Alan's Place

The little league baseball season was wrapped up for my team (AAA division, mostly 9-10 year olds) this Saturday, when closing day ceremonie...

What can I say other than, "Life is very busy". I'll try to provide a few updates here, however. Little League Baseball The se...

It has been well over a month since I last wrote anything here, and as you may guess, I have been very busy. I'll try to catch up a bit ...

The final destination of our grand Italian vacation was the beautiful city of Venice . They say that the farther you go North in Italy, the ...

While we stayed in Rome for the week, we made two day trips during those 7 days. Our first day trip (by way of a very comfortable high speed...

Well, things have been very busy for me and my family, but I have a few spare minutes and thought that I would update the blog on our bigges...

Ace, our dog of almost 13 years, was laid to rest on Friday March 21st, 2008. He leaves behind a family that misses him terribly. I've ...

Wow - it's a little dusty around here, isn't it? I haven't updated the ole' blog in months , and every time I did think abou...

Wow, have I been slacking off on the blog lately, or what? I've been very busy at work and at home this last month, so please pardon the...

Could it only be just over a year ago when I first tore my right calf muscle ? What I find most interesting is that this article has generat...

A few weeks ago, I went on my annual business trip to an industry conference. The last few years, the conference has been located in areas w...

Turn out the lights, the party's over... The AA tournament is done, and the Raptors finished in 4th place. We had a tough seeding draw (...

Week 8 found the Raptors facing first the River Cats on Thursday, and then the River Dogs on Saturday. Did the Raptors continue their torrid...

Week 7 has come and gone, and the end of the season looms ever-closer. Will the Raptors develop any solid pitching before season's end? ...

My youngest son, Peter, has had a very rough week. After 6 days of a low grade fever, the docs put him through a battery of x-rays, blood te...

Week 6 saw us play a single game on Thursday against the River Dogs, as the Saturday game was rained out. We have missed only one game due ...

As the time to do battle on the fields of war approaches, the resolute knight dons his armor, making sure each fastener is snug and secure. ...

Spring break was over as of last week, and baseball is back in full swing with two games. I always worry about those first couple of games a...