Borrowing from a great Rick Barry quote from back in the day, sometimes it’s hard to be me.
The goal was to build a site that would do three things – create a platform that it is sturdy enough for All Cavaliers to stand in and, at the same time, has an umbrella 🌂 to protect those on the platform. Third was to create an opportunity for young people to learn how to tell their own story.
The position of Gate Keeper in this World 🌎 that might be a version of CandyLand is the opposite of a paid position, but it’s one that I give everything that I have, every day.
There’s never a bad day, but there are days that challenge the soul. With all of that said, here’s the list of things that provided a reason to smile on a day that God knew it was needed.
At 5:40 this morning, something occurred that let me know that today had potential ! While I was up way ahead of schedule, I decided that I might as well prepare the Morning Brew, then go back and add the messages from Travis Osborne and Howard Mayo send me.
At 5:29 am, as I was typing Travis Osborne, his message appeared and then 5:31 am, the same with Howard Mayo. Thus triggered the following from Brother Osborne :
HE knows what HE’S doing ❤️🙏
Fast forward to 12 :21 p.m., and that’s when I received a heartfelt response from Boys Basketball coach Anthony Barnes. Coach was incredibly appreciative of the verbiage I used in a Middle of the night story about his tenure. It was an easy write ✍️ and came from the heart ❤️.
Before I knew it, it was time to head to The Hill. First stop ✋️ was at the high school to drop off the posters for both Shawn Montgomery and Dakota Walls. It happened to be that I was able to offer words of encouragement to Dakota after a tough day at the Race 🏁 Track on Saturday. Not every day goes the way you want, but the right thing to do is stand up and own it. We enjoy trying hard to work with both Dakota and his father, Eddie Walls.
Next Stop ✋️ was over at Omega Office 🏬 Supply and Printing. Both of the folks that help us sponsor our Foul Ball contest loaded me up with the goods for tonight’s game. Both Ron Cochran and Mrs Bissonnette are a huge part of our efforts, and they create a great atmosphere. The visit was brief, but both fruitful and pleasant.
At 4:02 p.m., I happened into this photo 📸
Marion’s Father and his Grandson – in – law, if that is correct language. One thing about the Harris bunch, they know how to support each other !
Coach McGuire is just weeks into his run as our Boys 👦 Tennis team coach, and this young man is focused. That shouldn’t be a shock because he managed to sweep the rather impressive Adrienne Harris McGuire off her feet. They dropped their match against a talented team from Grayson County, but the focus is long-term.
Just two minutes later, possibly the moment of moments took place at 4:04.
Mr Chuck Thompson is the man 👨 who is responsible for the school 🏫 on The Hill and someone whom I have the utmost respect for. He took the time to create a fun moment with young Laynie-Jo Leonard !
Upstairs created some fun, plain, and simple. The highlight had to be the 15 minutes with both Big Kevin and Little Kevin. It’s not too often that the two Kevin’s that I share the press box with are up there at the same time. Great stuff to say the least.
Tazewell High head Coach, Tom Keene, was an absolute pleasure to work with. Keene and Rick Nester go way back, so we had a game being played between old friends.
6:20 – Shawn Montgomery checks in to let me know thar his Student Athletes appreciated the posters !
6:26 – we closed out the game in five innings, winning 14 – 2.
6:32 – The winning ticket 🎟 in the Foul Ball contest was the grandparents of our Brooke Webb !
6:35 – an opportunity for me to personally say thank you to the younger coach Nester for always sharing his recap of Junior Varsity Baseball ⚾️ team!
6:37 – The two young ladies are quite the pair, and I simply could not be prouder of the duo.
On the way out of the parking lot I noticed that the tennis 🎾 match was still going on.
6:44 – What could possibly happen to top the already glowing day ?
These two are beyond funny, and they get their No – Nonsense intensity from their Mother Shelia and their sense of humor from their Dad, Marion.
8:30 p.m . Coach Nester call 📞 and we spent less than five minutes discussing the game, so now we can create a game story.
Some days, you have to shake things off, things like people having no respect for everything you are trying hard to do.
Know this – today was not one of those days !
Texas 77, Michigan 41 in the opening game, and now it’s South Carolina – TCU.
Will stop ✋️ here because while the game story will only take two minutes to consume, it takes a bit more to create.
Brother Osborne, you were correct, God knows !
A.S.P.N on The Hill 