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Mountain Man
I have decided that the dogs and I are moving to the mountains. I found a place in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, just west of Coleman, Alberta. It’s about 250km from Calgary but I don’t really have anything holding me in … Continue reading
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Short work week…
I umpired at New Brighton park last evening, AA Giants @ AA Angels. It was a pretty good game, took until the 7th for the Giants to get anything going offensively but was a pretty even game otherwise. The Angels … Continue reading
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Three weeks of vacation? Nice.
In just over two weeks from now, I am off work for 24 days. I don’t think I’ve ever taken three weeks in a row off before, not that I can remember anyway. The first week of my vacation, I … Continue reading
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Happy Canada Day !!!
Well, this past Sunday was Canada Day, so that means it was a long weekend. Happy Canada Day, 151 years old, Canada is. It was a pretty good weekend. I had Saturday off from umpiring so that was a nice … Continue reading
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Great Baseball Game
Great baseball game this evening at Glenmore Park. The final ended 7-5 for the home team who got an early lead and never gave it up. There was some great offence and good defensive plays throughout. Those are the types … Continue reading
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The Man-Cold…
I had trouble sleeping on Tuesday evening, the dreaded man-cold hit me. Not just a regular man-cold, this is the summer man-cold – an even worse variety. It was slow coming on, I had a sore throat and partially lost … Continue reading
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Quick game tonight…
More umpiring tonight. Back at Foothills Stadium, Babe Ruth A League. It was a 5 inning shortened game due to the mercy rule. The pitcher for the winning team threw hard and his opponents weren’t able to get much off … Continue reading
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Another quick weekend…
The weather was excellent today and the baseball diamonds were open again, at least the diamond I was scheduled to umpire on. As of last night and even early today, I didn’t have a partner scheduled. Shortly before I left … Continue reading
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The weekend is here…
I’ve had the last two evenings free, no umpiring on Thursday or Friday. It was a nice, needed break from the action. I’ve umpired more this year than ever before, I’m at the diamond as much as I was when … Continue reading
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First day of summer
Last night I umpired for the 3rd night in a row at Foothills stadium and this was the 7th game in 5 days. That’s a pretty busy schedule, at least I don’t do any physical work in my job, just … Continue reading
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