Another Mini-Vacation

I took off Wednesday and Thursday from work for Passover.  Since NJIT is closed on Friday, it means that I have 5 days off.  Tonight we went to my sister Joyces' house in Dix Hills for the second seder.  Adam, Scott, Keith and Sasha the dog were there.  Also my mother was there.  Lee played basketball with Adam and played with Sasha.

First Appearance at Shea this season

It was sunny yet cool today, so the family treked to Shea for our first appearance of the season.  We waited on line and were pleasantly surprised to find out that the tickets were only $2 for Kids Weekend.  We were sitting in section 19 of the Mezzanine behind first base.  I bought my yearbook.  Now it is 45 yearbooks for 45 years of the Mets since 1962.  It was a pitchers duel between Tom Glavine and Dontrell Willis.  The Mets fell behind 2-0.  In the 7th inning DAvid Wright hit a triple to drive in 2 runs to tie the game.  With runners on first and third with no out in the ninth David Wright hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the winning run.

Benchwarmers (movie)

It rained most of today so we went to the multiplex to see Benchwarmers, another baseball movie.  It seems that most movies are marked to people under 35.  It was kind of silly, but anything is better than sitting home.  Better weather tomorrow.  Should be this season's first trip to Shea.

Arguing over hypothetical issues

Who want to waste time and energy arguing over hypothetical issues.  Mr. Zimmerman has come to the rescue.  There is a Bob song for every occasion.  I hope the Red Sox fan the cat lover who regularly read this blog can read these lyrics and use their imagination.  Dylan has plenty of hair on his head and never wore it in a pony tail.

Dear landlord,
Please don't put a price on my soul.
My burden is heavy,
My dreams are beyond control.
When that steamboat whistle blows,
I'm gonna give you all I got to give,
And I do hope you receive it well,
Dependin' on the way you feel that you live.

Dear landlord,
Please heed these words that I speak.
I know you've suffered much,
But in this you are not so unique.
All of us, at times, we might work too hard
To have it too fast and too much,
And anyone can fill his life up
With things he can see but he just cannot touch.

Dear landlord,
Please don't dismiss my case.
I'm not about to argue,
I'm not about to move to no other place.
Now, each of us has his own special gift
And you know this was meant to be true,
And if you don't underestimate me,
I won't underestimate you.

Opening Day at Shea Today

Season 45 for the New York Mets started well today as the Amazins beat the Washington Nationals 3 to 2 with Tom Glavine the winning pitcher with Billy Wagner getting the save.  I have never been to an opening game at Shea.  Back in 1983 I had jury duty on opening day.  Since they let us out early, I tried to get tickets the day of the game, but it sold out as I was wating on line.  If the weather is nice this weekend, we'll go to our first game of the year.

Rockaway Beach then and now

Today we drove down to Rockaway Beach.  We parked at B 96th street and walked to the end of the boardwalk at B126th Street.  We usually take a ride out there a couple of times a year either before Memorial Day or after Labor Day before the beach crowds.  There seemed to be a lot of new buildings in the area.  There is a new housing development around B 98th Street where Rockaway Playland used to be.  Back in my high school days Roy and I would take the Q53 bus to B116th Street near where his grandmonther lived.  Back in the early 1960s my Aunt Rebecca and Uncle George had a summer bungalow at B 27th street where my parents took us.  We used to love playing in the arcades over there.  They have been gone for years.

Lee got his Mets Jacket Today

Was a little tired today so we stayed close to home.  Karen took Lee to Modells in downtown Flushing where she used his birthday gifts from his gradparents to buy a Mets jacket and a David Wright T-Shirt.  Earlier in the day we saw the movie Stay Alive.  Most movies these days are for kids.