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And the Sheeple just don't get it.

A Maple Tree Comes Down!

A small stretch of fall like weather continued this morning...low of about 45 under clear skies. Got my game in at Eastview Park here in Celina last night...a 1 hours 40 minute 5-0 shutout for the Celina home squad over Parkway in Varsity ACME action. Sam was at Lima Shawnee for a Shawnee-Defiance double header, he didn't finish until 10:30 or so. Tonight we work together at Celina for a game with Van Wert in Junior ACME action. Tomorrow I'm at Lima Bath and Sam is at Parkway, both with double headers.

A Family Tree Comes Down_____

Dad and Mom bought the house on Cherry Street as I was finishing up my Air Force days, in the early 1970s....I think they moved in around January 1971 to be exact. The house had been built in 1915 or so, and had several large Maple Trees in the yard. One in particular was huge, and continued to grow strong until a few years ago when Mom had it trimmed. It finally became a concern this past winter, as the bark begin to separate and the larger limbs began to fall....it was time for this century old shade maker to come down. I'm sure she is not happy about it, and the shade will be gone forever, plus a few dozen a squirrels have lost their home and safe haven from the neighborhood cats.

Always hate to see historic or nice personal shade trees come down....but better this way than a large limb or part of the tree crashing through the roof, or the neighbors roof.

The dry weather will continue...for a day or so___

Sunshine and 74 today, 80 tomorrow, then the unwelcome wet weather will return...we have had more than enough rain to last until July....but it appears we are in for more next week.

Hal purchased a new car, or almost new. A 2006 Ford Fusion with only 6800 miles on it...seems a Little Old Lady from Pasadena owned the Red Fusion, and he got it for a good price....With less than 10 thousand miles on it, this thing has not had a chance to be broken in yet. I'm glad he took my advice and did not get a Chrysler or GM Car....as I've stated before, no more Government Motors vehicles with Obama as the CEO for this family. As far as I'm concerned, Ford is the last American car maker. Now Hal needs to find a post Masters Degree job to pay the payments.....

Enjoy the weekend.

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Photos-The 100 year old(give or take 20 years) Maple Tree comes down.

Live from Cairo, The Obama Islamic Terrorist Butt Kissing Tour Part #2

Sunshine is out, albeit a little cool....Time for this old soldier to get out and do some work. So I leave you with my thoughts on the Obama Islamic Ass Kissing Tour:

Hopefully our Kenyan born Illegal Prez will like Egypt so much, he will take up residence on a permanent basis.

That's the short and not so sweet comment for today...gotta hit the garage, fire up the mower, then get the back of the house ready to paint, baseball at 6:30 on the local diamond.

Guess that covers it?

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June...Meet October!

I woke up this morning at around 6:45, looked out the upstairs bedroom window, to see the grey leaden skies. This June 3rd had the look and feel of late October. Rain, Drizzle, and temperatures around 50 degrees...as I've said before(many times) Global Warming My Ass!! After Patricia left for an in-service, I took Anissa and dropped her off at her Adult Center, and decided to drive around the lake on this June morning that felt more like middle fall. There were a few guys fishing on the southside near Windy Point, and the construction crews pushing the jetties out farther into Grand Lake...Not much else going on around the shores of our 13,000 acre swamp. I drove back pulled onto West Bank Road and snapped a few photos....then traveled into town and stopped at the North End Marathon station, where I discovered Unleaded Regular fuel had jumped another dime, to $2.75.9 a gallon. I remember just a few weeks ago where the so called "experts" predicted that it would "average" somewhere between $2.25 and $2.50 per gallon...nice guess folks. The oil speculators and oil sheiks have thrown all of us a curve. Another blow to the so called recovering Obama Economy.

Speaking of Obama____

I see our Kenyan born illegal President will be talking to his Muslim brethren this morning...no doubt telling them that we Americans are still wrong and he is real sorry that we forced them to fly planes into the Twin Towers....but it is only the hate filled white Christians that are guilty...Obama the Islamic and his Marxist allies have their backs....at the same time the son of a bitch, has a knife in the back of Israel and real Americans.

Things are happening so fast under this Marxist bastard's reign, that most Americans, too busy with their own lives, probably don't have a clue that we are being sold down the river at warp speed. When they find out, it's going to be to late. The late great American Republic is but a shell of what our forefathers built. It's been happening since FDR, the Halfrican, now in the White House, is just putting the final nails in the coffin.

