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End of Season, Beginning of Playoffs
So the Triple A Mets finished up with a couple wins which put us in second place by the end of the season. Emmett pitched the last inning of the last regular season game and finished with a flourish: strikeout, pop-up (that he fielded), strikeout ( Read more... ) -
Triple A Roundup
Hmmm, looking at my previous Triple-A assessment is interesting in retrospect ( Read more... ) -
Tournament Season
I'll give a rundown on our first baseball tournament of the year, then go back and catch up on our abbreviated Triple-A season ( Read more... ) -
Little League 2006
Our Little League season finally got underway after getting rained out for the entire month of March. Emmett's in Triple-A this year, which is a step up and another adjustment for him. I got roped into coaching again, which I will definitely not be doing next year. I do enjoy it, but it's a huge time commitment (particularly adding on to my ( Read more... ) -
...and for my next trick
So worklife is receding in the rear view mirror, and while I have a few phantom limb pains and pangs, I'm glad to have the time to work on the book and reconsider how my life is structured ( Read more... ) -
They snuck in and cut off my computer
I'm fired now. Two weeks severance. Fortunately I had almost a month's worth of vacation to cashout ( Read more... ) -
It is to laugh
So, I heard from my inside source ( Read more... ) -
Gah!
Went in to nice boss' office and asked her point blank if I'm losing my job ( Read more... ) -
The reason why...
The reason why work has felt like it's in a weird space is because I'm going to be fired this Friday. Hmph ( Read more... ) -
Rained Out
A lot of our Little League practices have been rained out, and it looks like our first game tomorrow will be too. But we've had enough practices to get to know the kids and I like our team. Triple-A is oddly in-between because you get both advanced 9 year-olds and some not-that-great 12 year olds. That's quite a range. But even a not-great 12 y. ( Read more... )