Last week was opening day for baseball, and this year my team (the Dodgers) hosted Mike’s team (the Giants) for the opening series. Those of you who have been reading for a while will remember that the Dodgers are my former employer. I have a ton of great memories from my four seasons working in…
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Days In The Sun
March 26th, 2013Comments: 10
We got back late last night from our annual Spohr Family Trip to Arizona for Spring Training. I didn’t know if I was going to be able to join Mike and Annie until just a few days before, when Dr. Risky cleared me to go. Her only caveat was that I not fly, which wasn’t…
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Autograph Hounds
March 26th, 2013Comments: 12
Twenty-five year ago I was just about the best there was. When it came to acquiring baseball players’ autographs I was the man (or, er, twelve year old boy). I’ve been out of the game a long time, though, so when my sister mentioned that my nephew, Spencer, hoped to score some autographs during our…
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World Champions!
October 29th, 2012Comments: 16
Two years ago, when the Giants won their first World Series after 52 years in San Francisco, I wrote this post about what it felt like finally to see my team win the whole chicken enchilada after so many years. Amazingly, just two years later, they’ve done it again! As a baseball fan, this has…
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Annie’s Streets Of San Francisco
May 8th, 2012Comments: 10
This weekend we were in San Francisco to take part in Jackie!’s Brain Tumor Walk, and Annie experienced the city in a major way. This was a joy to see since I grew up just outside the city myself, but I’m pretty sure Annie didn’t leave her heart in San Francisco. After riding down the…
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The Little Mermaid
March 27th, 2012Comments: 27
If you have a kid around Annie’s age you no doubt heard about the premiere of “Dora’s Rescue In Mermaid Kingdom.” Nickelodeon teased the special with endless commercials, toy store shelves were stocked with Dora Mermaid toys, and Annie wanted to see it the same way Heather wants to see “The Hunger Games.” Once this…
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Treading Water
March 14th, 2011Comments: 98
I can feel myself sinking a bit. I was almost anticipating it – the unending lethargy, tearing up over ridiculous things (I seriously burst into tears because Mike ate my leftovers), and the grip on my chest that tightens when I least expect it. Today is the last day of a five day vacation to…
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My Criminal Past Revealed!
March 10th, 2011Comments: 14
This week Heather, Annie, and I are meeting up with my family in Arizona for our annual trip to watch Spring Training baseball (for non-baseball aficionados these are practice games played before the regular season). We always have a wonderful time, and even made an especially meaningful trip with Maddie a couple years ago, but…
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When Maddie was not much older than Annabel is now we took her on our annual family trip to Arizona to relax and take in some spring training baseball games. Maddie had a great time playing with her cousins and even went to a game or two, but what she REALLY loved was looking into…
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Forever Friend
February 7th, 2010Comments: 193
I can’t stop staring at this picture: This is Madeline, me, and my friend Desiree at the Dodgers’ spring training facility last March. It was taken only a few weeks before Maddie got sick. It was a few months after Desiree finished chemo for breast cancer (I’ve written about her before). She successfully went into…
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