And so it comes down to this....all that hard work on the couch will now be put to the test. Meet at the Park & Ride at 9am Saturday morning, and/or follow these directions. I could type them all out for you, but really, if you made it this far you oughta be able to click that link.

As the season kicks of, I'll leave you with the immortal words of Rudyard Kipling;
"If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"...

...If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixy seconds of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everthing that is in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!"

Of course, there's eighty unforgiving minutes...

I promised myself I wasn't going to post anything today. I mean, nothing much happens in a day with no practice. Even the usual exec. e-mail chatter has been quiet today. This blogging thing is getting out of hand.

Anyway, the opinions expressed in the following link are not those of the club, it's players or executive committee. Of course, those of you of a mind to keep score on these things, please write and tell me. The winner might just get a mention. Spider. There, I already saved myself the trouble.

I thought I'd let you know about attendance on Saturday as a flimsy excuse to post a new link that will just help the week fly by. Anyway, numbers were bolstered by some new talent all the way from Bridgeton Academy. This bodes well, given that some of the rest of you old geezers who live much closer to the beach didn't make it. I hope that catching up on Digimon was worth it.

So now just one practice lies between us and actual competition. I hope you're all comfortable that your couch-based calisthenics routine will have you adequately prepared. In case you're a little wobbly on this, you might want to drag yourself along to practice this Thursday, to find out what the rest of us have been up to. Just a thought.

Now, about that link. This ought to resonate with you married guys, or those of you in committed long term relationships with other members of the club.