June 23, 2024: Wheels Up
The family trip to the Dominican had been planned for a while. My wife’s family heads down every year; we accompanied them one time back 9 years ago. It was a blast; it was one of my favorite vacations. It’s … Continued
June 22, 2024: Clutch Up
OK, let’s take a break from the comebacks for a minute, although another memorable one, the most memorable one I’ve been to in person, just popped in my head; we’ll get there. For now, let’s talk about some playoff baseball. … Continued
June 21, 2024: Come On, Come On
More comebacks… we already had MJ coming back from retirement, the Bills Oilers playoff game from back in the day, and the Cubs down 3-1 to the Indians in the World Series. Now what? I remember some comebacks the wrong … Continued
June 20, 2024: Still Coming
As we get rolling down the comeback trail, I’m still thinking of comebacks. Not surprisingly, another memorable one pops in my head. How about when the Cubs were down 3-1 in the World Series against the Indians? That 2016 year … Continued
June 19, 2024: Comeback Time
What’s the greatest comeback of all time? Well, comeback can be defined a couple different ways. When a team is down by a ton of points and comes back to win the game, when a team starts off the season … Continued
June 18, 2024: A 2024 First
June 18th… this has to be the latest I’ve been to my first Cubs game in a while; I guess I can prove that if I really want to. No need. I was just happy to be back at the … Continued
June 16, 2024: Sure Thing Scheffler
I’m not sure what shows you listen to throughout the week, but if it was about golf at any point, I’m sure the US Open was the main topic. And, if there was one golfer who was front and center, … Continued
June 15, 2024: Father’s Day Eve
Why isn’t there an “eve” before every holiday? We have Christmas Eve. OK, I guess Easter has Holy Saturday. There is of course the famous Wednesday before Thanksgiving, the unofficial biggest party night of the year. Yes, New Year’s Eve … Continued
June 14, 2024: Practice Makes Perfect
Friday night is practice night for our baseball team; I don’t really run a tight ship. I mean, it’s not so structured, so strict, that kids hate to come. I believe they LIKE to practice; that’s really the goal here. … Continued
June 13, 2024: I Don’t Want To
Back when I was 4 years old, my parents decided to send me to preschool; it was like right down the block from our house. My Mom dropped me off, and I was not happy; I cried. I eventually pulled … Continued