For the first time in 10 years I was ejected from a baseball game. It started with a shit umpire and ended with a shit umpire. We played Valley West today. I sent Tim a picture. Then it got bad. The home plate ump, who was working alone, made a series of bad call against Berwick. The last straw was against Mason, who was called out when he had tagged first while the baseman was in the air trying to catch the throw....
I’m not usually one to use derogatory terms for any group. Period. But this isn’t an ordinary situation. So, Susie’s landlady rented out the apartment upstairs. She’s young, goth, pierced, and socially awkward. Great. Last Thursday, during our nightly call, the new tenant started blasting music. And not for the first time. Susie asked me what to do, and I told her to knock on the neighbor’s door and ask her to turn the “music” down....