Tuesday, April 23, 2019

The end of an era

Mrs ERJ and I started attending our children's sporting events in 1996. We started with "T ball" and soccer games. Since then we have always had a child involved in sports of some kind, even if it was just dwarf tossing.


Belladonna will be graduating from college soon. Her final "athletic" event will be a dwarf tossing event near Corpus Christi, Texas at the end of May.

Mrs ERJ put her foot down. We are going. It will be the last sporting event we will attend as parents. She made the hotel and plane reservations. We will be there a couple of extra days so we can transition toward empty-nesters.

I beg my readers, are there any notable Do-Not-Miss attractions in the Corpus Christi area at the end of May? The attractions can be reptilian, cactilian or BBQuilian in nature.

PS: One of my extended family informed me that it is not healthy to argue with Texans. They will shoot you. Like, that would not happen in Detroit?
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10 comments:

  1. Ed BonderenkaApril 23, 2019 at 9:44 PM

    Dwarf Tossing is illegal. I think. But not in Texas I bet.
    Just wear you Big D hat. No one will mess with you.

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  2. Old BubbaApril 24, 2019 at 8:07 AM

    USS Lexington, downtown. Lots of Navy history

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    1. Eaton Rapids JoeApril 24, 2019 at 12:08 PM

      Thank-you, sir. That is exactly what I am looking for.

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    2. JohnApril 28, 2019 at 8:02 PM

      Yup, they let Scouts sleep on it overnight. I heard a rumor it was haunted . . . ?

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  3. John GaltApril 24, 2019 at 8:54 AM

    I dont get it. All Christian and yet?? Your family thinks Dwarf tossing is "ok" ??? Seems rather demeaning . Also seems to rather contrast with the values you proclaim.

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  4. UnknownApril 24, 2019 at 1:03 PM

    Aransas pass isn't too far. Nice little beach town

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  5. UnknownApril 24, 2019 at 1:04 PM

    I didnt think someone name john galt would be an offended snowflake

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    1. Eaton Rapids JoeApril 24, 2019 at 8:34 PM

      You cannot take the internet too seriously. There is a lot of stuff we cannot see.

      Anybody can have a bad day. Anybody can write something that reads differently than the writer intended.

      And the observation regarding dissonance between the high values I strive for and the sub-par performance I deliver, I will own that. That describes me very well.

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  6. Old NFOApril 24, 2019 at 7:27 PM

    Yep, definitely Lady Lex!

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  7. RDBApril 25, 2019 at 12:38 PM

    I like your comment - "dissonance between the high values I strive for ....I own that". I share in your description.

    Both of my kids are done with school and sports. Soccer was their sport. Both played competitively through high school and club in college. My wife and I estimated that we had been to 1200 soccer games during their careers. And that doesn't count practices, clinics, etc. We found a little more free time once sports was done!

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