... and ye DO know who ye are. Look, I'm posting! Here's the one-word summary of today's adventures: ugggggg. To everyone who thought Pittsburgh was too ambitious, it turns out that you were right, especially given a certain
lost luggage. By the time we were on the road, there was no real prospect of getting to the game before it ended. So we Plan B'd it, and it was, if I may say so myself, a pretty nice plan B. We went to Harrisburg because it was near the lodging I'd arranged for the night (wanting to cut Saturday's drive to Yankee Stadium) and we caught a few innings of a Harrisburg Senators game. They are the AA minor league Nationals affiliate, and you all know how I love me some Nationals. It was lots of fun, and I had a giant beer and bought a cap, and a good time was had by both. There were fireworks at the end of the game (which the pre-Nats won) -- they were cool! (Yes, I am rather easily amused.)That is, mark my words, the first, last and only game we'll miss due to lollygagging and poor planning. Everything else should fall into place nightly. Please, all, do some anti-rain dances and sacrifice a virgin to the traffic gods.
If there were an advice columnist who addressed problems faced by people on road trips with close friends, here's what I would ask:
Dear Travella,
I love my friend and road buddy Sholor (not her real name), and I wouldn't trade this vacation for anything in the world. But what can I do about our incompatibility on the important issue of what to watch on television when we're not at a baseball game? So far I've been appalled to learn that she would rather watch "America's Next Top Model" than something more intellectually fulfilling. What can I do to wrestle the remote from her so that I can make sure we are watching documentaries and other programs that will better us as citizens of this world?
Thanks for your help,
-Troubled Viewer
Tomorrow's plan: Get to Yankee Stadium well before the game starts. There are some other tasks to tend to, though, so efficiency will be key. Which means I'd better step away from the laptop and catch some zzz's. someone's work habits and a certain someone else's
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Turns out our faith (the little kind) was justified. I wonder if you'll get it together enough when in MV to make it to the beach before dark?
Glad you saw at least a little baseball last night, but sorry you didn't make it to PNC Park. I do have faith that S's desire to see Derek and the shrine that is Yankee Stadium will help you make it there for at least part of the game. It starts at 1, so if you really, really hurry, you might be able to catch a couple innings. If they play like they did last night, that may be all she can stand to watch anyway.
Have fun.
Pittsburgh! Wow. Being a native Pittsburgher my heart longs for the place. But, it has winters and that's not my favorite place for wintering over. But, a Pirates game this year is still in the offing; with my family, before the season's over.
I envy your road trip, altho I got a bit of baseball fix on my road trip cross country last year: St. Louis [Cards], Denver [Rockies], San Francisco [Giants], then the Padres in San Diego. All the home teams won. I'm good luck!
Have a great trip Kris. We'll need to do a Nats game together, like we intended to do last year.
Wait, I thought you were going on RAGBRAI. Man am I behind the times!
(You should have titled the entry "Not Quidditch.")
I'm glad you had a great time!
uh, Sunday is almost over. Where is Saturday's news?!?! You are falling behind ...