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Here's one for ya....

I'm coaching a baseball game this past weekend (10 to 12 year olds) and our catcher is having a tough time. A few passed balls. The umpire says to him, and YES I heard him clearly, "If you had caught that one I would have called it a strike." Excuse ME? I thought it was a strike depending on where it crossed the plate! And no it was not a "dropped third strike" we don't have that at this level.

This game will never cease to amaze me.

Enjoy the nice weather!

Forget the Terrible Twos!

We had a good laugh this week about a survey out of London. Parents were surveyed and they said the toughest age for parents to deal with their kids is when they are 14. That's 14 for girls, 15 for boys.

The reason given was because they are trying to stretch the limits and they are in so much of a rush to be grown up, in their fashion and their freedom.

I would agree. I would also like to point out the need to BE THERE for your teen. It is such a tough age and I think it's even worse than when we were teenagers. BE THERE. Know what they are doing and who they are talking to. Listen to their music. Check out their television shows.

They may not like it, but having no contact with them is dangerous. I would rather be a pain for them and help them through these years, than leave it all up to chance.

Patience!

It's only April! That's what I keep telling myself (and friends). The Red Sox are 5 games back, 1 and 6 at home! Yes we are struggling, but I have to keep reminding myself that the baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint.

If memory serves me right the Yankees were struggling at this time last year, and we all know what they went on to do----(any Yankee fan will be quick to tell you---the won it all!

Are there problems with the Sox lineup? Sure. Problems on the mound? You bet! Time to turn away from the Sox? It's only April.

Creepy at first

What about that Nike ad? Nike debuted an edgy new TV commercial Wednesday featuring a black-and-white image of a solemn Tiger Woods looking directly into the camera while the voice of his late father, Earl Woods, is heard. In the recording, Earl Woods speaks about taking responsibility, saying, "I want to find out what your thinking was. I want to find out what your feelings are, and did you learn anything?" At first I thought it was creepy, then as I studied it more and listened to the “experts” in advertising and marketing, I think it’s BRILLIANT! He’s GOT to make a BiG SPLASH to get back in people’s good graces! Makes me a bit upset though because this would RUIN the average guys life, but he will recover.

Welcome to April!

Checking the almanac....

-ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH- It's to raise awareness about underage drinking.
-JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH
-NATIONAL KITE MONTH- That's why everyone is telling me to fly one!
-NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
-STRESS AWARENESS MONTH
-NATIONAL CARD AND LETTER WRITING MONTH. I think I'll send an email to notify all my friends.


That and a lot more, ENJOY!

Tuesday MAR 16

My favorite story today HAS to be the one about the guy in Maryland who brought his golden retriever puppy to work with him, then lived to regret it.

George Kaufman is the co-owner of a jewelry store in Maryland. He brought his puppy STOLI to the shop with him, but when he was examining a larged 3-carat diamond he accidentally dropped it on the floor. You guessed it, Stoli came over and gobbled it up. Needless to say, George had to follow the pup around the backyard with a flashlight (if you know what I mean) and after nature took its course, the diamond returned.

Can't you relate? As a lifelong dog owner and lover, I've had the dog eat just about everything. My homework, the corner of the birthday cake, toys, socks and slippers. Never the fancy jewelry so I guess I'm lucky.

I think I Can Make It

I'm pretty sure I go through this every winter. It gets to be this time of year and I can't wait for warmer weather. This year it seems to be worse.
We have had enough snow, rain, slush.

Today was a nice tease. I had a chance to get out of the studio when I went to read at the Jireh Swift School in New Bedford. I loved it! The kids yes...but I was talking about the sunshine! It was a little tease as we are expecting more snow and rain tomorrow. But, the sun was out for awhile and it got up to 48 degrees!

I think I can make it!