Carl's Blog

I played baseball for 10 years then softball for 18 and now I am on my 4th year coaching girls softball. But none of that compared to what I did today. I umped a softball game for the first time. It was 16u girls softball. I was really nervous. I have never taken an umping course. I know the rule...

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I have a friend in the food business and he let me try a few jars of PB Loco peanut butter. I had never heard of it before. This is good stuff. Have you tried it? I grew up a JIF boy and it is still my go to peanut butter but this PB Loco has different flavors mixed in with their peanut butter, a...

Atlas Shrugged is my favorite book.  I read it 2-3 years ago and I am thinking on tackling it again. I think Atlas Shrugged, and The Constitution should be required yearly reading for everyone in the country, especially if you want to be a public servant. (Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell should ...

Anybody who knows me, knows I love coaching girls softball. I played softball for 18 years and now I coach. I am in my fourth year. It's a travelling park district league that my niece plays on. I love it. I decided this year to sponsor the team I am coaching with my life insurance business. I th...

I was at a Cinco De Mayo/ Birthday party on Sunday.  I brought out the bean bags (Cornhole) game for the first time this year.  This is by far my favorite backyard game. It can be super competitive if you get a couple great teams playing each other. Or it can be real mellow with beginners. It's a...

Lately I have been hearing some horror stories about high school kids who get caught with a cigarette or having a beer OFF THE SCHOOL GROUNDS on their own time.And the punishment they get is horribly severe. My sisters co workers son got caught off school grounds with a pack of smokes. He was sus...