As per usual, I’ve begun work on the 2025 player pages, having finished off the catchers (and trying not to feel old since all three of ’em are younger than my youngest son).
I’ve also updated the Road Trips page to include the two new stops I made in 2023 and one of the two new places I visited in 2024. If all goes well, 2025 will be a rarity: five new stops, four new cities.
Last, but not least, our vow to have a long break without dogs lasted just a little less than five months. Above is Rascal, an 80+ lb. American/English bulldog mix we adopted from a shelter just before X-Mas. He’s an older dog and has already made it into the lug phase but will still murder a squeaky toy, so I’m hoping his playfulness means he’s younger than some of the initial estimates (6-8 y.o.). Either way, it feels good to have a dog again.