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3
Mar 14

No one tailgates this guy

I could tell you about my drive to work today. I could write about how I couldn’t decide whether it would be responsible to eat a burger in the car or selfish to eat it at a table, in the restaurant, like a human. I could discuss my disappointment that the burger had mustard, when I clearly said no mustard. Or the dismay that surely I tried to mask when the thing came out because it had the mustard sticker on the paper, but I didn’t have time to send it back because, already, I was being selfish, and besides that, the bread would be good.

I could complain about the fries.

I could discuss the interesting thing that happened in the car one day last week. I hadn’t seen the sun all day, and then, just as whatever station I was listening to started playing the opening strings of a live version of Carolina In My Mind the sun finally appeared through the clouds to my left.

Now this is a magical James Taylor song. Always has been. But I knew it even more that particular day, because just as the live crowd faded at the end of the song the sun disappeared again. I didn’t see it any more during my drive.

And I could wax on about how all of that means that stretch of road may never be the same now. Which is silly because it is obviously different, coming and going, full of of wholly different emotions and textures and probably even with a different tire noise.

I could write about the class I had today, but I’ve had better ones.

So it turns out that I could write about several things.

But, instead, I’m going to share with you the funniest trailer hitch cover I’ve ever seen. I walked outside and saw a big truck with a giant sticker stretching across the top of the windshield: University of Parris Island. That’s where I was born. And the “university” there is the USMC base. Other stickers indicated the owner was a retired sergeant major.

So I walked around the back of the truck to see where this person was from. And I saw this:

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The best part is the little tag that points out this is a replica, juuuuust in case anyone thought the driver might have decided to attach an actual Claymore to the truck. I wonder if that little plaque was required by law.

Turns out, you can buy them on Amazon. Just always read the directions.


2
Mar 14

Catching up (on the day)

Unlike most Sundays, where we just look at pictures from the previous week that hadn’t shown up on the site elsewhere, today’s post is full of pictures from today.

And Ryan Tella says there will be sliding:

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Dan Glevenyak leading off second:

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I call this one The Men of Presbyterian College. They all had beards to start the series. And now … they’re sporting these:

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Auburn won 12-5 today, to clinch the series. But there was a moment in the middle innings where they were having to really claw their way into the win. So they showed some grit, but fans might get heartburn.

Speaking of fans:

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The first mascot touch. This was highly negotiated between son, dad and tiger. It went off very well, however:

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Guy staring into the sun, to the west, at the plate. When Auburn scores in rallies they play East Bound and Down, but the baserunners are always going west …

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You aren’t alone. This guy is trying to figure it out, too:

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After the game, just trying to work the scoreboard into a shot with the ladies:

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More of the parking deck people:

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1
Mar 14

More baseball pictures

Baseball is the closest thing to spring we have right now!

Actually I sat outside in jeans and short sleeves, thinking I should have gone with shorts. For a day, or two, at least, it is spring. If you live in the moment, that’s a wonderful feeling.

Talking with other fans:

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Watching other fans. He looks like he’s the victim of a stickup, I know, but mostly he’s just the victim of having parents who are confused about botany. What is that thing? A monkeygator?

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Others are eating that shaved lemon ice stuff. See? Spring! She does have a jacket on, thus negating the point, but in this confused anti-season, we’ll let it slide:

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I’m not sure how you express speed in baseball, which is to say a quick Google search didn’t tell me, but Anfernie Grier has speed to burn. He was, however, out by a considerable margin here. First, that’s the third running mistake I’ve seen in three games this season, which is troubling. Second, I enjoy pictures like this. Everyone boos the umpire, who so obviously blew the call. But he didn’t miss it at all. Grier is plainly going to be out:

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Anyway, Auburn won, 3-0. Freshman Keegan Thompson pitched a one-hit shutout on just 90 pitches. It was Auburn’s first one-hitter since 2002. Thompson is 2-0 with a .39 ERA and 19 strikeouts over 23 innings. Did we mention he’s a freshman?

And, now, a picture of the sun setting over Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum:

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That was taken from the parking deck, where we spent the next little bit of the evening visiting with friends:

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This is Auburn’s new rec center, also from the parking deck:

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28
Feb 14

Friday, baseball, life is good

… But we learned the difference between getting hit by a pitch …

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And popping out to second base …

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… is pretty small.

Bad night for baseball. Auburn lost 10-6, and only then because of a five-run rally in the ninth. Auburn left 13 on base, including three in the last inning, which means the fly to left that ended the game was the tying run. All 10 of Presbyterian’s 10 runs came with two outs. And, at the plate:

Golloway replaced senior third baseman Damek Tomscha after Tomscha took a called third strike, moving Blake Austin from catcher to third base and inserting Blake Logan at catcher. When Austin took a called third strike, Golloway replaced him with Connor Short.

Going to be one of those kinds of seasons, I guess.

Something cute at the park, then:

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And, hey, it is the weekend. We had a late dinner with friends. The sun will be out tomorrow. It’ll be warm. There will be more baseball. Life is great!


27
Feb 14

I’ve been needing to get this off of my chest

Before it was a commercial …

It was a movie …

And before it was a movie it was graffiti …

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And also, apparently, a rather famous poem.

This has been troubling me for a while. Mostly, I just wanted to let you know about the high quality of scrawls on the restroom walls on campus.