Friday, May 30, 2025

Comics Review: Archie Milestones #29 Jughead Super Hero Special


I’d already picked up a pile of used Archie digests at Coas Bookstore over a couple of trips and they’re mostly unread to this point. I’d sworn off getting more, but then this came up new on the newsstand. I’d really enjoyed the last Jughead Super Hero Special (7-4-23), so I was well-disposed to getting this one.


I have to warn you that Jughead’s alter ego, Captain Hero, is only in a couple of stories, though he is prominently on the cover. There are a couple stories of Jughead getting superpowers or using his natural prodigious appetite or assuming another super-identity, but this volume mostly features the rest of the Archie gang in costume or out seeing superhero movies.




Captain Hero does shine in this appearance with Fireball. (No, I hadn’t heard of this MLJ hero either.) Archie has to call in a superhero to help control his chili, who in turn, has to call in an expert on dangerous food.






There’s a story that’s something of an explanation of some of the kids having powers, sort of. Archie becomes Captain Pureheart when Veronica is in danger, Reggie becomes Evilheart when he sees Archie with Veronica, and Betty twists her ponytail and becomes Super-Teen whenever Pureheart is in trouble.



Pureheart has his bad days. Here he has trouble catching a quick-disguise villain and is lucky the guy doesn’t take off with his girls.



The Archie Gang’s pets become a sort of Legion of Super-Pets in a couple of stories.



We also have this story, which seems to draw from other DC super-groups. Jughead dressing up as Stone Boy from the Legion of Substitute Heroes, you might think was a coincidence, but Betty and Veronica obviously being Duo Damsel from the Legion of Superheroes, makes it an obvious homage. The LSH universe would be a great place to mine for goofy heroes.




Of course, there’s another obvious homage in the story.




The Mighty Crusaders and other MLJ superheroes make appearances. The Kennedy Brothers do an excellent job illustrating a team up with the Archie gang heroes.



I love this little story with Captain Flag. “Prepare for some truth, justice, and American pain!” Somebody should steal that line.



Doesn’t Ronnie look cute with a tie?



Trying to be racist doesn’t work out for her, though. This is edgy for an Archie comic.



Lastly, there are several one-page Captain Sprocket comics spread throughout the digest. These might be from Madhouse.


Overall, like the previous superhero volume, this is fun material. Given that some of this is recent reprints (that I’ve read), I suspect there may not be enough to fill another volume any time soon, so get this one now.

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Memorial Day 2025 Part 2

Part1


5-25-25

Instead of waking up early to watch F1 Monaco, I overslept. I’m pretty sure I got the better of that deal. With no Indy 500 to watch, I just listened to the Rangers/White Sox game in the afternoon. The pregame said that Joc Pederson was out with a broken hand and Kevin Pillar had been DFA’d and had retired. I guess Corey Seager is out too, but he may be back soon. I think I can pinpoint why the team is having trouble scoring.



The club was bringing up Alejandro Osuna today for a debut. There’s another new prospect that’s been brought up recently that’s also been playing. Neither of these guys are listed in my baseball season preview magazine as a Rangers’ top ten prospect. Maybe these guys played really well in the minor leagues. Maybe they’re scrambling trying to plug holes with the best of whatever’s available.



Jake Burger got the scoring going with a two-run homer early. The White Sox answered with a solo home run. In the fifth, the Sox had another threat brewing, but had a runner thrown out the plate. Osuna had a great diving catch in the outfield to end the inning.



In the sixth, the Sox did tie it on a solo home run and then took the lead with a sac fly driving in a run. It was a bit of an odd ninth in that announcer Eric Nadel kept not mentioning it was the ninth. The Rangers managed to tie it, setting up Adolis Garcia doubling in two runs, 5-3 Rangers. In the bottom, two Sox doubles brought in a run, but closer, Robert Garcia, picked off that runner at second. The Rangers won, 5-4, and snapped a six-game losing streak.



Playoff hockey was on, but I wasn’t into it. (The game was a blowout, anyway.) I skipped over to the Mall and got a foot-long chili hot dog from Legend Burger, though I came up empty looking for a couple of gifts for people. The dog was good, but didn’t lift my spirits. I spoke to my Aunt Judy on the way over, but that didn’t help much, either. Not being able to watch Indy pretty drained my enthusiasm for the three-day weekend.



