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I believe I saw my very first dine & dash ever last night
I like to think I've lived a little bit and seen a few things. Then, out of nowhere last night at a Perrysburg brewery, four women – two were probably in their 40s and the other two might've been mid-30s – actually walked out on a bill, according to the server who was telling her manager as we were walking out the door.
Did I just hear that right?
A dine-and-dash in the wild? Four women! And the police station is 200 yards from the front door? Talk about balls of steel. Sounds like we might have a group of Bonnie & Khloes on the loose here folks.
They were sitting right behind us. I heard the server mention something about, "Here are your sriracha wings to go." I did notice all four leaving, but it never even crossed my mind that they pulled a strong-armed robbery of those sriracha wings.
Now, you might be thinking in your ‘hood the police wouldn’t even show up. Trust me, here, if the call comes in that a brewery has caught four women stealing sriracha wings, they're taking that call, four police SUVs are arriving, making an arrest and splashing it across Facebook.
Joe, welcome to the real world that happens 50 times a day in my town and the deodorant is locked up at Walgreens…LOLOL…crime came to your perfect little town.
Go ahead, send the emails.
Email: joekinsey@gmail.com
I'll say it – TNML stickers really do look great on Honda mowers & on Toyotas
• Paul T. writes:
Good afternoon Joe, just finished 2nd spring training mowing etc…seems like my weedeating skills need some work…edges not as crisp as I would like. Got my stickers and put one on the mower and saving other one for garage fridge…once I "do hard things" and clear a spot…pretended to put on wife’s car…she thought for sure I put on…not gonna waste on her car…you folks with basements don’t realize how good you have it…I was born in Syracuse and have great memories of playing in our basement…still have relatives up north and it sure is cool to see how they have utilized the space…bout to clean up and watch some hoops…thank you for my stickers…I do appreciate it!
PS
Really think it’s a great thing you are doing stepping up and coaching your ball club…I became a stepparent 12yrs ago and always appreciated all the parents taking the time to give to kids…you and people like you are special!
Kinsey:
Thank you for saying it, Paul. The rec ball league had two parents sign up to be head coaches and SIX to be assistants. Now, I was originally one of those six because I was going to assist a buddy of mine, but then the league started pleading for coaches, so I knew it was the right thing to do.
Plus, with my new ‘Make Rec Ball Great Again’ platform, I had no choice but to step up.
For those new around here, I can promise you I don't run a Daddy Ball program like what's being accused in Carmel, Indiana by a pissed off parent.
My son will play everything but pitcher and catcher unless something changes this year and he shows actual skill at pitching. I'm not sure he has any interest in catching.
But, I know, if I put him at second base, he's going to get in front of a ball, knock it down and get it to first. He's not going to big league me like I had to watch out of my so-called travel kid last year that I would play at short until I was so frustrated I moved him out of that position because he refused to knock a ball down.
The batting order is simple. I will set it at the beginning of the year, and then we'll just keep rotating it one spot the entire season. Simple. Done. No bitching. No complaining. Here it is. If you don't like it, tough.
If you don't show up and you were supposed to lead-off, tough, you'll hit second in the next game. If you show up late, and you were supposed to bat lead-off, you're now batting last for that game. That's not punishment, I just don't have the time to move the order around.
The more I think about it, the more I have to thank this community for bringing sanity to my life last year when I took on the head coaching role. There were definitely eye-opening moments I didn't see coming, but I've filed those moments away and now we move on.
Practice is supposed to start the week I'm at The Masters.
I'm a little concerned with this Masters shoe advice…I don't want to make a rookie mistake
• Brian M. in California writes:
Congratulations on your forthcoming trip to Augusta. You will love every minute of the experience and as I'm sure you've been told multiple times, get a better sense of the elevation changes on the course.
I've been fortunate enough to go twice and thought I might suggest that you think about wearing golf shoes. The spikeless type work well, especially if there is any rain. The guys I've gone with have all taken that approach and it helps navigate the slopes a little easier.
Have a great time and your readers and I will eagerly await your recap.
