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Short work day, my team’s winning, and weekends off

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Every Thursday, I share three good things from today, in the past week, and/or in the week or weeks to come, to focus on what is good. I encourage you to share in the comments your three good things too, if you want. I was introduced to thinking on three good things for the week by Deb Nance of the blog Readerbuzz who lists hers every Sunday on her blog.

Today

It was a short work day at the library, where I work part-time: only four hours, and I got more accomplished than I thought I would.

In the past week

My baseball team, the New York Yankees, swept the St. Louis Cardinals and the Tampa Bay Rays this past week. In a two-game span against the Rays, the Bronx Bombers lived up to their moniker with 14 home runs, only the second time in Majors League Baseball history it has been done in back-to-back games. They also hit back-to-back-to-back home runs for the third time this year.

In the week(s) to come

Besides the Yankees playing the Red Sox for a series again this weekend, with the first game tonight, I also have the weekend off and so does my wife. We have no plans, but I’d like to get out of the small town we live in as…familiarity breeds contempt? Well, maybe not contempt but ennui? Yes.

Next weekend, my Labor Day Weekend starts early with a day off on Friday and then I’m off through, and including, Monday. My wife works all weekend so I won’t be going anywhere, but that’s OK. Maybe I’ll do something I haven’t done in a while: read.

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11 responses to “Short work day, my team’s winning, and weekends off”

  1. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz Avatar

    Our nephew has had a good year as a pitcher for the Texas Rangers, so we are watching to see what happens next.

    1. Bryan G. Robinson Avatar

      Oooh. What’s his name? I’ll have to watch out for him.

    1. Bryan G. Robinson Avatar

      Oh… Watching him right now on MLB.com TV… I’ve heard of him…. Checking out his stats. Very impressive.

  2. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz Avatar

    He is a really nice guy, too.

    1. Bryan G. Robinson Avatar

      Hope he’s able to not go stir crazy in recovering from his injury.

  3. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz Avatar

    He is a really nice person, too.

    1. Bryan G. Robinson Avatar

      That’s what is important.

  4. Helen Murdoch Avatar
    Helen Murdoch

    I’ve had a good week of work, time with friends, multiple phone calls with my daughter as she gets ready to teach her first class, and lots of beautiful sunshine.

    1. Bryan G. Robinson Avatar

      What subject is she teaching? And grade level?

      1. Helen Murdoch Avatar
        Helen Murdoch

        She is doing her PhD in Africana Studies so is teaching a course on The Atlantic Oceans (plantation slavery, cosmopolitanism, etc)