Back at home, I ran into the end of another Mexican League baseball game. (I know I’m scrapping the bottom of the barrel here.) Aguas Calientes was ahead of the Chihuahua Dorados, 4-3, in the bottom of the ninth. The Dorados managed to tie it on a sac fly and then win it on a two-run homer, 6-4. It didn’t look like there were that many in the stands, but I think most of the fans were in the shade. It looked hot wherever they were playing.



Tonight’s Chihuahuas’ game was interesting for the wrong reason. By the fifth inning, broadcaster Tim Hagerty felt obligated to mention that there hadn’t been a Chihuahuas’ baserunner yet. This lasted until the seventh with a walk that got the crowd cheering. In the eighth, the pup’s got their one and only hit. Unsurprisingly, the Rainiers won, 6-0.



This was a team record for hits . . . err . . . hit for the Chihuahuas. Tim reported that before the game, one the Chihuahuas had said he’d eat a moth if they were no-hit. There have never been bigger stakes in a baseball game. Also mentioned was that the A’s 11-game losing streak ended today. I wasn’t aware of this. (I watch and listen to baseball every day and I’m seemingly blissfully unaware of everything going on.) The team called up a bunch of players from Las Vegas trying to find a slump-busting combination.



5-26-25

I saw dad this morning, but he didn’t seem to want lunch out, so we had hot dogs again and watched an episode of Almost Paradise. We’re both getting a kick out of this show. Afterward, I went back over to the Mall. I still didn’t find a gift I was looking for, so I’ll do something else. For dinner later, I got a Boba tea (sans bobas) and Auntie Anne’s Pepperoni Pretzel bites. The tea was average (especially for the price), but the pretzel bites were very tasty for a light dinner.



I got back home about halfway through the Rangers’ pregame show for their game against the Blue Jays. The Jays were coming off getting swept by the Rays and had also played a day game yesterday before this day game, like the Rangers. Jacob deGrom was starting today, so I was hopeful.



Daulton Varsho homered in the first to give the Jays a 1-0 lead. Kevin Gausman only needed 12 pitches to get through the first six Ranger batters. I was feeling less confident, as this was feeling very familiar. Varsho later doubled in a run, but in the fourth, Wyatt Langford finally got the Rangers on the board with a homer, 2-1 Jays.



In the fifth, rookie Alejandro Osuna got his first hit (and would also pick up his second later). In the sixth with the Jays threatening, deGrom came out. This was his first ever start without getting a strikeout. With runners on second and third, Adolis Garcia in center came up firing on a single and prevented both runners from advancing and they didn’t score in the inning.



I’d been checking ESPN Radio beforehand to see if they were broadcasting a game. I checked again at this point and found they were and they were late in a game . . . the game I was already listening to. Oh, well. In the ninth, the Jays were threatening again, but a great throw from Langford in the outfield again kept a runner from scoring. Of course great defense and pitching, still doesn’t score runs, which the Rangers didn’t, as they lost, 2-1. They’ve already replaced the batting coach. I don’t know what they can do next without trading people.



Well, that’s it for Memorial Day weekend. I’m really wondering if I should keep doing this if there’s not going to be more racing coverage. For Memorial Day, I listened to Jesse Kelly’s military tribute show on the radio, so don’t say I didn’t do anything for the holiday.

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Memorial Day 2025 Part 1

We’re starting Memorial Day weekend sports coverage early this year. The C-USA Baseball Tournament began on Wednesday with the Aggies playing the #2 seed and possible at-large NCAA bid team, WKU Hilltoppers, in the second game of the day. Before the game, Mitch Namie, Steve Solorzano, and Brandon Forrester received All-Conference honors. The radio coverage was on Magic 105 and I had to endure some really bad pop waiting for the game to start.



The tournament was being held at Liberty U. The weather was cold and damp, but not threatening. WKU swept Aggies two weeks ago.  They did not start their best available pitcher for this game, but their chosen starter did come in with a pretty good resume anyway. Connor Wylde got the start for the Aggies.



It started well in the top of the first, as Forrester tripled on first pitch. Namie sac’d him in to make it 1-0 Aggies. They added to this in the second with a Dane Woodcook RBI groundout, 2-0. In the bottom of the third on defense, Aggies successfully challenged a safe call for a double play that ended the inning. The Aggies are #2 in the country in turning DP’s. Adam Young on the radio was complaining that his monitor wasn’t showing the replay. That had to be frustrating.



