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6:30 a.m. |
Girls: “We know, Dad, we’re awake, remember, we need to leave for school at 7:00 a.m. sharp!”
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6:50 a.m. |
Emily: “Dad! We are all out of bubbles! I need bubbles for a school project today!”
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6:51 a.m. |
Dad leaves for Walmart.
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6:59 a.m. |
Dad returns from Walmart with bubbles.
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7:00 a.m. |
Girls: “Dad! It’s 7:00. We have to leave for school. Come on!”
Dad and girls leave for school.
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7:10 a.m. |
Dad drops off girls at school.
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7:10 a.m. |
Savannah: “Dad, I forgot my backpack. You need to go home and bring it to me! Dad! I have to have it! All my homework is in there!”
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7:10 a.m.-
7:20 a.m. |
Dad returns home.
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7:20 a.m. |
Dad: “Will, where’s Joe? Is he still in bed? Are you kidding me? Why didn’t you wake him up?”
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7:20 a.m. |
Dad: “Joe, it’s 7:20 a.m., you’re going to be late for school, get up!”
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7:20 a.m. |
Will: “Dad, where are my socks, I can’t find any socks.”
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7:21 a.m. |
Dad: “There are 11 clean pair of your socks on my bed. Did you look?”
Will: “Uh, no.”
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7:24 a.m. |
Will and Joe start walking toward the garage to leave for school.
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7:24 a.m. |
Will: “Dad, I need a folder for school.”
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7:25 a.m. |
Dad tears house apart looking for folder.
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7:26 a.m. |
Dad leaves for Beadle Middle School to drop off Savannah’s backpack.
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7:35 a.m. |
Dad calls directory assistance, looking for adoption agencies.
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REGRETS,
I’VE
HAD
A
FEW
But,
unlike
Old
Blue
Eyes,
mine
are
not
too
few
to
mention.
Let’s
start
with
Ben
Zobrist.
Last
night
he
had
ten
RBI
for
the
Devilrays.
I
was
going
to
take
Zobrist
early
on
in
the
Draft
this
year,
but
B.T.
snapped
him
up
ahead
of
me.
Howie
Kendrick.
Did
I
mention
that
I
was
planning
on
taking
Howie
Kendrick
as
my
starting
second
baseman
this
year?
Yup.
How
about
Grady
Sizemore.
Man,
is
he
hot.
I
figured
this
would
be
his
comeback
year,
I
just
didn’t
pull
the
trigger
on
him.
U-Baldo.
I
figured
that
this
year
would
be
more
like
the
second
half
of
last
season
that
the
first.
Unfortunately,
I
did
pull
the
trigger
on
him.
Carl
Crawford.
I
have
never
liked
the
guy
as a
Hot
Stove
League
player,
but
I
figured
in
that
Boston
lineup
. .
. .
And
on
it
goes.
GUEST
ARTICLE
SCHEDULE
Provided
is a
schedule
of
responsibility
for
guest
articles.
Note
that
I
have
moved
Possum
to
the
top
of
the
list,
per
his
request.
At
the
other
end
of
the
spectrum
is
B.T.,
who
now
has
a
full
five
months
to
put
together
his
pièce
de
résistance,
or
more
likely,
to
subcontract
this
baby
out
to
someone
else.
If
any
of
these
dates
do
not
work
for
one
or
more
of
you,
feel
free
to
swap
your
spot
with
someone
else,
but
you
are
responsible
for
making
this
arrangement,
and
for
notifying
Linda
of
the
change.
|
Week No. |
Author |
Due Date |
|
5 |
Possum |
May 2, 2011 |
|
7 |
SloPay |
May 16, 2011 |
|
9 |
Screech |
May 30, 2011 |
|
11 |
McBlunder |
June 13, 2011 |
|
13 |
Itchie |
June 27, 2011 |
|
15 |
Jim Ed |
July 11, 2011 |
|
17 |
Big Guy |
July 25, 2011 |
|
19 |
Underbelly |
August 8, 2011 |
|
21 |
Mouse |
August 22, 2011 |
|
23 |
Tricko |
September 5, 2011 |
|
25 |
Shamu |
September 19, 2011 |
|
27 |
B.T. |
October 3, 2011 |
UPDATE
ON
JOE
JACKSON
Yesterday
I
had
the
distinct
pleasure
of
watching
the
Mount
Michael
Varsity
Nine
defeat
the
hometown
Seward
club
by a
score
of
9-5,
on a
beautiful
spring
day
at a
very
nice
small-town
field.
Joe
had
a
so-so
day
at
the
plate,
driving
in
one
run
but
just
missing
an
opposite
field
home
run
by a
couple
of
feet.
More
enjoyable
was
watching
him
close
out
the
game
on
the
mound,
as
he
pitched
a
nearly
flawless
sixth
and
seventh
innings
to
secure
the
win
for
the
Knights.
The
Mount
Michael
Knights
are
now
11
and
3,
and
preparing
to
host
a
district
tournament
beginning
a
week
from
tomorrow.
The
first
game
of
the
districts
is
Saturday,
May
7,
2011
at 2
p.m.
on
our
home
field.
Hope
that
a
few
of
you
might
be
able
to
make
it.
OPENING
DAY
I
neglected
to
mention
in
an
earlier
From
the
Bullpen
that
the
boys
and
I
made
it
down
to
Kansas
City
to
watch
the
Royals
take
on
the
visiting
Angels
in
our
annual
Opening
Day
(almost)
sojourn.
It
was
a
beautiful
night
at
the
K
and
we
saw
a
fantastic
game
between
the
Royals
and
the
Angels.
The
game
concluded
in
the
bottom
of
the
ninth
with
the
Flyin’
Hawaiian
hitting
a
walk-off
home
run
to
lead
the
Royals
to
victory.
This
was
the
third
Opening
Day
trip
game
that
I
have
seen
with
the
boys
which
was
ended
by a
walk-off
home
run,
and
when
I
include
the
Opening
Day
game
I
saw
with
Scott
at
Coors
Field
back
in
1995,
when
Dante
Bichette
hit
a
walk-off
home
run
in
the
bottom
of
the
twelfth,
this
is
the
fourth
Opening
Day
game
that
I
have
been
to
which
ended
in
this
fashion.
As
Mel
Allen
used
to
say,
“How
about
that!?”
Okay,
men,
that’s
it
for
this
issue.
If I
didn't
tickle
your
funny
bone
much
or
make
you
think
enough,
blame
my
four
needy
and
irresponsible
offspring.
As
for
me,
I am
off
to
Kansas
City
to
do a
little
bit
of
Havannah
Daydreamin’
with
my
buddies
Stretch
and
Jimmy.
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