Well, a very underwhelming week got off to a poor start, with the only action on Sunday being a trip to the theater to see The Avengers. The work week all fell within the 3500 – 5500 range, with Saturday having the most action thanks to garage sale prep, a trip to the grocery store, and a rain delay at the Cell.
Another so-so week, with only 3 days over the magical 5000 step mark. You would think Sunday would have been higher, what with the trip to US Cellular Field and all. The work week showed some promise, with Monday and Thursday being the best days. Saturday was limited to a trip to the grocery store followed up by some little league action for Danny and Michael.
Another disappointing week. The weather has stayed chilly, which has kept me inside most of the time. The only good day was Thursday, thanks to a frigid and disappointing trip to US Cellular Field.
There were plenty of articles prior to the start of the season about the new offerings at US Cellular Field and not one mentioned the Bases Loaded helmet, which has a funnel cake base topped with a giant ice cream sundae in a full sized, inauthentic late 70s/early 80s helmet. As you can probably guess, this was a big hit with the 12 and under crowd.
Meanwhile, most of the preseason attention was on the Irish Nacho Helmet, french fries covered with cheese, sour cream, chives, and bacon. What everyone neglected to mention was that the helmet is just slightly larger than the mini-helmets that the normal ice cream sundaes come in. Slightly disappointing.
Week 2 of vacation got off to a slow start, with a lazy Sunday and part of Labor Day Monday lounging around the house without the tracker. Tuesday, though, once again pushes past the 10,000 step mark. Outside of the hour on the treadmill, I don’t remember doing anything else out of the ordinary. Thursday and Friday show that even wearing the tracker around the house doesn’t do much, as I didn’t leave the house or break 1000 steps either day. Saturday bounced back with a nearly hour walk around the neighborhood and another trip to the Cell.
Vacation is over, which means this week I was back to work and able to register my steps for the past two weeks. Monday marked my first (but not last) trip past the 10,000 step barrier. It only took 2 months, an hour on the treadmill, and a trip to the Cell to do it. Tuesday had a small experiment to see how riding a bike would show up. Not well, as the barely 2000 “other activity” steps show us. Thursday also pushed past the magical 10,000 mark, thanks to another hour on the treadmill and 3 games of bowling. Exciting stuff. The hard part will be keeping it up now that I am back to work and not reverting back to the old routine.
Week 3 showed more improvement, as I passed the 6000 step barrier for the first time on Thursday and then pushed past 9000 on Friday, thanks to the Chicago White Sox and the parking restrictions around US Cellular Field. Saturday even logged some action due to another game. I should pass the 100,000 total step mark this week, and my daily average currently sits at nearly 4200.
20 years ago today, the White Sox opened the home portion of their 1991 season at the brand new Comiskey Park II. A lot has changed over the years, most noticibly the lost rows in the upper deck, the switch from blue seats to green, the revamping of the bullpens, and, of course, the name. Here’s hoping the next 20 years are as successful, if not more.
The number of games I’ve attended by studium. Note: Different names for the same stadium are counted separately.
| StadiumName | TotalGames |
|---|---|
| Wrigley Field | 306 |
| US Cellular Field | 225 |
| Comiskey Park II | 38 |
| Comiskey Park | 11 |
| Great American Ballpark | 7 |
| Ameriquest Field | 4 |
| Miller Park | 4 |
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