21 thoughts on “September 26, 2015: Let’s Try That Again”

    1. I survived my first match at inside center. I played well enough my teammates voted me"Big Hitter" for my tackling.

  1. So my daughter went to the neighbors for a sleepover last night. I was leery of that, they are not exactly concerned about her well being, they will let the kids stay up. But it was a birthday party, so against my better judgment, I let her go. The "mother" of the birthday girl texted my wife this morning: the stayed up until 3:30. My daughter is eight years old. Needlessly to say, I was furious. When they dropped her off, I promised not to say anything, but I shot her my best you are a idiot look.

    Got my daughter in and told her she needs to take two naps today, one before skating and one after because we have plans tonight. She said okay, and fell asleep in less than five minutes.

    Later the "mother" texted my wife and asked if Miss SBG was in trouble because I seemed mad. She truly is the town idiot if she thinks I blame my daughter for this.

    Incidentally, my unwritten FKB post was going to be on this very topic: how to deal with neighbors who are clueless about setting boundaries for their own children.

    1. I went to a birthday party when I was 7 where the host brought everyone from Richfield to Circus Pizza in Burnsville. They planned to have all the guests (can't remember how many) sit in the bed of a pickup while they drove us there on 35W. I told the mother that I wasn't allowed to sit without a seatbelt, so they let me sit up front.

      Then, somehow, they forgot me when leaving to go back home. Needless to say, my parents never let me spend time with them again.

  2. We leave for Seattle tomorrow afternoon, so of course this morning I bent down to get a pan out of the cupboard and pulled my lower back in mid-bend. Couldn't straighten up, had to go down to the floor until the spasm passed. When you've had a heart attack, it's a bit disconcerting for the wife when you scream in pain and she finds you writhing on the kitchen floor. One trip to urgent care later, the good news is I don't have a ruptured or herniated disc, just nerve and muscle inflammation. And I got some muscle relaxers and pain killers. The bad news is I'm actually going to need them because it hurts like hell and moving around is a real bitch at the moment.

    1. That's been the story of the Twins this year. Start get down and then find they can't get back up again.

    2. damn. been in that neighborhood. Good luck with it, Twayn.

      hopefully you can get some PT once it settles down. I finally found a set of exercises that has really helped me avoid recurring "oh, shit" episodes.

  3. I'm watching the Dodgers Rockies. Watching Morneau get a hit brought a smile. There's something familiar that struck a note that was very ni c e.

    1. That was pretty good, but I once saw a ballgirl scale a 20 foot fence. Now that was impressive!

      (I love the people that post that one to Facebook and think it is real.)

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