Negro league all stars

Well today the new Negro League All Stars took the field against a crew of Hall of Famers, and at the Jamestown Stadium it was bring your pet day so naturally Ginger,Nutmeg, and Dice were on hand. Gingy and Meggers were content to run around in the outfield grass but Dice was intrigued with the game itself. She batted at the dice sniffed the scoresheet and pencil as well as the large blackdrop which moved when she touched it. She batted at the players pictures on the field,but her very favorite was the 20 sided dice. She continually batted at the curious object and on several occasions she tried to pick it up.
The game was won by the HOFers 5-3. Nlas William Bell gave up 5 runs on 14 hits including 3 by opossing hurler John Clarkson. Clarkson did not allow a run until the 7th and was the winner. NLAS only managed 7 hits and no homers were allowed in the game. It was Veterans Day but the veteran will not arrive until friday while leaving again on Sunday. It was a good afternoon with the light coming on at 4:50. The game itself took 54 minutes. As one fan put it "Dice likes Dice"

Halloween Fun

Well last weekend we had halloween and our 25th anniversary which was great fun. We combined both and had almost 40 guests. Sue had a poodle skirt outfit and I went as the "Big Bopper" JP Richardson. Got a new pair of jeans out it too. Our preacher was our good friend Margaret Lowe-Smith who did a marvelous job on the renewal vows. Dad was there as was Jeannie and Billy Wright, plus Ryan and Jessica1, Rhett and Jessica2 as well as little Ashlynn with her mom Jessica3 Stone. We played the newly wed game which was won by Pat and Suzzane. I learned things about my sons no parent need know, namely one was Speedy Gonzales,one was Ironman,and one was MIA in the bedroom(yech). All the grankids(6) were there as many friends like Lou and Marge, Tom and Patti, Russ and Lynn, as well as Roy and Nancy. Roy was either Brett Farve or Captain Underware ? Then we had the elections which was a big Republican,Tea party win. Unfortunately it will only cause more gridlock in Washington and Obama istn't wise enough to capatialize on it. After that Austin turned two and enjoyed his new toys including a hughe Orange ball which he quickly learned he could jump on and roll off. In the process I got to meet Dan Burton the congressman who won again.
the Pacers took two losses this week and will be searching for 3 tonight against Milwaukee. Also tonight Greenfield Central hosts Pendleton Hts who they have already lost to this season for the sectional championship. I bought a CD yesterday which boasts of 21 hours of cartoons which is about my speed. Thats all folks!!!

UNEXPECTED PLEASURE

Okay its friday and Russ, Lynn,Sue, and myself head out for lunch at Lonestar in Anderson and some "gaming" at Hoosier Park. Things went pretty well, I had a 10oz chopped steak with delicious steak fries( now I don't particularly like fries but these were excellent) and a cup of chilli which was also good. Now on a full stomach we or should I say they went gaming. For 3 or 4 hours the gamed I found some nice spots to stop and read. I am working on a Louie LaMour western and kinda getting into it. You see I am not a gambler but I love to read. We about that time Suwe,Lynn and I decided to go up stairs and leave Russ to his gaming. We we sat and chatted for almmost an hour when Russ had finally finished. We decided to grab a burger at a 50's join called Johnny Rockets. Bad idea for not great price worse and I became interested in what was going on behind me. So I tooled over to discover horse racing. Now I must say it was interesting. I have seen the Kentucky Derby on TV and such. My friend Tom has mentioned it, but I have never actually seen one. So while the rest of the group was finishing up (I eat 2x faster than all of them)I watched the 6th race at HP. The first horse I noticed was a big white horse number 2, and so to make it interesting in my mind I bet on him and later another horse was wearing orange colors, no 7. So they get in the gate and off they go for 6 furlongs. Early on ol no 7 is leading and he looks good. As they come down the strech and seemingly out of no where big white no 2 charges past everyone to win. I pump my fist into the in victory. Now I am having a good time. The 7th race was non descript but the rest of the gaong joined me. After another 20 minutes between races the 8th race was being set up. I had acquired a racing form by this time and read that "Jack in the Pulpit" was a favorite in this race. I told the group what I knew and Russ and Sue left our table. Now I am inside watching horse racing for free sitting at a table and everyone around me is having a good time, me included. Russ and Sue come back after both of them having placed bets on no 10 Jack in the pulpit. Our very first bet. Its a 7 furlong race and off she goes. Well Jack did not win but he finished second so I was very happy. So its getting late going on 9 and only 3 races left so we decide to leave go home and play euchre. Just to make it 3 different kinds of gambling we decide to all put in .50 which Russ and I win to cap off a very nice evening. Next up our 25th anniversary party next Saturday chose your costumes!

