Crooks.net

This was the only spot at the zoo today that wasn’t crowded. And even
that had a line before we moved on.

This is a popular book with my younger kids now.

Made years ago by Dave Wiley for Calvin, and still in good use today.

Our 3-year-old is enjoying the cast off stuff our recently departed 18-year-old left behind. Especially fun is the Civil Air Patrol equipment.

Calvin and I are at a Royals game tonight. It’s pretty much the worst game ever so I’m playing with my iPad to post a few pictures. Yes, I’m a geek.

We came early to do the Early Bird tour, which is basically letting you in at 4:30 to the Hall of Fame and then letting you sit close to watch batting practice before everyone else comes in starting at 5:30.

I found this in the Hall of Fame. Mom is that you?

The Royals did much better during batting practice than for real:

Greinke looked good. But it was just looks.

There’s a reason he left the first inning like this:

Not sure what this guy was thinking. Maybe, “Hey look, I’m Michael Jackson!”

We finally moved to seats I’ve thought about sitting in since I was a kid:

These are the corner seats in the upper deck. Very peaceful. The equivalent of these but on the other side:

Middle of the 6th right now. It’s 14-0, Twins. Good thing most of the fans here are from Minnesota. Really, not kidding. Cheers for the Twins are significantly louder than for the Royals.