Today's List_____

I am guessing Sam and my game at Crestview will be a wash out tonight. Last night we worked together at Rockford Parkway....Here I am doing the plate, 12 days after taking an 85 mile an hour fast ball off the middle knuckles of the left hand...I take another hard wild pitch(after bouncing off the plate) in the very same spot. OUCH! The original pain and swelling was just about gone, and BOOM, back it was. In all these years I had been hit in the hand a few times, but never the same spot with such force so close together...Damn unlucky for me....I may have to figure out a new place to put my left hand to protect it....or put a cast on it.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, look to be better, weather wise, but predictions have been wrong before...so stay tuned.

That will do it for now....

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Photo-The fall like look over the west end of Grand Lake this morning....and Obama's faithful relatives salute their own Muhammad the Messiah.

Death of a Sky Cop-Larry Dotson

After the first batch of rain yesterday morning, the skies turned sunny and the humidity rose as well. It stayed that way, and by the time I reached the Crestview ball diamonds it was 83 and the sun was shining. Jim R and I had taken a Junior ACME double header, rather than the single Varsity ACME game, for obvious reasons....$100 as compared to $50. We did not get through it....4 innings into game number #1 the clouds circled around and the lightning and thunder put a hold on the games on both fields....we never restarted, the downpour started again about 7PM and we called the contests off....Sam, doing a game at the artificial turf in Celina, got into the 3rd inning when they shut things down. Severe storms were the order for the rest of the evening and overnight. This morning we are facing a mix of clouds and sun, and rain is in the forecast through tomorrow night....topping that off, tomorrow June 4th a high of only 60 is in the cards. Global Warming my ass! Death of a Warrior_____ I first met Larry Dotson in February 2007 when 5 former Air Force Security Police guys that served in Vietnam decided to meet up at the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. Mike Tillman, Wayne DeZarn, Rick Adams, Larry, me, and the oldest son Sam(who I was returning from a RV run to Florida with) met on a cold but sunny day at the Defensor Fortis Statue on the grounds of the museum. I had never met the others in person, we had served on different bases in Vietnam, but we shared a common past, and had conversed through e-mails and opinions on the pages of the Vietnam Security Police web site Bulletin Board. http://www.voy.com/287/ Little did I know that Larry Dotson had a personal story that had been chronicled in the pages of a best selling book by Gary Williams called "Siege in Lucasville". This was the story of Larry Dotson former Air Force Sky Cop, and prison guard at the infamous Lucasville Penitentiary in Ohio, where in April 1993 Larry and others guards were taken prisoners by the gangs that had taken over the facility. "Siege" is the story of Larry Dotson's survival for 11 days of terror at the hands of murdering thugs. Others were not so lucky. The book remains in print and can be found at Amazon and other on-line book outlets. The 5 of us spent a couple of hours together talking shop, and the Air Force, with Sam taking photos of the gang, before we departed for our various homes....Last fall we all decided to meet up again at Dayton, and invite as many other VSPA and non member sky cops as possible. Last Janaury 31st, 35 former Vietnam and Thailand cops gathered at the museum with another 25 wives and friends along for the ride....Wayne, Mike, Rick, yours truly were there...the one of the original 5 not to show was Larry Dotson. Larry's health had deteriorated, and he sent his wishes and his pain in not being able to attend...little did I know just how much he had fallen health wise. I corresponded with Larry via e-mails right up until last week....no health problems were mentioned. Last night while checking my e-mail, after returning from our rain cancelled games, I spotted the note from Wayne DeZarn....Larry Dotson had passed. Details would be coming for services. Larry Dotson, former Air Force Cop and survivor of 11 days of terror at Lucasville has passed on. God Rest your Soul Brother....you were one brave and tough man. Peace be with you and yours. Our ranks are growing thinner, but life moves on. Housing Projects____ I am still trying to get into a frame of mind to start the painting project....Thursday looks to bring a few sunny and no rain in sight days...so maybe I'll start then. I know, I know, sound like procrastination doesn't it....well you are right. The tendon in my left arm(which was torn a few years back in a weekend warrior sports mishap) is acting up...and the pain, although moderate, is a hindrance. So, starting the paint war will depend on just when I'm damn good and ready. Meanwhile Patricia has decided which Amish Crew will do the roof....the price tag? $4100.....gotta do what you gotta do. I can see it now..."Hey, look at my newest investment?" Speaking of investments, Hal called this morning thinking his car is on it's last run....well Hell, what better way to finish up his Masters studies than to have to purchase a newer car, before having a full time job secured? And life goes on...... back later>>>> Photos--A foreign cover of Gary Williams book that chronicled the 11 days that Larry Dotson was held prisoner at Lucasville. February 2007, from left to right at the AF Museum...Larry Dotson, Pat Houseworth, Wayne DeZarn, Rick Adams, and Mike Tillman, Air Force Vietnam Security Cops all. January 31, 2009, Pat Houseworth and Larry's great friend Wayne DeZarn at the Defensor Fortis Statue honoring Air Force Security Police, located at WPAFB and the Air Force Museum.

