The saga continues

Wednesday June 21, 1978

I woke up at 9:00 eat and goofed around. At 10:00 I played Pong with Andrew and beat him 4-2. I really don't do too much in the mornings except read the paper, play the piano or clarinet. I played a game of monopoly with Andrew and Chief I lost mainly because no one would land on my monopoly. I ate and then I went to the church to practice singing for Westminster Terrace. We got there about 1:30 sang and they had refreshments at 2:20. I was goining to go swimming at 3:00 but the the pool was closed, I got home and played kickball at Bobby's. We were having fun they were beating me 15-12 but I had last ups my kicking was superb but my fielding wasn't so hot when Bobby had to eat at 4:30. At 6:00 I came over again and Matt came over at 6:30 so we continued our game. I scored four runs in that inning to lead 16-15 but they wanted to have one more inning so I let them. Matt to lead off the inning hit one to me but I dropped it. Another time Bobby was running from 2 to 3rd and I was right there and I missed him. Mat finally popped out to me to end the inning. They were leading 21-16. I was up I hit two- two run homeruns. To make the score 21-18. I then scored two more runs to make it 21-20. I then made two outs. I got a man to third and with two outs I got a little base hit to score him. Bobby of course had to act like a baby. I went home watched T.V. until 8:00. I didn't do much except play pong with Andrew he finally beat me 4-3! At about ten I starviewed I couldn't see much I'm really getting upset about not finding anything! I went to bed at 11:00.

Thursday June 22, 1978

I woke up at 10:00 and ate about 10:30. I did alot of work outside picking up sticks. At 11:30 I did some other chores like clean my desk and pack for Switzerland and collect the collect the garbadge. I ate lunch at 12:30. I goofed around until about 1:30 when Bobby came over. I was supposed to go swimming but Dad was late as he always is didn't come. We played kickball just hitting and not playing a game first we started kicking left-footed but then we kicked right. Actually we kicked worse then we thought we would. I then went over to Bobby's. We did the same thing except try and try to kick it over the fence. He has a smaller yard so it was alot easier. I hit a couple home runs. But Bobby kept hitting them against the bar and missing by inches. Finally he got 5 home runs but he got them because I dropped the ball. I got home at about 3:30 then I didn't do much until 4:00 when my Dad came to bring me to the church to do work. The work is the most boringest of them all. I had to eat at 5:30 after dinner I watched the news and then I went swimming. I treaded water for 10:00 and did the front float for one second. The reason why it was only one second is becuase I can't get my ears wet.
At 9:00 I got out of the pool and went to work at the church. At 9:15 I went to the Fichters and played with Mark while Dad talked we left at about 10:15 when we got home. Then I watched T.V and went to bed at 11:00.

Friday 23 Cols Ohio

Today I woke up at 9:00 I ate and didn't do much. When I say I didn't do much is when I look at the paper bang on the piano and do other things not worth mentioning. I went over to Bobby's to play kickball. Bobby and Matt were leading 17-6 when I went to eat. I then played a monopoly game which lasted a long time. He ahd alot of money and was beating me but then game went up and down. But after awhile I really had bad luck. I hit his most dangerous Monopoly twice and that was it. I didn't do too much and then I ate. I went to Bobby's and we did many things like block kicks, play kickball and run around. I got home at 9:00 and then Bobby came here and we caught fireflies we had ten fireflies but they wouldn't light up inside. I watched the Dodgers - Reds game. The score was 0-0 when I went to bed at 11:30

June 18th 1978, Sunday
Today I woke up at 8:05 then I eat goofed around and went to church and went to a church picnic. At the picnic I hike for a while with Andrew and Chief. When I got home about 3:15 I went with Andrew and Chief to play putt-putt golf. I first game I did terrible! I shot a 70 out of 90 possible shots. Andrew came in second and Chief came in first with a 43. The next time I did better and got a hole in one and one a 50 cent discount ticket for hitting a hole - in one at the right time. Chief got 7 hole in ones but not at the right time. I finished with a 54 alot better but I lost second place by one stroke! My Brother finished off with a 53. Chief hit a remarkable 33 3 under par! I got home at 5:00 had popcorn at 6:00 watched T.V until 8:45 and listened to the end of the Clippers game. The Clips lost 10-6. I then watched the CBS Mystery Theater which was about a goast who came to kill people. I went to bed at 10:25

