Gents, I have a couple of things to update you on.

Firstly, it seems that Old Gold are getting in the trash talk (of sorts) early, in this post which still highlights their dislike for spiders. I guess that one win back in 1987 makes up for all the ass-whoopings since then.

Ever since NERFU "improved" their web site it is now impossible to find out the scores from other matches in our division, other than to troll around the other club websites. Well, unfortunately it seems as if many of the other clubs have not been blessed with a johhny-on-the-spot secretary like me, so nobody bloody updates their scores. One exception though is the aforementioned Old Gold, who still manage to find good things is their 42 point shut-out by Newport, bless them. Nedless to say they will be eager to score some points this coming weekend, and we will need to be on our mettle to prevent that. So make sure you are at practice this Thursday, 6pm, Fox Street.

Another good reason to make it to practice is that we have been approached by an aspiring journalist from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies who wants to write a piece about the club and its players. This will involve him showing up at practice and games and getting to know us all, and writing down his obesrvations, hopefully for publication in their annual magazine. I encourage all of you to welcome him into the club for the season, and to be as candid with him as possible. And for the record, if you think you might have concealed your own neuroses/mental disorder/addictions to this point, and are afraid of having them exposed, you're only fooling youself, and we call that "denial".

Lastly, for those of you looking for employment, LL Bean is experiencing a seasonal shortfall of employees, and have a lot of positions to fill. If you are looking for some short term (3-4 months) work, with a great discount, make sure you attend their Job Fair this coming Monday, from 3 to 7pm. It is being held in the Stonewood Building, which is on Route 1, south of Freeport, on the right, heading north, not far past the Big Indian. Best of all, if you mention my name, and can hold down a job there for 45 days, I get a $25 Gift Certificate. Isn't that cool? But don't let that be your only motivation for applying. It really is a good place to work, and could lead to something permanent if you're interested.