Double Header split

Well, we didn't manage to pull off a sweep last night, but we did however split the double header.

We won the first game quite handidly and implemented the 10 run rule innthe fifth inning securing the firstr win of the season.

The second game however we should have won during regulation, but we managed to drop it in extra innings. I ended the game hitting into a Double play. I haven't managed to get my stroke and timing as of yet, but it's early and I haven't caught fire yet. I'll come when we need it.

Tonight the girls and I will be going to watch Amy's nephew play a T-Ball game.

Everything is fine

Just returned from the Dr's and everything appears to be fine other than the pain. We scheduled another appointment in two weeks if it is still aching. Her examination was went well and she couldn't find anything.

All is well. Now, had something been wrong I would have waited until the double header was over with tonight before I would have said anything.

Unplanned trip to DR's today

I finally did it. My leg has been quite bothersome for a little over a week now, so I'm taking a trip to the POC this afternoon to see my Doctor.

I called Jean this morning and asked her about it, giving her the symptoms and she mentioned possible blood clot. I was talking to Amy on her way to work and she never said it but that is what was running through her mind also.

It's minor, but it has lingered long enough that it needs a little medical attention.

I'll update eveveryone in the next BLOG.

Weekends are too short

Wow, it seems like yesterday was Friday evening and I was on rails to trails enjoying the start of the weekend. I think I must have blinked because it's Monday again. I can't complain, I had a great weekend despite some faulty weather forecasts.

Yesterday Amy, Josie and I started the day off with a visit to a friend of hers from college. They were in from Delawre and staying with some family. I think we may be planning a weekend trip to Delaware sometime in the future to return the visit.

Later we stopped at her Brother's and we all made it up to her parents house for a cookout. Her two brothers and their wives were there, however her sister who I met Saturday was home with a touch of the flu. It's not hard to see that they are a very loving close knit family.

I have a softball double header this evening, hopefully we can find our defense tonight and turn around a bad start to the season and come out with a pair of wins.

My hip has been feeling strange over the past week, I'm thinking about scheduling a Dr's appointment and have Dr. Feathers have a look at it. It's a muscular pain on my right hip, but it has lingered for the past week and at times is quite intense and painful, like a severe burning pain. Once I'm up and moving it's fine and doesn't inhibit my mobility, but after I have been sitting for a while it's quite painful.

As a reminder to anyone who is wanting to play paintball, we are playing two weeks from yesterday on the 20th. It's the Sunday between Mother's Day and Memorial day weekends.

Change of plans

Wow, did we ever have a change of plans yesterday. The weather was supposed to be nice, and we were going to spend the day in Star City. It was a very well planned out event that was almost a complete bust.

I don't know if the carnival ever really did make it there, and the weather was shall we say less than cooperative. Amy, Josie and I started the day off by going to her store, but the cold rain and lack of turnout in general made us change our plans.

We were going to go to the fireworks last night that were scheduled to begin at 9:30, but as we were leaving I saw the fireworks already going off in the distance at 9:00. We did manage to walk over from Amy's apartment and view them for a good five minutes before the finale ended.

I did manage to meet Amy's sister and her other set of grandparents yesterday, as she briefly met Val, Erica and Joshua. Amy has this recipe for Amish Friendship Bread that she had finished up Friday Night. It takes ten days to make the bread but oh is it worth it. Yummm.

It's almost the weekend.

It's finally Friday and the dawn of a new and adventurous weekend. Last night Amy, Josiie and I broke in the new grill and had a BBQ. I managed to be the grill master, but all I did was stand there and stir stuff, the real grill master is Amy. We were talking last night and we seem to like the same foods and the same prefer food the same way. She likes using spices and adding flavor to the food, I'm kind of the same way but being single and looking for something quick and easy I never really had the desire or need to do anything more than a quick microwave.

After dinner we all all decided to take a trip to Dairy Queeen. After Josie went to bed Amy and I talked a few hours, we are still of in that getting to know each other stage of the relationship. I like talking to her, we ask each other questions and learn more and more about each other as every day passes.

