by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 27, 2017 | baseball, MILB, MILB Survival Tips, MLB
**Unedited Proof**“I need some ice.” I said, tapping myself in the arm and leaving The Panther to search for it. When I arrived at the locker room, an athletic assistant serving the team as part of a college sports internship said that we could get it for me. What he... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 23, 2017 | General
I’m going to regret writing this… I voted for Obama. I voted for him twice. I voted for Hillary. I voted for her because— “You’re a liberal! You want minorities to rule the country! You want handouts. You don’t want to work. You want corruption. You want Muslims... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 12, 2017 | Adoption Quest, Baby, General
My grandfather is getting married Saturday. He’s 89. I’ve not met the woman. I know her name, Barbara, but I don’t know her. My mom’s spent all of 4 hours with her. Some of my mom’s siblings have not met her. She’s got kids and her kids have kids, but we’ve not met... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 9, 2017 | Adoption Quest, Baby, General
Bon and I moved recently. A short trip. The next town over. Uncle Rico could throw a football and hit it. They say it’s a downgrade for us. Lower quality school district from that whence we came. Bigger house, but dated. Lower taxes and bigger yard, but fewer white... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Jan 5, 2017 | Adoption Quest, Baby, General
“It’s okay. The baseline is rejection, right?” Says Bonnie, updating me on the latest adoption “scenario” result. The baseline is rejection. God—so much of life summed up in one phrase. Bonnie got the email that morning. New mom, just had the baby. No plan. Looking...