Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I missed out on becoming a part of baseball history. The Florida Marlins have had the distinction as the only Major League Baseball team with its own cheerleaders, the Marlins Mermaids (see photo above). They also have two other promotional squads: The Marlins Minnows, a teen group (ages 13-17), and the Marlins Maniacs, a high-energy group that will encourage fan interaction during the games.A fourth group was just added, the Marlins Manatees, made up of overweight men who can dance. Tryouts were last Sunday. Fifteen men showed up and all fifteen were signed-on. Maybe they’ll have another tryout and I can move to Florida.
I hope I’m overweight enough. If not, I can always add. Plus, I can dance. Well, sort of (ignore the 12/10 blog). Or better yet, I’ll wait for the Dodgers to catch on to this new fad. Or maybe the Angels.
A YEAR AGO TODAY: I had my therapies today, then dinner. Koinonia showed up about 6:30pm, to help me get ready for an impromptu birthday party being given to me by friends from SBCC, in the rehab dining room. Led by Pastor Nathan, the group sang a modified version of “Happy Birthday” to me, and cake was served. My friend, Kelly (not from SBCC). also came by to see me. Most of the group left about 8:30pm, but Koinonia stayed behind to help cleanup and show me what I missed during their recent retreat in the mountains.
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What about 29 years ago today? We tossed you in the duck pond at Cal Poly. You showered afterwards and we thought we grabbed all the towels and stuff from the bathroom, but we forgot about the shower curtain, didn't we?
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