Yesterday’s Saints game was a rainout. It rained heavily at about 5:30 (while dinner was cooking), then again from about 6:30 until 8, when they called the game. Fireworks were about 8:30, and after that, it had pretty much stopped raining. After standing around in the parking lot for a while, talking to Kohno-san (with Seigo translating), Scott & Kat, and Jim & I went to the Sporty for a few (more) beers before calling it a night.
Today, I’m up early (considering), getting ready for the double-header we get today. The forecast looks as though we’re going to see some rain during the day, but hopefully the showers will be scattered enough that they’ll still be able to get the games in. I do know that it was a glorious sunshiney morning at 7, when I woke up. I’m still wondering if my date for the game got the message that the game starts an hour earlier than planned, but I guess I’ll find out soon enough.
- Here’s a list of Memorial Day observances to be held across the metro. I’ll be observing the Saints, since we’ve got a double-header today after last night’s rainout. [strib]
- With it being Memorial Day, here’s a site that has more history and information on U.S. war memorials. I wonder how many flags I’ll see at half-staff this morning.
- If you want to help out today’s troops, in addition to remembering those passed, Kim du Toit has suggestions for things that should go into any Care Packages you might think about sending to folks serving
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. A useful list. If you want to send a care package, Operation Interdependence was out at the Saints game on Saturday, May 15th, and they seem to be a good way to send something to a random group of servicemen. - At Battle Creek Elementary, Students lap up river history. Boy, that sounds like a fun class, regardless of your age. [press-patch]