Wall Clouds/GM Goes Under/So Does Tiller the Killer

I woke up this morning with Anissa and Patricia already awake, and sunshine streaming through the windows....the glimmer of sun was short lived. By 7:30 the Radar was showing a large wall of red(indicating heavy rain) heading towards west central Ohio in a hurry...in a hurry being a 40 mph clip...by 8:15 the storm was upon us and I stepped outside and snapped a couple of photos of the approaching "wall cloud" with rain and some hail to follow.

The first batch has passed, Celina received the small pea sized and a little larger hail stones, while other areas reported nickel and dime sized ice...no damage thus far, but more storms are heading our way...and that may last through Wednesday.

What this is likely to do is cancel my double header this afternoon at Convoy...the first games of my summer season are likely to get washed out, and to tell the truth, I am(washed out that is) not really ready for the summer season...sure, once it starts(today or later), I will slide into things OK, but for now, a rain out might not be too bad.

Congratulations Tax Payers, you now own 2/3rds of GM____

So you really didn't think our illegal, African born, bastard President, was a Marxist? I've got news...now YOU own most of both GM and Chrysler. Do you really want to buy a car produced by the Government and the UAW? Lots of luck with the warranty on those sweet green vehicles. As I previously stated, I am done buying anything made by GM or Chrysler, at least if they are new...they now will be produced by lazy assed UAW workers, with the supervision of none other that our Messiah, Barry Soetoro, the Kenyan American, who sits illegally in the White House.

GM filed bankruptcy this morning, and the American Taxpayer is on the hook for another 60 Billion Dollars, that's on top of what we already gave them. Lots of luck fools, 53% of you voted for this Marxist son of a bitch...now choke on him.

Tiller the Baby Killer assumes Room Temperature____

In other news of the weekend...Obama supporter, friend of Health and Human Service head Katherine Sibelius, and baby killer, "Doctor" George Tiller was offed at church in Kansas over the weekend.

In this case the ends do not justify the means...but don't expect me to shed a tear for this murdering bastard. In case you are not in the know of Tiller the Killer, he happens to be one of 3 late, late, late, term Abortionists practicing in the USA..guess that is now down to 2. Tiller for a large fee would take you in your 9th month of pregnancy and rip your unwanted burden out of the womb, right up until the minute of birth....nice guy, ey?

So, even though I do not condone the murder of this guy....it is one less murdering piece of trash left to commit infanticide on the unborn. I suspect the howls of the anti gun and pro abortion nuts to shriek for more gun control to grow loud, and calls for federal protection of the abortion clinic butchers to grow.

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The lights just flickered..again, and I can hear the rumble of thunder in the distance....we are about to get it again, so I will sign off for now.

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Photos-Wall Clouds off my porch this morning...and a bit of pea sized hail from the back yard...albeit a little out of focus. General(now Government) Motors...Rest in Peace indeed. And the recently departed butcher Dr George Tiller....shed no tears for this guy, but shed a tear for the country that allows butchers like this to make millions from the Abortion Industry.

Random Weekend Ramblings

I finished up my Spring Baseball season with a Regional Game on Friday afternoon....Toledo Christian defeated Hopewell-Loudon 5-1, but then went on to lose the Finals to host Patrick Henry by a 8-4 count yesterday. I took the opportunity to stay at my old horse training buddy Tom's place in Deshler, Ohio, about 2 miles from the High School. We had a good meal, a few or more beers, and I had a chance to visit the horse farm/stables where a dozen or so Trotters and Paces live. A most relaxing place for sure. I headed the 75 miles south after that, got home while Patricia had already started the limb and branch clean-up of the yard. I helped out a little with that brush pile, then hauled out the Chain Saw and proceeded to do a George Washington on one of the Evergreen Trees, an 8 footer that had been affected by an Ice Storm last winter....with the dirty deed done, the result was the pile of limbs, trees, and vines, you see in the photo on the upper left....The City of Celina does brush pick-up on the first Monday of the month in our neighborhood, and hopefully they will get rid of that pile, so we can start on another one for July First.

