Summer project for tailgaiting

This season I decided to make Cornhole boards (or bean bag toss). My sons (ages 6 and 8) helped me some and it was a fun time. We did a little at a time since it's 105 here in Texas. I got the logos from the UNT Athletic Department when I told them what I wanted to do. Another friend of mine has a sticker machine and made me some stencils so I could paint on the logos. I am also currently building and painting some "can stands" to hold some beverages by each board.

I did put some green LED hole lights which may be a little over the top. 

It's finally here

It's game day for North Texas. We take on Florida International University in Miami. They won the Sunbelt Conference championship last year so it's a tough task for our first game. Dan McCarney is going to be great. can't wait for kick off.

The yard sign is in the ground (yes, i need to mow)

1987 Rules with RBI Baseball

Back in the 4th grade (1987), Nintendo came out with one of the greatest games ever invented...RBI Baseball. My brother, friends and I used to play for hours and hours. We knew every lineup of every team...who to substitute for, and all the intricate details of the quirks of the game. There were many 100 degree summer days where we had games played and tournaments held.
Even in college my roommates and I kept a win/loss tally of games played. I think we did the math once to figure out how many hours we played that year...in all, it was about 2 weeks worth.

Last night, we reunited with several other friends and had a RBI tournament again. This time, some of our kids actually played (that was really weird). We had 17 in the bracket and it took over 7 hours on 2 game systems. One room had a large flat screen TV and the other was a 100+ inch projector screen with surround sound. It was a sweet set-up for some 8 bit graphics.

I finished in 2nd place to my old roommate, Jeremy. It was fitting that he and I would be in the final series. We played a best of 3 series and he beat me two of the three by one run each game. It was a blast. Below is my trophy...

Go Rangers!!!

Last night was the annual Mean Green night at the Ballpark. Oh, what a sacred place the Ballpark is. Such majesty and awe and the greatest game on earth is played there. If you get tickets through the Mean Green, the cost is only $5. We had about 30 in our group and we all had a good time. Plus, the Rangers beat the White Sox 4-2.