Time to catch up:
January 14 - Isla channeling Elvis
Jan 14 – Sometimes when we’re playing, Isla’s lips get stuck in her teeth, and she looks like Elvis. It usually lasts about a minute, and is good for a laugh. The added squint here makes her look mean, but that’s not the impression you would get from seeing it in person (stupid camera flash). Notice the jug in the background, which my boys won during the quarterfinals against Eagle last year. We pas sit around, giving it to the hardest working player at conditioning every week, but a player finally let me take it home since he had already had it before. I, on the other hand, had not had a chance to bring it home since we won it last May. It’s a pretty sweet living room decoration.
Jan 13 - Video Editing...my missed calling
Jan 13 – Every year I end up putting together highlight/recruiting tapes for some of my players. I love this part of the job, and kind of wish I would have pursued a career somewhere in this category. According to my sister Beth, it takes a while to make serious cash out of it in the news-industry, but maybe running a recruiting video service would have worked out. There are a few of those guys already around here though, and it’s not like the Treasure Valley has a huge market for potential college players. Still might try to do it on the side at some point. In any case, I was working on a tape for Cole, a sophomore goalie in our program. You can see the finished product here.
Jan 12 - BK Lax Booster Club
Jan 12 – In an effort to keep up with our football and baseball brethren, we’re in the process of trying to put together a Bk lacrosse booster club. These two gentlemen, along with another not pictured, are at the forefront of the effort. It’s already managed to produce open-field time at the Caven Williams indoor complex. Open fields are frustrating, because by rule you can’t do any coaching, but it’s a good chance for the seniors to get out there and establish their leadership. Hopefully this booster club effort will result in some serious financial advantages in the near future.
January 11 - Still a gamer...
Jan 11 – Not much to say about this, other than that I still play video games, even as a 27-year-old. It’s not to the level it was when I was in high school or college, and most of my gaming happens when Dana goes out of town for work. I firmly believe, however, that my generation of fathers will be the first that can consistently beat their kids in video games. No mercy.
Jan 10 - Maybe I was built for California
Jan 10 – Every year around this time we start going outside for our conditioning sessions at BK. Therefore, every year around this time my entire body starts drying out from the cold/wind and it results in both cold sores and bloody noses. Sometimes, as was the case on January 10, I get both at the same time. Fairly inconvenient. I think if my parents never moved me out of California, this wouldn’t happen very often.
