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I know, I know. Many of Shyzer’s loyal readers are sitting out there going “Where in the hell is Goob? Has he forgotten about us again?!”

Well the answer is quite simple. Yeah, I did. Okay, well maybe I didn’t so much as forget about you all as I didn’t really feel bad about neglecting my posting habits for many reasons. Like Reason #1 or Reason #2 or even Reason #3.

(Sidenote: Pic 1 is pitching arm, Pic 2 is my knee, Pic 3 is my hip. I was hit by the ball. Hard. Leason learned? Never pitch without a glove.)

That’s right folks. For the past week, I have spent every possible second of my free time playing baseball and along the way, have compiled a nice collection of injuries that have yet to slow me down on the base paths. Day 1 started out nicely. Tommy was able to bring some of his friends over to Duncan Park and we had a small 5v5 game going. By Day 2, the game had jumped to 8v8 and all bets were off.

There was a slight buzz around town over how amazingly fun it was. People were sending me IMs at alarming rates asking if they could play or if we had an extra glove for them or if it was okay that they didn’t know the rules. Never to turn away a potential player, I invited all who asked to play and the game quickly grew. Soon we were scrimmaging All-Star teams trying to get some practice in before some tournament in Virginia. Players from Dorman and Spartan High soon started showing up asking to play. I didn’t even know what to do with half of these kids and yet, the game still went on.

Sadly, I won’t be able to play with until next Monday. I leave for North Carolina tomorrow with my boys for a weekend of boozing and…well, boozing. Na, we’re actually just going camping for the weekend before we all have to leave and head back to our respective schools. We’ve had this in the works since March, which means if for some ungodly reason we are prevented from carrying out our plans, I might seriously snap and go on a five-state killing spree full of carnage, mayhem, and some slight hilarity. I’ll even be sure to cap it off with some high-speed chase broadcast live around the nation as I make my way for the Mexican boarder with my prostitute hostage held in the back seat and my sawed off shotgun held out the window. Then again, maybe I should just start my hostage spree here in Spartanburg, where I know I’ll be able to outsmart the police. Hmm…

As far as my schedule for when I get back, well, it’s slammed. I’ve got more baseball and work during the first week of August. I then have to commence the first phase of Operation Toadstool (more commonly known as moving some furniture back to Columbia) and then head to Charleston for a weekend of relaxation by day and partying by night to celebrate Fellner’s birthday. After that I’m heading back home for my final week here in Spartanburg, where I’ll cap off that with the second phase of Operation Toadstool and then head back to Charleston to visit some friends all before school starts.

Finally, a few weeks of bedlam. I’ve been looking forward to this.

But fear not fellow readers! Does this mean I’ll have no time to regularly post here on Shyzer for the next few weeks, meaning any and all posts during that time frame will come during seemingly random times? Well, yeah. But AFTER THAT! Well, that’s a whole other story, for I currently have, sitting on my desktop, Posts 1 through 8 ready and rearing to go. I’ve completed most of them and have waited to post them due to their time sensitivity. What do they all have to say? You’ll just have to wait around and find out…