Tonight we are going to travel over to Mom's so Amy and Josie can meet Mom and Gerald.

Tomorrow there we will be running around all day with the events in Star City.

Yesterday

Yesterday Amy, Josie and myself decided to travel to the great Metropolitan area of Core , West Virginia to meet both Kim and Pam.

The evening started off with a nice little trip to Josie's favorite restaurant CiCi's Pizza for dinner before heading to Core to embark on some more introductions.

We started off by stopping off to meet Kim, Robert, Brittany and Roki. We had a nice little talk and sat on the back poarch for a while watching the ducks. Of course Kim had to tell a few stories about me where I had to plead the fifth so I didn't incriminate myself from acts of stupidty. If I plead the fifth I won't have to deny anything. Ironically there was another connection that we have, it seems Robert and Kim's best friend Ron is Amy's cousin. I brought in the new year with her Aunt and Uncle and didn't even know it at the time.

After that we left and stopped by so I could introduce my girls to Pam, George, Calvin and that HUGE puppy that they have named Spike. If you have never seen Spike, he is a very large and lovable Saint Bernard. Josie was a little timid initially with Roki, but it didn't exist with Spike. George came up with the conspiracy theory that I have been stalking Amy, even 11 years before she was born.

After leaving there we stopped by Amy's grandparents to pick up Josie's cheese sticks that she had left there. Then when returned to Amy's we went to her neighbor's (also named Amy) and I returned a favor when she helped me putting the grill together and helped her bring in a computer desk and hooked up her computer.

After this my girls walked me to my car and I went home for a good nights sleep.

Tonight we are thinking about putting the new grill to work.

Life is good.

Late night game

We started the season off last night on a sour note when we dropped a 32-22 game to start off the season. Ususally 22 runs will win you about 95% of your games, however our defense was absolutely horrible last night and we let up a whole lot of runs. We were having trouble doing the routine basics of the game, much less the bad plays.

We'll get them nest week when we have a double header scheduled Monday at 6:00 and 7:00. Hopefully we can forget the first game of the season and bounce back with a nice little double header sweep.





"To value his own good opinion, a child has to feel that he is a worthwhile person. He has to have confidence in himself as an individual."--Sidonie Gruenberg

Softball schedule

Monday, 04/30/07
10:00pm S1 MVP Paintball vs John Howard Motors

Monday, 05/07/07, Liberatore Field
6:00pm S1 Judel Products vs MVP Paintball
7:00pm S1 MVP Paintball vs Lazy Lizard

Tuesday, 05/15/07, Ogden Field
7:00pm S1 The Augusta / McCoy 6 vs MVP Paintball

Monday, 05/21/07, Liberatore Field
10:00pm S1 Misfits vs MVP Paintball

Monday, 06/04/07, Whiston Field
10:00pm S1 MVP Paintball vs Morgantown Honda

Thursday, 06/07/07, Ogden Field
6:00pm S1 Mylan Express vs MVP Paintball

Monday, 06/11/07, Whiston Field
10:00pm S1 MVP Paintball vs REM Men's

Monday, 06/18/07, Liberatore Field
8:00pm S1 MVP Paintball vs Town Hill
9:00pm S1 Rugratz vs MVP Paintball

Tuesday, 06/26/07, Ogden Field
7:00pm S1 Triple S Harley & Koval Supply vs MVP Paintball

Monday, 07/02/07, Whiston Field
8:00pm S1 MVP Paintball vs Valley HealthCare

Thursday, 07/05/07, Ogden Field
6:00pm S1 We Save vs MVP Paintball

Tuesday, 07/10/07, Ogden Field
7:00pm S1 MVP Paintball vs Advantage Health & Wellness

Monday, 07/16/07, Whiston Field
9:00pm S1 Buck's vs MVP Paintball

Monday, 07/23/07, Liberatore Field
6:00pm S1 MVP Paintball vs Chestnut Ridge Church II

Monday, 07/30/07, Liberatore Field
10:00pm S1 Classic's vs MVP Paintball

Monday, 08/06/07, Whiston Field
9:00pm S1 Finish Line Motors vs MVP Paintball
10:00pm S1 MVP Paintball vs Deaver's Electric / B&D Transp

Yesterday went pretty well

Yesterday was a pretty good day. I spent the day with Amy and we went out for a late lunch to Cheddars, it was the first time that I had actually ate at Cheddars. I was impressed with the place, the quality of food was good and the prices were very reasonable.

