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Countdown to Phelps-fest
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Staff photo by Johnny Crawford
I have a little time before an event starring Olympic golden boy Michael Phelps. It’s sure to be quite a bash so stay tuned.
Trudy Fowler’s son meets the press
For now, I caught up after last night’s USA-Chinese Taipei baseball game with Dexter Fowler. The East Cobb Baseball and Milton High School grad signed in 2004 with the Colorado Rockies organization.
Currently playing minor league ball in Tulsa, Fowler’s here playing outfield for Team USA.
Tuesday night’s win set the team up for semis against Japan, but Fowler’s thinking big. He wants a shot at gold in the finals on Aug. 23.
That’s his mom’s birthday.
“I’m not going to tell you how old she’ll be,” he said, “but I’m going to try to win the gold for her.”
Awwww.
In other news, here are a few scenes I’ve seen.
Guidelines to help you enjoy your visit to a local park.
I love how this guy’s waving a sign saying he needs baseball tickets in front of the sign saying no ticket scalping. Fight the power, my man.
This dude hooked him up. I’m sure he only charged face value.
Baseball, that most American of sports, is played in a stadium with these most un-American of amenities. Yikes!
Fans from Iowa celebrated our nation and the Olympic host country.
I’ve noticed that girls and women often walk arm-in-arm here. It’s sweet.
There are plenty of cabs in Beijing, but sometimes the drivers don’t want your business. (Or maybe just mine). That happened the other day. I couldn’t hail a cab to save my life. So I decided to talk a walk.
First I met this vegetable vendor, peddling produce in the shadow of one of Beijing’s busy, modern shopping emporiums.
Dining al fresco
Doing the dishes
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