Gettysburg Photo of the Month (November 2020)

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This month's Gettysburg photo is a shot taken inside the Sachs Covered Bridge.

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Little Chase

National Cake Day

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I just wanted to wish you all a Happy National Cake Day.  I hope you all get to enjoy some cake today.

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Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (11-26-20)

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This week's Throwback Thursday moment is a more recent photo of me getting ready to enjoy some delicious turkey and chicken croquets from a diner.

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Little Chase

Happy Thanksgiving

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I just want to wish everyone a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!  Enjoy the good eating!

Time for some Thanksgiving craziness....

Got to get the turkey in the oven...

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Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (11-25-20)

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This week's photo is a shot of Chase running the bases after a big hit.

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Little Chase

London Photo of the Month (November 2020)

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This month's London photo is a shot of the entrance to St. James Park Station...which is part of the London Underground. 

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Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (11-19-20)

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This week's Throwback Thursday moment is from several years ago when I was about to enjoy a shoofly pie.

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Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (11-18-20)

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This week's photo is a shot of Chase at the plate just before he gets a hit.

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Little Chase

National Fast Food Day

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I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy National Fast Food Day!  I hope you all get to enjoy some fast food today.  I think I'll start celebrating this great day with some delicious fried chicken from Royal Farms.

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Little Chase

Charleston Photo of the Month (December 2020)

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This month's Charleston photo is a shot of the Old Charleston Jail.

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Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (11-12-20)

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This week's Throwback Thursday moment is from a few years back just before I started chowing down on those boxes of Hostess Twinkies.

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Little Chase

World Kindness Day

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I just wanted to wish you all a Happy World Kindness Day!  I hope you all get to do a kind deed today.  For my kind act, I got my best pal Little Sherlock a Lemon Pie.  Little Sherlock was then kind enough to split the delicious pie with me! What a great pal!

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Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (11-11-20)

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This week's photo is just a shot of Chase hanging out on base waiting for a hit to bring him home.

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Little Chase

Veterans Day

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To all of our veterans, both living and dead....thank you for your service to our country.

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Little Chase

National Nachos Day

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I just wanted to wish you all a Happy National Nachos Day.  I hope you all get to enjoy some nachos like I'm about to.

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Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (11-5-20)

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This week's Throwback Thursday moment is from my birthday several years back.  My friends were nice enough to get me a cake and the cool sweatshirt that I am wearing.

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Little Chase

National Doughnut Day

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I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy National Doughnut Day!  This is the second National Doughnut Day of the year and I'm happy to celebrate it twice.  I hope you all get to enjoy some doughnuts today.  I plan to enjoy a couple dozen with my best pal Little Sherlock.

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Little Chase

National Candy Day

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I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy National Candy Day!  I hope you all get to enjoy some candy today.  I know that I will be eating lots of candy before this day ends.

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Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (11-4-20)

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This week's photo is a shot of Chase during a mound visit with Cliff Lee and Carlos Ruiz.

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Little Chase

National Sandwich Day

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I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy National Sandwich Day!  I hope you all get to enjoy a sandwich today.  I think I'll start with a buffalo chicken cheese steak before having a few bacon cheeseburgers.

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Little Chase

Alec Bohm Named a 2020 NL Rookie of the Year Finalist

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to congratulate Phillies 3rd Baseman Alec Bohm for being named one of the three finalist for the 2020 National League Rookie of the Year Award.  Bohm had an amazing first season with the Phils and wish him luck in being named NL Rookie of the Year.

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Little Chase

National Deviled Egg Day

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I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy National Deviled Egg Day!  I hope you all get to enjoy some deviled eggs today.  I know that I plan to have a batch of my famous deviled eggs and some root beer.

Talk to you soon,

Little Chase

Time To Get Something Off My Chest

Hi everybody,

Yesterday I shared a Halloween photo where I said to check my Twitter feed to see what happened.  I decided to share that story here:

It’s time to get something off my chest. It is my dark secret that I have been burdened with for many years.

It was 2014 in New Orleans. I was on vacation with friends enjoying the sights and atmosphere of the Crescent City. One evening I went out to Cafe Du Monde to get several dozen beignets.

On my way back to the hotel....I was attacked by a strange creature.

I tried to fight the creature off but I was bitten before the wild beast fled into the night.

I staggered back to my room. I had a drink (or two) and a change of clothes before passing out.

I awoke many hours later with all evidence of injury from the creature mysteriously healed. Convincing myself that I had imbibed on too many Grenades....I put the incident out of my head and finished my vacation without any further incidents.

After returning home....I started occasionally feeling strange and experiencing periodic lost time. Desperate to find out what was happening to me, I began researching the mysterious creature that I now believe was real. After an exhausting search...I found what I was looking for.

I was bitten by the Rougarou.....

That was six years ago. I still become a Rougarou occasionally but am now aware of what is happening. I wanted to tell you all this tale before......

......

..... I turned into the Rougarou again!!!!!

So for now I am Little Rougarou. I am able to control my animal instincts but have a need to enjoy New Orleans food and music while in my alternate form.

I wanted to share this tale with you all so you learn a valuable lesson. If you are going to go to Cafe Du Monde to get dozens of beignets.....don’t go alone at night!

That is my story. I remained in my Rougarou form for several days. I ate lots of jambalaya and even enjoyed some Cafe au lait while making beignets.

Eventually my Cajun food ran out and my animal instincts started to return. Just as I was about to eat some cat food....

......

I returned to my human form. That was close.

Hope you all enjoyed my Halloween tale!!!

Talk to you soon,

Little Chase