HISTORIC TRIANGLE WILLIAMSBURG VA

Well we're back from Williamsburgh Virginia and glad to be home. The trip home lasted about 755 miles from Ft.Eustis in Newport News to McCordsville and took 14 hours mostly at night. Susan with help from Jessica averaged 53.39 mph with stops for eating, baby feeding and changing (Ashlynn slept all the way home). While in VA we saw Yorktown,Jamestown,Williamsburg,and Monticello. Williamsburg was the best and had the most gift shops and book stores. Next was Monticello the home of Thomas Jefferson. Jamestown was nice with a Fort,Indian village, and 3 ships at dock. I went on the Elisabeth, Susan toured the Susan Constant and no one went on the Godspeed. Yorktown was last. The visitor center was good but the battlefield was more like driving thru Brown County with little or now monuments and signs just woods. In fact all of Virginia is Mountains and Forests. So is West Virginia. Tim enjoyed seeing Jess and Ashlynn. He went with us to Williamsburg. I of course got many souverniers as well as decent food except for Shoney's in WVA which tasted just like it had in Greenfield. In fact some of the food seemed like it was left from that time. Next up is our 25th anniversay which will be SCARY.

21 Sep 10

We aren't saying where or when but in a while we are going east. I was looking for my newest cane's name and 1 Was Hercules and 2 was Mr.lucky. Gawd I wish I could type. Next I noticed that exactly a year ago Tom was feeling better and could do almost everything but drive. I wonder how he is doing after a year. I have a nook which is an ereader from barnes and noble and I love it. Shawn is the last two time winner of our league says "please dethrone me I am tired of writing about myself". I checked and I have downloaded about 25 books for my nook and am reading Treasure Island and am half done. Had lunch with Jess and Ashlynn today a Olive Garden and it was good, good, good but no more Zepoli just too much sweet for me as it is nearly 6:00 and I still don't want any food. Mike thinks he will be hired at Radio Shack soon but does not know in what capacity. Pat fixed my laptop but says the virus is still on it. Have not heard from Jennifer in a while but tallked to Jeannine just a week or so ago. My tooth hurts. Tim says he remembers saying a prayer when he was young asking to be surrounded by women but did not mean two ex-wives and thre daughters and a wife. Haven't seen hide no hair of Ashley in weeks is she alive? I asked Mike and he said he hasn't seen her either? Dad turned 90 and said he had an awesome birthday which I am glad he did and really so did we.
The Cincinnati Reds magic no to clinch the Central Division is now 6 and it looks like they are going to do it. This is a wonderful surprise go Reds. The Colts are 1-1 and I still think 9-7 is it for them. The Pacers will struggle and win only 39 this season and Lance Stephenson will be released due to violating terms of his contract. I resigned Monday from the GGSL where I have lost nearly 1,000 games in 13 seasons. It was due to Strats terrible decision to force customers to rebuy past season at $2 a pop which in my case was about $150 which in a retirement situation is ludicrious. So now I have no Strat and haven't played in weeks. I guess that leaves me with Tom for BBall, 2nd and 10 for FB which does not work on my horrible new desktop and Replay for baseball.
By the way my new horrible desktop computer is an HP with amd and windows 7. It killed at least 90% of what I put on it including Strato,music cds,2nd and 10, tmg basketball, my Ipod,and won't run many of my programs. If I were in the store right now I would not buy it nor take it for free. I hate this computer yes sir ree!!

62

Well to alll my faithfull readers I am still alive. Yes don't setup the bonfire just yet. It has been almost a month and a half since my last post. Guess I'm slipping in my old age. Yesterday I turned 62, which according to my dad,who turns 90 in a few days is the paying birthday. In about two months I will reciev my first social security check. Yahoo. The picture insert is of my newest grandaughter Ashlynn Kennedy Stone. She was born 12 aug 2010 weighing in a 6 pounds 9 ounces. She is a pretty baby with long fingers and toes grandma Sue thinks she has piano potential. Tim is at Ft.Eustis in Virginia learning how to work on Apache Helicopters but was allowed to come home for Ashlynn's birth. Next week is labor day and he will be back then also. I thought that by not blogging I would begin to write that best selling novel I always wanted to write but no such luck. Shawn, Pat and Mikie are also fine they seem to be doing something all of the time. Shawn is back in school at Ivy Tech for Criminal Justice, Mike and his woman Ashley went with us to Kings Island a couple of weeks ago. Boy was it hot that day nearly passed out and I was driving a scooter!! Pat and Suzzane just got back from Disney world in Fla where they also took a disney cruise with her parents Jim and Joyce. I have been reading Harry Potter books and have plowed my way thru 3 1/2 thus far. I am on The Goblet of Fire just now and thoroughly enjoying them back to back like that. My big birthday gift was a nook and I have downloaded 15 books so far. Well Mr Tidrow what was the first book you loaded on your nook? answer: HOLY BIBLE at a cost of $1.I can take it over to dad's house and read it to him. By the way he was just to Veterans Hospital and got a clean bill of health, plus they told him that since he was legally blind he get all his services for free. He said his first thing that he wanted was a blood preassure monitor that talks since he can't see it.
Thats about it for now, and I'll be back soon.

