Katelyn M. Thompson’s Blog

Great news this week! My little cousin, Mikey Drowne, was drafted by the L.A. Dodgers. I haven’t heard for sure if he’s accepted yet, but I hope things work out for him! They wanted him on a plane to Arizona – like – yesterday. UPDATE 9:08 AM: He did sign with them!  He’s going to Glendale, AZ for a few weeks and then he’ll be off to Ogden, UT to hopefully play for the Ogden Raptors!  Check out the view from homeplate at Lindquist Field:

Here are some articles for your reading pleasure, should you choose.

Dodgers draft player from new Bristol nine – The Bristol Press
South Hadley’s Mike Drowne set to play for Bristol against Holyoke Wednesday in NECBL game – MassLive.com
Rain doesn’t dent good mood for Mike Drowne – MassLive.com
Mike Drowne Selected In 28th Round Of MLB Draft – SHU.edu [Photo Credit]

“The more freedom we enjoy, the greater the responsibility we bear, toward others as well as ourselves.”

-Oscar Arias Sanchez

“Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing.”

-Oscar Wilde

“Happiness isn’t something you experience it’s something you remember.”

– Oscar Levant

 “Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn’t happen.”

-Stephen Wright

“The ocean said, ‘What are you trying to find, I don’t care, I’m not kind. I have bludgeoned your sailors, I’ve spat out their keepsakes.”

-Dar Williams

“Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.”

-Anonymous

“Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.”

–Christopher Reeve

This guy is hiliarous! He spoke at Emerson’s Commencement this year and was awesome! I’ve got to find the time to listen to the whole speech more carefully!

“I asked my friends, ‘What advice did you get on your graduation?’ 87% of them didn’t remember. … Which suggests my presence here is about as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike.”

–Bernard Cromwell, May 17, 2010

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“We are all children in various stages of growing up.”

-Doug Marlette, June 3, 2005