I am assuming that most of you have at least 10-12 minutes today or tomorrow to read through news articles, social media posts, and commentary regarding the various protests and stances surrounding our National Anthem and the American Flag. Continue Reading...
Allard Park 2016
Sometimes I sit and I wonder, what would fill the hole in my heart, were it not for this little gem, Allard Park. Continue Reading...
Grizzlies Hockey ~ It’s Quarter-Final Time!
It's Tournament Time, and the Grizzlies have advanced to the NHIAA Division II Ice Hockey Quarter-Finals! The Grizzlies travel to West Side Arena in Manchester, NH to take on the #2 seed, Merrimack Tomahawks. The puck drops at 4pm tomorrow, Saturday, March 12th at West Side Arena. For you Grizzlies' fans, come out and support your #7 seed, Goffstown Grizzlies. Before I get into this brief Continue Reading...
Grizzlies Hockey ~ It's Quarter-Final Time!
It's Tournament Time, and the Grizzlies have advanced to the NHIAA Division II Ice Hockey Quarter-Finals! The Grizzlies travel to West Side Arena in Manchester, NH to take on the #2 seed, Merrimack Tomahawks. The puck drops at 4pm tomorrow, Saturday, March 12th at West Side Arena. For you Grizzlies' fans, come out and support your #7 seed, Goffstown Grizzlies. Before I get into this brief Continue Reading...
The Last Day of the Season
To Coach Hartwell, Coach Dodge, our baseball community, and the parents and families surrounding the players on our team: As gravity took over and the baseballs' path fell from the sky and rested finally into the opposing left fielder's glove, my hopes for a miracle comeback were replaced with the reality that I knew could come. Almost immediately, I found the softer, sentimental side of me Continue Reading...
By Heart – from The Daily Post
Today's prompt from WordPress bloggers caught my eye...You’re asked to recite a poem (or song lyrics) from memory — what’s the first one that comes to mind? Does it have a special meaning, or is there another reason it has stayed, intact, in your mind? Two songs came to mind this morning. The first was Seven Spanish Angels. The second song was our National Anthem. Continue Reading...
Thank you Baseball
To Coach Hartwell and Coach Dodge: This morning I woke wishing we still had games left to coach, or even tournament games left to organize. Excuses for me to be at Allard Park are easy to come by. Mostly though, I wanted to thank you both for welcoming me into your dugout. You two were selfless in regard to our pecking order and were very open minded regarding discussion, thought process, and Continue Reading...
Remembering Veteran’s Day
This morning is Veteran's Day. In Canada it's Remembrance Day. In my home we are honoring, remembering, respecting, and we are thankful for our Veteran's, past, present, and future. I am home with my three youngest children this morning and I want them to know what this means, and why we remember. A few minutes ago, my son came into the office and asked if I had just heard Theodore yelling. I Continue Reading...
The Red Sox have Boston singing in the streets
Unlike the at bats of a Red Sox hitter, I will keep this short and sweet. But then, I may just foul off a few pitches, lay off a tough pitch just outside the zone, and work the faithful into a frenzy with a timely hit. It occurred to me recently, as I sang along with the words that I think I know from "Tessie", that Boston loves to sing. From McGreevey and the Royal Rooters from more than 100 Continue Reading...
Our National Anthem
It's a cool, clear, crisp autumn morning and I temporarily lose the ability to discern depth by gazing deeper and deeper into the vastness of blue above me. In the background, I am listening to a loop of various renditions of our National Anthem. This version has become one of my personal favorites. Sometimes I sing the words, sometimes I hum a bit, and sometimes the emotion just makes my voice Continue Reading...