Happy New Year

I absolutely love this Bryan Adams song especially this version performed by Trisha Yearwood and Don Henley. It makes me smile. Even though it's an uptempo song I just want to slow dance to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKolMjOxd_0

It's that time of year ...

you know when we all get that sick feeling? The one that seems to linger on for weeks. The cold from hell. Sore throats, itchy ears, pain throughout your head. Yuck.

On Christmas day we did our usual opening of gifts at our house, had our traditional breakfast with my wife's family. A very fun time. (I like the chocolate in the morning) In the afternoon we proceeded to my nephews house for a big family bash with good friends. What a great time! I prefer to hang out with my great nieces and nephews. They range in age from 3-16. They know "Uncle Ronnie" likes to have fun. My three year old niece Mackenzie, who everybody calls "Mouse" knows that if I have a beer/soda in my hand, see recognizes that as Uncle Ronnie's "sippie cup". Too cute. Mouse is working on her pronunciation of the English language but prefers her "Chinese" jibber.

Our Texas Hold'em games were epic. Both Hudgins men took home the winnings. Two out of Three wasn't all bad. Chris loves playing cards.

Then the following day... Chris proceeded to vomit the next morning, the 26Th and continue till he was admitted last night to Rady's Children's Hospital. He was in severe dehydration. What is surprising to the doctor is he doesn't have any of the flu symptoms that are usually associated with this type of illness. No diarrhea, cold, sore throat, headaches, etc. (I'm the one with the cold) He had his stomach x-rayed last night and we are waiting this morning for results from the doctor. All his blood work so far has been good.

This is the part as a parent when I feel so inadequate. All prayers are welcomed.

... it's grey outside

but there's sunshine in my heart.

Happy Holidays

I love Black and White

I have always loved black and white photography. These are some of my favorites I've found lately.







What do you see?

My Momma

Last night I received a call from my nephew Jon telling me he and his family were headed over to my moms(his Grandma)to watch the Red Sox/Rays baseball game. I was extremely tired from working all day at the High school repairing the pitchers mound, that I passed on the invitation. Then the "when God speaks" comes bouncing in my brain, heart, everywhere.

My mom recently moved back to San Diego, thanks to Jon buying her a beautiful home in the private, secluded are of Monarch Ridge located in Rancho San Diego. Knowing that she turns 83 this November, I need to spend more time with her.

One of my other nephews, David, showed up with his family. What a fun night, with Filippi's pizza to top it off.

My kids love that Grandma is back after (7) years living in the high desert town, Apple Valley.

I love this quote from David Lee Roth, "Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it." So true! Thanks Jon

For some reason...

I often feel this way...

Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.

- Charles M. Schulz

So True ...

This was sent to me recently in an e-mail from a buddy. I just laughed and laughed due to the fact these statements are so true.

Drinks that Show Personality

Seven New York City bartenders were asked if they could 'nail' a woman's personality based on what she drinks. Though interviewed separately, they concurred on almost all counts. The results:

PART A: WOMEN-DRINKS, WHO THEY ARE, & YOU!

Drink: Beer
Personality: Causal, low-maintenance; down to earth.
Your Approach: Challenge her to a game of pool.

Drink: Blender Drinks
Personality: Flaky, whiny, annoying; a pain in the ass.
Your Approach: Avoid her, unless you want to be her cabana boy.

Drink: Mixed Drinks
Personality: Older, more refined, high maintenance has very picky taste; knows EXACTLY what she wants.
Your Approach: You won't have to approach her. If she's interested, she'll send YOU a drink..................

Drink: Wine (does not include White Zinfandel)
Personality: Conservative and classy; sophisticated yet giggles.
Your Approach: Tell her you love to travel and spend quiet evenings with my friends.

Drink: White Zinfandel
Personality: Easy; thinks she is classy and sophisticated, actually, she has NO clue.
Your Approach: Make her feel smarter than she is...this should be an easy target.

Drink: Shots
Personality: Likes to hang with pals and looking to get totally drunk... and naked.
Your Approach: Easiest hit in the joint. You have been blessed. Nothing to do but wait, however, be careful not to make her mad!

Drink: Tequila
No explanations required - everyone just KNOWS what happens there.


PART B: MAN-DRINKS & WHO THE MEN ARE!

THEN, there is the MALE addendum -- The deal with guys is, as always, very simple and clear cut:

Domestic Beer: He's poor and wants to get laid.

Imported Beer: He likes good beer and wants to get laid .

Wine: He is hoping that the wine will give him a sophisticated image to help him get laid.

Whiskey: He doesn't give a damn about anything but getting laid.

Tequila: He is thinking he has a chance with the toothless waitress.

White Zinfandel: He's gay

Grab the microphone and sing

I love this song. I was looking on playlist.com for different Rod Stewart songs to download. I probably have 80% of his music on disk but have been too lazy to burn it to my hard drives. So bingo, I was all smiles when this old gem showed up.

Gotta love the leopard skin!

