And so ends another season of baseball. 162 games scheduled and 162 games played. Collectively, 2,430 games were played this season. I mentioned in a previous post that baseball was the game of my youth. I collected cards, memorized stats, went to games, and even played some myself. But in 1994, I fell out of … Read More
So Hell Week was quickly followed by Fire Week here in Southern California, as several pillars of smoke rose at once into the sky. There was the Airport Fire down in Orange County, The massive Line Fire over near Big Bear that looked like a volcanic eruption, and the Bridge Fire near me in the … Read More
It turned out to be an eventful holiday week. The 4th of July was the usual: make some burgers & dogs, watch Independence Day, and listen to fireworks until about three in the morning. Oh, and there was a heat wave in progress, providing the veritable cherry on the cake. We went to a Dodger … Read More