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Spring Break In One Day

 
We had our traditional one day off in March yesterday (after a horrible start, we're now 13 and 7; meaningless unless your team lost 93 games last year). I decided to follow the schedule and do nothing. No workouts. No baseball. No sparring verbally with teammates or management. It was going to be a day of solitude, just me and my X-Box. Was... I was awakened at 7 am by Vanessa rumbling around the room. I asked her what her deal was (in those exact words, which she loved [I'm being sarcastic]). She reminded me - REMINDED ME - that we were pulling Alyssa and Grace out of school for the day and driving up to Disney World in Orlando. Right away. So move. So long solitude, hello crowds. I must admit, although you can probably tell, I didn't want to go. I didn't want to go so badly I'd forgotten we had planned this ten days ago when I got into an argument with the girls, who were mad I'd forced them down here to Florida only to never see them. I'm a jerk. I'll admit that too. We got out of ... (link)

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