On Friday, I went to computer science and saw Andrew Appel
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before heading back home to get ready for the ball game.
The boys assembled before 6 and there were pictures
of Nathaniel and Joel
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Ben and Sam
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and then various groupings
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before we made our way to the tree
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and kept adding
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until I tried to get everyone
to look at me
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with limited success.
We drove on to the ball park
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and the group in my car, posed first
with the car
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and then with the sculpture
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before doing some climbing
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while waiting for the others to come and claim their pennants
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which they did
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just as the game was starting and Nathaniel
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was wondering if he could throw out the first pitch before
we reached our seats where the Thunder staff
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brought our food
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and gave us each some food
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which Bobby
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dug into as the game progressed
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and Ben
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decided not to turn around for a photo op but Nathaniel
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was willing to mug for the game camera as the play
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continued to the amusement of our group
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especially when Boomer came to our section
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after which I felt compelled to try and get a group picture
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and then went back to trying for a picture of Ben
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without his head folded back
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and finally succeeded
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so that I tried for Bobby and Eddie
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and then Nathaniel
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before settling for a self portrait
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and an image in profile
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which was pretty good. Meanwhile, the moon was up
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and surrounded by bats (the flying kind) that cannot be seen in the picture.
The group watched
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and Nate
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moved out of the frame
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as Joel
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moved in and so, it was Nate in
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and Joel in
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before the game ended with a final score of 10-2 so that Bobby, Ben and Sam
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could climb into my car for the trip home.