Cade Posner

 Love it While You Can I miss it, we all do I miss the smell of freshly cut grass, the feel of new cleats The musical crack of the bat, gravity defying pitches Poetry in motion isn't it? Good plays have beat like Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" How can you not miss baseball?  Getting dirty because its just so damn fun to slide, toeing the bump with the boys Constant chatter and smack talk I miss the sizzle of the grill and taste of food between the double headers Take me back to the days when handshakes were fun, trust me the superstitions only make sense between the lines Sitting in a cubicle makes makes you forget how damn good it is to be out there Nothing beats clutch hits, or solo bombs to take the lead Not a day goes by where I don't think how lucky we were to play a kids game Baseball taught me how to be a man, how to do the right thing, and keep things in perspective Baseball is symbolic with the relationship you have with your father, your mother, your

 The Key of Gold by Josef Baudis (1922) Nine At A Blow  I really enjoyed reading this story because I think oftentimes the little guy gets overlooked. In this tale a tailor who was out of work flung a stocking at a table of flies, killing nine flies at once. From there he etched in to a belt "Nine at a blow." The next day he ventured out since he had no work. Along the way he bought a finch, and received milk and cheese. As he napped a giant came along awaking him to ask if he had really killed nine in one blow. The tailor said yes. The giant was intrigued and wanted a contest to see who was stronger. They competed in two events. The first was to see who could throw a stone farther. The giant heaved a stone and it did not come down for an hour. The tailor heaved his to his finch and it never came down. Next the giant crushed a stone to dust, the tailor crushed his cheese and turned his into water. The giant was amazed and they ventured to the next city together. Along the way

 The Key of Gold by Josef Baudis (1922).  The Bear, the Eagle, and the Fish This story was somewhat confusing to follow. Between all the characters and family tree you never knew who the count was selling off. With that being said the basics of this story is that a count had three daughters. The count was a gambler and after losing all his money would hunt in the woods. Though he would get lost and rely on animals to save him from the woods. Though he had to give up one of his daughters each time. This continued until the count finally ran out of daughters to give away. They one day had a boy. They looked after him dearly. He grew up and learned of what the count had done. So he saddled his horse in search of his sisters. Along the way he meet each one and his brother in laws. They were all sons of a powerful king. They had been turned into thee animals by an evil magician. The son promised to try and turn them back. Each brother in law gave them a piece of themselves, fur, feathers, a

 Love of the Game  Being perfect is living in a moment with clear eyes and love in your heart. If you can do that, then you're perfect.  A Sooner  What is a Sooner? It's more than a word. It's more than a mascot.  It's a philosophy.  A culture.  A nation.  A Sooner is a champion, through Norman and far beyond.  A Sooner's cheer can be heard loud and strong.  Norman, our home where legends are honored and stars are born.  Adrian Peterson, Baker Mayfield, Sam Bradford, Steve Owens, Kyler Murray, Ed Harris, James Garner, Blake Griffin, Mark Shultz, Jon Gray, Garrett Richards.  All Sooners, all champions.  And so what is a Sooner?  We are Sooners, We are an army of champions.  Thousands strong. United, powerful.  Bleeding crimson and cream.  Steadfast in our commitment to be great, never quit, to be champions.  To be..... Sooners

 Italian Popular Tales by Thomas Frederick Crane (1885). The Cock That Wished to Become Pope This story was somewhat boring to read, but I thought it had a hidden message in it most would not see. In this tale a Cock decides he wants to become Pope. He journeys to Rome to accomplish this. Along the way he meets four different animals, a hen, a cat, and a weasel. They journey to Rome spending one night in a witches house until they are kicked out. At this point the weasel and cat decide the journey is not for them. The hen and cock continue to Rome eventually showing up to announce he will be Pope. At this point a sexton directs them into the sacristy, he locks them in. He caught them both twisted their necks and cooked them for dinner. Thats simply the story.  Though this may be a little dry and direct there is a message I feel most readers overlooked. Just because you think you can do something and have a crowd with you does not mean it is the best idea. Often times when many are invo

  Italian Popular Tales by Thomas Frederick Crane (1885). Water and Salt When I first began to read this story I thought it would be much like other kings and daughter tales. Though this one took a very interesting turn. Within this Italian tale a king asks his three daughters how much they love him. One replies as much as her eyes, the next as much as her heart, and the last as much as water and salt. He was furious with the last daughters answer and ordered for her to be killed. Though her sisters spared her telling the executioners to kill a dog instead and bring back her clothes. They did this, but her father over the years felt guilty. During those years the daughter lived with a magician, where she found a prince to marry. The day before her wedding she agreed to kill the magician, which left her house covered in gold. The next day at her wedding her father was in attendance. She ordered everyone to have water and salt except her father. He would not eat without those two things.