We sent most of yesterday afternoon basically running all over the county so that each of us had an opportunity to start to meet and greet each others family for the first time.

We started off by me meeting her parents, strange that this is the second set of parents I have had to meet in 23 years if you believe that one. It was a nice little time and they appeared to be some very nice people. Her Mom is a school teacher at Mountianview Elementary and her Dad owns a Buisness in Star City. Steve Dodrill from my softball team works with her mom, but I drew a complete blank when trying to remember his last name because we always were to him as Steve Staff.

I also had the opportunity to meet her Maternal Grandparents. He Grandfather and I both worked at Sterling Faucet, but at completely different time periods. He retired in 1970 and I started there in 1982.

I also had the chance to meet her brother, needless to say we were running all over the place for a few hours.

Today, I have another DR's appointment this afternoon and we have that dreaded 10:00 PM time slot tonight for our first game of the season. We beat John Howard Motors last year, but these two teams should be pretty easily matched and hopefully we can leave the field with a win tonight.

Have a great day.

Update on Goals for 2006.

About 14-15 Months ago I posted a series of goals that I had and wanted to accomplish for the year 2006. I updated them at the end of the year for 2006, now it needs one final update.

I guess the best way to update this is that it has extended into 2007 and probably needs a little of an update, some very obvious and some not so obvious or haven't been revealed as of yet.

Family Situation

This is the most obvious one, and was a very hard one to get through. Kim and Terri had ended their three year period of not speaking. My goal was to try to initiate a conversation and let it go from there, but after Thanksgiving Terri called Kim and Kim returned the call. Kim and I later went to visit Terri once at the bar.

Career

I couldn't be happier, I am still working from home and even received a larger percentage raise than last year even after I figured in all the transportation costs that I was saving when they offered me the opportunity to work form home. I still get random calls from companies seeking my availability.

Health

One I was dragging my feet on, I had to get my Diabetes under control before it did any more damage than it potentially could have. Over the past few months I have been going to my Doctor, had my diabetes education classes and not only learned how to control it, but how to help control it for a lifetime. I actually had an eye exam last week, and there is no damage to my eyes from diabetes, just a little from age. It's nice to hear my eyes have deteriorated to 20/20. I still need my reading glasses occasionally though, but they are the lowest level of strength you can buy.

Personal life

It's softball season once again, could it be a better time of the year? Mountaineer football should be in for a big year and this could very well be a special year in Morgantown and another one to remember.

Relationships

OK, here is the big news. At the end of 2006 I said I had accomplished three out of the four of my major goals for 2006. It Should have been five for I think I can now officially announce that those percentages just went from 80% accomplished, actually it was 60% because I hadn't addressed my diabetes and health yet, to 100% accomplished.

I had used dating services but to no avail, I just really never felt comfortable around anyone to a point where I wanted to be with them. The last person I really dated was in 1998 and that was Jackie. I'm not saying I had given up, but I had come to the conclusion that I may be alone the rest of my life and had accepted that. dating services were a joke and up until recently I never felt that comfortable being with someone.

I first met Amy (her name ironically) roughly ten years ago when we both lived in the Valley in Van Voorhis. At the time she was married (been divorced a few years) to the other afternoon shift cashier who I worked with. I had been invited to their place once for a Christmas Party, and because of bad weather I was the only one who was there.

I had seen her once or twice through the years, either on campus or at the mall. Recently we ran into each other a couple of times at Wal-Mart (hence my statement in yesterdays BLOG) and have spent a few evenings in each others company. She has a beautiful and spirited three year old daughter named Josie who is just full of life.

