| May 13, 2012 |
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The Cruisers
last update: 05/13 @ 21:06
 Robert and I headed down to Market Square yesterday, after his game, to catch the Navy Band Cruisers. It was a fun concert and great weather. A few more photos in Robert’s section.
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Mother’s Day
last update: 05/13 @ 20:20
Last Christmas we ran into a Slackline when we visited with David Z.’s new family in Springfield. There were several teenage boys and the Slackline was clearly one of the choice gifts. Pretty much everyone gave it a shot — and, as no one was hurt that afternoon, Sarah thought it would be good fun in the backyard.
It being Mother’s Day and all, Robert and I teamed up to get one for Sarah. She was up in NJ this weekend but came him in plenty of time to unwrap her presents and set this up for a trial run.
I think it was all it was expected to be: a great way to work on your balance and lots of fun while working some muscles you might not expect it to — it’s hard not falling off, even with help. We started with human assistance and “graduated?” to just using a stick for assistance.
It really is fun and gives you much more of an understanding of what the high wire walkers at the circus are doing.
At three inches wide and flat, you’d think it wouldn’t be that hard to balance on… But you’d be wrong. It’s springy and swings and sways and is really hard to stay on without help.
We’ll see if any of us can get more than a step without a crutch in a couple weeks… (And no, I don’t mean that kind of crutch — we’ll keep it low to the ground.
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| May 12, 2012 |
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The games are coming fast and furiously
last update: 05/12 @ 23:17
 Robert has been talking about wanting to play catcher since the season started (and he liked it a lot last year as well). Now that the ball is off the tee, the catchers get full regalia. And it was all Robert wanted it to be.
Of course, he’s got to get a little better at catching the pitches, but that will come with time and practice.
It was more great weather for being outside and all the Hillcats had a great time.
 Robert sprinting for first in tonight’s game against the Silver Hawks.
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| May 10, 2012 |
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Pretty Evening
last update: 05/10 @ 22:08
 The weather was impressively nice for an evening baseball game tonight. This time the Hillcats played the Thunder. This is Robert getting a hit on the coaches pitch.
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| May 09, 2012 |
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Quick Visit
last update: 05/09 @ 22:44
 Peter and Maureen stopped by for dinner. It was a too quick visit but fun to see them. Next time Robert and girls should get to meet each other (they stayed home on this quick trip).
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| May 06, 2012 |
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Safe Data Disposal
last update: 05/06 @ 20:54
 I was running out of shelf space and found these two zip disks taking up room. Since the only zip drive left in the house is black and white and purrs on occasion, I couldn’t cleanly delete the contents of the disks (or even be sure what was on them).
I’m pretty sure in this condition, it will be way more difficult to recover any data than the data might be worth.
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Team Photo
last update: 05/06 @ 20:44
 It was team picture day today. The forecast was iffy but it turned out to be a nice afternoon. Robert and I got there early and it looked like there were only going to be three players in the team picture. But just as they were getting set up, several other folks showed up.
We’re still going for the trading card look so we did both team and individual photos. I guess to really get the look we need to go in for the official baseball pants. And actually, seeing one slide and one traffic accident at third base in the most recent game, it makes sense to have long pants even if it is hot.
 I bet we’ll get the real photo in a couple weeks; I’ll try to pop it up here. I expect the shirts will look more green than the teal my cell phone makes them look.
That’s coach Young on the left, he’s done a great job getting the kids jazzed to play. And Robert is on the right in back row.
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| May 05, 2012 |
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Game Day (for the Hillcats)
last update: 05/05 @ 17:57
 Today they played the Grizzlies and did a very good job. Robert had some good hits and fielding today despite the rainy weather — it was a warm rain now that summer weather seems to be here in earnest.
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| Apr 28, 2012 |
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Baseball is back
last update: 04/28 @ 19:20
 Robert had his first game today. This year the team is the Hillcats. The team is looking good — Robert has his special form going for him. And coach JT managed to get Maury as our home field so Robert can ride his bike there.
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| Apr 22, 2012 |
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Opening Weekend
last update: 04/22 @ 18:54
 We just got back from helping to open up the West Virginia campus of Robert’s school. He and Sarah get to go on his next class trip. That’s Robert, prior classmate Rowan and current classmate Zoya clearly having a good time by the fire.
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