Strikeout Rules

Tom and I measured the distance from the wall to the mound at the West Bend field and it was 50 feet. We'll measure the distance at Good Hope and we'll soon establish the official rules or guidelines.

Another thing we were talking about and I think we're going to put into effect is that when you are playing a two person game called strikes now count as two strikes.

The next thing we'll do is try to get a feeling for the standard angle of the foul lines and then we'll start documenting the rules.

First round at Sugar Camp

Tonight after work we went to Sugar Camp to try to get in a quick round of 18 before the Brewers game, but there were so many people on the course that we decided to just play the back 9. I finished 2 over and it was clear that Henry has improved a lot since last year. He's developing this crazy but effective sidearm throw.

After we played on the playground for a bit we stopped by the fire station to look at the trucks. On our way back to the car, a guy came out of the firehouse and invited us in to look at the equipment. It was really cool. They had a boat with two large propellers on the back that can travel on land or water. It is for rescuing people in lakes. I guess it is owned by Oneida County, but partly owned by Sugar Camp as well.

They had some really neat trucks! They were very nice and they gave Henry a little plastic Fire Chief hat.

Banjo

When I was in Madison two weeks ago, I went to Spruce Tree Music, which is one of my favorite music stores and purchased a used banjo. I had been thinking of buying a 4-string tenor banjo for a long time since you can tune it like a fiddle. I'm really glad I did - it was really cheap and it sounds great, and indeed it is quite easy to play. I just need to learn the chords, which is something I never really learned on the mandolin. It's nice to have a new inspiration for music - not that we ever needed one!