Blogging Buttheads____

Like the rest of the real world, the world of Bloggers has it's fair share of a-holes and folks that leave you scratching your head....one guy, who I will leave nameless(except for a passing shot at him via first name) as not to give him anymore readers, I had put on my Right Wing-Best of Politics group. The guy was a little hard core, and seemed semi-racist(whatever the Hell that might be?), but I agreed with much of his postings on the political scene. Sure he was a southern fried separatist, but usually an interesting if not complex read. He is always looking for self gratification it seems...he would e-mail asking for comments on his blog(in fairness I have sent out notifications of certain postings of mine, but seldom seek comments, I let those happen if and when the readers wishes). He asks, "Don't e-mail a response, make a comment on the blog so we can comment and all can see".

Well yesterday he was ranting about a store clerk shooting at and eventually killing one of 2 robbers(a jewelry store in Oklahoma I think)...Seems the clerk after shooting one of the crooks, went back and got another gun and plugged the guy laying there 5 more times....the Blooger, albeit it a fan of Guns and the Second Amendment, called it murder, and said the guy should be prosecuted(which he is being for first degree murder)...I disagreed, while not condoning the store clerk's actions, I did not call what he did murder either....well this set off a firestorm on the Blooger site...he managed to erase all I had written(except my original post) thus giving him free rein to bash me and my opinion without leaving my thoughts on the matter on his site(except the original one)...he finally made the grand gesture of "Banning" me for life....so much for this guy's value of other's opinions. So Fred, here is one final "fickle middle finger of fate" award to you....I've got news for you. You are Nuts! You might want to see that shrink before you lose it all together...before long I expect you to be posting "Obama 2012 for Messiah" posts on your blog. That's how far gone you are. You are no Conservative, you are a pathetic excuse of a "Cyber Bully"...and that crap doesn't make it with folks like me.

As the old saying goes, "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but not all of us all of the time" . And Fred, the only fool appears to be you.

The Week Ahead_____

I actually have 2 days between spring and summer baseball...even with the State Tournament games ahead this week, locally Coldwater makes their 16th appearance in the State Tournament on Thursday, no rest for the weary. I am back at it Monday afternoon at Crestview for a double header....June is stocked full of games, between ACME and American Legion ball.....I won't be around much...this is the busy month, and I'm really not sure if I'm up to it...but will give it a go!

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Enjoy what's left of the weekend.

Rained Out!

The small berg of Mendon, Ohio, received about 5 inches of rain late yesterday afternoon between 4 and 5:30. Celina got very little at that time, but did receive a good soaking overnight.

Mendon is located about 8 miles north and east of Celina in the northeast corner of Mercer County....things started off with a tornado warning, then a large red blob appeared on the radar, and did not move....Mendon sets on the banks of the St. Marys River and reports had roads closed near and along the river, including sections of 2 State Highways. As I watched the radar, the other storms in the Ohio-Indiana area moved along at a steady clip, but the Mendon storm which also included the Spencerville area, stayed put and became a hail and wind storm of significant proportions.

More Rain Storms______

I woke up this morning and a lite rain was falling, and it was obvious that we had a pretty good soaking overnight(although nothing like Mendon)...the radar looked like the Hamler-Deshler area about 75 miles north had received a good share as well. Patrick Henry, where the Baseball District I am working is located between the 2 small towns, and I was prepared to leave at 11am for our 2pm game.....looking at the weather I figured it was less than 50-50 of getting the game in today, so I called ahead and talked with the Tournament Director and he confirmed he was getting ready to make the call...the games would be pushed back a day. Not a bad move, Friday and Saturday both look sunny and in the 70s, perfect baseball weather.

So tomorrow I'll head north, do the first Regional Semi Final between Hopewell-Loudon, and Toledo Christian...then meet up with Tom who now lives about 3 miles from the ballpark, where he trains and cares for the trotters and pacers for his new outfit. Will have a few drinks and supper there, stay overnight at his place before heading home on Saturday. Told Patricia this would put a crimp in my night fishing with Nick on Friday, but plenty of time to get that activity taken care of before summer ends.

Getting ready to paint______

Patricia and I headed to Lima yesterday looking at Lowe's for paint and other items needed for the House Projects...really didn't buy anything(the paint chips from the house were not large enough to test ??)...so back we came and checked in at Menard's. The paint was more reasonable, and Patricia got some seeds she was looking for.

