And so, we start a weekend!

Happy Saturday. Earlier this week it was a seriously past due time for the haircut. With dueling cowlicks topside it’s always a bit of a challenge for the person manning the scissors. Having said that, the job got done and Marcia even gave a nod of approval,

Today, after a massively active week, it’s a fine time to just jot a bit for The Ramblings and at the same time savor my mug of coffee, a moment more than usual.

It’s Game Time – Aside of the start of the Club World Cup 2025 matches tomorrow [here in the ‘Naty it’ll be Bayern Munich {Germany} vs Auckland City {New Zealand} streaming at noon on DAZN and other services].

Next, for two Sold Out weekend performances our Great American Ballpark will host the Savannah Bananas. They are the wildly popular, barnstorming, baseball version of the Harlem Globetrotters.

Then, this town also finds it necessary to pay homage to its German heritage for the 159th year (1866) by celebrating Schützenfest annually by the catholic Kolping Society.

Schützenfest’s origins date back to medieval times. “The event commemorates a legendary marksman who saved a child from an eagle attack. Each year, the festival honors this story with a hand-carved eagle perched atop a pole, which marksmen aim to shoot. The marksman who shoots the eagle is crowned the “Schützen König,” or Shooting King, for the year.” Of course, there will be a “Wein & Bier Stube”, and an outdoor Biergarten with a slew of activities beyond just drinking.

Practice – Yesterday I spent 4-hours on the Pitch at TQL Stadium, where the grass is treated as hallowed ground. Although the stadium was empty of screaming fans it was magical. Music from the likes of Queen, and Van Halen and more thumped on the sound system. Hundreds of folks were scurrying around; media, medics, audio & video types, along with security to name but some.

At some point heated cabinets were rolled into our gathering room and a great lunch of Indian food was made available. This was the first time I’d seen these cabinets complete with Sterno canned heat. Lots of chatter in many languages, a little more white-board detailing, and then it was back at it again. The work that must go into these, for international consumption, productions is beyond belief.

PS. see if you can find a hidden — well known to these readers — name on the whiteboard 🙂

what the banners look like spread out on the pitch

My Special Day – Last Thursday, the one that had me on a liquid diet for two days, went better than I’d hoped. I expected I’d be ‘foggy’ till near eleven o’clock. Instead, I was on the way for some breakfast by 8:30. Adrianne and I stopped by a nearby Bagel shop. For Marcia and her it was a breakfast Bagel, I got a still warm one with cream cheese and cold-smoked salmon – my absolute favorite.

I wouldn’t be surprised if I actually gave the doctor (or maybe it was the anesthesiologist) a cheery well wish and that I’d see them on my next visit – 10 years hence.

The results were all good news.

A bit ago, at 6:30AM, an Amazon Prime delivery came to the front door and dropped a package was dropped off. Before I looked back at my morning Ramblings I noticed a Kroger grocery delivering truck driving by. We really have become an active 24-hour a day society, haven’t we?

Life is AMAZING!

Dirk

BONUS POINTS:

What is a ‘blob’ of toothpaste called?

1) “lump”
2) “nurdle”
3) “pellet”
4) “dash”
5) “daub”
6) “smear”
7) “ball”