Monday 19

I woke up at 10:20 eat and went to paino lesson. I was supposed to have my piano lesson at 11:30 but the person who was supposed to come at 11:00 came at 11:30. So I had to wait a half-hour. I got home at 12:30 and eat and hoped that my telescope catalog woulde come but it didn't come. I didn't do much from from 1 till 3 but then I practiced basketball until 3:30 and went to Bobby's and played kickball. Me and Matt won 5-4 well not really because Bobby had to eat. I went home and eat myself and then went to play kickball again. John and I were leading 5-4 when I had to leave because I wanted to go swimming. In the 5-4 game with John I played exceptionally well on defense. I made a diving stab for the and smacked it down and caught Bobby in suprise between 2 and 3. But one time Bobby's teammate Dustin hit a hard one right to me but I dropped it. John is 6 so I really was the whole team. I was quite suprised were leading then because Bobby's better than me and Dustin's better than John. Well once I beat Dustin and Bobby singlehanded in a game of wiffleball 1-0 so miracles can happen. I went swimming and and the pool was packed but about 8:30 me and Dad were about the only ones there. Tonight I watched par of the Monday Night baseball game in which there was a 4-4 tie between New York and Boston. I did some stargazing and did o.k. I still can't find Uranus but I did find alot of connstelations like Dracko, Virgo, Ursa Major. I went to bed at 11:15.

Tuesday June 20, 1978

I woke up at 9:30 and ate read played the paino and then ate lunch. I didn't get any catalog today. I'm very Mad, I really didn't do too much until 2:00 when I played tennis at the school. My sweatband was super wet. Luckly I didn't get any athlete's foot because I usually do when I play tennis. I got home had a snack and took a nap. I woke up at 4:50 and played T.V video games with Andrew. I had beaten him 4 games to 2; 4-3 ; 4-1; 4-0. He hasn't beaten me yet. I ate and then played kickball with Booby and John, they came over here. Bobby beat us 10-3 there could have been more runs but me and Bobby kicked left-footed. I made some fine defensive plays as well as bad ones but overall my defense is improving greatly since last year. I watched T.V listened to the Clippers game and then played another Video game with Andrew. I beat him 4-3 in a series. I went to bed about 10:20.

C-SPAN rules!!

I was watching C-Span this morning and they had the farewell speech from the fallen New Jersey governor, James McGreevey on. He had confessed to being a gay American and was saying good bye. In his adderss he made reference to a Kipling poem dealing with "triumph and disaster". I was not familiar with the poem so I looked it up online. Where else on TV can you learn of a great poem. I love C-Span.

IF

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream--and not make dreams your master,
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much,
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!

$142,900 house

That's the sale's price of the house next door I looked it up online.

Here's an entry from J.K's Summer Journal: June 16, 1978

Thursday 16, 1978

Today was the last day of school and I had Joe overnight. I really am in a hurry so a will write about this day tomorrow. I am writing about yesterday today. I got out of school at 2:15 but I was on patrol so I didn't get home until 2:45, When I got home with my report card which had a C in math and a A in reading. At about 3:00 I went to the library looking for some books on telescopes which I have been looking for the 4 weeks, I've had some books on the reserve list but all the books I wanted were either out of circulation of someone else was using them. I got a telescope catalog in the mail and looked at it until Joe came over we played soccer and listened to his soccer tapes. We ate. Then we went swimming at the Y.M.C.A and got home played soccer in which we tried to inate real games. We watched T.V. until about 10:00 and then we we made funny recordings . We went to bed at 11:30 but talked until about 12:30 and then sacked out.

June 16 Friday

I got another telescope catalog in the mail I was not to intertested in it. This morning I woke up about 8:20 with Joe. We played soccer. I got a haircut and I look like a fool. I'm trying to memorize the names of players on German soccer teams. My friend Bobby and I played a wiffelball game against my brother and won. I stayed up up till 11:00 by myself and it was kind of spooky watching Night Gallery, Frankenstein and a scary program. I went to bed at 11:30

June 17 Saturday.

I started off the morning waking up at 10:20. I ate goofed around and then ate lunch. I didn't get any Telescope catalog in the mail today. Seeing that it's saturday I won't get one until Monday. I've written into 4 companies and have gotten two responces. I get the addresses from a magazine called Sky & Telescope. At about 2:00 I watched a Baselball game and went swimming at 3:00. I got home at 4:30 watched T.V in which the Reds won 6-5 Indians lost 4-3 I hate both teams! I also saw the White Sox Defeat the Royals 6-1. I recorded highlights of a game of Soccer from Germany were Dortmund defeated Shaliake 2-1 with Toby Charles and his funny English accent. I really did nothing from 7:00 til 9:00 then I went outside with my 7x Binoculars and could only find the Big Dipper. I get very excited about telescopes and stargazing but it seems everynight I'm unsuccessful. I went to bed at 11:00.

house for sale

The neighbors house is now for sale. It is being offered by AlaCarteRealty.com. I went out to the website and could not find it listed yet, hopefully it will appear in the next few days. I also noticed that Tom the realtor has moved on. I was walking the dog past his house the other day and noticed it was empty. I was a bit puzzled at first but realized that his kids are approaching school age. It's strange leaving in a community where half the people move out once their kids are old enough to attend school.

It's the day after the election and it looks like Kerry is going to lose. He has not conceded yet but might later this morning. This whole business has gone on too long. Even I turned off Shields and Brooks in the middle of their punditry on PBS, I couldn't take anymore.