I can say I wasn't actively seeking to find someone, but I found someone that I really liked for the first time in a long time. As everyone knows I'm quite picky and there has to be something special for me to get involved in a relationship with someone. Maybe that is why I am still cordial and friends with just about everyone I have ever dated.

Have a little patience because we both have large families that we are going to have to get to know.



I had established these goals in February of 2006 and had it well documented through my BLOG. Presenting my life on the internet as an open book establishes a certain amount of credibility in anything I may say. This prevents me from off the hip emotionally charged statements on the internet and just exposing everything about me for the world to see and read. I have reported the good times and the bad times, happiness and sorrow, dreams and failures since I first started writing a BLOG going on three years ago.

It's nice to set some very serious and very real goals and to see them all through until completion. Whether it be me entering college in 1999 after I had basically lost everything or this most recent set of goals that I am happy to have completed.

These recent goals were five things that I felt I needed to accomplish before I could honestly set forth another set of goals for my life. I think I am ready to enter the next phase of my life and should set forth another set of goals sometime in 2007. I look forward in continuing to develop these five goals and to watch them grow and flourish. I have a feeling as these five things continue to grow and develop that other goals and dreams will be set and established. Things that will help my life become more complete and just to add a few more happy stories and memories to the time we are here on this earth.

..Next Chapter of my life is starting and coming up.

Rain Rain...

...go away, come back again on some weekday, not the weekend.

What is it with this weather, it's nice, then it snows. It's super and it starts to rain. Come on mother nature, hurry up and get these April showers over with, or at least let it warm up a little.

West Virginia University has a baseball game at 3:00 I might consider going to, if the weather holds up but it's not looking promising at all.

I was going to try to take a brief trip to rails to trails this morning, I grabbed my iPod and walked outside only to get rained on. So, I sacrificed and took a nice little trip to Wal-Mart. You got to love Wal-Mart, you just never know who you are going to see or run into.

Will the weather hold up?

They have been calling for thundershowers all day today, however we have been blessed so far and it has been a pretty decent day. My fron t door is open and the fresh air is eminating through the room with the smell of spring. Flowers are starting to bloom and the better late than never spring appears to be here.

Boparc finally has our softball schedule out and ready, we play our first game of the season this coming Monday and we have the dreaded 10:00 time slot for the start of the season. Somehow by the unluck of the draw we managed to get quite a few of the late games this year. I count a total of 6 (that's 1/3 of our games) will have a 10:00 start time. Yuck, but I'm not complaining.

Planning on hitting rails to trails this afternoon, I haven't been there since Monday because of other events that were planned or scheduled. I'm just hoping that the weather holds up.

Have a good day and we're almost at Friday (except for Amy is has already started her weekend.)

Had my eye exam today

I had my eye exam rescheduled for today and I received some very good news. 20/20 vision and no damage to the eyes at all, mainly from diabetes was the concern.

They dilated my pupils and they are still not back to 100%, but I can read this and type without my reading glasses.

I did see and get a chance to talk to Mary while I was waiting to go in for my appointment. She was there picking up some glasses.

Help save a life

Ok, first of all most of these things are hoaxes, however someone took the time to go to snopes and see if it is legitimate.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/charity/mammogram.asp

It is real.

Go to the Breast Cancer Awareness site and click on the Fund Free Mammograms. A free mammogram is given for every 45,000 clicks (from everyone), you can click it daily, but only once a day. Right now they are supposedly averaging 58,000 clicks a day.


Click it daily. Feel free to share this with everyone you know.

Kind of a tidbits

* I have no idea where all these companies are getting my name, but Boeing just called me to see what my availability was for a Job in Virginia.

It's nice to know that you're wanted, I'm really curious where everyone is getting my name and information. I haven't applied anywhere or updated any online resume's in well over a year.

I think I know how it's getting out there, and it was something I did to my resume when I added a keyword to it about a year and a half ago. I think once I used the word "Geo-Spatial" on my resume is where the majority of the activity started.


