Fort Lauderdale Station 🚉 is the starting point for the trek. Being that I parked the rental car 🚗 there, the day will end there as well.
The No Plane reference is to the fact that I arrived ahead of my son and three granddaughters. So I have a day to fill and thus an adventure to create !
The first step was to purchase a $5.00 ticket 🎟 and head south towards Miami…
I will add to the post 📫 as the day plays out…
The Miami Marlins are hosting the San Francisco Giants today, and it’s 4 for $44 Day. Maybe that is stop ✋️ #1????
It would appear that the stop to take is the Metrorail Transfer, where you switch over ( same ticket still works) for the ride to downtown.
1:40 1st Pitch
Yeah, that’s the ticket 🎟 !!!
Music 🎶 is our friend 🧡
Free Hat 👒 for all Father’s ! Need proof for Lin that I didn’t buy another hat.
Miami,
I love ❤️ what you’ve done with the place ! The Marlins were still playing at a football stadium when I made my stop ✋️ on the Poor Man’s MLB Loop.
So say this is a serious upgrade doesn’t due it justice. Just the retractable roof
Nice touch with the visiting teams lineup1st Pitch – spot on 1:40!
Fathers Day is a different type of holiday that will mean different things to people.
The majority of people who are male will be fortunate enough to experience the day from both ends of the spectrum. I was one of five children who belonged to Charles Carter and then was blessed to play it forward with five children of my own.
Morning 🌄 Brew
Charles Taylor Carter is no longer with us here on earth, but we rest assured that he is in a better place and is back to doing what he did best, taking care of Mom.
Born and raised on US-58 over in Mecklenburg County on the shore of Buggs Island Lake, Dad was an awesome role model in regard to so many aspects of life. To start the list anywhere, but how he treated his bride, it would be an oversight.
My personal connection to Jeff and Tammy Tobler was the way Jeff treated Tammy because it took me back in time to the world 🌎 I grew up in. Getting to watch unconditional love ❤️ is a beautiful thing !
Mom and Dad had five children, and the easy punch line would be they kept trying until they got it right! Yes, they did the best they could with the first four, and then God rewarded them with a perfect child….
Dad was so, so many things across his nearly 90 years. He served our country for just shy of 30 years and was a deacon at more churches than I can remember. But the thing that he excelled at was being consistent. He was true to himself each and every day, which made life easier.
Believing in God, Country, Marriage, and family made a day for CWO4 Charles T Carter. When one job didn’t pay all of the bills, Dad would just go get a second one, and sometimes it required a third one. It was an easy example to follow as a child glowing up.
What does ” winning ” on Father’s Day look like ? Is it about who gets you the coolest gift 🎁? To some, it is, and there is nothing wrong with that. But for me, it is about slowing down long enough to show appreciation for the Father you have / had.
Here’s hoping that all of the Dad’s out there 🙏 will have a Blessed Day and that their children will all take the time to reflect on the one who raised them.
Travis Osborne will wake ⏰️ up shortly, and I will add his Bible verse below. I hope that the Osborne family enjoyed the birthday celebration for the Little One yesterday !
Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Last night’s game was delayed by weather, so the game today started out to be a game and a half. The fact that it was between the two teams that call the place home was an added bonus.
The sky just opened up in a Biblical way, and now it will get interesting to see what happens next. This photo was in hopes of showing just how hard it’s raining 🌧.Hammerheads logo on the left (Marlins affiliate) and Palm Beach Cardinals on the right.
The parks in this league double as the spring training facilities for the East Coast. [Grapefruit League ]
More 2 follow….
Update from Omaha, 8th inningWhen you’re in a rain delay, search out the Mascot(s)
The other game slated for this coast has been washed out ( St Lucie ).
Dinosaur 🦕🦖🐲🦕 = Pretty Cool
Final from Omaha in Game 1 of the Championship series ( 2 of 3)
Earned 56 Google Points !
The young ones are digging the Dinosaur 🦕 ! Look, an archeology joke 😃 !!!
Play finally resumed long enough to complete the suspended game, but they didn’t start the regular game.
Every now and then, God presents you with a magical moment if you will. Yesterday morning, out an Olde Mill was one of those times for me.
Travis Osborne stopped ✋️ by our little village to check on a couple of things for me before I headed out of town. While Travis and I interact every day by way of Messenger, the number of times we are in the same place is still a small number.
During our 2-hour visit, Brad Todd stopped by to finish up on a project that he had started. Brad is a next level NC State fan and is as solid as they day is long ! Any day that our paths cross is a great day. Brad and Ted combine to help this tool challenge individuals to stay out of trouble.
It turns out that Travis is kin to Ted on his wife’s side, and Brad had spent a year working alongside Travis down in the Queen city of Charlotte. The stories began flowing immediately, and for a few minutes, we had turned back the clock ⏰️ to the start of the Millennium.
As soon as we all wnt our separate ways, I had to Google The Rib Cage. Quite a few of their stores had taken place at the restaurant mentioned above. It turns out that the place went out of business shortly after their stay down there.
The small world 🌎 moment became even smaller when I added that I had also spent a year in that same part of Charlotte, just a few years before them.
One of my outlets in life is to watch a movie 🎬, on average, four a week. All I look for in a film 🎥 is that during the two hours or so that I’m watching it, I drift away to a place where I can forget the challenges of my day.
Yesterday, the conversation accomplished exactly that. Nobody was big footing anyone, and the visit was not an attempt to create world piece.
It turns out that another member of that work crew was Brad’s late brother Tom. Tom was lost to his family decades too soon, and while I never had the privilege of meeting him, if he was anything like Brad, I know that he is missed.
It was a great day in the neighborhood that I’m blessed 🙌 to call 🏡 and all it took was a top-notch conversation !
The calendar has flipped over to Saturday now, and I’m sitting at RDU Airport waiting for a 5:10 AM ✈️. It’s time to make up for some lost Family time as the spring season is pretty much non-stop.
In the next five weeks, I will connect with the following :
2 of 2 remaining siblings (100%)
2 of 4 remaining Children (50%)
4 of 9 Grandchildren (44%)
1 of 3 Sister-in-laws (33%)
If everything goes as planned, maybe even my wife ! Her treatment continues out in the Midwest. 1 of 1 for 💯%
Florida, Eastern Canada 🇨🇦, the desert 🏜 and Pacific Northwest await.
The road less traveled ! 