The Hilltoppers took out their starter after two hits in the fourth. The bases were loaded when Namie worked an RBI walk. Solo then singled in two, followed by Boston Vest singling in a run, 6-0 Aggies. In the bottom of the fifth, Wylde gave up his first hit and ended up loading the bases. WKU scored two on a fielder’s choice and a single. 6-2 Aggies.



Wylde started the sixth, but was relieved by Jaden Davis after a leadoff walk. Davis walked the bases loaded without an out and Saul Soto was brought in. Soto immediately gave up a bases-clearing double by Ethan Lizama to make it, 6-5. In the top of the seventh, WKU’s Gavin Perry walked the bases loaded, but a flyball out ended the inning.



A Lizama solo home run tied it at 6 in the eighth. WKU brought in their ace closer Cal Higgins with one on and the Aggies didn’t score. We went to extras. Soto entered his fifth inning of work in the tenth. After a walk, Lizama came up again and slugged a double, which scored the runner and won the game for WKU, 7-6. Adam had the easy stat of the game: the Aggies left 15 runners on base. They could have put this one away, but credit the WKU relief corps. The Aggies did score 6 runs on the second-best team ERA in the country. It’s hard to beat a team four times in a row.



(The worst part about this game is that the Chihuahuas were on at same time. From what I was sneaking in listening to, it was a great game. I did listen to the ending.)



5-22-25

The Aggies’ next game was against #3 seed Kennesaw State and was the first of the day. It started at 7:00am, which is well before I usually get up. I tuned just as the seventh inning ended. K-State had just a big inning and were up 10-5, after scoring 5 to take the lead. That would turn out to be the final score.



Mitch Namie had a great day with two home runs and Bryce Campbell had a solo shot. Aggie starter Ian Hoslett apparently lasted into the seventh. He pitched his heart out. It was just one bad inning that did in the Aggies and ended their season.



The Aggies finished the year, 23-33. Broadcaster Adam Young went over the long list of injuries, which certainly hobbled the team. They didn’t have any quality depth to cover the injuries. With those missing players, maybe that final record gets flipped, but they play in a very tough conference with at least three very good teams. Adam did point out that a lot of freshmen got plenty of experience this season, but that’s about it. We’ll hope for better days next year for Aggie Baseball.



5-24-25

Welcome to Memorial Day Weekend officially. My day started going out to the Downtown Mall to the Farmer’s Market. Dad wasn’t interested in going, but I had a few places to hit there. At Coas Bookstore, I found the history of D&D book, Of Dice and Men. I’d heard of this, so I thought it might be an informative read. I checked the Sci-Fi section for a book I’d been looking for for years, Man of Gold by MAR Barker and, lo, there it was! I almost started giggling in joy. I had to wipe this enormous smile off my face before getting to the register. Persistence paid off. What a way to start the weekend!



This was followed by a severe disappointment: Zia Comics was closed. I’d rather just feel like a dummy for not considering at time that I was just there too early and I should have returned later, rather than the store being permanently closed. As far as I know, they’re the only comic book store in town. Given how many poor purchases I’ve made at Zia Comics, I shouldn’t be upset about this, but I did get something awesome the last time I was there. I’ll check back another day.



I went around the vendors outside and picked up some honey and looked for a couple of gifts for some people. I only found one thing, a little crocheted animal at a booth run by students. I’ll check out the Mall next door for something else this weekend. I did stand in line for a half hour to get kettle corn. Was it worth it? Yes, though I don’t know if I’ll do that again. The street musician there was at least entertaining.



I offered to get dad lunch, but he instead offered me a hot dog. I decided to take him up on that when I got over to his apartment. We waited around to watch the NASCAR Xfinity race at Charlotte. This will probably be my only race this weekend. The Cup race is on Amazon Prime. The F1 race is live at 5:30am. I’m not getting up for that. I tried a new antenna this week to try and bring in Fox, but it didn’t work, so no Indy 500 either.



Dad was disappointed, too. There have been a Diamondbacks games on Friday night (when I can’t watch). He ran into a Rockies game on another station yesterday. He was looking forward to seeing the Yankees and Rockies play again today, but apparently, it’s only a Friday night thing.



