Sleeping On The Job

We were broke.  Real broke.  Like two car payments broke, maxed out credit cards broke, and student loans larger than our mortgage broke. 

A real losing situation.

It was the late summer of 1995, and Julie and I were one year out of college, just married, and about to move from our Lincoln Park apartment into a newly constructed suburban Atlanta house.

My company offered several weeks of temporary housing as part of the relocation package.  Julie was working in Chicago, and she would move down when the house was ready. 

Well, my relocation allowance ran out a couple weeks before our new house was to be finished.  Because we were on a shoestring budget, I chose to pay for a cheap motel.  After one night at the scuzzy accommodations, I knew I couldn’t stay there again, but I also couldn’t afford anywhere nicer.

My solution?  Sleeping in my office and showering in the building’s gym for a couple weeks.  So I went to buy an alarm clock, blanket, and a pillow for my temporary abode.

At the time, I was young and ambitious, starting work early in the morning and toiling well into the night.  Heck, I was already the first one in the office and the last one to leave, so no one was ever the wiser about my office overnights.

A winning decision saved us money and put us on the path to financial success. 

Why tell this story today?  Well, the Cougars start the Tuesday workdays early in the morning and toil all day until the game begins.  The late 8:45pm games have been a real losing situation. 

Our only victory was an early game and the late games have us sleeping on the job.  The path to success starts next week!

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Game Recap

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The Cougars started the game with a Boom!  On his 44^th birthday, Chad, the guy who used to be the young one on the team, started us off with a single.  Rads grounded out moving Boom to third and Martini singled to drive in Boom.  Hits by JD and Joker drove in Martini.  Two runs for the Cougars.

We scored again in the third inning on back-to-back-to-back shots by Martini, JD and Joker to score a run.

We had other scattered hits by JD (3 for 3 on the night!), Kevin (an all-star offensive and defensive pickup for the Cougars), and Pastor Ted (no amount of praying could get us more runs).

On defense, we shut the Tappers down in the first inning and all they needed was the second inning to get the win because they scored 7 and then crossed the plate 4 more times in the game. 

Cougars go down 11-3.

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Game Video

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Game Photos

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Patrick looks good in green!!!

Li'l Rads has it all under control!

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Pregame and Postgame Photos

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Martini, JD and Li'l Rads playing PIG at the pregame.

Martini and Li'l Rads getting the ball from under the porch.

Perfect postgame hosted by Jeff and Tonya for the Tappers and Cougars.