Kinsey:
Brian, you're not setting me up, are you? I don't want to wear spikeless golf shoes and end up on one of those golf meme Instagram accounts where they make fun of the golf fans who look like they're about to pinch hit for Tiger if his back goes out.
I think those new PEARL WHITE shoes I bought are spineless, but now I'm worried they might be TOO WHITE for the Masters. TOO perfect.
I keep being warned that I'll be hiking mountains at Augusta. I just don't want to be a meme. Should I buy spikeless shoes this weekend and break them in walking around my yard for the next 10 days?
Email: joekinsey@gmail.com
March Madness
Quick observations:
• Did I hear Dan Hurley say something earlier in the tourney about how hard his draw is this year?
• Nobody flops out of the NCAA Tournament quite like Arizona.
• Illinois just might win this whole thing if UConn decides to have an off-night on Saturday.
• I'm not sure I could tell you one thing about the Clemson basketball program in its history outside of Oliver Purnell being plucked from Dayton to coach that school years ago.
• There's something about the lefties using glass. I saw several last night going to the left hand. It's like Griffey Jr. uncorking on a fastball. So pure. And tonight we get to watch another one in DJ Burns. I'm so ready to see him go to work. I told my dad he has to see Burns' touch on shots he drops off the top of backboards. It's an art.
Boston travel advice for Jeff in Texas (I forwarded Jeff several emails, so some of you might be hearing from JiT)
• Michael V. writes:
The Sam Adams brewery is overrated and the neighborhood around it isn't good. If you like beer I would advise you go to Trillium which has a location in Fort Point and Canton (outside of Boston). They also have a place near Fenway but I think it's seasonal. Vitamin Sea which is in Weymouth also makes great beer. There is also Jack's abbey in Framingham and night shift. Boston is loaded with great beer. Sam Adams and Harpoon are more of a tourist trap.
• Scott H. says:
Jeff needs to start his day with a Grilled Crack sandwich from Mike & Patty’s on his visit to Boston. A walk through the Boston Public library will make you wonder why America doesn’t build amazing public buildings anymore.
• Craig V. in DFW emails:
He's going to see the Astros play the Red Sox?
Be sure to bring a trash can
• Randy from Chiraq helps out:
Only having been to Boston once for 50ish hrs last fall, I feel like an expert. Everyone told me about the food, North End etc.. but life sometimes leads you to where you didn't know you needed to be. As a history nerd, Warren Tavern was a happenstance where I zagged when I should have zigged. If you like the idea of George Washington and Paul Revere sitting in the same space at the same time drinking anything other than Bud Light, this is the place to check out
• Alex R. writes:
First off the Houston Astros are cheaters and didn't deserve their WS you will never convince me otherwise. But if we get past that Boston is a awesome town (Except for the Sox they suck too).
Now I am from the southeast so my perspective is 100% tourist so the locals can back off can go eat their dunkin (trash donut).
Jeff needs to lean into the history there. All the revolutionary war history is great and well done there. Walk the freedom trail, it will take you all over Boston and he will see a lot of the great historical sites.
Eat in the North End the Italian food and seafood there is amazing. We have been to the larger places but have found that the small ones with a couple tables are often the best ones, but they are all good.
Lobster Rolls at Pauli's, cannoli at Mikes and Modern Pastry (have to do a side by side and make your choice on the best). Always good to let the wife shop at Faneuil Hall.
Also RIDE the Ducks. Sounds corny but we did this with our family and we had a blast. The tour guides on them are great, and you get to see a lot of Boston quickly and get a ton of information about the city and the history.
Sam Adams Brewery is cool to good place to sit and take a break. That is one thing I always find myself doing there is ALOT of walking.
Have a blast and remember we know what Altuve was hiding under his jersey.
• Helen T. in Florida wants to offer advice to Jeff:
In Boston, I suggest taking the whale watching boat tour; taking the Duck Boat tour.
Both worthwhile!
( watch out for sea sickness on the whale watching ride.)
How to smoke that Easter ham
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Have an incredible Easter weekend with your family. Enjoy those tulips. The trees that are starting to flower. Those beautifully manicured lawns. Enjoy those golf rounds.
Take time to enjoy life.
Email: joekinsey@gmail.com