A slice of home....

This past weekend my wife and I caught a Cardinals game and some interesting things happened.

First of all, we had seats next to some obnoxious Cubs fans. So what you say? Well, it would have been okay had the Cards been playing the Cubs, as it was they were playing the ASTROS!

Also, I often long for the comfort that Oklahoma offers me. I have missed that place since we settled into St. Louis and I think that it's because I am used to being around friendly, rural, types of people, and St. Louis just isn't that way. The people are okay, but just not as friendly as Oklahoma, or being in the South for that matter. (or even Western PA where my wife is from) Sometimes, it's annoying, but I got a little slice of home at the Cards game. No, it wasn't the obnoxious Cubs fans, but this family sitting behind us.
They were Cards fans, but they had familiar accents, probably southern or rural Missouri. But what made me think of home was the little kid behind us. He was probably five, maybe six, and the whole game when a Cardinal he recognized was batting he said, "GIT R DONE!!!!!"
The whole game.
It was funny the first five times, but after that.....it was routine.

But it really reminded me of a more simple place where people aren't competing with the city of Chicago for better pizza, jobs, baseball and life, and people know how to slow things down a little.
And all it took was a little kid cheering his team on with "GIT R DONE!!!!"

I still wonder why my wife thinks I'm a redneck........


Oh yeah, if anyone wants tickets to the Cards vs Cubs game this Sunday night go here.