It’s Thursday, and I gotta tell you it’s been one loooong week. Still, here are a few items to brighten your day. Can someone say “Weekend!”?

I like reading stories like this. It’s always good to remember that it’s the good deeds folks do out there every day in an unsung way that rarely make the news.

OK, but I’m guessing the pork spare ribs tasted awfully fresh that night!

Star Trek never looked this good. Is this cool or what? (Hat tip: Instapundit)

Sure, it was only the Oakland As – not a very good baseball team – but how ‘bot ‘dem Sawx? They’re hitting the cover the ball, they’re playing great defense, and getting decent pitching. It’s not June yet, but maybe first baseman Hanley Ramirez – is he playing a great first base or what? – is right in saying there’s something very special going on this year.

And continuing on the Sox, I’ve always enjoyed watching center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. play. Watching him do his Willie Mays impression on both sides of the plate is a joy to watch. As is seeing second baseman Dustin Pedroia play healthy again. Oh, and how about the play of shortstop Xander Bogearts? Or third baseman Travis Shaw? Glad I ended up getting my MLB Extra Innings package from DirecTV.

It’s almost summer – time for some new surf music to add to my “Zen Surf” collection. Los Kahunas sound pretty good to me.

Finally, if you are a Goodboy committed to playing in this year’s Goodboys Invitational, you’ll be wanting to check out my next post. Could be Friday, could be over the weekend, but I guarantee you’ll find it verrrrrrry enlightening.