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Baseball
Trip 2005
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Day
two started with a hike in Runyon Canyon. As much as I'd like to think the two
guys behind Dave and Jen are Jamie and and Handwashings, they're not. And they're
not Kevin Smith's wife, either. Although, she
did hike Runyon that same day. |
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Traveling
to LA was good for me. I feel like I have a tiny hint of the geography of the
city now. While there I saw only a few neighborhoods and didn't manage to get
into a traffic jam on every highway (freeway?), but I now realize downtown is
sort of far away from Hollywood. |
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Notice
that Listmaker shaved his moustache before making the baseball trip. |
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It's
tough to resist taking a photo of that Hollywood sign. It's also tough staring
down at all the nice houses, looking at the pools and wondering just how I can
get invited to visit and take a dip. |
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Imagine that day two
of the trip is a day of self-portraits for me. And now be happy that I've
spared showing you self-portrait number one, which showcased too much beard
and way too much sweat. After finishing a bottle of water and making a voice
recording for an eventual podcast, I started to relax. At the top of the
hill, I thought it necessary to throw my backpack over my shoulder and take
a photo - a photo of a man who felt like he'd accomplished something. If
I ever post a photo of you on my website and you think you look awful, I
refer you to this photo where not only is the massiveness of my belly apparent,
but my lack of fashion sense dominates the photos (green on green???). |
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Walking
down the hill is so much easier! Jen, Dave and Ella (the dog) confirm they've
got a good lunch suggestion in mind. |
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In
theory, everyone taking a photo of the Hollywood sign is a nice idea, but everyone
prefers taking a photo of the "caution rattlesnakes" sign. (see HW
& LM) |
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Having
escaped the wrath of the rattlesnakes (and not having thought about mountain
lions yet), the group went to Zankou Chicken for lunch. |
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Look
at those palm trees! How does anyone do any work in Los Angeles? After a filling
lunch, there's no desire to do anything in a hurry. But there was a minor league
game in Adelanto, CA that needed to be seen so the minivan headed east. |
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The trip toward Barstow
was filled with traffic. The traffic reached especially heavy levels when
we appeared to be leaving civilization (Can't you see parts of E.T. being
filmed in the scene above?). Housing developments appeared out of nowhere
- some in mid-construction stages with only foundations and lampposts in
place. A telephone call confirmed that we'd be passing that day's venue
for Ozzfest very soon. |
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See
- it really was self-portrait day. This time I try to get creative just a few
miles from Adelanto. |
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And
then I reverted to standard self-portrait mode, if only to show off the clear
skies. |
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When
looking at this photo, I like to pretend Handwashings is looking at something
and someone else is holding the camera and photographing the field. |
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I'm
not going for accuracy in reporting here, but let's pretend the center fielder
is the In N Out Double Double player of the game. If he'd managed to hit a double
while at bat, everyone in the stands would've gotten a free Double Double burger
from everyone's favorite fast food chain. |
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Self-portrait with Hot Dog.
There's a slightly crazed look in my eye. A look that says "I'm going
all the way with this. I'm going to have a hot dog at every baseball game
during the trip." |
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Listmaker
disapproves. |
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Baseball,
baseball, baseball. |
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Kids
love running the bases! |
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Adults
love posing for group photos! |
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The
tease of winning a free double-double led us to the In-N-Out burger in Barstow.
It was late at night. |
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