I’d brought a portable radio with me. For additional disappointment, I thought ESPN Radio would be broadcasting the Orioles and the Red Sox this afternoon on KROD, but this did not happen. Maybe all of this was for the best. On Friday, the O’s lost, 19-5, and lost today. The Rockies, amazingly, did beat the Yankees on Friday, but were back to reality today and clubbed to death, 13-1. On Friday, the MLB.TV Free Game was the Angels and they won their eighth in a row, but today the Marlins snapped their streak. Can the Angels actually compete in the AL West?



The Rangers/White Sox game was on the radio, albeit with a lousy signal. The Rangers had lost on Friday to the lowly Sox, 4-1. Today, Jack Leiter gave them 5 good innings, and the Rangers took a 4-2 lead into the sixth. 4 hits, 3 walks, and an error all that inning, and the Rangers were down 8-4. A loaded bases clearing double was the big blow in the 12-batter inning. 10-5 White Sox was the final. If the Rangers’ pitching falls apart, this is going to be a really bad season for them.



Okay, on to the race finally. Cup driver, William Byron won the first two stages pretty easily, but a speeding penalty sent him to the rear for the final stage. Justin Allgaier was in control for the entire stage. There were like three wrecks in the closing laps. Critically for Allgaier, there was a miscommunication on the first wreck and he didn’t come in for new tires and was stuck for the rest of regulation. It would have worked, but the race went into overtime. On fresher tires, Bryron, who’d spent the whole stage getting back to the front, squeezed past Allgaier for the win. If that was my only race this weekend, it wasn’t a bad one.


I decided to go out for dinner at Subway, mostly because I had a coupon, and I wanted ice cream at next door PQ Treats. It was another disappointment. (I’d used up all of my luck getting that book and seeing a good race.) PQ Treats was closed, for the second time in my last two visits, and the guy at Subway said they may get closed down, too. That’s sort of inconvenient for me. Well, my meatball was okay, if that was my last meal there.



Here’s a real rarity: the Chihuahuas beat the Rainiers tonight, 1-0. I listened to that game after I got home. The pups had lost, 8-1, on Friday after giving up a 7-run inning. Tonight, all they needed was a run on a sac fly in a 2 hour, 4 minute game. I doubt there have been many 1-0 games there in El Paso.



Finally on TV, I ran into a Mexican League baseball game between the Juarez Indios (yes, the Indians) and Soles (I don’t know where they’re from). I don’t think this is the top level of Mexican baseball. The Indios went down early, but came back. In the bottom of the ninth, the bases were walked loaded for the Indios and a double brought in the tying run. An intentional walk reloaded the bases and a hit batter forced in the winning run. 7-6 Indios win!



They had a really good crowd, especially for a game that finished at midnight. Mexican league game have a pretty “leisurely” pace. This game had a mascot that looked suspiciously like the San Diego Super Chicken. He seems to have a good relationship with the fans and the team from what I saw.



Part 2

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

NM State Aggies vs WKU Hilltoppers Baseball 5-11-25


Let’s hear it for the weather this weekend. These last two days have been beautiful. Sunny, not too hot (75-degrees), and a nice cool breeze blowing right to left. Yep, that weather. And Aggie Baseball was blown out again by WKU. It’s hard to get too upset when it’s such a pleasant day at the ballpark even when you lose on Senior Day.


Scary moment driving to the ballpark today. I saw another driver get confused on the lanes and drove the wrong way down a major street. Thankfully, there wasn’t much traffic on a Sunday morning and it was a short distance before this person was able to make a turnoff. In the Presley Askew Field parking lot, there were a couple of trailers tailgating, including a nice-looking silver Airstream.


Inside, I finally picked up a corn-in-the-cup at the concessions. I’d been mostly eating breakfast before going to these morning games. There was nobody in line ahead of me, but ten people lined up behind me after I ordered. Timing is everything. Instead of a cup, they handed me a big dishful of corn and it was spectacular. Why wasn’t I doing this all season? I thought with each bite.


There was a great crowd of 612 on this beautiful Senior Day. I don’t think there were any scouts today. They’d probably decided the Aggies weren’t giving the WKU prospects enough of a challenge. Fan Michael was handing out autographed posters to the families of the players, as he does every year. The Reese family was here. Nellie Reese was wearing a cool violet-colored Padres hat. She’d stolen it for day from her brother, Cooper Reese, who has a large collection of hats.



Once again, it was an easy add on the scorecards today. I’ll thank Adam Young on the radio broadcast for his help in scoring this weekend. (Though I was mentally correcting him when he tried to hand out an error after an out where a double play wasn’t turned.)


