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The Comcast lineup switch made the Chronicle: Comcast Switch Leaves Baseball Fans in the Dark;. Grr. Yes, I’m still mad about that. I did watch another great ALCS game last night. Crazy how the Indians just keep pouring on the 2-out hits. Crazy that the Red Sox had back-to-back-to-back home runs. Crazy that Manny Ramirez didn’t realize that he looks like an idiot when he showboats about a home run that still leaves his team four runs down.

This morning was, well, interesting. And stressful, yet educational, yet crappy, as I’m forced to concentrate on issues with STS-122 data while I really should be concentrating on the launch that’s, I dunno, next week.

Yesterday it was the discovery of an error that has been in the software for 10 years. Today was a rejected piece of data that brought the entire trajectory database generation to a screeching halt. What grenade will greet me tomorrow?

I ran last night with the express intent of proving that Sunday was a fluke. The weather was a little warm and humid, but I did four solid miles at 11:15 pace. There was one bit of weirdness, and the best way to explain it is to say I felt like I had butterflies in my lungs. Sort of a tingly feeling. I have felt it before, but only when running very hard. The feeling has persisted a bit today. I’m sure it sounds more worrisome than it is.

No running today, since I have no time between work and class. But tomorrow I’ll get in an afternoon run. Yes, afternoon. Because I will be going home at 2:00. Because I have to be in at 4:00 a.m. for STS-120’s final ascent sim. Sigh. Better get used to it — on launch day I get on console at 3 a.m.!