Went out with the best of intentions, do a little clean up. 3 hours later, bushes down and everything trimmed down. The front tulip tree needed a spruce up. And the spruce, which actually looks like a scarecrow tree, was shabby, now its not. Hedge got neatened.
Watching the Olympic opening ceremony, so far, Lebanon won't train beside the Israeli team. 3 countries got bullied into allowing women to compete, think what the next 100 years brings.
Played poker last night, and we joke that there is a homecourt advantage but no host can win. Well, I won little bit - $ 75 - yeah, and it barely covers the cost of food and drink. Any win beats losing.
To-morrow, we drive to Hamilton , approx 45 min away, to watch pro lacrosse. The Nationals were a T.O. team for 3 years and then got sold to a promoter out of the area around Hamilton.
The Nats cannot qualify for the play-offs. I feel obligated to go once a year to support the sport. The hype, music, in game contests, T-shirt throwing, kiss cam ( well they may have finally stopped that, along w/ pole dancing, using a lacrosse stick )is distracting.
I had season tix for the Nats here in T.O. They won a championship here.
The teams are the cull of the college ranks in the states and some Canadian Jrs and Srs. The on field product is world class. you get to watch the legends of lacrosse play every game.
I could be one of the few who go to the game w/ a printout noting the college team for each player. And of course, there is a small chance that I've seen these guys play for their college. Two years ago, I might have seen way more b/c I went to non - Hopkins games a lot more. Last year, I saw 2 games and this year it was hit and run, 3 days, 1 game and gone ( and we lost ).
Actually, if you watch Hopkins, Princeton, Syracuse and maybe some team such as Delaware
you might recognize 70 % of the players.
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