“C” is for… July 7, 2008

Cookie. That’s good enough for me.

It had to be since the Screamers handed us another loss Sunday. And not unlike Britney when she’s down – hounded relentlessly for photo opps by the paparazzi (my neffs) – I literally bit the dust on third. Well biting the dust wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. A little grainy. But I’m old, I’m gimpy and, officially, I don’t slide. And I didn’t. I definitely tripped and fell when I tried to keep low from the incoming ball. I need to remember this is just kickball and it’s just a passionate hobby that doesn’t pay the bills. Don’t mess the mouse-hand!

Big thanks to my sister for the rich and ooey-gooey Toll House cookie bars.

Signing out,
Adizzle to the Doublewide 7

More Monkey Hats, Please June 24, 2008

With our collective ass on a platter, Free State hands the Greek our first loss this season. What a painful reminder that we’ve only just climbed out of the “perennial cellar” — our first couple games had given us enough wins to tie our entire season’s wins last year. A few well-placed kicks put FSB in the lead by the top of the first. But this was surmountable for the home team.

And then…the circus started. (Cue the calliope music. Seriously, click the play button below.) There were balls flying everywhere: high balls, low balls, long balls, short balls, caught balls, dropped balls, balls that bounced behind, lost balls, balls upon eyeballs, balls upon balls. 40-foot parabolic rise and fall, glancing off my eyebrow ball. The mysterious oil slick in left field that downed two of our players. I hope everyone enjoyed their time under the Big Top two ring circus, where Lyons “growled” and the clowns were mauled.

I won’t play off the Free State win as purely incidental to our field folly, because they played well — really well. They found the holes and exploited weaknesses that we thought we’d improved. Still I hate losing, but I hate not having fun even more. I thought I was making up this monkey hat idea to describe how ridiculous our Sunday game was, but there really are such things as monkey hats. More monkey hats, please. I need my monkey hat.

Experimental Bloggery and Other Such Nonsense June 6, 2008

A while back, Deron Belt invited me to write a little blog for the league. This really is my first attempt at this, so forgive the brevity and inconsistency and mediocre attempts at experimental bloggery. Actually this entire season has been a bit of an experiment for me — I became a KVKL council member this year. I had NO idea what I was getting into, but there was only one way to find out. My aspirations were simple: to champion the underdog and raise awareness of how we could benefit our community and earn its respect — primarily by starting a recycling program with our league recognized as a major donor.

Well, while the recycling program is still in a fledgling stage, we have a benefactor of all our, uh, magnanimous imbibery. Yes, the East Lawrence Neighborhood Association appreciates your responsible drinking…and collection of aluminum cans. We’ve had generous offers from the ELNA to help with the removal of bottles in the meantime while we decide how the entire recycling program will work. Please continue to drain the last precious drops from your drinking vessels and help bring recyclable beverage containers in the “official” plastic bags to the Game of the Week for drop off.