Finally getting caught up on some past writing I’ve needed to do and this past is WAY overdue. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to take a brand new Chevy Traverse off the lot of Hare Chevrolet up in Noblesville.

I’ll be honest and up front, I wasn’t looking to buy a new Chevy car or anything. I’ve been enjoying driving my ‘96 Camry with 257,000 miles and still getting almost 30 mpg. The problem was, as soon as I stood next to and then sat in the car I was hooked.

The Chevy Traverse is a full-sized sport utility vehicle, but it feels like it has the interior room equal to that of our mini-van. There’s a 2nd row bench seat to help you fit seven people fairly comfortably.

With all the size available, the Traverse still drives and handles like a much smaller vehicle. It has all the comforts and amenities of a luxury car and my entire family was hooked after a single afternoon drive down to Brown County to visit friends. My daughter even said, “this is the best drive to Brown County EVER!”.

The Chevy Traverse also worked well as a stylish upgrade to the standard soccer baseball mom mini-van. Hauling players around as well as their equipment in the back hatch would be no struggle at all.

As much as my kids enjoyed their time in the backseat passing the time of the trip by with each mile on the road by watching a DVD in the entertainment system, it was my wife that had the hardest time letting me take the Traverse back to Hare Chevrolet dealership.

We’re still not “officially” in the market for a new car, but I can tell you this, when we are, I’ll be sure and visit Hare Chevrolet in Noblesville and see what they can do to convince me to buy a new Chevy car… it won’t take much.

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Here’s another video with some good examples of Tiger’s sportsmanship.

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Last night they had a tough game against his coach from last year and a number of his team mates from his team last year. They pulled out the win!

Ethan enjoys pitching and playing catcher. In the first game of the season he came in as a relief pitcher and through 54 pitches and chalked-up six strikeouts in the process. He enjoys playing catcher and since that’s the position I normally play in softball, I enjoy giving him tips and instruction on how to improve his catching skills.

Yesterday a player, Brian Kownacki, for Fordham College, made an amazing leap over a catcher to score a run for his team. We’ll have to work on how to defend the plate when that sort of thing happens, but I don’t think we’ll be seeing this type of move anytime soon in Little League baseball.

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Since I’ve been playing the game on a game console for so long, I’ve gotten used to all the player controls available through the console controllers. I’ve even played around with the adjustments to playing with the Nintendo Wii motion controllers.

Playing online with just your mouse and a keyboard takes some adjustment, but it doesn’t take away any of the fun. The added bonus, although consoles are delivering this now too, is the online aspect of game play. There are tons of people playing the same game and the same course you are, you can even see them playing around you as you play.

So, if you’re looking for a fun way to kill a few hours of your day, go play Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online by EA Sports.

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You get the total amount of points your selected player makes through the entire tournament. This forces you to balance picking high-scoring players with teams that will make it through the tournament as far as possible.  What this means is that a player that averages 10 points a game, but will be in for 5 games (50 pts) is more valuable to you than a player who scores 20+ but probably won’t make it past the 2nd round.

My boss developed a database application that allows us all to draft onto our team and see all the players available through the process. We have a big draft night in his basement and all have a good time. Here’s my team after the 1st round of games:

I already lost a few players, but right now out of the league of 10 teams, I’m hanging out in the middle of the pack.

I’ve also got a couple of different brackets I’ve been working on through the ESPN website. I’m not doing very well on those. I even did a mascot bracket this year, and sadly I’m doing about as well in that bracket as I am on the ones I tried to actually plan and strategize on.

Looking forward to the Final Four heading to Indianapolis in a couple of weeks. If you’re team is on the road to make it to the Final Four and your need parking for the games, I’ve got the best parking in Indianapolis for you! It’s located in the Hurst Bean lot just south of the Lucas Oil Stadium. We have parking available for Saturday’s games and the final championship game on Monday.

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