“If my uniform doesn’t get dirty, I haven’t done anything in the baseball game.” – Rickey Henderson I love baseball, but sometimes having to drive an hour or two to get to the nearest baseball diamond is not what I’m trying to do after a long week. Approximately 6 miles away from our SoCal home is the Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium: Home of the Lake Elsinore Storm, a San Diego Padres Class A Advanced Affiliate. I wanted to check off another thing off my bucket list and truthfully did not know why I had not done it sooner. While the gameplay is slower in pace and the stadium more intimate,…
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Announcement on Affiliate Links : Support Small Business Instead
“Money often costs too much.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Hello everyone! Over the last few weeks I have been slowly removing any type of affiliate links from this website for personal reasons. Under the Aspiring Polyglot section, you will find a list of all the resources (that’s apps, websites, and BOOKS!) I’ve used to learn (and continue learning) languages. Rather than using A—-n, I suggest that you go to a local bookstore, thrift shop, or online retailers such as Half Price Books or ThriftBooks. I’m not being paid to promote either of these stores, just passing the good word along. If you would like to support the blog, you can…
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How to Celebrate the 4th of July in 2018
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” – Abraham Lincoln I haven’t celebrated 4th of July in years. When I was a child, I have fond memories of going to Echo Park in Los Angeles with my family. Waiving my sparklers and feeling patriotic, because that is what I was taught in school. You wave a flag, gather the family for a barbecue and celebrate our ‘freedom.’ Hooray for fireworks! No matter which part of the world you are currently reading this in, we all know my country is no exception when it comes to…