Longhorns in Cooperstown

August 22nd thru the 29th our Longhorns travel team competed in Cooperstown New York for Championship Week of the American Youth Invitational 2008 season. For Christopher this was his 2nd time this summer traveling there to compete. How many kids get to do that and miss a week of school? Let alone ever get to attend such a event. What a blessing.

This time around for me was a little different. I, along with our Head Coach were in charge of 14 kids in a camp setting for seven days. I laughed most of the time as the players ages 12-13 are just learning about themselves. Our sleeping quarters consisted of 8 bunk beds in a 25 x 30 room with no air conditioning. We bought portable fans from the local Walmart to use during the days but a few nights the lows reached in the mid 40's which caused all of us to find our blankets.

We placed 17th out of 98 teams. Not too bad. Chris ended up hitting seven home runs in nine games, one a Grand Slam walk off. I'm a proud dad!

Yet another battle with the scope.

I think 5 is the number that's gonna work. Well, I take that back. It's been 3 weeks since I started this post and my knee is so so. I had my 5th scope on my left knee August 1st. I was blessed to have one of the Padres surgeons perform the surgery. They found an existing Lateral Meniscus tear along with the clean up they planned to do. My MRI's had not disclosed a tear but I knew here was something wrong in that area of my knee. At least the doctor mentioned I have options if I have future problems, instead of knee replacement. I'm not a young buck by any means, so this effort to have a semi normal knee is going to take some work. Depressing and at the same time hope. Pretty much my life for the last few years.

Happy Birthday!

Yesterday was July 22nd, my dad's birthday. He would have been 88 years old.

Happy Birthday DAD!

I LOVE YOU

I Keep Dreaming ...

I wanna be ...

Today's blog just happens to be one of my favorite topics... Women's underwear! You may think I'm a sick, crazy or just a middle aged perv? Probably all three but no different than any other guy. I mean c'mon, what guy doesn't like women's underwear?

I had a hell of a day yesterday. I was driving home from work, exhausted from a long day, almost half asleep when I noticed that someone had put in a Bryan Adams CD in the player. I like Bryan Adams music but I really enjoy one particular song he sings. I found the track and my whole day just turned brighter. Other drivers on 52 must have thought I was crazy singing to the top of my lungs in rush hour, but it made me feel good.

So if you're having a bad day, I suggest you try singing to this, volume turned to maximum.

I wanna be your t-shirt when it's wet - I wanna be the shower when you sweat
I gotta be the tattoo on your skin - yeah lemme be your bed baby - when you climb in
I wanna be the sheets when you sleep - let me be the secrets that you keep
I gotta be the spoon - ta stir your cream
I wanna be the one that really makes you scream

I wanna be - your lipstick when ya lick it
I wanna be - your high heels when ya kick it
I wanna be - your sweet love babe - ya when you make it
from your feet up to your hair - more than anything I swear
I wanna be - your underwear

I wanna be the itch that you scratch - wanna be the chair when you relax
I gotta be your razor when you shave
I wanna be the habit that really makes you crave

I wanna be - your hot tub - when you're dippin'
I wanna be - your bathrobe - when you're drippin'
I wanna be - your cocktail baby - when you're sippin'
I just wanna be right there - more than anything I swear
I wanna be - your underwear

I wanna be your sleeping bag - baby slip inside
Let me be your motorcycle n' take you for a ride - alright

I wanna be - your hot sauce - ya when you're cookin'
I wanna be - your sunglasses - hey good lookin'
I wanna be - wanna be the one - you're stick your hook in
I just wanna be right there - more than anything I swear
Oh ya I wanna be - your underwear


Oh yeah... my favorite about women's underwear?... watching her take them off.

The little town that could ...

Baseball town USA ... Cooperstown New York! What a great place. (but I have no idea how this town survives the winter months) What would you do?



Without the Baseball Hall of Fame and Cooperstown Dreams Park for kids, this is a sleepy little town. I actually love it. I could see myself living here in the Spring thru Fall, but Winter? I don't know.


We won our 1st game of the tournament this morning 12-0 against the New Jersey Yard Dogs. Cool name! The boys seem to be happy although they are adjusting to the weather and still the jet lag.

We play again today at 4:30PM, then it's a BBQ party with the team. What a great time to be a kid!

Go... So Cal Red Sox!!!

When God speaks to you...

This morning I woke up to another miserable hot day. I usually love the hot weather but the past two days have been too much on me.

I spent yesterday working on our Little League baseball field in preparation for this years All Star games. We are hosting part of the tournament and being the "Field Maintenance" coordinator for our league I better have our field in top condition for play. I leave Thursday for Cooperstown, so time is the essence.

Needless to say, I pushed myself too much and lost. I had my first case of heat stroke. Kind of scary. My body just shut down, I didn't realize it till it was too late. My buddy, who I met for a quick beverage, thought I had saw a ghost. No hospital visit but I was just a click away.

Anyways ... this morning my wife mentioned she was attending church and low and behold I said I'm going too. It's not that I dislike or never go, I'm just not that spontaneous on a Sunday morning.

