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All-American Ballgame

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

The weather cooperated, and we had a sunny day to sit and watch baseball! The stadium was all dressed up for Memorial Day as well. And as part of the pre-game festivities, Puget Sound Honor Flight had brought World War II veterans to participate in the Presentation of the Colors and the National Anthem. The […]



For Those Who Gave All

Monday, May 30th, 2016

We thank you, on behalf of a grateful nation. May you rest forever in honored glory.



Flashback Friday

Friday, May 27th, 2016

It’s Memorial Day weekend, and I plan on taking some time to reflect on why this weekend exists. I also plan on going to the baseball game on Monday.  I like going to ballgames on Memorial Day.  Thumper’s first baseball game was on Memorial Day 2013. It all seems so long ago now….



I Have A Strange Kid

Thursday, May 26th, 2016

Rerun has really gotten into Peanuts.  All the kids have enjoyed the old cartoons, the new movie, and now the new TV series, but sometimes Rerun just makes me scratch my head. In both “Happy New Year, Charlie Brown” and in The Peanuts Movie, Charlie Brown does a book report on Leo Tolstoy’s “War and […]