Reasons to be Cheerful

[voyager]

Am reminded of a cheeky desk clerk in Paris.    I asked him to check the latest weather forecast for me and he refused.  "Non?  Non?"  "After I check for you, Madam, you will know no more than you do now!"

[Wilfrid]

I am having anger issues with Michael Avenuto, the newish forecaster on NY1. He always seems to start with, "Looking outside now..."

I'VE GOT A FUCKING WINDOW!!!

[bloviatrix]

Kid is back from camp. And I missed him. Of course there's also this.

[Sneakeater]

I have to go to the Post Office today.

You know what THAT means!

[StephanieL]

We got the first fruits from our white nectarine and European plum trees.  More to come next year, hopefully.

[backyardchef]

23 hours ago, Sneakeater said:

I have to go to the Post Office today.

You know what THAT means!

Muncan run????

[Sneakeater]

Yo

[Wilfrid]

John Kander at 97 not in the RIP thread. Only reason I know is his nephew being forceful on social media about using his music for certain political campaigns and we “liked”each other.

[bloviatrix]

Got to cross visiting Fenway Park off my bucket list.

 

[Sneakeater]

Fenway would be great if they could just change the people who go there.

[Sneakeater]

(I don't mean you obvs.)

[maison rustique]

Back when I lived in Boston back in the late 70s/early 80s and worked in advertising, one of the publishing companies had a lovely lunch followed by going to the game on opening day every year. Tons of fun.

[bloviatrix]

10 hours ago, Sneakeater said:

Fenway would be great if they could just change the people who go there.

Fortunately, there were a lot of Jays fans at the games. And no one said anything about the boy's NY Yankees kippah,

[StephanieL]

Went to Fenway years ago as part of an outing associated with my sister's graduation from Boston University.  We were in the bleachers, it was so chilly that we were drinking hot chocolate, and I still managed to get badly burned on my face.  The supreme irony is that it was Skin Cancer Awareness Day at the ballpark and they had given out packets of sunscreen to fans.

At least the Sox lost to the Angels that day.

[Wilfrid]

I think the only baseball stadium I've been to outside New York was the Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City; and yes, I had to look up the name).

Just the other day, I told people I had never been to Shea Stadium. This was true, but I completely forgot sitting in a box at MetLife a year or two ago, courtesy of Oracle.

[MitchW]

The ballpark in Baltimore is nice.

[bloviatrix]

Camden Yards is on my list of parks I want to visit. Wrigley and Dodger's Stadium are on the bucket list.

 

[Mitchell101]

Baseball stadiums I’ve been to. Some multiple stadiums in same city.
Yankee Stadium

fenway

Dodger Stadium

camden yards

citifield

pittsburgh

milwaukee

minnesota

SF

oakland

seattle

coors field

wrigley

comiskey

KC

cincinnati

Dallas

houston

atlanta

miami

Tampa

san diego

Milwaukee and Seattle are very underrated. 

Edited August 29, 2024 by Mitchell101

[Steve R.]

I've been to 4 Yankee games in the past 5 years.  All have been at Camden Yards.  

[bloviatrix]

Old or new Comiskey? I've been to the "new" one. In '96, vs. McGwire's Oakland A's team.

Additionally been I've to -

Both versions of Yankee Stadium
Shea
CitiField
Fenway
Coors Field
Dolphins Stadium (Marlins)
Oakland
San Francisco
Toronto

We happened to be in Seattle in '01 during the ALCS and were able to get tix for game 6. Fortunately, the Yanks won the series in 5. (I attended two WS games that year)
 

Edited August 29, 2024 by bloviatrix

[MitchW]

Wow - those are good runs!

I've only been to

Shea, Citi,  Yankee 1,  Yankee 2,  Candlestick,  Oakland,  Progressive (nee Jacobs) Field, Philadelphia

[maison rustique]

Might be a strange place to post this. Not really cheerful, but thankful. My husband finally escaped the hell that is dementia. He passed this morning around 1:30. I'm so happy that he isn't suffering any more.

[MitchW]

1 hour ago, maison rustique said:

Might be a strange place to post this. Not really cheerful, but thankful. My husband finally escaped the hell that is dementia. He passed this morning around 1:30. I'm so happy that he isn't suffering any more.

My condolences - may his memory be a blessing.

[rozrapp]

@maison rustique, My sincerest condolences.  
 

I know exactly how you feel because that’s how I felt when they called to tell me my mother had died (in Jan. 2001). She had progressive supranuclear palsy. I was her major caretaker, and her final days were awful for her. I was glad that she was no longer suffering (she had actually signaled that she was ready to go) and felt huge relief for myself.

Edited August 29, 2024 by rozrapp

[mongo]

glad to hear he is out of that hell (and you too). and glad that you have memories of the time before to sustain you.