Which leads me to the topic ... "When God speaks to you"

The presentation/talk/sermon whatever you would like to call it was "God at the movies" One of the topics the pastor addressed was ... Do you hear/listen when God speaks to you? I chuckled ... he just did two hours earlier to get my rear in gear and get to church.

He asked us to write down each night when we thought God had spoke to us that day. I did enjoy his words along with the inspiration.

God spoke to me often today.

Female Arousal

This is copied from a blog that I read often. I loved it.

There was an article in yesterday's Globe and Mail* about a study done on human arousal. They showed people various pictures and monitored physical arousal rates.

Straight guys are turned on by pictures of naked women, and gay guys are turned on by pictures of naked men. Lesbians are turned on by pictures of naked women. That's all to be expected. But straight women are of a different ilk.

Straight women are physically turned on by pictures of men about as much as they're turned on by pictures of landscapes, trees, mountains, that sort of thing. That is to say, not very much. What does turn them on? Pictures of naked women, men and women having sex together, and animals mating.

I think this can help to explain why Playgirl never sells (although I prefer my theory of hard-on avoidance hindering the development of a sustained graphic imagination). It's not that women aren't visually stimulated; it's that men aren't very visually appealing to women. By my estimation, my guy is incredibly hot. I love to watch him sleep, and I stare at him when he works. But when I look at him, I feel it in the pit of my stomach, not my groin. What does get me slippery is watching the Victoria Secret fashion show and various sex scenes in movies - just like the study says! I'm not so sure about the animal sex thing. I haven't notice feeling hot and horny watching nature shows, but I'll sure pay more attention to that in future.

But the interesting thing is how the researchers understood the data. One insisted it means all women are actually bi-sexual; the other argued that it means women's sexuality is complex. I lean towards the latter analysis. What arouses me and what I want to do are two different things - for me in particular. I've written before about finding rape scenes arousing, and I sure don't want to be the one in that visual.

I also think that women are just more aesthetically pleasing than men. It's all those soft rounded curves. It's the breasts! For hundred's of years women have been glorified in art. Sure there's Michelangelo's David and a few other dudes, but it's mainly women. And I don't think it's just because most artists through the ages have been guys. I think women are just visually stunning.

And I can't help feel a bit sorry for all those guys who aren't actually turning as many women on as they thought regardless how often they hit the gym.

I wonder to what extent this fact, it would seem, about heterosexual women plays a part in the myriad problems women have becoming aroused and getting off. We're with a man, but that man isn't a visual turn-on. What would happen if women plastered their rooms with pictures of naked women and people having sex. Then while she's getting it on with a man, she can get turned on by what he's doing to her and what she's seeing around her. The problem with this is that many women would be uncomfortable with porn on their walls. It's too bad.

I enjoy sex because I have a visual fantasy life going in my head. But this very fantasy world is something I've struggled with myself. I spent some time, in my 20s, trying to actually be there during sex - to be mentally present for the duration. It bothered me that once things got going, I took off in my head to see something more interesting than what was right in front of me. I figured it was because of the years I spent exploring my sexuality alone. I thought I had just trained myself to immediately click on a "show" when I wanted to get off. And now that I had a real, live partner, I wanted to untrain that habit. But I couldn't. If I didn't turn on the pictures in my head, I couldn't get anywhere. It wasn't until my early 30s that I decided I didn't care anymore. I'm cool with being in my head during sex - mainly. Okay, there's a niggling part that wishes I was 100% involved, but I can live with it for the sake of actually getting off. I'm honouring my personal arousal process, dammit!

I just can't believe I'm actually normal!! (It's actually kinda disappointing to tell you the truth.)


* I can't, for the life of me, find the article on-line, but I found this instead even though it has a slightly different result. I cut it out the original article and have it at work, so I know I didn't dream it.



Thanks for the interesting blog!

Do I care? Not care or careless?

The last few weeks seem to have tied me out mentally and physically. I realize I do need to exercise much more than I do, which is very little at this stage of my life. But this knee of mine is a challenge.

I do care ... which means I need to get in shape, hit the gym, loose some weight, watch what I eat and drink.

Say a prayer!

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Cooperstown Dreams Park

In just three weeks Christopher and I will be heading to Cooperstown, NY for the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame Invitational Tournaments. I think I'm more excited than he is! Our club team the North County Longhorns are attending this same event at the end of August, but this trip he has been invited (all expenses paid!) to play with one of the premiere Southern California teams, the SO CAL Red Sox.





According to Wikipedia, Cooperstown is best known as the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Folklore tells that Abner Doubleday invented baseball on a cow pasture within the Village in 1839. (The actual origins of baseball are much less clear.) Part of the film A League of Their Own was filmed in Cooperstown.


This is just as exciting for me due to the fact I won't be on the field coaching. I can relax, sit in the stands and cheer for the first time in many years. Also the kids have to stay in a dorm setting within the park. No parents, so i'll have a great time hanging out with other mom's and dad's. Maybe do a little fishing too!