Category: Special Olympics Basketball

Pop Quiz : Where does one go when they are missing both Jay Neal / Strasburg Express and Vickey Ritchie and Special Olympics Basketball ? Find the nearest ballpark is the answer !

So what if the actual temperature 🌡is 103 because it is a dry heat 🥵….

The view from the swimming 🏊‍♂️ pool that is located just beyond the center field fence..

Jay Neal is part of my Pick-  Six of folks that God saw fit to put in my life. Today is our annual OneofUs.Care Day at the ballpark up in Strasburg, and this will be the first time that we won’t be in the park for it.

Jay has promised me that once again, he will shower 🚿 our efforts with kindness. Don’t worry, Jay, you are not alone in struggling for a proper way to explain the efforts of our group.

Jay Neal, ladies and gentlemen, is as legitimate of a person as you can find. Back in the day, he chose Virginia Tech University over Duke University as a place to further his education and his football career.

Back in 1974, Jay hauled in four passes for 84 yards = Blazing speed and good hands !

Jay will downplay his efforts in my life, but that’s because showing random kindness to others is just a part of his day to day routine !

20 minutes before first pitch and both mascots have made it out of the lockeroom.

Stay hydrated, my friend !

Vickey Ritchie is now in her 2-4 pm window 🪟 of joy ! Bad luck in that she was gone for the last two Sunday afternoons that I was around, and now I’m gone for a few. Thoughts and Prayers for another terrific day at Hillsville Elementary School 🏫.

103° and it feels like 103°

First Pitch coming shortly as this is game 6 of a 6 game series between the Raineers ( Seattle Mariners ) and the Avaitors (A’s)

Avaitors won 🏆 the first half championship of the PCL.

12:07 pm. 103°
Digging the mountain ⛰️ as part of the back drop.

One inning in the books 📚 and it’s 0-0

Who am I kidding with the scoring updates ? Enjoy the rest of your Sunday afternoon….

Two innings, just 1 hit, 0-0, now 104°

Different view

Tacoma 1-0, 6th

4,218 in the building

Great news is that Vickey Ritchie was back at Special Olympics Basketball 🏀 practice today, but sadly, now I’m gone for a bit. That part of life is discombobulated but we will be reunited, just like Peaches 🍑 and Herb sings about !

Vickey timed her much needed hiatus with the waxing of the gym floor at Hillsville Elementary School. Coach was quick to point out the shine !

There is nothing that I’m involved with in Carroll County that is more important to me than being the wingman to our Angel 😇 on Earth 🌎.

We have dialed it back on the number of things we are chasing and, in turn, having more energy for the folks that we know enjoy interacting with us !

Keep being awesome, Coach, and I will be back before you know it !

Congratulations to the Slaughter family ! Very kind women and her equally kind Kiddo having a grand time at the State Special Olympics meet !!

Sherry Slaughter is a beacon of light, and her disposition lights up the clubhouse out here at Olde Mill Golf ⛳️.  Haley brightens up a room with her smile, so I’m sure that the return trip from Richmond was an absolute delight.

Welcome 🙏 to Tuesday, June 9, 2026 !

It’s a confusing process to be around for a Sunday afternoon but not have Vickey Ritchie to hang out with. Thankfully, we still have Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day!

” Gone Fishing 🎣” is the mental sign I envision hanging on the imaginary door 🚪 to Vickey’s office.

  I will have to find a filler for the time, but whatever it is I come up with, it won’t be as fulfilling.

Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Thank you, Brother Osborne !

Have yourself a Blessed Day 🙌