Happy May! (Mental Health Awareness Month)
I just wanted to take a couple minutes of your time to share with you what the month of May represents, Mental Health Awareness. As you probably already know from my blog, I have decided to donate some...
View ArticleThank You!
I just wanted to tell everyone thank you for the support and feedback on the last blog post. I am actually at a loss for words right now to describe what it meant to me, but just know that it was very...
View ArticleWelcome Back…
After taking nearly a month off, I am happy to report that I will be going to the game tomorrow! Also attending the game is the rather popular Zack Hample. This will be my first game that I have ever...
View ArticleSurprisingly Big Game – Balls 142-148 (August 2, 2013)
Coming off of a 2 ball day was tough. I only had 48 hours to right the ship, and I figured I’d have quite a tough time, since the turn-out was probably going to be large due to a weekend fireworks...
View ArticleHaul of the Season? – Balls 149-154 (August 15, 2013)
Whenever Robin Ventura comes back to Target Field I get excited. My goal this game was simple, snag a ball or two (like always), but more importantly, go for a lineup card (as these are usually signed...
View ArticleThe 2013 Baseball Season – A Year In Review (Picture Edition)
As a precursor to the larger, much wordier post soon to be published, I wanted to give a nice visual walk through what the 2013 season meant to me and my collection. I will probably end up reusing a...
View ArticlePlouffe’s New Hairdo’s State of the Union: A Shining Past, Present, and Future
I don’t want to beat a dead horse here, but I promise that this is the last of my “year end posts.” The only other “review posts” left for the 2013 year are the blog stats (posted on 1/1/14) and my...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving!!! (2013 Version)
In the same tune as last year’s post, I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving/Thursday Maximus. While I have more people that I can count that deserve thanks, the ones listed below were instrumental to...
View ArticleDon’t Forget: Mental Health Awareness Month
A Case of Telephone: Think about it, we (as humans) are complex. We have built, programmed, and learned machines that help us search the web, play and learn games, store personal information,...
View ArticleNo BP? No Big Deal. – Balls 286-288 (May 26, 2014)
Texas Rangers 7 – Minnesota Twins 2 Target Field – Minneapolis, MN May 26, 2014 (Memorial Day) I was a little bit bummed and then very concerned for quite some time. The batting cage was NOT up...
View ArticleA Proposition of Fun AND Awareness (Please Read, Share, and if possible, Help)
Like Amanda Palmer said (and I paraphrase), “Take the donut.” Her TED talk was a very inspiring one of asking for help. I have admired Amanda from afar – mostly in her music, but also her Twitter...
View ArticleHappy May! (Mental Health Awareness Month)
I just wanted to take a couple minutes of your time to share with you what the month of May represents, Mental Health Awareness. As you probably already know from my blog, I have decided to donate some...
View ArticleBaseball + Mental Health (May Is Mental Health Awareness Month)
I have covered my own struggles with mental health in previous posts and probably could dredge up a few new chapters that have been written due to changes in the last 12-18 months, but rather than...
View ArticleGoogle: “depression”
August can be a tough month for me, and this year is no different. Admittedly, there have been some pretty massive bumps in the road the past couple of months, but somehow the root causes and concerns...
View ArticleThe Nouns (People, Places, and Things) of the Upcoming West Coast Trip…
Nouns are loosely defined as “people, places, and things” when you are going through grade school. But the nouns of my road trips are more like the “sites, record stores, and vegan restaurants” I...
View ArticleIn Which I Relapse, Rebound, Retry, and Recharge…
I wish I was a better writer, or at least had a more fanciful story to tell. My life is not one of extravagance or destitution, it lies in the ordinary – albeit privileged in the...
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