Presence

In an act that has been described by some as a "selfless sacrifice," I took the kids this afternoon, so Penny could get some Pesach cleaning done. So we went to the O's game. I know, Artscroll material. Anyway...

I was a bit confused when I headed out to left field to get me some kosher food; what had been the kosher stand in previous years was now selling nachos with meat and cheese toppings. I was halfway through my second order (JOKE) when I realized the kosher stand had relocated across the concourse. The new kosher stand now looks just like all the other concession stands, only the line of patrons is about evenly split betweeo folks in yarmulkas, and folks who stare at the menu for about 2 minutes, can't find anything with cheese, and go someplace else.

Along with the new location, the menu has been updated as well; in addition to the old favorites (hot dogs, hot pretzels, relish packets), the kosher stand now sells Italian sausauge (which, in kosher stand terms, means a beef hot dog slightly less red in color than the regular hot dogs), french fries and chicken tenders. They also sell the MinuteMaid Lemonade frezzie things, which are awesome. Oh, they sell beer too, but nothing good. I had the chicken tenders, and they were really good, but I had to wait about ten minutes for them.

As for the game, Boston won, a Yankees fan caught a fly ball and, upon brandishing his jersey, was collectively booed by the crowd. We had seats right behind home plate about 10 rows back, really great seats, the weather was nice (I traditionally have bad luck with April games and end up freezing). All in all, a good way to start the season. And when I came home, the house was clean!