Ian Hoslett started for the Aggies. He gave up a single to the first batter, but then got a strikeout and catcher Dane Woodcook threw out the runner on the same play. (This is apparently not a double play in official scoring. I was wrong there.) Taylor Penn started for the Hilltoppers. (Both starters were TBA before today.) Mitch Namie singled in the first. Steve Solorzano was hit really hard with a fastball. You could hear it in the stands. It looked to me like it was on the shoulder, but others said it was on the wrist. He stayed in. I think I’m right, because that shot would have broken his wrist. Unfortunately, both runners were left stranded.


Hoslett had a 1-2-3 second. Ethan Lizama may have had the hardest hit ball of the day, but he hit it to right field and the breeze knocked it down. Right fielder Joey Craig camped under it with his back to the wall for the out. In the bottom, Boston Vest led off with a homer. He hit his shot to center. Austin Haller at second made a great play on a Craig grounder that hit the mound first. He stayed with it for the out. 1-0 Aggies.


The nice WKU couple was again behind us. Trey Reese had a conversation with the dad about Nolan Ryan. Trey had seen him play as a kid. Trey also mentioned that a major change to the ballpark configuration was under consideration. We were all shocked and Trey was concerned that he shouldn’t have said anything. Given that the scoreboard is still mostly unreadable in sunlight, I don’t know that reconfiguration should be a priority. In the latest newsletter from the new AD, she was bragging about putting handrails in the Pan-Am Center. I agree. Those steps are a bit steep. That’s why there are already handrails there. (It’s a great new era in Aggie Sports.)


The Hilltoppers punched back in the top of the third. Haller led off with a homer to tie it at 1. In the bottom, Brandon Forrester began with a big flyball to center. Star WKU centerfielder, Ryan Wideman, waved his arms and never saw it, as it dropped in. Forrester had a gift double and Namie cashed him in with a single. Aggies back up, 2-1.


Hilltopper Carlos Vasquez tied it right back up with a home run to start the fourth. Hoslett set the next three batters down in order. Wideman hit a high flyball to center and Aggie centerfielder Camden Kaufman almost lost it. It was a tough sky today.


Gavin Perry came in to pitch for WKU in the bottom. Adam mentioned that earlier in the season against LA Tech, Perry had given up 7 runs in an inning. WKU came back with 10 runs in the bottom and won the game in a run rule. The WKU couple said that game was crazy with a football score.


Perry hit Vest with a pitch, but he was erased on a double play. After, Craig beat out an infield hit with some astonishing speed. Another single and a walk loaded the bases. The WKU coach came out and talked to Perry. He came back and struck out Namie on three pitches. Good talk.


The WKU mom asked why I was keeping a scorecard. I asked why everyone isn’t keeping a scorecard like all good baseball fans should. The top of the fifth began with a two-base error. We’ll take that over another home run. Hoslett then gave up a walk and had a wild pitch, but he finished strong by getting the next three batters without giving up a run.


There was a kid uniform dressing contest between innings. It was cute. I noticed in the Aggie dugout that a player was juggling all of the time. I think it was Cade Shumard. This reminds me of Taryn Bennett with Aggie Softball. If you could teach the whole team to juggle that might be pretty intimidating to see in the dugout. The Aggies got a bit of traffic on in the bottom of the fifth, but failed to score.


I missed giveaway jersey night on Friday. I was seeing them everywhere in the crowd and was getting jealous. They looked pretty good. Former AD Mario Moccia came in. I almost didn’t recognize him wearing a colorful Hawaiian shirt. He had his two girls in tow. They stayed for a couple of innings, as Mario went around and greeted some people. I’m sure he’d be really impressed with the new handrails in the Pan-Am Center.


Jaden Davis relieved Hoslett after five innings started with a walk. Kyle Hayes came up with one out and blasted one out for a two-run homer. Trey shook his head, “That was four straight sliders.” After a single and a walk, Coach Angier brought in Matthew Yarc. This didn’t help. Two more singles scored another run. Dalton Fiveash then cleared the loaded bases with a double. Yarc finished the inning with a pair of strikeouts, but the Hilltoppers were now in command, 8-2.


Treyson Peters came in for the Hilltoppers for the bottom of the sixth. Judging by the cheering behind me, I’m guessing this was the WKU couple’s son. Unfortunately, he threw 8 straight balls and walked the first two Aggie hitters.


