Tomorrow the movers come to our house to begin a two day pack of all our worldly possessions. On Friday the aforementioned possessions will be loaded onto a truck, and then unloaded at our new townhouse in Northern Virginia on Monday morning. It’ll be a crazy week or so as we live in transition, asContinue reading “The Move is Here”
Category Archives: Family
Hall of Fame Induction is “Just like Jesus”
When I tried to explain to my four year-old daughter what the Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies were going to be like, I wasn’t expecting her to preach the Gospel to me. "Tali, today we’re going to a big field with lots of people – 50,000, 60,000, maybe more. They’ll all be on blankets andContinue reading “Hall of Fame Induction is “Just like Jesus””
Induction Reflections
We had a nice time at the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction weekend. A record crowd of over 60,000 fans came to cheer Cal Ripkin, Jr. and Tony Gywnn as they achieved "baseball immoratality" by being inducted into the Hall. (Related to that oft-used "baseball immortality" line – along the main road that leads toContinue reading “Induction Reflections”
I’m Going to Cooperstown
The extended family is heading off to Cooperstown, NY, this weekend for the induction of Cal Ripkin, Jr. and Tony Gwynn into the Baseball Hall of Fame. My wife’s family have been Cal fans since the early ’80s when they lived in Baltimore, and have been planning this trip almost as long. The forecast callsContinue reading “I’m Going to Cooperstown”
eBay and Waste Management, brace yourselves!
Watch out, eBay! Watch out Waste Management contractor serving our neighborhood! An onslaught of crap is coming your way from my basement. You see, my wife and I are recovering pack-rats – ok, I’m recovering, she’s still on the fence. But we’re moving from our spacious three-level plus basement townhouse to a two-level plus (smaller)Continue reading “eBay and Waste Management, brace yourselves!”
The Lutheran Zephyr 