I've got enough paint to start the backside of the house...then will wait for the Amish Crew to do the main roof, before moving onto the sides and upper portions of the house. Hopefully this painting will last another 5 years(the paint is supposed to be good for 15, but with 86 year old wood, and direct sun to some locations of the house, that usually doesn't happen). Either way, it looks to be my last time painting it....at 60 the thought and chore of moving and climbing a large wooden ladder, isn't my cup of tea. But anyway, if the weather cooperates, I will begin the painting process, probably on Monday.

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Photos-(top/left)Norman Rockwell's classic umpires in the rain, from the 1950s. The Paint and Roof Project....although with the cloudy skies it's hard to tell...the porch roof was redone 2 years ago, and now we will have to abandon the 80+ year old slate roof for new stuff...not because the slate is bad, but the wood under is starting to rot from wind, rain, snow, and weather in general, rather that patch it, we figure one more expense might as well be made on the roof, hopefully the final roof work in our lifetime. The ladders ready for me to get the spirit to start the paint work on the back side of the house first....will work my way around counter clockwise...not looking forward to tearing out the Ivy on the top portion of the porch...hundreds of sparrows call this home, and it has become a mess...time for them to look elsewhere.

Post #500 and the Lost Weekend

I've just about reached the end of my rope with Google and Blogger. As luck would have it, my 500th post, this very post, ends up being a bitch session(or it could be) about the half assed/piss poor way Google and Blogger work, or better yet, don't work. But first things first.

The Lost Weekend_______

Nick decided to go with me to the Regional Final at Elida on Saturday, we would meet up with Clint, and after the Coldwater vs Marion Local Championship game we would head north to Mesick, Michigan, to meet up with Rick and Sons for our annual Mushroom Hunt for Morels. After Coldwater defeated it's county and league rivals 9-0 to secure the Division 3 District crown...I got dressed met up with Nick, looked around for Clint, no Clint...so checked my phone calls...Rick had called and let us know that the National Forest south of Mesick(where they have camped for years) was totally infested with "inch" worms...if you have ever seen this mess, you know you can't camp, walk, or do anything without being covered with poop, slime, and paste from these things...they had cancelled and were moving north about an hour towards Boyne City and Boyne Falls in hopes of finding a better spot. Phone coverage was spotty and I left him a message.

Rick had apparently gotten with Clint and Clint decided not to take the trip because of the problems with worms and the extra miles....I was beat from the game, and the extra hour(making a after Midnight arrival a probable happening) we decided to kill the trip ourselves and headed home to Celina....a major disappointment considering we plan this thing out a year in advance. But home it was...Hal had arrived with his girlfriend Lisa just before I headed to the game, and they were still there when we returned....got a chance for a little talk, a meal, and I parked my butt outside when they left. The rest of the night was Miller Lite, a couple of Cigars, and lamenting if I made the right decision not to go.

Talked with Rick on Sunday, they had found a good spot, and had collected over 100 Morels....so it seems next year, a new spot might have been found...if my mind and body hold out, I will give it a go....depending on baseball tournaments and weather factors. This year was a disappointment to say the least.

Spring Baseball Winding Down_____

With the Coldwater victory over their league rivals, The Flyers from Marion Local...I am down to one very big baseball game for the spring. That one will take place this Thursday(weather permitting, Friday rain date), when our crew that did the District at Elida, move on to Patrick Henry High School and do the opening game of the Division 4 Regional between Hopewell Loudon and Toledo Christian...don't know a lot about the Toledo school, but did do the Sectional at H-L with Sam, although the host school was not in the games we did there. Hopewell stands at 23-3 on the year. The game begins at 2pm, while up there I will hook up with my old buddy Tom, who now trains horses in the Deshler area(just down the road from PH High School)...and will probably have a beer or two after the game with him...may end up crashing at his place, and coming home in the morning. Will see how I feel and what plans Patricia may have. She is now done with classes at school, but does have some in service things to do before her and Anissa fly to Wisconsin around the 10th of June.

Summer baseball, American Legion and ACME, begin June 1st for area teams...that will keep me and Sam busy through June and July before taking another break before Football season begins.....In the meantime..........

