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For Those of You Keeping Score at Home

I think what I like most about watching sports with Grandpa is the way he keeps score on his notepad. I'm not exactly sure what he's writing down, and I'm fairly certain that the accuracy is questionable, given his tendency to doze off periodically.

Hammer Time

Soooo......I've been hammering away like a Groobee (and of you don't know what that is, better brush up on your Gumby). After replacing the walkway under the stairs (thanks Dad), Grandpa and I rebuilt the "bridge" between the back steps and the garage (the one he originally constructed after Grandma's fall). We make a pretty good team. Gramps gives the directions, finds all the old and sometimes obscure tools, and works the table saw. My job is a multi-step process. First, I have to figure out what it is that Grandpa wants me to do. This is sometimes followed by a discussion of my thoughts on the plan. Then it's on to sawing, hammering, or going on a tool hunt, which resulted in a field trip to Grandpa's favorite store, Ace Hardware (to get a caulk gun, which we already had one, which auntie Flo found later...I guess you can never have too many caulk guns, right? Anyway, Gramps was pretty excited to go to Ace, had his envelope with his member card ...

Sayonara!

And there is the ball game...a home run! A walk-off homer to send Japan to the international finals against Curacao.

Good Times

Back in Hawaii... It's that time of year again, and so here I am in Honolulu. So far, it has been pretty nice...running in the morning (to make up for the previous day's indulgences), doing some construction or gardening after breakfast, some baseball (Little League World Series!!!) with Grandpa, and then some more looking around the yard before dinner. After that, some Japanese tv with Grandpa before turning in.

iPhone!

Just a little side note...I now the owner of an iPhone, which, I must say, is pretty amazing...this little gadget does everything...and you can use it to make phone calls too!