If you read my story entitled Mr L. you will maybe be able to understand the gift my kids got me for Father’s Day this year. The Full story is here: https://weirdbeardblog.com/2018/04/16/mr-l/ But, for this story you can just read this small little excerpt: Since we were also green and yellow he bought these little... Continue Reading →
Good Will Hunting
Every year for 15 years or so, a bunch of my high school friends go on a golf trip the first weekend in June. It started with a few guys golfing on a Saturday and staying in a hotel/motel on Saturday night. I joined about 10 years ago, at that time there was 12 guys... Continue Reading →
Cards
Every few months my Dad, a few Uncles and friends get together to have a card game. It is very simple, quarters mostly, with a dollar max on the bet. You can win or lose $50 or so over the course of the night. The cast of characters rotates, depending on family obligations or other... Continue Reading →
Hockey
Since it is fresh in my mind after watching the Bruins vs Maple Leafs game 7 last night I thought I would write about the beautiful game and what it means in my life. I’ll just set the scene from last night a bit. I was home screaming at the tv. Wife was upstairs because... Continue Reading →
Mr L
When I was 10 I met the greatest baseball coach there ever was. If you ever had Mr. Larkin as a coach you probably agree. I got picked by him in the draft for that year; his team was called Pond Plain. We were green and yellow for colors. I knew nothing about the league... Continue Reading →
The Great Hambino
Benjamin "Benny" Franklin Rodriguez, Alan "Yeah-Yeah" McClennan, , Tommy "Repeat" Timmons, Timmy Timmons, Scotty Smalls, Michael "Squints" Palledorous , Hamilton "Ham" Porter, Kenny DeNunez, Bertram "Grover" Weeks If you know me, you know I am obsessed with this movie. Probably seen it 375 times, and I think I might be underestimating. On a random night... Continue Reading →
Traditions
Make traditions...they are good for your soul. Each Week my 13 year old daughter and I watch Survivor together. We make the movie theater butter popcorn, put our phones away, and just stare at the TV. The show is predicable, we know all the moves, and mostly we know who’s going to tribal council before... Continue Reading →