There’s something to be said about being outside. The wonderful smell of trees or freshly mowed grass, or anything else like that. Going for a walk in the serenity of the woods. Seeing flowers start to bloom. Ahh, vitamin N. What, you’ve never heard of vitamin N? Me either. Turns out vitamin N isn’t real…

Rained out. That seems like the worst call to get in the summer. No game. Rained out. That summer rain can end things in a hurry. We have a big game and it’s beautiful all day and then the rain comes at like 4 p.m. No chance. The worst thing about the summer rain is…

When did life turn for you? Was it when you graduated high school? Turned 21? Finished college? That first job? Bought your first house? Something else? In life, people will probably have several turning points in life — sometimes for the good, sometimes for the bad. That’s life. For me, I go back to two…

The old saying is “Life is short.” While in a true sense of time and the world and the universe and everything else, that’s totally true, the realization is life can be long in some parts. Throughout life, we make many memories. Some are good. Some are bad. Some are a little of both. Life…

(Before I get into today’s post, I just want to remind everybody that this challenge is small and made up of only a few people as of now. Make sure you come back here later in the day and check the other links and go read the other posts. Part of the coolness of a…

… Without baseball. I kid you not, either. Winter is kind of here, finally, and the cold weather makes me start daydreaming of baseball. Of the ball snapping a glove. The sound of the bat and ball. The smell and look of a freshly cut outfield. Baseball. People will come, Ray. What would life be…

Montreal. I could probably end the post right there and move along to Day 3 of the challenge. This city is one of my favorite places, without a doubt. I’ve never lived there. Heck, the longest I’ve ever been there was five days. But every time I’ve visited – even the one year for New…

So who are you? Or who am I? Does anybody know? This question seems so simple, doesn’t it? I can see a non-blogger or non-writer answering this like a dating site profile page. “I like long walks on the beach and moonlit boat rides …” Many bloggers tend to be a little forward with a…