tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post2863741580257892467..comments2023-12-31T11:28:31.953-05:00Comments on The Surly Writer: Hey! It's been one hell of a lot longer than four minutes since your last post!Michelle H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-15819538113857466802012-07-23T12:13:10.251-04:002012-07-23T12:13:10.251-04:00I was a Nintendo kid too. That gray box filled my ...I was a Nintendo kid too. That gray box filled my days with addictive pleasure and nights with swirly, frenetic dreams.Michelle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-45785970414143738902012-07-23T12:02:48.404-04:002012-07-23T12:02:48.404-04:00I never participated in anything athletic when I w...I never participated in anything athletic when I was a kid, just never had any interest... I kinda wish these days that I had, cause I don't have any good stories like that... All my stories from childhood are pretty much only about Nintendo... Or Sega.Matt Conlonhttp://mattconlon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-33058422403115705752012-07-21T11:05:33.557-04:002012-07-21T11:05:33.557-04:00Nothing wrong with reading! :)
(kiddie linebacker...Nothing wrong with reading! :)<br /><br />(kiddie linebacker playing softball, that's me)Michelle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-81117291196947743162012-07-21T09:24:43.150-04:002012-07-21T09:24:43.150-04:00Come on, Michelle... you know you took her out! (...Come on, Michelle... you know you took her out! (Sounds just like my career in sports! You can only be chosen last for the team so many times before you decide it's better just to stay home and read!)http://howtobecomeacatladywithoutthecats.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888838201074339916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-63014919149650123072012-07-20T21:49:51.635-04:002012-07-20T21:49:51.635-04:00Yeah, definitely being "That Kid" wasn&#...Yeah, definitely being "That Kid" wasn't fun, especially when I was 5-6 years younger than my siblings. But I survived :)Michelle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-38638149792659948602012-07-20T21:46:44.954-04:002012-07-20T21:46:44.954-04:00Who's on first?Who's on first?Michelle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-30456824575223977132012-07-20T16:14:30.686-04:002012-07-20T16:14:30.686-04:00I love this story, especially the bit about not be...I love this story, especially the bit about not being able to see the batter from the outfield, so waiting till the crack of the bat, to see where it shoots out from.<br /><br />Reminded me of the night games we used to play when I was a kid. None of the lights pointed skyward, so on a fly ball you had a split-second to 'read' the flight of the ball before it disappeared into the darkness. Then you'd run to where you figured it had been headed, and look up into the blackness to find the little gray dot falling from the night sky. We actually got pretty good at it. . .<br /><br />Sorry you were 'That Kid'; no fun at all. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-47672942047588994032012-07-20T13:25:42.551-04:002012-07-20T13:25:42.551-04:00Q: "What position do you play?"
A: "...Q: "What position do you play?"<br />A: "Sometimes I play left shortstop, sometimes right shortstop."(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-29259800682221495772012-07-20T13:07:45.336-04:002012-07-20T13:07:45.336-04:00Yeah, kind of hard to describe but I needed to exp...Yeah, kind of hard to describe but I needed to explain how we played the field. Definitely had to be there.Michelle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169129998329537448.post-63132910846368480582012-07-20T12:43:35.367-04:002012-07-20T12:43:35.367-04:00Wow. I thought MY softball posts were confusing to...Wow. I thought MY softball posts were confusing to the uninitiated. Wait until they read this one!<br /><br />(I got it all. I can picture it, you described it well. The folks who can't comprehend ,y stuff, though, will all have a seizure! Ha-Ha!)<br /><br />Good stuff, in any case, MDGF.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.com