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Back from vacation

I just had a 12 day vacation with my family. I took “the boy” to New England Patriots Football Camp where I was a counselor. During that time, my wife took our daughter to see her family in NJ. We eventually ended up at my dad’s house in NH.
Football camp was fun [...]

Oak Mountain Reds Season comes to an end

Andres’ 9 yr old baseball team, the Oak Mountain Reds, lost in the semi-finals last night to the Nationals 14-4. Andres, known as Manny to the Oak Mountain sporting community, had a good game having some good at-bats and making a good play in the outfield. He even got hit by a pitch [...]

My Cousin Wins The Cleveland Marathon

My first cousin Brian McNeil won the Cleveland Marathon. He is currently training for the Olympic Trials. Congratulations Brian! We’re so proud of you. Run Brian, run!
From MLive.com
N.C. man wins Cleveland Marathon; Mich. man in 2nd5/20/2007, 3:21 p.m. EDTThe Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — A North Carolina man [...]

Big win for Oak Mountain Reds

Last night the Oak Mountain 9 year old Reds baseball team beat the Orioles 32-6 in just 2 innings. It was our best game of the year. The kids really deserved that one. We have been on the losing end of too many games this year. The Orioles were a good team [...]

Pop Art


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Less politics, more family

I have received requests for less politics and more family. I am happy to oblige! Here they are. New pictures of the greatest kids in the world.
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Happy Birthday Andres!

Andres turns 9 years old today! He’s growing up too fast!

A Story

Manny (The Fred’s nickname during baseball season) had to write a story for his writing workshop in third grade. I thought I’d publish his first masterpiece.
Aliens On The Loose IIIby Andres
The aliens grew big. Moon, an alien, said, “I wish the boy was here”. The aliens, TV and Electricity, they [...]

Celebrating Mediocrity

This morning walking into work I noticed a bumper sticker on a car,
“My child is a TERRIFIC KID at Moody Middle School”
Well, Zip-a-dee-doo-dah! My first thought was, “How nice. A parent is proud of their child.” Then I thought well my kids are terrific too, and I have no bumper sticker on my [...]