One day vacations are usually not exciting things. However this one was. It contained 3 distinct parts. First was a trip to the Louisville Slugger museum. Second was to Mega Cavern, and finally a ball game between the Bats and Columbus Clippers at Slugger field. It was fun, it was neat, and it was great. We went with Shawn,Tiffany,Jonathan,Lauren,and Austin. Austin made it through his first ball game with a sizeable nap from the 7th on.
The Slugger museum where baseball bats are made was just awesome. The factory was more automated than I thought and the museum part entertained young and old alike. I got my picture with Babe Ruth and Ken Griffey Jr but avoided the Ted Williams wax statue because I do not like Red Sox and he looked more like Ichiro than Teddy Ballgame. Maybe thats from having his head cryogenically frozen. We got free minibats as a souvenir.Austin like the small world batting cage where he swung his mini bat and hit the whiffle ball consistenly. He also did not want to leave.
Next was a surprize for me. In Louisville is a Cavern where they used to mine limestone and now have 17 miles of underground cavern where they store Salt, Vehicles and anything else. It is a constant 56 degrees and the tour containes a scene from a 1960s bomb shelter where elite personel were supposed to go if Russia dropped the big one. The highlight was our Tom Tom that go us from downtown to the Cave and back with her sultry voice guiding us all the way.
Finally we went to Slugger field for a ball game. the Bats won 4-2 but the ballpark was spectacularly beutiful. Even more so that Victory Field in Indy. It had a brick early 20th century look and feel. I got my pic taken with a statue of "pee Wee" Reese out side of the ballpark.The atteWndance was 10,222. Over in rightfield corner as a carosel and playground for the Kids. Oh and after the game on the way home we stopped at Sonic in Scottsburg, a real treat for me.
Well as I look back I had a nice time my favorites were the museum, ballpark, and Sonic.
TT

10 things I rather do than watch the pacers

The Nba draft was yesterday and as I said on twitter I hate Paul George, and I hate the Pacers. They drafted half of the Beatles Paul, George but forgot John and Ringo. They now have by my count 6 or 7 small fowards (why?). I actually did research and since 2004 they have drafted David Harrison,Danny Granger, Shawne Williams ,Jerolyd Bayless,Tyler Hansborough,and Paul George. Not an inspiring group and certainly nothing to start a winning tradition with. So with that in mind here are 10 things I'd rather do than see the Pacers play
1.Watch every game of the World Cup soccer matches
2.Watch every minute of the U.S. Open golf tornament
3.Watch every match in the World Boxing Association
4.Drink Clamato
5.eat mussels,oysters and crab meat
6.be a groomer,shampooer,and nail clipper to my son's dog Waldo
7.give Larry Bird a pedicure
8.lick the floor of the Indiana Fever locker room
9.give eldery people a sponge bath
10. watch every game of the L.A.Clippers

Plunkitt Visits

The Great and Powerful Plunkitt made his annual trek to my humblde abode yeasterday. I guess for next year I'll have to move to an undisclosed location. He of the Baseball card kingdom where he is one of the lords of the cardboard came to rape and pillage my small, worthless village(in other words trade cards) He came with 2010 Topps Heritage cards and we swapped them out all afternoon. Once done we engaged in a Replay baseball game from 1956. The computer curiously chose to bat Al Silvera for the Reds who appeared in one game with 0 ab bats. We both wondered if he had played in the Reds Opener in 56. Well (Temple,Burgess,Kluszeski,Post,Bell,Jablonski,Robinson,McMillan,Nuxhall with Crowe and Harmon also appearing in the game) no is the answer. The Cards (Moon,Schoendienst,Musial,Sauer,Boyer,Virdon,Sarni,Grammas,Mizell with Kinder also pitching) answer many questions except Silvera? In my research I noticed that 1956 was the debut of the new Crosely Field Scoreboard known as the "most modern in any stadium in the country,and required 150,000 feet of wire" Well after that MrP wanted to grab a latel lunch at his favorite eatry Skyline Chili which does not tempt me so I passed on the invitation. He pronounced the Replay PC interesting but not worth his pesos.
In other news Tim is getting antsy about his new duty assignment, and Mike is still trying to be a soldier (dumbass). Pat is preping for his Disney vacation. Shawn has chosen to be missing in action. We have seen him but once in the last 3 weeks and that was for a haircut, but it was very nice to see Johnathan, and Lauren. Saw a picture of Jessica's baby bump and am glad I am a male not female. I do not believe I could stand that nastyness for 9 mos.
Pat and Dad report that Robb has worked on the family history and defintely made the connection of us to Patrick Henry. Further he noted that he saw some Adams and Hancock names in our past. With so much less population one wonders if a little intermingling took place. I bet so! Trying to find a name for my scooter so far General Lee, Hummer, and Donkey have been suggested. Well it will soon be July and I think that this will be a no travel summer which is okay by me. I'd rather stay home and eat sliders. So from all of here thanks for being you.

