Seasoned Veterans

OH NO!

So today was the start of our Wiffleball tournament at work.  It is a great opportunity to get outside during lunch time at work and just have a great time.  My friend Twhuang and I decided to start our own team this year called the Wafflers. (Oh, yeah).  This turned out to be more of an ordeal than we thought it would be.  The rule that we must have two girls on the field at all times made setting up a team difficult, since there are a lack of females at our work already, and many of them are leaving us or already joined other teams.  (I think we smell bad).  But, it all worked out, and we set up a team that was seemingly dominant.  I mean, c'mon, we were a team of young, energetic, atheltic people ready to knock some out of the park and score (my prediction) at least 7 runs per game and win 5 in a row for the championship.  I may have been a little cocky.

A lot cocky.

It did not go well.  We lost 5-1.  My solo shot in the 3rd inning was the only mark on the board.  I wouldn't say the team we were playing was "old" but they were definitely older than us.  And 5-1 doesn't even give the blowout justice.  They had quite a few more hits than we did and there were at least 2 innings that we faced less than 5 pitches as a team.  These experienced veterans were much better than us, and it turns out, team chemistry was important, as they have been a team for the past 3 (or 4) years.

Now this loss was very dissapointing, and it got me thinking, I have lost to some "seasoned veterans" quite a bit since this summer began.  I am also in a golf league, made up of mostly retirees from my company.  Guess how many matches me and my teammate LeRoy have won.  TAKE IT LEBRON!!!



Well, LeBron, you're definitely closer this time, just not quite correct.  We have not won 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 times.  We have, in fact, won ZERO times.  These retirees kick our ass week after week.  The closest we have come is 12.5 to 5.5 and we are in dead last in the league.  I mean, they do get out there and play a heck of a lot more than us, since much of our time is spent working or drinking at the Dash-In.  However, they also need to use a 3 wood for shots that I use a 7 iron for, surely we could win at least one, right? Nopety, nopety, nope.

Well, luckly, I have some oppotunities to stop this trend coming up.  We have a golf match tomorrow afternoon and our first game in the losers bracket of the Wiffleball tournament on Thursday.  I hope I will be able to seize one of those opportunities for a victory.  We shall see.  I know my sabertooth tiger is probably cheering against me in my quest for a victory over the experienced.

But, still, Goodnight Cathy.

PS, there was a saber tooth tiger sighting today, made by my very own golf partner.  (Allegedly)

PPS tomorrow will begin a special new joint blogging section with matthewtwhuang.com .  BE EXCITED!!

Sasquatch and Ninja Sasquatch

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Tonight,  I am going to tell you all the story of my many sasquatch sightings so far this summer.  Yes, he is real.  Yes, there are more than one and they are different.  And yes, they are capable of being dangerous.  Also, they both seem to reside here, in Fort Wayne,  IN, lurking around golf courses all over town.

I first spotted sasquatch late spring/early summer this year at Brookwood Golf Club.  He is black and, believe it or not, he wears a yellow and silver shirt.  He, as you would expect, has typical Bigfoot tendencies and always finds the trees.  He definitely prefers the thick stuff.  This makes the golf course a great place for sasquatch to live.  Also, to my surprise, sasquatch is also a huge fan of the sand.  He must love taking vacations to the beach.  I have spotted this sasquatch quite a few times.  And he has been pretty good to me.

More recently, I have discovered a second sasquatch hanging around the local golf courses.  This one seems to be much more dangerous but also much more interesting to see in action, as he is much more powerful.  He is much bigger, all black, and armed with ninja stars.  Me, and a few of my friends who have also spotted him,  refer to him as the Ninja Sasquatch.  He is a huge fan of the thick trees, so you definitely need to be on your heels when he's around.  In fact, it was just today I spotted him at Colonial Oaks while on the tenth tee box.  He found his way all the way to the thick tree line bordering the left side of the 18th hole.  Fortunately, I recovered from this sighting and had a pretty good day on the golf course.  He doesn't appear to be a big fan of the sand, like the other one.  He has been alright to me a few times, but when he's in a bad mood, he gets very hostile.  That's when you see his ninja stars come out and cause grave danger.

So now all of you know that when golfing in town to keep an eye out for the two sasquatches running amok around the local golf courses.  I really wonder what would happen if my saber tooth tiger met the one of the sasquatches (sp?).  I heard a saber tooth tiger cub met one a couple years ago around Thanksgiving, and it didn't work out too well for the Tiger who was with th saber tooth tiger cub.  That is all I have for tonight.  I hope you enjoyed it!

Goodnight Cathy.

(I wonder if anyone will be able to figure out what I'm actually talking about.)