Cookie Monster - Share it Maybe!

The Cookie Monster is a pretty big deal around our house these days with Charlie...and his eyes lit up (and he shook his little butt a bit) when we played this for him.

You've Been Punk'd

I had the chance to work with Buck Showalter in my first Major League season in 2006 with the Texas Rangers. He is known to be very tough, very intense and sometimes unforgiving. But, at times, he would do something that would totally shock you and make you laugh for days. He was at it here with one of his pitchers...

Do the Kawasaki

Here is a funny video, of one of our funniest players, Munenori Kawasaki. He is dancing in the dugout while our groundscrew is dancing on the field. If you cant' laugh at this, you probably can't laugh at anything! And he is a great, great guy!

Fence Project Completed...

Well, after years of looking at an ugly fence out our kitchen window each morning, I finally completed a project that I've been wanting to do for a long time. A December storm blew over a portion of the fence to set things in motion, and today I completed the last section on my initial checklist (still more to do down the road) and hauled the old wood off to the dump. Here is a look at the completed project out our rec room window.

Bravely Done - The Story of Deschutes Brewing Landmarks

It has been a while since I checked in on the blog, but wanted to share a video that I've come across on the web. It's called Bravely Done and is the story of the landmarks of one of my favorite breweries, Deschutes Brewing in Bend, Ore. 

I am looking forward to my first trip back to Bend this summer since I was in high school, and a trip to the Deschutes Public House will be one of my first stops. I also hope to check out some of the landmarks that are namesakes of some of the best beer around (even though it is not Washington Beer). Enjoy (and watch with a little caution as there may be a small R-rated scene)!

Family Time in Arizona

We are in our 6th day in Arizona as a family for spring training, and so far it has been really cool. The stress of having Kim or Charlie back up in Washington during this time of year would have been too much, and it is awesome to come home after a long day of work down here and be with them. We have already had some fun dinners, a trip to a Phoenix Brewery, a couple of runs and lots of laughs. Here is my favorite photo so far of our family.

Charlie's First Arizona Run

Well, we made it down to Arizona in one piece, and Charlie probably did better on the flight than his Dad. I feel like we moved our whole house down here for spring training, but so far we have not found anything that we forgot.

One of my spring training rituals is to try to run every day. I am 2-for-2 so far, and Kim and Charlie joined me on the Canal Loop (my normal after work run on the Skunk Creek Trail).