She loves the bare, the withered tree; She walks the sodden pasture lane.

The hiatus begins:


The Soxaholix will return in December 2010.

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[Harwich Rich]

Oh well,there's nothing fun to yak about anyway :(

[vasoxfan]

Enjoy!! Thanks for all you do.

[louclinton]

I always wanted to know what Lisa looked like naked.

[ParkerStPete]

My Sorrow's damn well here with me; stayed up 'til midnight and nothing to show for it.

[Natalie]

Enjoy the respite, hb. Hope its restorative and reinvigorating. And happy Thanksgiving to everyone here at Soxaholix. Eat some turkey and stuffing for me, stuck here working in the cold, rainy UK.

[HunterStars]

Love the tree, H.B. Enjoy your time off!

[buckner was framed]

somewhere, Vince Guaraldi is tuning up...

enjoy the time off, hb (and everyone else). And thanks

[COD]

I saw a few of Natalie's vacation pictures via Twitter last week. Don't buy the "woe is me" story as she had a much better week last week than any of us that were working!

And by the way, when did Grady Little start coaching the Patriots?

[Bob]

Staryting Thursday, I won't be back until December, either (the pre-wedding Honeymoon).

BTW, anybody here interested in Pats' tickets to the December 13 game against the Panthers? Face value. First post on this creepy site gets them. Starting tomorrow, they'll be offered to people at work.

[Kailua Phil]

Too bad about the weather in the UK...it is nice and sunny & warm here in Kailua. For the whole Robert Frost poem, go to:

http://www.eliteskills.com/analysis_poetry/My_November_Guest_by_Robert_Frost_analysis.php

[Jeff in NC]

Fail Blog -- Cop Fail. Not sure whether the 911 call or the people off camera laughing are funnier.

"Time is moving really, really, really, really slow"

Have a happy Turkey Day.

[buckner was framed]

Bob-

I'll take those tix if still available. Or trade them for a Bruins game

[nopinkhat4me]

I'm pretty sure this is a soxaholix poem... look at all the references to Lisa the Temp and the one about Manny Ramirez...

I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

-- Joyce Kilmer

[Bob]

Buck, they're yours.

Can you meet up Thursday after work? I have a client in town and am unavailable until about 8:15 every night until Thursday. But if 8:15/8:30 is okay, I can meet you any night through Thursday.

[soxdownunder]

Happy Hiatus everyone; thanks for all hb. Good luck with the wedding bob and I still say Sydney is the honeymoon capital of the WORLD!

sdu

[yazbread]

I only follow the NFL season so far as I think the Pats are in the running. Last night's game effectively cancelled the season for me. Onward to the B's and Celts.

[sonomasox]

yb and other stats geeks:

check this out, defending BB:

http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/defending-belichicks-fourth-down-decision/

Sorry, still need a link tutorial.

HB - Thanks for the ridiculous effort over the years. Have a great break from the creepy.

[Kaz]

Thought I posted this, but I guess I screwed up somehow.

Anyhow, even while h.b. isn't posting, people may want to check out the Facebook group called "Soxaholix Fans". I might post some stuff in the discussion section in the interim.

You can also find me at http://www.twitter.com/DrKaz.

[h.b.]

Thanks for the reminder on that, Kaz.

I'll also be tweeting bits here and there: http://www.twitter.com/hartbrachen.

[Matt of CT]

Will Lisa be tweeting during the hiatus?

[h.b.]

I need to try to fire up Lisa on Twitter again.

I had *no* idea how difficult it would be to try and have the various characters use Twitter. Or maybe I just suck at it?

[Matt of CT]

some of the twitter apps let you run multiple accounts from one platform, HootSuite is one of them I believe...

[h.b.]

Well, yeah, it's not being able to run multiple accounts that makes it difficult.

It's trying to actually have the characters tweet something that is 1) worth reading 2) fits their personality, i.e., something Bil or Doug or Susan etc would actually say or think 3) isn't bound by Red Sox talk since, presumably, the tweets would be reflections of their inner-lives of which being a Sox fan is but one component.

Then do all of the above a minimum of 1 time a day (but preferably 3+ times a day) for each character. Oh, and to make it more realistic, the tweets should occur at all hours of the day, any day.

[Kaz]

"It's trying to actually have the characters tweet something that is 1) worth reading..."

I don't think you quite understand how this "Twitter" thing works... ;)

[Jeff in NC]

hah. good point Kaz.

My Twitter account hasn't seen a post in months - I have nothing worth reading to say. Well except on this site - or at least that's my little self-delusion.

I could go the Kutcher way and post something like "uh, my balls itch right now. uh, not anymore".