Well it has been a good week thus far. First hats off to the Chicago Blackhawks who last night captured the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1961. I have been following them since I was in high school in the 60s. Next I lost a tooth on monday had it pulled and it was a big chewing tooth in the upper back. Still hurts but everything is a-ok. Sunday I was visited by Pat, Suzanne and Vanessa. We went to Bob Evans to eat and then over to the Oaklandon playground. I watched Nessa play for a long time and it was a nice day and we all had fun. After that we adjourned to our house and pat installed a printer for Susan. It was a real nice time. We also stopped by Soltaire Game store and saw Tom, Conrad Bruner playing a war game which Tom and his "big cannon" was winning. The rest of the week has been nothing much to write home about with a soft food addition.

Memorial Day

Well today is race day and the indy500 runs in just under an hour. I am getting the vibe that Helio Castroneves is going to get his 4th win but who knows. Usually by now I have run the race using Tom's racing game however it got lost in the shuffle and I can't find it. I am planning on eating chicken and listening to the race on radio like I have done since I was a baby. We even have cold chicken left from our trip to Russ&lynns on friday. So it will be a feast. Today is Memorial Day honoring those who gave their lives in service of their country. Bless'em all. Also Tim Stone sustained his first injury in his military career. He broke his knee cap and a bone in his face. How'd he do it you might ask? On the obstacle course, in a fight, maybe during a mock battle. Nope, he fell out of bed. Needless to say he now sleeps on the bottom bunk. Speaking of injuries Ashley who also has a second job burned herself working at Einstein's Bagles. We of course wish a speedy recovery to all. I have 2 draft league baseball team and the one from the 70s had its first pick and I took the 27 best all time leftfielder Jose Cruz. Susan had two recitals this week so she is rcovering from that. Tom and Patti are coming over this evening to watch the race, which one I don't know. We had dinner with Pat,Suzzane and Vanessa last week and Olive Garden was very nice. Okay the race is 25 minutes away and I'm rooting for Danica Patrick, Sarah Fisher, and Scott Dixon. In closing I would like to honor my Dad,Quinn Dobbins,Tim Stone,for serving in the Armed Forces. Thanks Guys.

Goodbye MR Comcast

Well the deed is done. Comcast is gone from our home and we are happy to rid ourselves of them. In the begining the were the way to go but after cutting channels, raising prices, and forcing us into digital, we had had enough. Thus Direct TV is what is on TV and Hancock County Telecom is whats online. So far the change is for the better. DTV has more channels and more sports and HCT has just as fast service. The installers were very nice although the Direct did not have an ID card. Took Dad to the grocery yesterday and he was very happy chatting about the Reds and telling me stories about his cousin Dick Fletcher. Mike gets to be an usher at a wedding tomorrow inbetween working two jobs and getting no sleep. Welcome to the real world my son. Pat competes in another Magic tourney this weekend with his wife Suzanne telling him "go win me a trip to Amsterdam". Brother Shawn commented "only thing there is Beer,Drugs, and Whores" Sounds like a cool place to me. Still no word on what Tim's vocation in the Army will be. Today is 15 May which traditionally is Pole day at the 500. Went to it for many years but now I don't know hardly any of the drivers and there is no pole day today because it is now scheduled for next weekend. NASCAR has opened a can of whoopass on the 500 and it shows. Go Jeff and Tony!!

Almost A Month

It seem like a long time and it has been almost a month since my last post. So lets see. We went a small resort near Ft.Wayne and saw Mickey Rooney and his wife of 37 years perform. She was a great singer and he was well Mickey Rooney at age 89. In face he is only 12 days younger than my dad. The show was average but we really liked Jan's singing. So of course we got some MR films and have watched a couple. Tim has not heard about what new Job he will have in the Army after not making the cut for Combat Medic. Now thats not bad as their daughter Ashlynn Kennedy Stone is due in September 10. We are excited for Tim and Jessica and hope everything is smooth for her delivery. Mike is staying with Pat working 2 jobs trying to make ends meet, as is Ashley. Pat has been winning some local prize money playing his magic game and hopes to win even more this weekend at a larger tourney. We are rooting for him. Shawn and Tiffany recently had oops better not tell you now. No they are in the final stages of quailfing for the home on Reed Court. He only needs about 6 mos of good rental history. You know if you count wives, grandkids, and girlfriend we are closing in on a little immediate family of almost 20. We have been off line for 6 days and I learned 2 things. A not having a computer is torture, I gues I have come to rely on it for so much. Plus these service providers have very little ability to get the job done. We also have switched to direct tv for television. Now that the dust has settled it seems like a nice change. Daughter in law Jessica Stone came over for Mother's Day and we had an impromptu dinner with Shawn, Tiffany and Austin. Both were very nice. Jessica seems to be having mood swings and anger management issues with this pregnancy. I am sort of healthy, saw my regular Dr last week and was told to report to an endocrinolosgist about some weight loss plan. I welcome this as a little help could help me on the road to losing. Shawn just called and Austin sounds like a Teradactyl screaming and Tiffs says "I said no" and he sreaches his monster scream. Sue is giving piano lessons just now and Dice was sent to the banished area with me. Dice (the kitty) is not a happy cat. Meow ya later

