This blog entry is one of those bad news--good news types. The bad news is that Rick left and the good news is that Harris still has one more week in Phoenix watching baseball!
The last game for Rick was a Brewers vs Mariners game. We ended up sitting next to
Jim Gatner's wife. Jim Gatner is a retired Brewer's all star player and
we enjoyed bantering with them about their low key celebrations whenever
the Brewers did something good. The game was a good one with lots of
scoring and some good defense plays, but the Mariners couldn't come back in the 9th this night.
Virgil, the Washington neighbor who cooked dinner for Harris a couple of weeks previous, had promised a fish fry from his Dakota ice fishing expedition, so on Rick's last night he delivered. The walleye was breaded with Ritz crackers and some spices after the fish was dragged through an egg mixture. He skipped the Cajun seasoning upon request. Virgil also provided seasoned fries and coleslaw. Rick provided the cheesecake dessert! Harris simply enjoyed the delicious dinner.
Thursday morning Rick packed up and treated Harris to a send off breakfast at the nearby diner. The breakfast/lunch/dinner consisted of eggs with spinach and feta cheese scrambled together, homemade corned beef hash with a couple of eggs atop it, cottage cheese, a pancake, hash browns, toast, and coffee. As this blog is being written, Harris is still full.
Rick's good bye wave.
Harris found a way of dealing with the separation. He went to Surprise to watch the Angles vs Royals game. He found a seat in the shade and thought of Rick. Shortly after this picture was taken, Mike Trout launched a sinking fastball off Weaver that rocketed over the deep center field wall 450+ feet. That was worth the price of admission!
And of course, Harris never passes up a picture of a cutie that reminds him of River. After the game he proceeded to Howie's parking spot in Peoria to write up the blog before heading to the night game.
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