Dirk Hayhurst's Blog
Words and thoughts still trying to make it to the big leagues...Under the Sea Camp – Day 3
Aloha! Today we sang songs from Hawaii and the Caribbean, learned to Hula and Cubaton, made leis and decorated shell castanets. Campers take turns strumming the q-chord to "Blue Hawaii" Beautiful shells that were donated for us to make beach-y castanets! The finished...
Under the Sea Camp – Day 2
Today we sang songs, created art projects and jived to music about the beach! The day started with a gnarly rendition of "Under the Boardwalk"... complete with vocals... and keys. Next, we created colorful sand art. Looks like fun, right?! And what would a beach day...
Under the Sea Camp – Day 1
Camp has officially started and our first day was a huge success! Take a peak: 😉 We started the day with a group picture in our awesome t-shirts! Next, we learned our theme song, "Under the Ocean" complete with fishy visuals! In dance, campers made waves surfin'...
Groovy Guest Post: Special Education
Today and on the 25th of every month of 2012 I have invited 12 of the most influential people in my life to share a blog post with you! Each has influenced me both professionally and personally. My hope is that the knowledge, kindness, creativity, and compassion they...
Under the Sea Camp is Almost Here!
Camp is officially one week from today and we are so excited to greet our campers next Tuesday that we are busting at the seams! Over the past few weeks we have been busy putting the final touches on every last detail... Thank you to James for designing our AWESOME...
A Song For June
Over the course of the next 12 months I am going to share an original song for piano that corresponds to the current month. Each composition will include nature sounds that will enhance the piece and reflect the season (thank you handy, dandy iPad!). My goal for...
Valverde and His Spitter. So What?
Oh Lawd! Valverde done spit into his mitt. Surely it's a sign of the apocalypse! Quick, send the owners to shelter. Light the Selig Signal. Make the game adopt gloves and balls that change colors when a foreign substance is absorbed. And for God's sake, someone find...
Stroman to Bigs Year One? Probably Not.
Telling die hard fans not to believe the hype—especially when the hype is about their own team—is like telling religious zealots their faith is completely made up. You're going to get backlash no matter how sound or practical your reasoning is, simply because you are...
Bard’s Bad Outing: Mental or Physical?
Of all the interesting parts of baseball to pick apart, it's the mental game that fascinates me the most. Maybe it's because I like hearing what's going on in player's heads, as it helps me understand what went on in my own head back in my brief major league career....
Jays in Last Place.
So The Jays have slid to last place… Unfortunate, but not egregious by any stretch. It's important to remember that last place for the Jays consists of an over .500 record, which is only 3 games out of first in the AL East (27-26 VS the Rays and Orioles 30-23)....
Speaking the future Super Heroes
I get the amazing opportunity to speak with the kids of Northwood Elementary School in North Canton Ohio. Here is an excerpt.
Jays Thoughts. June 1, 2012
The outright of Adam Lind is not a surprising maneuver. His salary to statistical production was to big of a risk for another team to take the bait on, and Alex Anthopulous knew it. I believe will see Lind return to the big leagues this year, in September at the...