Every meeting this club goes around the table and shares good news. You put £1 in the jar (for charity) and share your news. My news for today was that winter has officially ended. Not the weather per se, but now that Spring Training has started, spring has officially arrived. At least in my book it has. :-) Now my problem is figuring out if I can get on a sleep/work/study schedule that will allow me to either stay up or get up really early to catch a few M's or Rainiers' games (they will start at 3am my time). Ha.
So... where's the story you say? Here:
This Rotarian went to a baseball game when she and her family where in Boston (insert jealous moans here from folks who haven't had the privilege of seeing a game at Fenway- not me, I've seen two games there- and one was against the Yankees!)... I digress. Anyway, she said two things that struck me.
- There was a man and his son sitting behind them who, realizing that they were British and perhaps weren't understanding the nuances of the game, explained to them what was going on. I love this! I've done this oh so many times... whether it be complete strangers sitting next to me, or friends who I've brought to their first baseball game. It meant a lot to this Rotarian's family, especially her kids. That's great to hear!
- This second bit is priceless. I love it. She was surprised, if not shocked, when, at Fenway, people would pass money down the row to buy something from a vendor. Why was she shocked? Three reasons. First, that the money made it to the vendor. Two, that the food made it back to the purchaser. Finally, that the change from the purchase also made it back to the purchaser. My response? Confusion. Wait, it doesn't work that way everywhere? Apparently not here. Guess I'm going to have to get to a football match one of these days and see how it's done here! :-)
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He's BAAAACK! Junior, that is. And to celebrate, my father in law is pretty much insisting on taking us to a game. Woot! I'll take lots of pics for you!
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