This has been a terrific road trip. However, today has been the roughest for me.
Let's get the positive out of the way so we can dwell on the negative. :)
- The trip up was good, even though it was long; it didn't feel like we were in the car for 8 hours, but we were
- Our host tonight, Amy, is an avid baseball fan with a witty sense of humor; she's really fun and cool
- I think today was the funniest day for us guys who post on this blog to read the comments. Luke, Peter, and I laughed out loud on a few of the comments you guys made. Keep them up! (ooh, the counter is fun to look at as well)
- The Cardinals fell again the the Royals. What's worse is I called Jeff T. to...well...gloat over the score when it was 2-1 Cardinals in the 8th inning. It was a rookie, foolish mistake which I thought I was beyond making. I should have learned from T last year when he called to gloat when the Royals were up by a few runs. Right after I got off the phone with him, the Cardinals hit a grand slam and won the game. However, I fell prey to my stupidity and called. Immediately after, McClellan gave up 2 home runs in the 8th to secure the loss and erase the brilliant start by Looper.
- We all played this game called ImagineIF. I thought that it might be fun to assign consequences to the loser of the game. Of course, I lost. It wouldn't be too bad, except for the fact is that I have to sleep with 3 pair of shorts on and 2 jackets tonight inside a zero degree sleeping bag. It would probably be cooler to sleep inside of a working toaster oven or a nuclear reactor core.
Moral of the story: Don't boast or brag (Proverbs has something to say about this) and before you come up with a game with consequences, make sure you have a legitimate chance of winning the game first. Man, I'm horrible at ImagineIF.
Well, I hope you guys enjoyed reading this. Please don't flag me as a complainer. I just thought I might lighten your day by sharing the pain and sorrow of mine. Just kidding. Life is good.
Nolan
6 comments:
ew...
good luck on the sleep tonight!
You would. You really would. How could you make such a phone call when there is still time for the Royals to embarrass us. You pegged it...ROOKIE MISTAKE!
Just for that phone call you almost deserve to sleep inside the sun. :D
Sorry you sweat-it-up last night-- don't gamble.
I hope you guys are checking up on the history [I know!] of the ball parks. You are seeing some loooong time fields. The Oriole park is on a rail yard and near the Colossus of Clout's birthplace.
Thought we had the game wrapped up, too. Never underestimate, or is it overestimate, late innings or relievers. We were waiting for the phone call....talking tickets.
By the way, thanks for the cornfield pics.
With all of the push ups, you guys were in good shape to push the car. Another kindness done.
Cheering for you all....
Oh, Nolan. Tsk tsk... your mom is right-- gambling is a pastime full of nasty consequences. Hope you were able to get some sleep! ;)
ha, sleeping inside of a toaster doesn't sound like my idea of a good time.
what is ImagineIF anyway? I don't know that I've ever played
Nolan: Great post, Bro. In the immortal words of Mr. Yogi Berra, "It ain't over til it's over!" As Bruce Cockburn says: "Life goes fast, learning goes slow." Tough lesson.
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