After obsessing over the evening and morning news about the horrors in Florida, I pretty much had an anxiety attack dropping my daughters off at school the morning after another school shooting. I was tempted to drive around the block, sign ...
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Day #45, Part Two
“A vision is like a dream — it will disappear unless we do something with it. Do something big or do something small. But stop wondering and go on an adventure.” Simon Sinek, Together is Better
When Jamie got home from school, she changed ...
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Day #45, Part One
I love baseball.
It’s not logical, as if love is ever logical.
I love going to the stadium and watching batting practice and infielders going through their drills. I love shadowing starting pitchers and studying their pre-game routines, ...
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Day #44
I think I am one of the biggest supporters of the batting cages at Fun Acre in Springfield. I’ve even written a poem about the not-so-hidden treasure (posted below). Depositing quarters in those red boxes to take five swings is some of the ...
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Day #43
For six weeks in 2016, Derek was my boss as part of the Field Crew for the Springfield Cardinals. Derek’s worked with the crew for 14 years as the Assistant Groundskeeper. During that span, the field has received a long list of awards: ...
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