Warning: Left Lane Closed Ahead

Some drivers are real idiots.  Coming back from Chicago yesterday, I got to meet several of them.  There was an electronic message board over the interstate clearly stating that there was roadwork in 2 miles and the left lane was closed.  So what do the idiots do...that move into the LEFT LANE!  Now what about LEFT LANE CLOSED AHEAD did they not get.  About a mile away from the closed lane there are the orange signs on either side explaining that the left lane is closed in 1 mile.  More idiots decided that the left lane is a good idea.  If all these idiots had decided at the first sign to just nicely move over to one of the other 3 available lanes and agree to do 50mph for a few miles, instead of insisting on 60, then everyone would get through faster.  Instead they have move into the left lane and bottleneck everyone.  This slows everyone down, including themselves.  Like I said...some drivers are real idiots.

Minor LeagueBaseball

I love going to minor league games.  The price is right and you are usually treated to a good game.  Last night was definitely a good game.  Renee and I went to watch the Fort Wayne TinCaps (single A affiliate of San Diego) take on the Bowling Green Hot Rods (Tampa Bay Rays).  For the first seven innings it was pretty quiet except for two plays.  The TinCaps hit a solo home run in the first and later on the Hot Rods failed on a suicide squeeze bunt (guy runs from third on the pitch and hopes the batter gets a bunt down, otherwise he is gone).  The Hot Rods went quickly in the eighth and then we struck for two more runs.  Going into the ninth with a 3-0 lead felt pretty good.  Oh how wrong we were.  The Hot Rods took off for five runs and the lead, taking all the air out of the crowd.  Now trailing 5-3, it felt like we were going to lose.  Then their pitched walked the leadoff man, and then the next guy, and the third guy.  Three straight walks had the crowd thinking we could win.  The pitcher was throwing it everywhere but the strike zone.  Then he walked the next batter scoring a run, 5-4.  Then he issued his fifth straight walk, 5-5. CRAZY!  So now the score is tied and the bases are still loaded.  Then the pitcher hit the next batter, 6-5.  TinCaps win!  I have never seen such a disaster on the mound.  Five straight walks and then a hit batter to lose the game.  I actually feel sorry for the pitcher.  After the game there were some great fireworks.  All-in-all, it was a really great time.