[Matt of CT]

I like it for posting funky links or quick one liners that I may find amusing. it's better than getting a email with the subject "FW: FW: FW: FW: RE: FW: FW: OMG look at this!"
going forward, I'll be posting as my twitter name - lobstaman. one less user name to keep in my alcohol infused cranium.

[sonomasox]

hb - thought this hiatus was about you getting some downtime not going nuts trying to figure out pithy lines for our creepy friends in the office to tweet.

chill out - I have no doubt it'll come when when all is ready.

[Bob]

Well, it's off to the Caribbean. Have a great weekend all. Hopefully we'll have something fun to yak about on Monday (December 14).

[Kaz]

Have a great time down there, Bob! See you in a month!

[Natalie]

Also, happy belated birthday, Bob. Best to you and Abby. Hope you have a great pre-wedding honeymoon down there...

[sonomasox]

Do they have sriracha down on the islands?

[Steve in MD]

Enjoy your break H.B. and your "pre-wedding honeymoon" Bob.

Something to yak about: an MLB this AM caller suggested the Sox trade for Halladay the same way they traded for Becket, i.e., taking Vernon Wells (and his salary) in the deal. Y'all think we can catch lightning in the bottle twice?

[Jason]

You have a great sports blog here. This is my first time visiting but I'm liking it! I have two sports blogs myself. We need to stick together. I'd like us to exchange links to help spread some traffic around to each other.

Let me know if this is possible.

Jason
SportsSoundOff.net
SPORTSMONARCH.com

[Kaneohe Drew]

Ive been reading for years.. just wanted to give a shoutout to Kailua Phil..

nice to see another Hawaii Sox fan.

[lobstaman]

UCONN finally wins one for Jazz.
Sorry Charlie :\

[NolaSox]

10-0 Saints. The Monday night game should be fun. My loyalty is to the Black and Gold since I didn't follow football until I moved here.

[soxdownunder]

9-1 Spurs. Looks like Natalie chose well.

[sonomasox]

Rex Ryan is a douche

[Rob in CT]

Is it December yet? (Should I really be missing Hart's daily revelations and all the fun from the peanut gallery this much? Damn...)

Happy Thanksgiving eveyone. I trust there's plenty of cranberry sauce in everyone's cupboard. Oh, and for you Yankee fans, here's the bird.

sdu - you don't know what you're missing. T-Day is the best thing going -- ever. My favorite holiday of the year. Nothing but good food, family, long weekends and football (no, the other football.

Enjoy everyone. See you in December.

[Kaz]

Is it really called "football" when it's Detroit playing, Rob?

Happy Turkey Day, everyone!

(omg, he didn't say "Thanksgiving"...I bet he says "Happy Holidays" too, the heathen.)

[Rob in CT]

Turned out to be a real game between Detroit and Cleveland this weekend, Kaz. Miracles happen every day (you heathen!)

:-)

I'l personally be cheering for ABD this weekend.

(Anybody But Dallas)

[buckner was framed]

Hmmmm, so hb announces a hiatus at the exact same time our beloved Bob casually mentions that he will see us again on Dec 14th.... I ask you, has anyone ever seen the two of them together in the same place at the same time??

Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving everybody- enjoy the blessings of family and the hot stove wherever you may be

[louclinton]

Hey all you reprobates.

I hope that the Thanksgiving Turkey comes down your chimney to greet your family and friends with harmony and peacefulness.

and so forth.

That said, here is what I am thankful for this year.

1. VMart
2. My Little Pedroia
3. Jacoby
4. Rockets Matsusaka
5. Tito
6. Theo
7. Truck Day
8. This creepy strip

Here's what I am not thankful for.

1. ___________ of the WCMFNYYankees
2. The guy who fucked me on season tickets for next year.
3. Fenway Park, the House That Beer Built.
4. Wally
5. Sarah Palin
6. Nancy

Love you, love the show.

xxoo

lc

[Steve in MD]

A possible early Christmas present "The New York Daily News, citing a source, wrote that the Red Sox are putting on a "full-court press" to land the former Cy Young Award winner with the goal of pulling off such a transaction before the Winter Meetings start in Indianapolis on Dec. 7."

And Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

[lobstaman]

so long Gonzo, hello Scutaro?

[Kaz]

So, we're going to pay almost all of Lowell's salary next year and pick up a completely unproven third catcher instead? What part of this actually makes sense again?

[COD]

I had the same thought Kaz. If we are paying his salary anyway I'd rather have him on the team.

[lobstaman]

But hey, we got Boof Bonser!

[Kaz]

The only Boof I want on my team is Susan Ursitti.

[Devine]

Need a catching prospect to get Halladay? That is, Ramirez is this year's Andy Marte?