So, after a long and circuitous road, here we are at game 162. I’d hoped they would have a first round bye, heading straight to the division series, but it was not to be. Atlanta is a very good team and took the division, but the Mets have won 100 games. They’ve only achieved that 4 times in their history, and I am not going to complain about this kind of success. It’s been 34 years since they managed that feat, and this has been a fun season. Whatever happens, it’s been a memorable ride.

Anything can happen in the playoffs, and I really don’t believe the 2022 Mets are done yet. I think they have some good baseball left in them. It’s anybody’s game now. You never know who will end up an October hero. I’m just thankful they are there, and it seems ownership is committed to fielding a playoff caliber team year in and year out. That’s something to be optimistic about.

Otherwise, I am doing some publicity for THE OSPREY MAN, including some interviews and guest posts. I’ve been happy to see lots of positive reviews popping up on goodreads and amazon. I’m continuing to work on the next book, too, in the hopes that it will come out in the next year or so.

We also just returned from a trip to central New York–Schoharie County, to be exact. What beautiful country and what an amazing state we live in. I worked in the area for a brief time when I was just out of school, and have fond memories of the area. We camped out and visited Secret Caverns in Cobleskill, and the Iroquois museum. The children loved it, and we did as well. Secret Caverns was my kind of place, with a lot of neat artwork and nods to Prog Rock and sci fi stuff. The caverns are estimated to be 200,000 years old. (I was thankful it held up while we were down there.) The big highlight was a large waterfall at the end of the cave, which the children went crazy for. I’d never been in a cave before and it was a really neat experience. The Iroquois museum was also really wonderful–it was a large building in the shape of a longhouse, with some amazing artifacts and cultural treasures. The kids did some scavenger hunts, finding different tools and artifacts in the displays, and in the two days we were in the area, they learned a lot about geology and culture. I really recommend it for a trip. Along with our Lake George trip last year, and the amazing Star Trek Tour, which I’ll post about another time, we are having g a lot of fun exploring of New York state.