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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. <\/p>\nRegular 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. <\/p>\n
On Sunday, my spouse and I went to watch our local major league baseball team in action at the stadium in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n
How did that happen?
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\nA former boss is a season ticket holder. He regularly offered his employees two tickets to various games throughout the season. I had never taken him up on his offer, but this year, when the tickets were offered in March, I asked for tickets to a Sunday afternoon game. My choice was for the timing — it is much easier to go to an weekend afternoon game than a game during the week held in the evening. (I can’t stay awake late, remember?)<\/p>\n
With tickets in hand and Spouse seated next to me (in my truck), I drove to the ballpark. Parking was included. The only time we went there before<\/a>, we had to take Metro (subway) and the crowds were awful. This time, though slow, getting there and getting home was much easier.<\/p>\n The seats were great — in a shaded section of the ballpark. While it was very hot and humid, there was a mild breeze, which helped. Due to the hot weather, of course I was the only one wearing boots, but I expected that. Way too many silly flip-flops on men, but … whatever … sigh. <\/p>\n Watching the game was an interesting way to spend an afternoon. I give my spouse lots of credit for answering all of my questions. I really don’t know much about the game and how it is played, so Spouse informed me well. I appreciated that, because it make the game more enjoyable to watch.<\/p>\n I even witnessed a Grand Slam — a home run hit when the bases were loaded. Wow — never saw that before! 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 … Continue reading
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So the weekend was not all work in the yard. We had a great time.
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Life is short: enjoy opportunities like this when you can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"