Season's End

Last night I went to see the last Pacer game. for me it was the alpha and Omega for this season. I went to the opening game and the last home game. The differences are less enthusiasm and the players all looked like they were in slow motion ecept for the Magic who pounded the circle city boys by 20. I plaayed a tourney and those same Magic were my champions. No one for the Pacers looked good. We sat in row 15 from the court and one of my best memories was the glee of Shawn in his seat. He said he could enjoy seats like these every game. The view was what one would expect of a professional game. You could actually see why these guys were good. Howard for the magic was awesome and brutish on ocassion. Murphy was surly for Indiana, Dunleavy just wasn't right and Hibbert was outmanned. I did not see Hansboro,Ford,Solomon Jones. Why wasn't these guys at the game. As for Hansboro he was gone the first game and now the last go I question his loyalty. Jeff Foster was there and rooting for his team, in my book that says a lot. We also enjoyed Reb Porter who is retiring,I remember him as a disc-jockey for WIFE radio in the 60s. The seats were great thanks to Tom for his generosity. It had a few bumps as the stairs were tough for me plus the big wigs that sit in section 3 were a little snobish for my taste but no real problem there. We saw Larry Bird, Sam Perkins, Austin Croshere, and Haywood Workman all former Pacers. Last Sunday Sue and I went to the Ind State Museum to see the Lincoln Exhibits which were very nice. I was disappointed to find in the Heritage Collection some things I have in my home and don't consider them antiques(like Star Wars toys). I also finshed two more draft leagues one team finshed 65-94(3 yet to go), and the other was 71-91. Always a loser I guess. 5 people I salute are 1. Tom Mink (for the tickets) 2. Susan Tidrow for helping me along 3. Shawn Tidrow for taking me to the game 4. Mike Tidrow for rooting for the Reds this year, and 5.Ernie Tidrow for just being a Butler fan and former Player. Salute to you all.

GREETINGS FROM THE EASTER PARADE

This is Easter Sunday (or a Pat puts it "ZombieDay" from coming back from the dead)and its opening day (sorry Yankees lose 1 to the Red Sox)and since its after 1am today is also Butler's appearance in the finals of the NCAA tourney against Duke. WoW what a day. Plus we have a visit to Pat's house for dinner, and surprise visit to Shawn's to deliver Austin an Easter Bunny. The picture is of my dad at the park shooting hoops. It and two other photos complete with article are from the Thursday Greenfield Reporter 4/1/10. The Article is by Ben Boldt who is currently writing a book about my dad and his athletic exploits. Dad played for Butler in the early 40's and his coach was Tony Hinkle. Dad was an All State basketball player from New Castle. He also spent a year, his freshman year at Indiana University during 1940 the year IU won the national champonship. Congratulations to him and all the B-Men on their school making it to the national championship we are pulling for you. The Bulldawgs are sadly a 10 point underdog.
The Cincinnati Reds open their season today and I will go out on a limb and predict a 79-83 season the Reds finishing 3rd in the Central Division. The good will be Votto, Phillips, Bruce and Dickerson, supported by Bailey Arroyo and Cordero. I see the Yankees and Cardinals in the Series with New York brining home the hardware.
The dinner at Pat's was good. Grilled Chicken, mashed potatos, brussel sprouts, and Bushes Beans. Cantalope for Desert. Vanessa was cute and charming as was Kate, and Suzzane. Pat is a lucky dog with so many blessing. Shawn was studying at his apartment but he had a cute video of Austin picking up Easter Eggs and eating the contents (Teddy Ghrams and Gold Fish). He recieved a Blue Bunny from Grandma Sue. Mike was busy having dinner at his girl friends house so we didn't see him and I talked to Tim yesterday as he is studying hard in preparation for his nationald EMT final test.

