I hit another all-time for points over the last seven days with 957!

Someday, I hope to actually break 1000 points over a seven day span.
I love my Foursquare.

It was a pretty stormy-looking evening in downtown Cincinnati for the big NL Central
showdown between the Pittsburgh Pirates and our beloved Reds…

But that didn’t stop everyone from coming out to the ball park…





Latos was on the hill for the Reds tonight…



the Pirates touched him up for three runs in the first. But then he settled in.

Going into the fourth inning, Latos already had 8 K’s…


Choo, Choo, Choo!

Votto.

Beep.



But the Reds just couldn’t get anything going offensively. Reds pitchers were killing it.


Ten. One more strikeout for free pizza…

And it’s only the sixth inning!

AND BOOM GOES THE POWER STACK!


FREE PIZZA! It’s the sixth free pizza we’ve got so far this season!






Bleh. The Reds lost 4-0. And only could muster four hits on the night. We left at the top
of the eighth to go watch the USA-Honduras World Cup qualifier. And thankfully the USMNT
had better luck than the Reds on the night, grabbing a big 1-0 win. The Reds ended up losing
4-0. However, the Reds pitchers did combine for 17 strikeouts in the game. Get back at ’em
tomorrow, Reds. And remember to bring your bats this time. 🙂

Genifer and I split this Tillamook Bacon burger at Rock Bottom…

Really good stuff! 🙂

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! The first 10,000 dad at today’s Reds versus Brewers game
got a free Reds gym bag, brought to you by the kind folks at Kahn’s. We got to the ball
park earlier than I’ve every been before. We were there before the gates even opened,
and lined up for our free bags. Mission accomplished! We got dad is Father’s Day Reds
gym bag. And I even got one too! I’m counting it as a future Father’s Day present for
somewhere on down the line.

We made swift use of the Reds new re-entry policy and broke camp from GABP to head
over to Yard House for lunch with our brand new bags in hand. And not a single photo was
taken. Then we headed back over to the ball park in plenty of time to see the first pitch!



Johnny Cueto wass back on the mound after a stint on the 15-day disabled list…


Beep.


Wait, what? This barge was having all sorts of trouble…





And back to the ball game…

Todd Frazier and Shin Soo Choo weren’t playing today…

But Joey Votto was…

And so was Jay Bruuuuuuce, who went yard…



‘Murica!





Alfredo Simon came on in relief in the seventh.

And he was promptly drilled with a ball hit back up the middle…

But he was okay.




It started sprinkling a bit in the eighth…

Simon got another rare at-bat…



BOOM!



Ball game. And this one belongs to the Reds!







I can’t think of a better way to spend Father’s Day. 🙂

In my opinion, the 21c Museum Hotel is right up there on the list on things you have
to see when visiting Cincinnati. Especially the 21c Cocktail Terrace. Tonight, there was
a private party on the rooftop bar until 8:30. But at 8:31 we were sitting on the amazing
terrace without a problem. And without a care in the world. It’s really worth the wait…









And then we wandered through their galleries on the second floor…



We had to show my parents Astrid Krogh’s Lightmail, the shimmering, shifting spectrum
of color in the 21c’s nine-story interior atrium…



And it goes all the way down to the lobby…

Quite the place! 🙂

🙂

After wandering The City Flea, we stopped into Lavomatic to grab a bite to eat for lunch…

My parent shared a turkey club. And Genifer and I split this incredible grilled cheese…


Mmmm… Deliciousness! 🙂

Today was the June edition of The City Flea at Washington Park…


















































Click to see all the photos I’ve taken at The City Flea.

We hit the casino for a little bit. Our $20 disappeared quickly, quickly, quickly. But mom
went up almost $30 and then ended up coming out 18¢ ahead. Hey, it’s better than losing. 🙂