It has been a very long time since I have been visited by the tooth fairy and I am rather jealous. I happen to know of a couple of youngsters in this racket and I am told that teeth are now worth a dollar and sometimes even more. Folding money instead of coins for discarded baby teeth? Amazing. Now if there were only a root canal fairy. Oh, I spoke too soon. One just showed up now…

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#ATOBTTR update – Oh, my dear Cincinnati Reds, good work on taking the Padre series. You’ve got about a dozen series to go. Just win each of those series and there is a good chance you can #SneakOnIn to the playoffs. You have a young exciting team and you can do this! Go Reds!