The Last 48 hours.

Some of you noticed that I fell off the earth yesterday. Didn't return phone calls, scattered texts, & no tweets.
Turns out that during the Tampa Rays loss on Saturday I decided that the only way they stood a chance to defeat the dreaded Red Sox was if I was in attendance on Sunday night.
So this is pretty much what happened in chronological order.

Sat. 11:30 pm Rays losing 4-2 in the 8th Game 6
11:35 pm Call Southwest Air to ask if they can get me to Tampa on Sun.
11:37 pm Off hold with Southwest, Friendly voice says yes to Tampa on Sunday but only flight out is 6:40 am. I opt to wait and see if the Rays actually lose. Friendly voice says there are only 4 seats left.
11:40 pm Lovely wife uses precious free flight voucher to secure one of these
11:48 pm Rays lose
12:15 am Charge camera batteries, charge Ipod, Charge phone - make sure I have charge card.
1:00 am In bed, can't sleep
4:30 am Up, no sleep
5:15 am Out the door, headed to RDU
6:00 am Frisked by large TSA worker due to bulky sweatshirt, apparently only hiding a bulky middle aged guy underneath it.
8:45 am Landed in Sunny Florida
9:99 am Call co-worker and break news to him that I will not be making it in tomorrow.
9:45 am start $65 cab ride to Clearwater beach
10:12 am Notice that the Scientologists have decided to own all of downtown Clearwater.
10:25 am End $65 cab ride
12:45 pm First Beer apparently a Guiness at Jerry's beach bar, NFL package on 5 TVs, Sunshine, 85 degrees.
1:10 pm Second beer. See picture in previous blog post.
3:30 pm Call boss to tell her that I won't be at work tomorow, score! Get voicemail and take easy way out.
3:35 pm Damn! Boss returns call. Have to tell her that I "unexpectedly had to leave town"
4:15 pm Cowboys FAIL! But Stephen Jackson scores 3 TDs........Fantasy football kharma is a bitch.
4:30 pm Back to the Beach house for pre game cocktail.
4:35 pm Oops, sat down on a couch and fell asleep immediately.
5:15 pm Wake up, apologize for the drool stain
5:17 pm Resumed making that cocktail
6:00 pm Get in limo, freshen up cocktail. Heading to St. Pete for the game.
7:00 pm Arrive in St Pete, good to see all the old drunks again. Not great seeing the several thousand Red Sox fans
8:07 pm First pitch
8:13 pm Pedroia homers to left, Rays losing already. I'm devastated. I guess a beer might help.......... or taunting Red Sox fans.
9:25 pm Learn that I am sitting next to a young lady named Stormy Daniels. Gotta remeber to google her later.
10:05 pm Rays take lead on Baldelli's single. Taunt Red Sox fans
11:40 pm David Price becomes a star! Champagne showers, celebration abounds. Taunt Red Sox fans as they leave with heads bowed.
12:15 am Back to Limo to watch Sportscenter, and taunt Red Sox fans while in massive trafic jam
12:17 am Good friend reveals that he has "special Celebratory Tequila" stashed in the limo. Celebrations continue abounding.
1:00 am Awesome ride ends back at beach house
1:15 am No way, now a "Special Celebratory Wine" appears.
2:00 am The Blissful sleep of a drunken sailor.
8:00 am Little green man with hammer inside of my head wakes me up. He needs coffee and greasy food to kep from killing me.
11:00 am Little green man finely relents after promised bacon cheeseburger and coke arrive at Chilis to go in the airport
1:00 pm Southwest graciously transports me back to reality.