Butt of the State

Just got back from the butt of the state. We(by that I mean Sue) went gambling with our friends Russlynn at Belterra and Hollywood. That area of the state, we decided, is the butt of the state. Gary must then be the armpit of the state, and you can figure out the rest. Before you ask is was a losing trip that started on Susan's __th birthday. We had a nice time despite the losing, however we got a visit from security. After a day of gambling we played Euchere and we having a high ol time when someone complained about making too much noise. Me and my rowdy friends an old woman in a wheel chair, two old men, and a retired teacher gettin rowdy. What a hoot! We were in hollywood and by the way its nearly the same except for a redisned casino and a big blond guy was risht next to me. It was fromer Pacer Rik Smits coming to gamble. Ya know when ones playing days are over one becomes just a big dumass like the rest of us. The food buffets were good and plenty. The picture is of Vanessa from her daycare center. I rember school pictures not being very expensive but they wanted $90 for this little setup. Suzanne is starting her new gig with Hunt Construction this week and Tim had a weekend visit from his wife down in San Antonio. Mike is at his new job at Penn Station in Greenwood. The best news is that the baseball season is starting up and I for one am excited. We are all very excited to see Butler in the final four of the ncaa toruney. I took my teacher test at Butler and Dad played there, Susan went there for her masters, and Jeanine was there also. So Butler is always one of my favorite places, GO BULLBOGS.

high anxiety

I am at the moment in another state of high anxiety. I have done this every year since 1965 and always fell the same. Tom and I call it waiting of a "spy camera" from an episode of THE SIMPSONS. I know on Presidents Day I ordered strato cards, images and disk. According to SOM it was completed yesterday and according to UPS tracking it departed Uniondale NJ for Indy today. That probably means it will arrive tonight or tomorrow and be delivered Thursday or Friday. The anxiety of waiting is excruciating. Every loud car, bus or heaven forbin a truck makes my ears perk up like a dog who hears something we don't. The clock draggs and everything is annoying. Mostly one tries to live their life normally but its not easy. Its at this time many deals with the Supreme Being are struck. Like "Make it come now and I will use it for a sign of your omnipotence." Its all a mind game and when I am in the house alone its worse. Sue is giving lessons and mike is working at Penn Station. Oh by the way the attached picture is my senior picture and I have been searching for it for a while and finally found it a Dad's house along with some others that I am scanning. I got a play station game yesterday MLB10 the show. Someday I will play a team thru a schedule and see just how accurate this game is. As for the eye candy the game itself is beautiful to watch. I played 1 inning against the White Sox and loved it but just no yet in baseball mood. Traditionally my seasons are three baseball, football and basketball. Baseball goes from April to August. Football from September to December and basketball from December to March. So I am still in basketball season for a few more weeks. It looks more and more like Shawn and I will live next door to each other. I believe my address should be 583 Reed Ct, Greenfield In. Private Tim is married and expecting with his new wife Jessica McKinney Stone. The got married at the time of Tims graduation from basic and the baby is due in September. Mike has a clean bill of health in his recent visit to the Doctor and is engaged to Ashley. Pat won a magic tournament sponsored by World Wake. He has been classified as a pro magic player (thats a card game he plays). Suzanne got her mystery job and will begin Mar 29, and we are sooo proud of her. Shawn moved into his new apartment last week. Its a move to strengthen his credit. Sue heard from Charity this week and she wanted Sue to send her a music book so she could practice on her Grandma Hoy's piano. It was nice to hear from her. Here is a closing joke. Mother Superior called all the nuns togehter and said to them. We have a case of gonorrhea in the convent. Thank God said the elderly nun at the back "I'm do tired of chardonnay." c ya later

Patrick

So were sitting on the couch with Pat and his family (Nessa, and Suzanne). Pat says I read your blog and I notice stories about Tim, Mike,and Shawn but never about me, he says grinning. Suzanne pipes in "well honey we don't have any drama going on it our lives". So to reward those people who don't have dramma this will be about my oldest son Pat. He works for ffa and is their computer guy. His wife Suzanne has a degree from IUPUI (as does Pat)and works for Best Buy. Daughter Vanessa is going to be 3 this summer and gets to go on a cruise with grandparents Jim and Joyce and Pat plus Suzanne. They don't do dramma. They live on the south side in two story home with Pat's mother visiting frequently (which is why I don't visit much without making an appointment) They are thinking of having another child next year which unless somethis changes could be our 8th grandchild. Their big news was that Suze gave her 2 week notice to the Library and is taking a couple of more courses at Ivy Tech. Nessa who is as smart as they come seems to be in charge of the family. She discovered warm pillows of dough at Olive Garden covered with sugar. She began dipping her finger in the sugar and then licking it off. When the waiter came to take away the plate Ness cautioned him "no thats my desert, walk away!" Pat has nothing of consequence to announce. Maybe we should make something up about him so we can include him in our blog. Okay here goes....Pat is so good at computers that he invented a fool proof system that predicts what card will be turned up next in any card game and is no bigger than a thumbnail plus is made of organic biodegradable material thus cannot be detected by any scanning devises. He has used it at atlanic city and las vegas winning millions of dollars which he has buried under his home in a giant tomb of treasure sort of like a basement of gold. He keeps adding to these treasures and holds them there waiting until no one will notice his riches. His only flaw is he is famous for saying "the world is mine, muhahaha". Which his youngest daughter Vanessa now says. See ya next time!!!

