Goin' Home

Vacation over....leaving NO in a couple hours for the flight home. At least we got a couple of days before work & school intrude. 

See you on the ground. 

The View

From my Sunday morn' 

And A Wakeup

WIll be at 4AM manana...VACATION!!!!!

I'll try to hit you on the backside. Maybe post some pics. Maybe not!

Pitch If You Got 'Em

Both Sons of SoulSlam are working on their mound skills. Now, truth be told and full reveal, pitching was never something SoulSlam wanted to do. I just wanted to take pitchers deep. I think in all the years I played, I pitched about three (3) innings, and that was only because we ran out of pitchers in a game. i think I beaned the same kid 3x. Whatever.

So now OSSS is thinking about pitching for his junior year in HS. He's pitched in the past on travel and MS...even got a lot of innings on the fall ball team last year. He's 16, so it's all good to start throwing the breaking stuff as well. He's throwing harder so I had to invest in a catcher's glove, and I now wear my mask.

YSSS is also staring to pitch. He's got some confidence now, so it's time to take advantage. He's pitched in rec and a little in travel...he threw about 50 today in a workout, and he's working out the kinks. He's gonna be good.

VACATION IN 3 DAYS!!!

Hole

My able-bodied asst. AKA YSSS went on a hunt and found another small rip in liner. So we patched last night in the cool air. Looks like it's a winner. We've had the pool 8 (?) years so that's about how long a liner lasts from what I can find.

In other exciting SS news, I bought some headphones. I used to have some sweet Bose earbuds that I lost (idiot), so I purchased a pair of cheapo Sonys a year or so ago. These things are (1) teal and (2) barely working anymore. I'm petty sure the left side isn't making any sound. So I looked and looked and found a great deal at Best Buy...Powerbeats by Dr.Dre (yeah Dre). They must be last year's model, because they was half price. Took me three trips to three different outposts to find a color not pink. I'm not a snob, but pink at the gym would definitely turn a head or two, particulary since I look like an inmate when I work out...woolcap, shades, etc.

Deep Sea Expedition

Well...maybe just 4' deep in my pool. Looks like I'm losing agua so I need to check my patch job. Problem is it's not exactly 85 and sunny today.

Movie Recommendation

Booted up the ol' netflix last night after ripping it at the gym...and put on "Out of the Furnace" .

Highly recommended. Christian Bale (not as Batman), Woody Harrelson (playing a psycho as only Woody can), Casey Affleck (not as tall as Ben), Willem Dafoe (puffy), Zoe Saldana (before she was a Guardian of the Galaxy), Sam Shephard (go-to guy) and Forrest Whitaker (doing a strange voice, and still enormous).

Anyway, movie has some themes that are only relevant in North J...and that is the people that live on Ramapough mountain...

Good flick.

Forecast: RAIN!

Gonna rain here. Weatherman says 100% chance. That's conviction.

We had a little mishap poolside...YSSS came into the house Sunday afternoon and told me that there was a hole in the liner. So I put on my deep-sea diving gear (re: boardshorts) and went under...sure enough, there's a tiny slit. So I dug out a patch kit and made a repair. So far so good. Happens I guess.

Vacation in 7 days or so. Cannot wait.

Sunday, Lazy Sunday

After all the hubbub round these parts yesterday, today is a lazy day. I'm watching the NY Mets beat the Phils...gonna have to get moving soon or I may go into rigor mortis.

Beer Can Chicken!!!

The best. And SoulSlam makes it better than anyone. Bet that.

I'll update with pic later.

Time For An Oil Change

Got my fixin's...gotta change the oil in the Chariot of SoulSlam (aka the Tahoe) tonight.

Biggest decision is which T-shirt gets sacrificed. Cause whatever one I wear will be NG after the work.

I Need A Vacation

And it's coming. Fifteen (15) days and counting...

A Jump On the Day

Got up a little late...was watching some stuff last night so I probably hit the sackage around 1AM...headed to the gym for some weights...then drove the Sons of SoulSlam to the cages for some off-season swings. Heading to a local pals house in about 30 mikes or so for a small BBQ. Besides writing typing this extraordinary post, I have some NY Mets baseball on the TV and I'm watching my fantasy baseball team finish up the week. So I am a multi-tasker of the highest regard.