Housing "Projects"____

Patricia noticed some edges on our main roof were looking a little ragged....so today the Amish Builders who fixed our porch roof a couple of years ago, came over to check it out....we could patch or we could take out the decades old slate shingles on the main roof and replace them....will wait for the estimates, but I gotta believe a few thousand dollars are going to be required to make these repairs. One good set of shingles should take care of the entire main section for the rest of my life I'm guessing...although I hate to see the slate shingles go...they, while not pretty, last forever. It's not the slate, it the 86 year old wood beneath them.

Meanwhile I've got the ladders out, the paint cans ready, and will begin painting the sides, edges, and trims, over the next month....I have about 4 gallons of the basic green I use on the house, will get mixed and buy another 5 gallon can. A gallon or 2 beige for the trim, and another gallon of red for the small trim should do the trick. I also have some Ivy to take out, and a couple of evergreen trees to take down....between that and baseball, my summer until August vacation is pretty well spoken for.

So that is it for Post #500...This blog began in late July 2007...how long it will go, and how often I post will depend on a couple factors.

(1) What the Hell is up with Blogger and Google, I do not have the patience or time to waste waiting on them.

(2) How tired, sore, or bored I am working on the housing projects, and from 90 degree baseball games and double headers.

(3) If I feel what I am posting is worthwhile.

Tomorrow, I will add some photos of the work needed done at the homestead.

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photos-The Flowers are going great guns around the fenced back yard....Ol' wait...Blogger is working halfassed as of 8:15am Wednesday....so the flower photos go up. By "halfassed" I mean it allowed the 3 photos shown to update, but not the rest I had planned....go figure?

UPDATE[All-in-All Blogger is still really a mess, at least from this feed, others not having problems, but many are...I also see quite a few Blogs have been deleted by Blogger, back up plans are ready and waiting]

Blogger /Google is a Mess! Shutting it Down!

Blogger and Google(including my G-Mail) have become a mess....not sure if it is local or more widespred, but either way....I will not be back on until these clowns get their act in order. I have neither the time, will, or patience to slosh through this maneusha in it's current state.

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Mushrooms/Baseball/Memorial Day

UPDATE! May 23, 2009...


Well Google fixed itself for now, so I dropped a few pictures in to go with the blog, before I head out to Elida and District Final between Coldwater and Marion Local...I'll be umpiring at 3rd base today, and immediatly after Clint, Nick, and I will be heading north to Mesick, Michigan, for the annual Mushoom, Miller, Cigar, and Bull Sheet Session up north...hopefully photos and stories when I return....probably back on Tuesday sometime.

Google and it's evil little sister Blogger have been acting up this morning...so better get this out quick: And because Blogger is in the crapper again, I can't add photos except from my camera...so I won't...maybe later.

Got the double header District in yesterday, with 2 Mercer County teams, Coldwater and Marion Local, both out of the powerful MAC, winning with realitive ease. The Flyers took out WBL foe Ottawa-Glandorf by a 10-5 count, the Coldwater run ruled Evergreen 12-1 in game #2 in a 4 1/2 inning affair....I did the second game behind the plate, and managed to take a foul off my left hand at the knuckles...and I've gotta tell you "IT HURTS LIKE HELL"...although it doesn't appear to be broken. Tomorrow if the rain stays away, we wrap up the Elida District with the 2 teams 10 miles apart doing battle...Coldwater won the league game earlier this season.

As soon as the game is finished(about 4 or so), Nick, Clint, and I head towards Mesick, Michigan for our annual Morel Mushroom Hunt...we will hook up with Rick and Sons, and hunt mushrooms, drink some beer, smoke cigars, and BS until we head back Monday, which is Memorial Day....the traffic should be a little worse than previous years, especially now that the gas prices are "reasonable"(albeit still 75 cents higher than in January).

Memorial Day 2009_____

Whether partying, picnicking, praying, or just hanging out...I ask you to say a word of thanks to the Men and Women who have served this once great country(and hopefully post Obama and Pelosi will be again), and especially those that paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Have a great weekend...I'll be back with a wrap up come Tuesday morning.

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Photos-(1)Celebrate Memorial Day by remembering those that served and paid the ultimate price..my special salute to my cousin Jackie Ray Poling of Scott, Ohio, and to David Kim Deeter, of Montezuma, Ohio...both men made the ultimate sacrifice in 1968 in the conflict called Vietnam.

(2) Marlow Beech(L) and dad, Stan Houseworth, on leave at home in Scott, Ohio, 1943.

(3) The Morel Mushroom(yellows). Hopefully we will find our share of these this weekend.