MEET RON TIDROW

My son Shawn called me saying "hey dad did you know there is another you in this world". Well on line there is a Ron Tidrow who advertises himself as "Arrosmith Leather". so I dropped him an e-mail and got this response: My brother, who lives in the Detroit area, has taken the family tree back to 1810 in Virginia.
I do not know the history well, but I know there were some that moved westward from Virginia and then went thru Ky, Ohio, Ind & into ILL by the 1850's.
We know that a John Tidrow (b.1838-40?) served in the 4th ILLINOIS Calvary as part of Grant's guards all the way to the battle of Vicksburg in 1863.

My grandfather (1891-1992) remembered, as a boy, hearing talk of Uncle John(d. 1904?), the Calvary veteran. He was born in Nebraska, lived in Kansas City , St Louis, and retired in Detroit & then Florida.

I grew up on the north edge of Detrioit & went to school & university there. After living in the Boston area for a bit, I moved to Canada in the early 70's. By the mid-70's I was producing leatherwork & attending craft festivals & events throughout southern Ontario. Did that for 30 years.

Well I find this pretty cool to be in two places at once. He seems to be a nice fellow, maybe I get him to make me a belt with my name on, no I mean our name on it!
As for regular life Mike is taking his Army physical today so who knows what gives with that. I only wish he wanted to be something like doctor, lawyer, medic, computer guy, rather than an army scout. Shawn is moving to his own apartment in 9 days and is anxious to get there. Strat sent me a case no so that I can get all my lost codes restored, that is a relief. Oh and lets make it offical I hate my new computer, whish I never bought it. I would have been better off donating it to the church or something.

shitty Day

Sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear gets you. Today I sit her mauled by the bear. First I was using my new computer (sometimes called the computer from hell)and it ate another file. By ate I mean deleted! It particularly likes the taste of Strato .dll files. This particular one was from a Strato-lite fb game and of course it rendered it ususable. So like a smart tech-no geek I tried to find a retore point from a couple of days ago. The computer from hell proceeds to tell me there are no restore points and that it is setting the computer back to just out of the box condition. No if and or butts about it and it didn't even ask if I approved or wanted to back up files. So Walla all my games are gone and some are irretrievable. For instance my work on TMG basketball is all gone. Next all Strat games are gone and can't recover the stupid product codes. Further the music of Uja Wang is destroyed(she is a pianist from Indy who performed with the ISO). Everything including my copy of 2nd and 10 fb. Football helper, Take Command games, all destroyed. Now I have a computer that has nothing on it. Because of that I have informed the play by email leagues that I will be resigning at the end of the season. Can't play baseball if the computer eats your files. Beside that I have discovered that I have been buying duplicate books. Like "The Force Uleashed", "Assination", and a few more tittles duplicated. I guess I am losing it. We had 8 inches of wet snow dumped on us(yes I know it could be Washington). And to top that all of the Superbowl Party fizzled. Not only did the Colts Blow big chunks but Shawn came out early and rooted for the Saints. Traitor, and I told him I did't want to live next door anymore! Yes I tend to panic and then overreact. Nothing going right everything stinks and there is no hope. At least its almost 11pm so in an hour I can go to bed. Sorry folks not taking calls answering emails or any form of communication for at least 24 hours until the crap about the Colts goes away. By the way Peyton Manning just proved he is nothing more than an above average QB. As for the rest of the Colts they are about as good as the Pacers are.P U. I hate computers. You know maybe dice and cards are the answer. I am sure they'd let me play them at the home, when Pat commits me next week.

Ronald Tidrow 10 reasons I won't cry when Mike leaves. NO MORE: 1.waking me up randomly 2.toiletpaper running out 3.wearing my shoes 4.dings in our cars 5.call of duty noises in the background 6. frequent ''hey dad, come here''6.complaints about my "tuna noodle surprise" 7.paperwad basketball games with Shawn8.high car insurance 9....girlfriend sleepovers10.late nite calls asking when I'm coming home.
Well actually I'll miss the little bugger. We have been friends for 20 years. Yes I know you are not supposed to be your kids friend but I don't know any other way to put it. Actually I am quite proud of what he has done. He has worked steadily at Penn Station for 3 years. He seems quite settled with his girlfriend, and has a lot of schooling under his belt at Ivy Tech. He seems to be pursuing his dream of law enforement and going about it in the correct way for some one so young. I certainly hope he comes out of this unharmed. I hope this for Tim also but there are guys not coming home every day. Oh by the way the above reasons is from my facebook. Mike helped me do it and he laughed a lot. I don't get why Sue and I have four sons and 3 are pursuing para-military careers? What is the story here ? Well I did not want to let this go bye without saying some nice things about Mike. He is a good kid. Tim said anyone who had Susan and me for parents won't have any trouble in the Military. Are we that tough? By the way Shawn is moving out of his Mommy's house and into an apartment in Greennfield. For him this is the first step toward getting his own home. Since I am reporting Tim is safely at Ft.Sam Houston in San Antonio TX. And Pat is alive I think since he never has need of me. I think now that Shawn is going the divorce will give Pat full custody of his mom. You know I have spent 48 years studying the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln. Many time it talks about the parents back home while their son was fighting in the war. Now I have some idea of what thats all about. Mike is taking some test for the armed forces to see if he has a brain, then I think he intends to go into the reserve (army){thanks Tim} and not leave until August. Well thats about it except Mike I wish you well with godspeed and hope you come home safely.

