College Bound

Looks like OSSS has picked a college:

Some Post

Random name for random thoughts:

Netflix Daredevil is awesome. Just started season 2. Punisher Rules.

Person of Interest is coming on for final (short) season in a couple of weeks. It's a great show.

Mets are looking pretty good early on. Fingers-crossed.

OSSS is having a great senior season so far.

YSSS is having a great frosh season, lots to look forward to.

My knees ache.

There really is no candidate for POTUS I like. But change must come so I will vote for change.

At's April 20 and I keep thinking the trees should have some leaves on them in North J.

I aerated a patch of lawn last night with brown grass. Trying to resurrect the turf, so to speak.

I am lifting some very heavy weights at the #gym.

The Guys You Grew Up With (GYGUW)

If you follow the incredible exploits of SoulSlam, you may know my two sons (the Sons of SoulSlam) do not attend the local public HS. They are in an academy program and attend schools that most of the GYGUW do not.

So today, OSSS's team (Bulldogs!) play the Bombers, which is full of GYGUW. Three of the starters are some of his oldest friends, particularly when you talk baseball. So in about 10 minutes I'm hightailing it out for the 15 minute ride to go see the game. Should be fun.

BTW, both sons' teams won a game this week so the big goose egg has been cracked.

Checkpoint

Here we are in basically mid-April and the weather has been, in a word, shitty. Cool and cold, wet and damp. Today looks like it might be the turning...let's hope so. As I type it's 50 and sunny, with temps going to 55 or so. Weekend might get in 70's so maybe the cool grip of early spring is over.

All this weather of ill-fortune has caused havoc with the North J HS Baseball season. Both boys teams are o-fer...in the OSSS's case it's a bit surprising. They have some talent there, but the bats have been cold for the most part and the pitchers' not making the pitches. Happens when you don't got no rhythm (had to look up that spelling!). They have some winnable games coming up so they need to right the ship now.

YSSS's team (aka THETECH) is an academy school. So the talent is pretty all over the place. He's starting on varsity, either OF or catcher, depending of starting catcher shows or not. On Saturday, they had a game. 9 kids showed up to play (out of 14). So the commitment is not really there, IMO. As I tell him, just do what you have to do. He also has to play the JV games, getting in innings behind plate (that's a good plan), and (I've been told) he's taking charge there. That's all I can ask.

Before you know it, May will be here.

Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs

Are as great as they sound!

Where the H-E-Double Hickey Sticks Am I?

I looked and it's been about a dozen or so days since I waxed poetic at this place here. Sorry about that, townsfolk.

After a spite of good weather, now we get the bad weather. So bad the beginning of NJ HS Baseball is all postponements and cancellations. Both boys have gotten in one game since Friday. Oh well.

Other than that, SoulSlam has been going to the G-Y-M generally 5 days per week now. With zero coaching responsibility I have some time on my hands. But I've sung that sad song before I think. Don't feel sorry for SoulSlam. He doesn't need your pity.

I did stop by the program's 12U team's first spring game Friday night, a couple of guys kids are on team so I thought I'd check them out. What we have there is Daddyball at it's finest. Calling the two yahoos that coach this team "coach" is an insult. They are more like head lineup writers. In the end, since the biys have been taught very little, they lost big time. I feel bad for the boys on the team but the parents there (with a couple of exceptions) are a big reason to blame the whole travesty on.

Anyways...it's spring sort of. Check back soon.