Well, my bad karma did, in fact, keep our Little League team from the championship. I have been sneaking around town, hiding from people who know about hexes, spells, and things, trying to avoid confrontations from angry fans, and furious Mamas, until everything starts to return to normal. The team took the defeat in stride, as we knew they would. it hurts to lose but these youngsters have the character to congratulate the winner with a smile and a handshake. Class all the way.
The teams return home was great. The town came out to greet them at the little league ball field where it all began. They were treated like winners by everyone, and admired by the teenage girls, which the 12 year old boys had difficulty getting used to. They’ll learn. They are already looking forward to next year, when they really plan on winning it all. I wouldn’t bet against them.
Back to the book. Most of the summer diversions are over, the Atlanta Braves are falling apart, and the Georgia Bulldogs lost the opener of this season. I’m not a follower of a sport, I have to have a team to get me going. I need to be able to recognize a face, know all the names, have someone to pull for. Just to say I’m a Baseball fan won’t do. I am an Atlanta Baseball team fan. I live in Georgia so, of course, I am a Georgia Bulldog fan. I could follow Georgia Tech but, somehow, that doesn’t fit me. The “Dawgs” are down home, “Tech” is elite. That’s probably all wrong, but I go by how it feels. So that’s the way it is beginning the fall season. The weather will cool off, the humidity will generally be lower, The evenings will be free of baseball and the TV.
I will have no excuses now so I plan on finishing the book sometime in October, get it to the Publisher, and printed before Christmas. The story line is keeping to what I planned at the beginning. For now I know were it’s going but that can change. It usually does.
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