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Organizing, packing – what fun…
The organizing and packing has begun, despite the naysayers thinking I would wait until Sunday evening to start. I am making good progress. My suitcase is basically packed for my trip to Missouri. I will need to add some stuff … Continue reading
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Lots more ball…
I umpired a double header in the Babe Ruth Regional Tournament today, 10am and 1pm. I was on the plate for the 10am game. Not a bad game at all. We got through 5 innings quickly enough and then it … Continue reading
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Lots of umpiring…
Today was day 4 of my vacation. I’m behind on packing for my move. This should not surprise those who know me. I procrastinate. I’m very good at it. Today I had an easy morning. Finally took recycling in for … Continue reading
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The fun of packing…
The boxes that I ordered from EcoBox (https://ecobox.ca/) arrived last night. The owner called me in the afternoon and asked if he could drop them off early since he lives near me. Sure, sounds good. So, I have my boxes … Continue reading
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On vacation…
Day one of my vacation is in the books. It was a pretty relaxing day. No umpiring, which is odd since I’ve umpired almost every Saturday since the beginning of May. The dogs and I went to the park the … Continue reading
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The end of an era…
Last night I umpired the Babe Ruth A League Championship at Optimist Park. It looked like rain all afternoon but the game went off without any showers or lightning. It ended up being the first place regular season team facing … Continue reading
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Umpiring in the rain…
I was umpiring an exhibition game tonight between the Cal Ripken team that’s going to the World Series in a couple of weeks and the Babe Ruth Longhorns AAA team over in Dover. The skies didn’t look particularly friendly and … Continue reading
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Traditions
Last night was my annual MLB All-Star game dinner with a former co-worker from BDO. The tradition started when I first moved to Calgary back in 2012. A friend was visiting from Ontario and on the evening of the MLB … Continue reading
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A busy week…
Planning for the move is still under-way. I don’t have my boxes as yet so no packing gas started. They will be delivered on Monday and I am off, so I will get to it in a few days. The … Continue reading
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The fun of moving…
I have been making arrangments for my upcoming move. There is a lot to do, of course and if you’ve ever moved, you’d know this. I’ve arranged for power to be changed to my name. I contacted Shaw to cancel … Continue reading
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