Back to nature

Last weekend I took Evan and Simon camping. It was their first real camping trip. We when to Falls Lake which was about 25 minutes from our house. We picked out a site and set up camp. After setting up our tent and unpacking everything, we went down to the lake. We walked around for a while, checking out the beach and fishing piers. Unfortunately with the drought, the water level was pretty low. We tried some fishing in the afternoon but it was pretty hot. In the evening we cooked dinner over the campfire and had smores for dessert. The boys thought this was cool!
During the night it cooled off and when we woke up in the morning it felt wonderful. The boys were begging to go fishing again so after breakfast we went to the fishing pier to try again. We did not catch anything but we still had fun. We had a great time but I will not do it during the summer. It has to be during the spring or fall because it was too hot during the day. Click here for more pictures.

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Something more positive to watch

This past Friday my kids watched the premier of High School Musical 2. They already knew the songs because my wife had bought the Soundtrack CD beforehand and my kids repeatedly listened to it anytime they got in the car. I have to say that it did not disappoint. It is nice to see that you don't need to have all the sex, violence and bad language to have a successful movie. While there is more to the romance between Troy and Gabriella, it still is just an enjoyable movie that entertains. One of the positive things that I see coming out of this story is the relationship between Troy and his dad, especially when Troy is conflicted with all that is happening to him and tells his dad that he doesn't even know who he (Troy) is anymore. the response from Troy's dad shows the confidence of a father that has done all he can to raise his son right and now tells him that he believes that Troy will make the right decision.

Click here, for a more indepth review.

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Tiger is back

After work today I turned on teh TV. I watched with my oldest son as Tiger Woods stormed through the PGA Championship. We watched him drain 3 birdie putts in a row. I was hoping he would set a new record for the lowest round in major history and groaned as the ball rolled in and out of the cup on the 18th hole. But still he is up by 2 after 2 rounds and is looking strong. Tiger is back and just watch, if he holds the lead tomorrow, he will win this major and move one step closer to Nicholas's record 18 majors. Tiger looked good last weekend but today was something really special.

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Here come the Yanks

This evening I watched as the Yankees started a key series of games against some very good teams and they did not dissapoint. Much has been said about the Yankees recent run because it was against sub 500 clubs but now they are facing the top teams in the AL. Cleveland is the first victim for this Yankee ball club with the score being 6-1. It is only a matter of time before the Yankees take possession of the lead in the Wild Card and then they will overtake Boston for the Division. Yes Boston fans, start worrying because you can hear the footsteps getting closer and while it sounded like a good idea, Eric Gagne has not worked out so well, 3 innings, 6 hits, 2 runs and opponents are batting .400. and Curt Schilling is not going to help you either.

As I am writing this, Boston has lost to the Orioles which means that the Yanks are only 5 games back. Also Detroit has lost and if the score holds Seattle will lose which will put the Yankees at a tie for the Wild Card.

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Stories by my children

In an effort to keep our children's minds from wasting away during the summer, my wife convinced my 2 sons to make up stories. She told them that if they did, she would put them on her website so that they could be seen by everyone. I told them that I would put something on my blog too. They even created illustrations for their stories.

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Barry does it, can we go back to normal life now?

Barry Bonds finally hits home run number 756. I am in some ways relieved that it is over. Maybe now we can get back to more positive things. This has been the worst nightmare for baseball as a sport: a player breaking one of the biggest records in baseball and instead of the talk being about how incredible this is, the talk is instead about steroids and a Commissioner that has failed to do anything. While Barry Bonds has not actually tested positive for steroids, in the court of public opinion, he is guilty. So even though he now holds the record, there will always be an asterisk next to that record in people's minds. In my opinion, it doesn't matter in the long run. He will hold the record for the next 6 or 7 years and then A-Rod will break it. My thinking is, give Barry his day and then move on. It is time to focus on the more positive things going on in baseball like Glavine's 300th career win and A-Rods 500th career home run.

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