* Mom called me this morning and informed me that my great uncle Dana has passed away earlier this morning. He had been battling diabetes and had a few other medical problems. The last time I spoke with him was at the Koon family reunion last year.

* I have my eye appointment this afternoon for diabetes. I guess they will dialate my pupils and perform a few tests.

* What could be interesting is I have a softball scrimmage at 6:00 this evening. Could be real interesting if my eyes haven't returned to normal my then. You need your eyes especially catching a small spherical object coming at you in upwards of 80 MPH at times. Misjudging it can tend to hurt.

* Get out and enjoy the weather today, I guess they are calling for showers the next two days.

* I went out walking yesterday and this weekend took its toll on my legs. You could tell they were starting to get tired at 4 miles so that is where I stopped. I walked a slightly slower pace, but I still did the march.

* I went down and visited Terri yesterday, her and Nick are going to buy 4 acres of ground off of Gum Springs road. Nick pulled up the Platt map on the internet yesterday, and ironically it is the exact same spot as where I crashed the 4 wheeler in 2000 when I broke a portion of my shoulder blade.

* I think I have added a few pounds of the weight I have lost, but it's an up and down type of thing. I gained it when I was most active ironically.

* Have a good Tuesday.

Monday

Oh well, the great weather weekend is now over with and it is back to putting the nose to the grindstone. Weekends with nice weather are just way too short, and I wish I could have done more.

Yesterday we scrimmaged in softball for a couple of hours, only last years defending champs showed up fot the scrimmage so we had a good time. We started off red hot in the first inning and then cooled off later on. We didn't keep score or count innings, but there was a lot of hitting put on by both teams. I left bases juiced once by hitting a hard line drive up the first base line and their first baseman made a great play, but other than that I had a good scrimmage.

We're planning on having another practice tomorrow, which will probably be the last one before the start of the regular season next week.

We're still waiting on the status of a few players, we won;t know until this week if we have our shortstop and our pitcher from last year is going to start the season on the disabled list. Other than that, we should be solid this season.

Have a great Monday.

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A couple scrimmages today

Today our softball team gets a chance to get a little bit of competition when we play against last years regular season champions March Westin and a team that forfeited against us last season in Finish Line Motors.

Finish line has Rich's grandson Brandon playing on the team, or at least they have the past few years. He's a big time hitting third basemen who can give teams a lot of trouble.

Hopefully this will be the first time our entire team is assembled before the start of the regular season the following week. We have taken a good bit of infield, but our potential new shortstop has yet to be seen. Hopefully he'll be there this afternoon Huck will show up and we can get our timing, that is if he is playing with us this season.

The weather is perfect and is another beautiful day, a day that is just too nice for anyone to be sitting inside watching television. Maybe I'll take my camera today and get a few pictures.

How about a plug for our sponsor . May 20th is the day for Paintball, keep it on your calender for any of you braves souls who wan to play.

Great day for a walk.

Wow, is the weather nice today. It finally feels like springtime has arrived and my favorite time of the year is upon us. The time when you can get outside and be active.

Today, I took full advantage of the weather and grabbed my GPS unit and my Ipod and headed to rails to trails. How nice was the weathwer? Nice enough that I managed to go the longest distance today since I was running 9 miles every other night in 1987.

It started out as a typical walk, but I was feeling good and decided to keep going, to the point where I managed to walk 6.59 miles this afternoon. It's been a long time since I knowingly went that far for exercise, roughly 20 years. Today the weather was nice and I was feeling real good, so I managed to add the extra distance. I usually walk anywhere between 3 and 4 miles when I go to rails to trails, but like I said I was feeling good today and decided to add some distance.

I walked my normal route but even expanded it and when I got back to the car it was 4.2 miles, so I decided to try 5 then 6 miles, but once I got so far out I went to a specific point on the trail and returned. Todays total verified by my GPS unit, 6.59 miles when I returned to the car.

It's been a good day.