YO--IF YOU WANT BALANCED REPORTING, YOU CAME TO THE WRONG PLACE

If it is balance you want, read the Globe and learn the following:  Target is opening a new store near Fenway Park.  The Globe had a more or less positive article about the commitment of Target to an urban neighborhood .  Then they searched high and low and found (wonders of wonders) a naysayer and a BU professor to boot.  He's not sure it will succeed because the store actually opens up on the second floor--not street level.  They could not just leave it alone; had to throw water on it.  That neighborhood and the North Station neighborhood are about to explode in terms of development.  That professor can go screw himself and in 5 years, he will be wishing he could afford to live in the Fenway (and don't even start on me about gentrification which I know is a real issue). There are not two sides to every story in this screed. All the Globe seems to care about in a one sided way are those poor animals and the Catholic Church--I of course think those are two items that definitely need balance.

Speaking of items, here are some more:
-Item:  Put the gloves, winter hats, and winter coats away.  It is way too early though I do understand if you don't want to wear light colors. It is only autumn and I don't care if there are a few flakes here on the weekend.  A flake does not a winter make (!).
-Item:  The Supremes avoided any ugly showdowns on abortion and gay marriage and let lower court decisions stand.  That means a majority of states now allow same sex marriage and allow abortions.  Of course, some states are defying the court and should be kicked to the curb.  The usual suspects.
-Item:Mass General wants to expand and open a hospital in China.  Good for them--maybe they can also open one in Turkmenistan next.  They are getting the shit kicked out of them here because they claim they will save money if they get bigger.  Highly unlikely and not proven anywhere.  The corporation that owns MGH eased out its leader because of this nonsense--he will take a one million dollar pay cut and run Partners in Health. Hope he can handle Haiti better than he handled the doctors in his MGH job.
-Item:  Because of those fanatic Republicans blocking the nomination, we have no Surgeon General.  And they also don't like the idea of an Ebola Czar.  Anybody think one of them or both might have been helpful if not thoughtful about this Ebola thingy.  They need to be kicked to the gutter--forget the curb. Too much hysteria from too many non-health professionals.  Putting politics right into the operating rooms.
Item:  My main man Nate Silver (538 website) is predicting the Republicans will control the Senate which is really dreary news.  On a brighter note, he is also predicting that Scottie will lose in NH.  Don't know if the gutter has much room left but I think I will try to squeeze Scottie in.
-Item:  Will hold my nose and vote for Coakley for Governor but I care more about NH.
-Item:  Netanyahu is pushing more settlements and these will be in East Jerusalem.  He just does not give a shit and seems to get away with it.
-Item:  The Turks have allowed about 250 Kurdish fighters to cross their border on their way to Syria.  Bless their hearts.  Meanwhile their own soldiers literally continue to watch the war through fences.  They should be embarrassed at their inaction while half the world is bombing those ISIS crazies.
-Item: I want all of you to rest easy--my social security will rise 1.7% in January.  Too late for some really big Xmas or Hanukkah gifts; but maybe I can now get a muffin or two.

Just learned that our former Mayor (Menino) has passed away.  Guy retired about a year ago and then this ugly cancer.  Grab the time you have and live it up. Who knows how good he was--but the streets were plowed and the potholes fixed.  Could not understand one word he said.

SPORTS TALK
--Don't you wish you had Seguin and Thornton on your team.  And some defense men who didn't cough up the puck right in front of the net.  They better play close to .500 until the big boys are back.
--Cannot read too much into the Celtics victory last night but they did look good and very athletic.  Still out rebounded.
--Just hope the Pats do not get blown out Sunday.  Manning has looked kind of terrific.

Sayonara