Regular readers of this blog know that I do not follow sports of any sort, and generally am clueless about sports. However, of all sports, baseball is something that I don’t mind watching under the right circumstances.
On Sunday, my spouse and I went to watch our local major league baseball team in action at the stadium in Washington, DC.
How did that happen?
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I took off work on Friday, July 5, yet I worked. I worked again all day yesterday. What’s this work about?
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Today marks my country’s 237 year since declaring its independence from Great Britain. We still love the Brits, though I wish they would learn to spell words without superfluous vowels. (giggle.)
This morning, I will celebrate what makes America great by attending a citizenship swearing-in ceremony in my state’s capital. For the past four months, I have tutored three hard-working people on United States civics, history, and government to prepare them to take the Citizenship test, the last step in the process of becoming a citizen of the United States.
How does that make me feel?
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I had planned to go riding (motorcycles) with some buddies yesterday, but it rained… and rained… and rained… all morning. Caused a change of plans. I contacted my friends and we decided to cancel the ride. That happens.
Instead, I pulled on my Chippewa Logger Boots, got two shovels from the shed, set my eyes on that mudhole in the back yard, grabbed my spouse, and…
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I was having a very serious discussion with my ten-year-old great nephew the other day. This kid is older than his age; so serious, thoughtful, and sensitive.
He asked me, “what did you want to be when you grew up?” That was easy, but what followed was difficult: “is what you are doing now the same? (as what you thought you wanted to be doing when you grew up?)
I was like most boys his age…
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Here is an update since my spouse retired and I returned to full-time out-of-the-house work. Our lives have remained the same, but our routine has changed. How?
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Once again on this fine and lovely holiday weekend (it is Memorial Day on Monday here in the U.S), I find myself not “riding to the wall” (that is, participating in an event called “Rolling Thunder,” an event where motorcyclists from all over gather at the Pentagon and then ride through downtown Washington, DC, to the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial for a ceremony honoring those who served, who died, and who remain classified as “MIA.”)
Nope, as usual, this weekend, I’m workin’ in da’ ‘Burgh.
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I cannot explain why, or believe that I have to explain at all… but each morning when I rise, I sit at the edge of the bed for a moment, close my eyes, and say to myself:
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My spouse and I are… ahem… “middle aged” codgers. Having been together more than 20 years, our idea of nightlife includes…
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A funny thing happened on the way to my local fire department’s awards and recognition dinner last Saturday… four firefighter buddies and I built a completely new entryway for a senior pal’s house. After that, we peeled off our dirty work clothes and…
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