ITS STARTING TO WORK

First off let me say this, I have three computers on my desk right now. They are old, older and kinda new. I spent most of my time on them and they frustrate the hell out of me. Sorry about the bad word. I name my puters. First the oldest is "Dell" he is getting ready for the retirement home but still is a contributin member of his genre. Next comes "Lance" who lives strong and carries the workload. He has been a desktop for sometime now, however he is actually a laptop that I turned the battery over to Sue sometime ago. The new kid on the block known as "Hugh" is just a baby. He is both frustratin and nasty but has potential. The thing that really bugs me is that he won't run certain programs. For instance he did not like Battle Stations: Pacific at all and wouldnot allow even an upgrade. Next he balked at Second and Ten football. Can't seem to get it right. Well I am starting to get to know this kid. Tom came over and gave it a dose of TMG basektball which is fine. I got Sims3 and created twin girls to manage(OOH LA LA). Stratomatic has not been tried until now. Well first off College Football got the nod and Penn State defeated USC in a close game. I got itchy for more. So SOM basektball was tried and worked fine. I must report that I loaded two older seasons (1970-71 and 1966-67) First game as part of the Tri-State Tourney was the Indiana Pacers at Kentucky Colonels. Indiana built up a 17 point lead only to lose 106-101. George McGinnis had 28 in the losing effort. Next up was the 66 Cincinnati Royals against the St.Louis Hawks (I know that ruins the Tri-State title but then the Big 10 is actually 11). Cincinnati built up a 20 point lead and finished with a 111-106 victory. Oscar had 25 points to go with 14 assists while Jerry Lucas had 23 and 25 rebounds. Also Adrian Smith bagged 20. StLouis was led by Lou Hudson with 21. Since this is a tournament the next round is St.Louis against Indiana Pacers and Kentucky versus Cincinnati in NBA rules from 1966. It was good to see som Strat on Hugh but TMG is worlds better plus it has cool cards. the 1995 Ford Tarus better known as the Deer Slayer from Lexington fame has gone to the big parking lot in the sky. The engine seized up (Oil Mikey please)and the transmission housing broke. We bid a fond farwell to a vehicle that served us for many years faithfully. Goodbye ol Paint.

Well I am sitting here on my sort of new computer typing for the new year. Yesterday Mike helped me shift it to the prime position on my desk. So now for the first post of the new year. 2010 should be better than 09. I don't believe that the Colts will win the superbowl but then I thought they'd go 8-8. Okay my prediction is Chargers over the Vikings in the Superbowl. Okay in shifitin my computer I found stuff, like "Medal of Honor,Allied Assault" which had be lost for weeks. Further 10 brings new stuff I got for Christmas. I admit to being selfish this year buying many things which is bad but now I get to use them which is good. I also must call my sister and my friend Gary, both have tried to call me. Of my new stuf asside from the chairs we bought and this machine my favs are Star Wars the force unleashed ( its really cool to be Darth Vader and kill off some wookies), The SI basketball book ( I have looked at it several times), and Star Trek the movie (seeing the young version of the Enterprise crew is way cool). In so far as old stuff my TMG basketball replay of the 1957-58 Cincinnati Royals has reached 40 games. This am my Royals won their 15th game against 24 setbacks by defeating the Boston Celtics 106-99. Clyde Lovellette had 28 for Cincy and Jack Twyman had 27 while Tom Hiesohn had 21. It was close all the way with neither team leading more than 6 points. Tim called from Basic yesterday. He said that so far they weren't doing much. His girlfriend Jessica became a friend on facebook recently and taught me the expletive "holy smurfs" which I find funny. Oh the pacers are stinky this year and look to finish with another lottery pick. Even a good one probably won't help, but a point guard would be nice. This is the year that Susan and I will be celebratin out 25th anniversary, more on that at a later date. She has become indespensible as a medical advocate, and I appreciate her for the fine job she does. "Holy Smurfs it time for me to go" c ya