 2025. If it were me, I would focus on signing Pete Alonso. There is something about rooting for home grown players that makes it more meaningful than players who come and go from one year to the next.

Here are some memories from the 2024 season and Play-Offs

LGM in 2025

Here are a few TV shows, Movies, and books that I have seen and read recently and would recommend

TV

FROM (MGM+) — Scarry and Intense, but very enjoyable. (Currently on Season 3)

Nobody Wants This (Netflix) — Watched all 8 episodes and though it was well done

Shrinking (Apple+) — Great cast, including Jason Segal and Harrison Ford — Started watching Season 2

The Accused (FOX) — Underrated series with some great new actors each week – Season 2 is airing now

Movies

Woman of the Hour (Netflix) – Starring Anna Kendrick, t is based on the life of serial killer Rodney Alcala, who in 1978 appeared on the television show The Dating Game in the midst of his murder spree.

Alone Together (Prime Video) – Katie Holms and Jim Sturgess end up in the same upstate NY Air B&B

Books

Within the Woods by #TonyUrban — Excellent horror / humor book that is a mix of #StevenKing and #StrangeThings. Really enjoyed it

Clive Cussler’s The Corsican Shadow (Dirk Pitt #27) – Can’t go wrong with a Dirk Pitt Novel. Another great adventure and a really fun read

False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet — Decided to mix things up a bit and read some non-fiction. Saw Bjørn Lomborg talking about this book on Bill Maher and wanted to see his perspective on this issue

Since I was let go from work last week, I have been driving around a bunch to go walking / running, grab food, and head to Starbucks (Where I am now writing this blog post). I need to get out of my house to clear my mind and focus on things. I had been listening to a lot of Sports Talk Radio, with the NY Mets in the Play-Offs, and the NY Giants playing awful football but decided it was time for a break. So, I have changed the station and have been listening to a lot of music. There are a lot of good bands that I have listened to in the past with a lot of good songs. On my recent drive and walks I listened to #Survivor, #TheFixx, #IronMaiden (RIP Paul Di’Anno), #HotHouseFlowers, and others and realized how good these based are. I know I’m older, and don’t want to come across as a Get Off My Lawn person, but when I can put on bands like #Boston, #Styx, #Kansas and hear sone after song that I know and are really good, I realize that these bands have a lot of talent. I know it based on individual taste, but a lot of these artists have survived the test of time to become part of today’s culture.

Will be heading the Chiller Theater and The Philly Non-Sports Show this weekend. Will try and get some pictures of celebrities and cards and post them next week.

Might write some more this week, as the more I write, the easier it becomes to get some of my thoughts down. I feel like I am missing some things from the past few weeks, and if they come to me I will be sure to jot them down

Hope everybody in the Norh East is enjoying the incredible weather (sunny and warm) and is able to find some time to get out-side. Go for a walk, a run, or hike, ride a bike, play a sport. Keep yourself moving.

New episode of Survivor is tonight, and with no Mets Play-Off Game, I should be able to watch it pretty much on real time, instead of taping it and watching after the games would end

Take Care

Andy

#PEACE
#Survivor47
#NeverToOldForSurvivor
#GiveMeAChance
#WeAreAllJustSugerMiceInTheRain