Razor's Edge

A kamerad inquired about my preparations for the coming Red Sox @ Yankees series:

So as you batten down the hatches for this weekend's Rendezvous With Destiny I, what are you stocking up on?

I'd go with:

1) Carton of cigarettes
2) 1.5L of whiskey
3) Down pillow
4) Revolver (no smaller than .38 caliber)
5) Two clean T-shirts
6) Two baseball hats
7) One sweatshirt
8) Lightweight boots
9) Beef jerky
10) Soft-core pornographic magazine

My response:

That's a fine and sensible list. The only things missing are road flares, tackle, and a very sharp knife.

And the final communique:

Somehow the flares seem more perilous than the revolver, but that's just me.

The knife is absolute. Yes.

Tis a grand thing to have friends who understand a) your Red Sox obsession and b) your fragile state of mind when they face off against the Yanks.

Still, I must step gingerly. Stay alert. And above all, be prepared for any and all turns of events.

I could very well wind up watching this series from within a sofa cushion 'fort' in my living room.