Boston Marathon

For those that know her, Elsa Gomes will be running in the 114th Annual Boston Marathon on Monday as part of the Tufts University Advancement Team. Maybe shoot her an email with a bit of encouragement.

Baseball

Stadium Design 101: Lesson One- DO put the beer garden right down at field level. Good times can be had by all!
Stadium Design 101: Lesson Two- DO NOT put the sports channel announcers next to the beer garden.
Sports Announcing 101: Lesson One- When heckled by drunks in the beer garden, DO NOT respond! DO NOT make witty comments during breaks between filming! DO NOT smirk at same drunks! This will in no way deter the drunks. If they do stop heckling, it's only to catch their breath for your next on-air. Also it might help not to have such a dorky haircut and fake tan. Just a suggestion.

Nice Way to Spend a Wednesday

Dirt Road

Salt Lick

Mt Stuart

Chipmunk

Barbed Wire meets Tree

Mini Golf and Beer?

Yes Please!

TULIPS!!

Spring has sprung!

Of course I had been busy trying to study for tests, and was doing a pretty poor job of it, so I decided to relax a bit and enjoy the turning of the seasons. I rescheduled my third test so that I could spend some time out and about.

Hence, my second annual bike ride through the tulips. I went with a different group this year, and it was great to see some friends I don't see often, and make some new friends. Sadly the wacky weather has played havoc on this years crop, but we still had a nice time riding and picnicing. We also had a little history lesson on the Dutch in the the Pacific NW thanks to ride organizer Kat.

I've become a letter writer!

I know I'm getting older, it happens. All the same, it's a little scary when you find yourself thinking, "I don't like (whatever the issue is), I'm going to write them a letter!" I haven't reached the point where I write letters to the editor, since I still think that's about as useful as lecturing a brick wall, but I have started firing off letters to my congress-woman, the state Attorney General, etc. This morning I actually wrote an email to my investment company, Mennonite Mutual Aid, to lament the name change to the rather generic Everence.

(for those interested, MMA is no longer calling itself Mennonite because it scares people off and confuses them. story here)

Is it just me? (not counting Adam, who just can't resist jumping into the fray)
Am I becoming a crotchety old man in my 30's!



UPDATE:
I will say this for "Everence", they were kind enough to respond to my email. It wasn't a generic response either, it was clear that the woman who wrote the email was responding directly to me. I am impressed. It's encouraging.