The WKU coach took Peters right out for his best reliever, Cal Higgins. Uncharacteristically, he walked his first batter, Woodcook, to load the bases with nobody out. Dane yelled back at his dugout in encouragement. Forrester was up next and given first after being grazed by a pitch. (There was some skepticism about this.) This brought in a run and Namie drove in another on a fielder’s choice. Reid Howard at short got a grounder next and dropped it, but still managed to turn a double play. 8-4 WKU.


Yarc began the seventh by walking Wideman, who then stole second. Yarc caught Wideman going to third, but made a bad throw and Wideman took the base. This was ruled a steal, instead of an error. (Wideman’s very fast and among the national leaders in steals. This ruling felt like some padding for him. It was initially ruled an error.)



Wideman came in on a groundout. Gianni Horvat at second made a great dive stop on that grounder for the second out. After Yarc hit a batter, Hazen Wright was brought in. I questioned why he wasn’t brought in earlier, since he was the only Aggie pitcher with a sub-5 ERA. I pointed out to Trey the ERA discrepancy between the teams on the program (shown above). He was stunned seeing it. Overall, it’s over a 4-run difference. Forrester dropped a grounder on Wright’s first batter, but no further damage was done. 9-4 WKU.


A girl came into the stands carrying a tub yelling, “Last call for hot dogs! Cash only!” She sold them all. The WKU couple bought a couple. Higgins gave up a single in the bottom of the seven, but that was all. For the top of the eighth, Wideman brought in run on a sac fly after a couple of walks. In the bottom, Namie also brought in a run with a sac line out. One bit of comedy happened when Woodcook took a terrible swing in his at bat and the dugout laughed at him. They did cheer him on right after that. 10-5 WKU.


Dylan Weekly came in for the Aggies to pitch the ninth. He gave up a homer to his first batter, Lizama. Forrester then made a great charging play on a weak infield grounder. The Hilltoppers did get two on with a walk and hit batter, but they were left stranded.


Patrick Morris relieved Higgins for the ninth. Senior Kade Benavidez led off as a pinch hitter and hit a flyball to left, which the fielder clanked on. It was a rough day to be an outfielder. Vest worked a walk. Kaufman hit a slow roller down the third baseline. Vasquez let it go hoping the ball would go foul, but it never did. The bases were loaded, but a looking strikeout and a lineout ended the game. WKU wins, 11-5, and sweeps the series.


Just a few Gameballs today. For the Hilltoppers, Austin Haller went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI’s and a home run, and Dalton Fiveash had a big bases-clearing 3-run double. For the Aggies, Mitch Namie went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI’s and Ian Hoslett had a great 5-inning effort only giving up 2 runs. The Aggies were in this one, except for that bad sixth inning. They weren’t able to counter with a big inning of their own. Given the stats shown above, this series’ results were in line with expectations.


Today’s seniors were Kade Benavidez, Austin Corbett, Gianni Horvat, Sheehan O’Connor, and Connor Wylde, who got the biggest cheer from the team. In spite of what happened on the field, the team quickly set it aside and were in good spirits. Over at the Visiting dugout, the WKU coach and a player were interviewed. Like I mentioned in the last game, they brought their own radio commentator. I said, “Goodbye” to Trey and Robin. It was nice sitting with them this season. I told Nellie she was doing a great job with the Volleyball team (and I meant it). I waved to Adam in the booth on my way out.


I called dad after the game. It ran really long at 3 hours and 22 minutes, not including the Senior ceremony, which was fairly quick. I’d offered to bring him lunch yesterday after today’s game. He didn’t want anything, except a small chocolate shake. I went to Subway and planned on getting a sub and the shake at PQ Treats next door, but they were closed. That was disappointing.


Instead, I went down the street to Freddy’s. I’d had hamburgers the last two days. Why not three-in-a-row? Actually, one of their Grilled Cheese Hamburgers was what I’d really wanted the last three days anyway. It was awesome and melted in mouth. Unfortunately, their small shakes were more like kid-sized. I had to apologize.


I totally missed the two baseball games on the radio in the afternoon and missed seeing the sportscar race at Laguna Seca, one of my favorite tracks. Even with a bad loss, I still wouldn’t trade a nice day at the ballpark. I’ll report on the rest of the Aggie Baseball season in my usual ***Memorial Day*** post. I still don’t know what I’m going to do about Aggie Sports next season or what my work situation will be, but I plan on still going to baseball at least.