SLUGFEST: Yes, it was a school night. More specifically, a school night before the Big Deal annual state standardized test. But the draw of Safeco Field is just too much to say 'no' to, so off we went.
Thanks to Rick and Rachel, we had awesome seats right behind home plate. That gave us a good view of all the action, from the umpires' pre-game pow-wow ...
to batters in the on-deck circle.
We could also see in the dugout.
And were close enough to home plate to see when the batters disagreed with the umpire's call. Clearly Kyle Seager didn't think that last pitch was a strike. ...
We had a good enough view to call balls and strikes (not that our opinions mattered to the umpire.)
What a game it was. A slugfest for the Mariners, they scored 13 runs total, 9 more than they needed to beat the As last night. Good times! BINGE WATCH: This afternoon, the kids and I had a semi-mindless manual labor task (attaching fasteners to little art objects), and so to keep our minds occupied while working, we watched a few TED Talks. First up was an interesting account that explained the scientific origins for the myth of the Minotaur. No surprise, it appears the myth was an attempt by a long ago civilization to make sense of their world. The talk was authored by Matt Kaplan, with animation by Artrake Studio. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/2aoIs-5zqoI
We also listened to a talk from "The School of Life" series of TED Talks. It was about being a good listener. The talk pointed out that being a good listener isn't something people talk or teach much about, but that it is a skill that can be learned. https://youtu.be/-BdbiZcNBXg
We also watched four or so episodes of the series "How It's Made" on the Science Channel. We learned about everything from amplifiers to pliers, harmonicas to baseboard heaters, licorice to umbrellas, Ferrari motors to shoe polish. That show is always interesting.
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