Tri-C

After high school, I began my college experience at the Western Campus of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) in Parma, Ohio. It had just been built when I started. So I was curious to see how it has withstood the test of time (especially since Cleveland State has demolished several of the buildings that were new when I went there). I also wanted Richard and Lynn to see it.

I am pleased to report that it is in fine shape and as good or better than I remember it. We parked the car and went inside the building, starting in the Theater (for Richard). Then walked through the main area (see picture below). The Student Activities Department, where I worked, has been relocated. The pool is still there (I used to swim during my free time in order to relax).

Afterwards, we drove around trying to find a Salvation Army thrift store that Lynn and my sister, Sharon, had success with during a previous visit. After meandering around, we called and got directions from Grandma Meg. It is at the end of Sprague Road at Pearl Road in Strongsville. We found several Indians t-shirts but the checkout line was atrociously long. Lynn gave up after waiting about 5 minutes without any movement.

No Hitter!

Today's Indians game started a few minutes after noon. After yesterday's "accident" in the parking garage and the increased cost of parking there during the day, we parked in a different lot. We parked by the bus station (see picture below) and had a nice walk to the stadium.

For today's game, Richard & I sat (again) in the Upper Reserved section in order to be out of the sun (and heat). At first we were right behind home plate (like Monday) but moved to the third base side to get into the shade (see picture below). Lynn found a place in her usual spot (in the lower right field area).

The Indians lost 3-1. We did not realize it was a no-hitter until the announcement at the end of the game. The Tribe scored an unearned run in the first inning.







No Lightning

Yes, it's true: Lightning does not strike twice in the same place. This evening's baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Angels demonstrated that.

Yesterday, the Indians came back in the 9th inning with a walkoff winning hit by their 2nd baseman. Today was almost a repeat. The Indians again trailed 2-1 in the 9th inning, had bases loaded with two outs and Jason Kipnis was at bat. Talk about deja vu. Alas, it was not to be. You can't win them all.

Tonight, Lynn took care of getting the tickets (see picture above) while I parked the car (crazy traffic due to Brittany Spears concert at the Q. Price increase to $20). She got some sort of special deal that got us seats underneath where we sat on Sunday and included "loaded" value for refreshments.

When we got back to the car after the game, we found a note on the windshield. Someone had scraped the front passenger side while trying to park. They left their contact info with the building security (in this case, Cuyahoga County Sheriff Department). To make a long story shorter, they stonewalled sharing the info, gave us the wrong incident report, took over two weeks to mail the correct report, and then redacted the person's phone number. It is a good thing that the damage to the car was slight.