I Think I Crossed A Line
November 12, 2007 by Ryan
Have you ever done something that you know is going to stir up a hornets nest? There are things that you can do and things that you can’t do to sports fans…and I think I crossed the line with one of the most stubborn dedicated A’s fans. It’s my cousin Sean. He was lamenting on his site, Curveball City, about how badly Bay Areas sports have performed as of late.
I’m normally not this cruel, but you have to understand that their loyalty to the A’s is amazing! It doesn’t matter how many times the Angels beat them, the A’s “are better.” And I don’t hate the A’s to be honest. I think it’s amazing what they do for the money! I’m reading Moneyball! I think that walk-off bunt was a thing a beauty a few years back! But they’re root for the Yankees or the Red Sox before they’ll root for the Angels (a least as far as I know). So yeah, I took the opportunity to pour some salt. I commented on their latest post:
Sean,
I have an offer to make you:
Right now you are in LA for law school. I am offering you the ability to become a SoCal sports fan. No questions asked. We’ll overlook any conflicting past allegiances and you can be welcomed in with no “fair-weather” stigmas attached.
Think about it. And let us know!
Ryan
PS
Joe Torre’s coming to town…why not become a Dodgers fan!?
That last jab should be particularly offensive courtesy of Kirk Gibson.
I am just bracing for the backlash.
We Evened the Odds!
October 5, 2007 by Ryan
2-to-2!
Two girls (Beth & Kimberly) and now two boys! That’s right Jeremy Michael Miller is on his way! He’s due late February, maybe early March.
We found our we were pregnant a little while ago and have been waiting to find out since. I honestly would have been happy either way. If it was a girl it would have been fun for Kimberly to have a sister right close to her. And if it was a boy (as it is) then, hey! We have a boy!
I am so excited though. Our neighbor said to us, “If anyone needs a boy, it’s Ryan.” I guess I’m just a big kid! I can’t wait to play catch, to go to his first baseball game, and all that male-bonding stuff!
I hope it doesn’t seem like I’m going to have favorites because I love Kimberly! I can’t even put it into words! She’s my baby! I think she is going to be a great big sister.
Kids are awesome! If you don’t have any, you should make some. (Yeah, yeah! At the right time, right place, with the right person, yadda yadda. I know!)
Kimberly Performing
October 5, 2007 by Ryan
As promised, here is a video clip of my little girl! She has grown up so much in the last two or three days! She is so smart, so curious, and so adventurous (which is good & bad). I love watching her figure things out. You can just see her mind working. And this kid already knows too much about electronics and how they work!
She really does have her own personality. I can see it in how her reaction has changed to when I come home from work. Obviously, for a long time she didn’t have any clue if I was there or if I was gone. But eventually, when I’d walk in the door she’d see me and brighten up with a smile. Then after she learned how to wave she started smiling and waving. Then after she learned how to walk, Beth would prompt her to come over to me and I’d pick her up and give her hugs. Next she started doing it on her own where she’d come over and reach up for me. That changed to her running up and hugging my legs. Now, she wants me to drop everything and give her hugs. If I come in and she doesn’t catch me at the door she’ll find me and basically give me a “Daddy! I want you to hug me!” I love it!
As for the video here, it is a clip of her doing a little performing for the camera. She does the actions to Etsy-Bitsy Spider and then, I told you she was smart…well, just watch!
Gotta Love YouTube
September 26, 2007 by Ryan
This will be my first video post. I finally found a easy way to embed YouTube videos.
Check out my cute nephews wrestling. These boys are little tanks! I imagine they’ll be wrestling like this for the rest of their lives being that they are brothers and so close in age. Their giggles just crack me up!
I’ll get some videos of Kimberly on here soon!
