Stockton Thunder Home Opener '08
Just as we did the last couple of years, we went to
the opening home game of our Stockton Thunder. Last night they
took on the Fresno Falcons.
We sat in section 107, row 9 which is probably my favorite place to sit. The crowd was very energetic and did a lot of screaming - both at our team as well as a lot of trash talking to the Fresno squad. Either my hearing is going south (I doubt it) or the PA in the arena was turned down a bit. They had a band (well, actually, a guy on guitar and another on bass) play the Star Spangled Banner but it was barely audible.
Mike Lalonde scored first putting the Thunder up 1-0. The Falcons, however, would come back and score 3 goals in just under 3 minutes of play to silence the arena a bit.
We eventually added one more goal but eventually fell to the Falcons and suffered our first home opener loss.
What about the fights you ask? Well, there were enough fights to keep everyone entertained for most of the night. The first fight came 7 minutes into the game and put our Garet Hunt against Fresno’s Spencer Carbery.
The second fight of the night came a minute or so later, just as play was resumed and was between Stockton's Milan Maslonka and Fresno's Kyle Hagel.
We also took a few pictures... check them out here.
Also, check out all of posts, videos and pictures from the last three seasons here.
We sat in section 107, row 9 which is probably my favorite place to sit. The crowd was very energetic and did a lot of screaming - both at our team as well as a lot of trash talking to the Fresno squad. Either my hearing is going south (I doubt it) or the PA in the arena was turned down a bit. They had a band (well, actually, a guy on guitar and another on bass) play the Star Spangled Banner but it was barely audible.
Mike Lalonde scored first putting the Thunder up 1-0. The Falcons, however, would come back and score 3 goals in just under 3 minutes of play to silence the arena a bit.
We eventually added one more goal but eventually fell to the Falcons and suffered our first home opener loss.
What about the fights you ask? Well, there were enough fights to keep everyone entertained for most of the night. The first fight came 7 minutes into the game and put our Garet Hunt against Fresno’s Spencer Carbery.
The second fight of the night came a minute or so later, just as play was resumed and was between Stockton's Milan Maslonka and Fresno's Kyle Hagel.
We also took a few pictures... check them out here.
Also, check out all of posts, videos and pictures from the last three seasons here.
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Joe the Plumber
10/15/2008 09:24 PM Filed in: misc
Although our family website is not the place to
discuss our political views, I did want to comment on
tonight’s final Presidential debate. I watched the
entire debate, just as I did the last two and the VP
debate. The winner of this final debate? Joe the
Plumber, of course!
Here’s the video:
And here’s what some on Twitter are saying about Joe the Plumber:
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Plumber
joetheplumber2008.com
Here’s the video:
And here’s what some on Twitter are saying about Joe the Plumber:
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Plumber
joetheplumber2008.com
The Happiest Place on Earth
10/10/2008 10:32 PM Filed in: family
events
Disneyland really is the happiest place on Earth. We
planned our vacation to Disneyland and California
Adventure many, many months ago. Long before Dawn and
I thought the names on our paychecks would be
changing, before anyone was using the term “credit
crunch” and when the Dow Jones Industrial Average was
somewhere north of 12,000. Boy, those were the days!
Obviously, a lot has gone on recently and the timing for our vacation couldn’t have been better! A wonderful week to unplug (a little) and just hang out! We didn’t go alone though... we did have our trusted advisor, Twitter, along for the ride. Specifically, @RMGreg! Greg, a seasoned Disneyland / Disneyworld pro, was tweeting and texting tips and trips of the park... thanks Greg.
We had an absolute awesome time at Disneyland and California Adventure. Makenzy and Dawn rode the Tower of Terror for the first time and Makenzy just loved riding the “big ones” like California Screaming and Space Mountain. Dawn, on the other hand, remembered how much she didn’t like that one as she screamed “I don’t like this” nearly the whole time.
Last time we went to Disneyland we took a night away from the park to have dinner at Medieval Times. This time we went to the Pirate’s Dinner Adventure. We all preferred this one to the horses and the jousting. Dawn, Emily and Makenzy were recruited a couple of times to join in the pirate’s adventure which might be one of the reasons we had more fun.
Check out the pics we took here.
Obviously, a lot has gone on recently and the timing for our vacation couldn’t have been better! A wonderful week to unplug (a little) and just hang out! We didn’t go alone though... we did have our trusted advisor, Twitter, along for the ride. Specifically, @RMGreg! Greg, a seasoned Disneyland / Disneyworld pro, was tweeting and texting tips and trips of the park... thanks Greg.
We had an absolute awesome time at Disneyland and California Adventure. Makenzy and Dawn rode the Tower of Terror for the first time and Makenzy just loved riding the “big ones” like California Screaming and Space Mountain. Dawn, on the other hand, remembered how much she didn’t like that one as she screamed “I don’t like this” nearly the whole time.
Last time we went to Disneyland we took a night away from the park to have dinner at Medieval Times. This time we went to the Pirate’s Dinner Adventure. We all preferred this one to the horses and the jousting. Dawn, Emily and Makenzy were recruited a couple of times to join in the pirate’s adventure which might be one of the reasons we had more fun.
Check out the pics we took here.
Back in the Day...
10/05/2008 08:11 AM Filed in: family
events,
misc
After more than a decade, we got together this
weekend with Van and his lovely wife, Christine and
their adorable little boy, Evan (although the
nickname “mini-Van” fits him well). The Saukams were
out in California this week from Colorado so we just
had to get together like we did back in the day.
We had an awesome time reminiscing about our high school days as we all took turns telling Christine about all of the crazy times we had. It was great seeing our friend Van again and getting to know his wife and son. We did finally get around to playing a little music and, as no surprise, Van has not lost any ability to sing!
Hanging out with Mike, Shauna, Shawn, Shane and Van (and all the kids that go along with this group) reminded us all that life is about the people we share it with. Great times, great friends.
I posted a few pictures here.
We had an awesome time reminiscing about our high school days as we all took turns telling Christine about all of the crazy times we had. It was great seeing our friend Van again and getting to know his wife and son. We did finally get around to playing a little music and, as no surprise, Van has not lost any ability to sing!
Hanging out with Mike, Shauna, Shawn, Shane and Van (and all the kids that go along with this group) reminded us all that life is about the people we share it with. Great times, great friends.
I posted a few pictures here.