10-4 10-2

We racked up another victory last night improving our record to 3-1, second in our division behind the dreaded Flying Habeneros. After a few errors in the infield, we managed to pull it together and rally back with strong four and six run innings.

The Kid

Friday night Tara and I went to see Griffey's first appearance in Seattle since becoming a Cincinnati Red nine years ago. It was a bittersweet moment for all 47,000 of us to think of what could have become of the Mariners if he and that other guy would of stayed in Seattle as Mariners. I'm glad I had the opportunity with everyone else at the game to show our love and thank Griffey for what he did for baseball in Seattle.

In semi-related news, the HADW Swingers had our first loss of the season on Thursday to the other undefeated team in our league. It came down to a collision at home plate in the bottom of the seventh inning with 2 outs. The runner (who will not be identified here for further ridicule) was tagged out by a the catcher who caught a ball that literally rolled from the 3rd baseman after a relay through from the left fielder. We lost 5-6. It still hurts.

Tying the Knot

Congratulations to my sister, Marisa, and her new fiancé, and boyfriend of 10 years, Trevor. They got engaged a few weeks ago and I couldn't be happier for them.

Lebron IV White

9-7

The Hornall Anderson Swingers are streakin'. We got a little bit of revenge against the team that knocked us out of the playoffs last year by beating them 9-7, bringing our record to 2-0. Pretty much everyone contributed offensively and defensively, a solid team win all around.

Yardwork

Tara and I have been slowly fixing up our yard this season so that we don't have to pull weeds every year when they get out of control. The hardest part of it all hasn't been the labor, but picking from the hundreds of plants available at the nursery. We've been having a little bit of trouble making up our minds so we're just going with the flow and planting what we like here and there.

One of the things that has helped us figure out what we want has been to really pay attention to other people's yards when we take Rand on walks or driving in our car.
Even taking pictures with my camera and bringing it to the nursery to try and track a plant down. We still have a lot of work to do, but it's been a really gratifying experience to see the transformation. I'll post more photos when we do other areas.

Our Favorite Spot

For the moment...

10-8

The Hornall Anderson Swingers started the season off with a win last night at Queen Anne playfield. Adrien even had the first double-play in Swinger history, as he caught a frozen rope at shortstop, and managed to double up a runner at first. This season I think we're definitely looking to go deep into the playoffs, especially since our female players are really stepping up and hitting the ball!

UW BFA Show

Our girl Jayne will be showing her body of student work at the University of Washington BFA Design Exhibition tonight, along with the rest of her class. She's been with us the for the past three months and has done an amazing job stepping up to everything we've given her, from storyboarding to logo design.

Hope to see some of you there tonight. Get there early for the free drinks!

Bust out the BBQ

Adrien, Eli, Kevin, and Michelle were over after softball practice for a little BBQ last night. We BBQ'd everything but the rice!

My bad photography doesn't do the food justice, cause it was damn good.

Thank You Lebron

For taking over in game 5, becoming what we all wanted you to be, and making the NBA finals interesting again.

Thursday Afternoon

There's something really satisfying about spending a Thursday afternoon with a couple of friends, sucking back brews (see Chris, 4th picture, right cart) and playing golf. My golf game is terrible, but I don't really mind; especially when a friend picks me up in a golf cart after I've sliced the ball into the forest and there's a drink in the cup holder waiting to ease my pain.