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1. Cleaning Day – 4th of July 2015… Last year I was living in Michigan by myself and my wife and family were back in North Dakota. We wanted to do something together but the distance made that difficult so my wife came up with the idea of making it a cleaning day for both of us and it would be like we were together. I didn’t have anything else planned… so why not? My wife put together a list: wipe down countertops, cabinets and stovetop… clean inside microwave… soak stove drip pans and knobs in sink… sweep and mop kitchen floor… remove everything from shower and tub… apply grout and tile cleaner… scrub shower walls and door… clean shower rack and soap dish… clean the shower track… scrub the sink… shine the faucets… wash the floor and replace all the rugs, mats and wastebaskets… organize sock drawers… wash all the blankets and pillowcases… pick up all clutter… dust and vacuum. I put together my own list... put my beer on a coaster and don’t drop jelly on the couch.
2. Catch of the Day – 4th of July 2014… My wife and I went out for supper. We walked in and the sign in the entrance with the specials said “Catch of the Day $8.00.” I’m usually disappointed to see a sign like that because it does nothing for me… I’m not a big fish guy. My wife loves fish… so she locked in on that “Catch of the Day.” She ended up disappointed when the waitress brought her a jar of fireflies.
3. Fireworks – 4th of July 2013… Our Neighbor purchased about $2,000 worth of fireworks. He got drunk and set them off all night long. I believe he finally passed out about 5AM because that’s when all the bang and sizzling sounds stopped. The next morning he is upset with ME because I woke him up when I was mowing my lawn at 10AM. I suppose I could have mowed around him but it would have left a strange outline in my grass.
4. Counting Calories – 4th of July 2012... As I was rolling out the grill… my wife informed me that today was the day that she was going to start counting calories. The food that she was now planning on eating had hardly any calories to count. I told her “it would be much more challenging to count all the calories that I’m having today.”
5. Birds and the Bees – 4th of July 2011… As part of the duties of a father… there comes a time when you must conduct… the "Birds and the Bees" talk. It’s necessary but as many of you know… it’s awfully uncomfortable. My dad finally decided to have that talk with me… it was odd timing because my wife and kids were impatiently waiting in the car.
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Lineups:
ATHLETICS
Coco Crisp (S) LF
Jed Lowrie (S) 2B
Josh Reddick (L) RF
Danny Valencia [R) 3B
Khris Davis [R) DH
Stephen Vogt (L) C
Marcus Semien [R) SS
Yonder Alonso (L) 1B
Billy Burns (S) CF
Kendall Graveman [R) P
TWINS
Eduardo Nunez [R) SS
Joe Mauer (L) DH
Miguel Sano [R) 3B
Brian Dozier [R) 2B
Kennys Vargas (S) 1B
Max Kepler (L) RF
Eddie Rosario (L) LF
Juan Centeno (L) C
Danny Santana (S) CF
Ricky Nolasco [R) P
Game-time forecast: 76-80 deg F, 39% cloudy, 54% humidity, 0% chance of rain, winds from the SSW at 11mph.
Go Twins! Play ball!
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