Baby Epidemic Spreads

Timothy Steven Caouette
Originally uploaded by PRFC Sec..

Adding to the list of hungry mouths to feed at the Caouette household is this fine new addition, Timothy Steven. Weighing in at a very healthy 7lbs 13ozs, Timbo joined us early this past Sunday morning, the 11th, to take his place behind Tom and Nora at the bottom of the family food chain. Speaking as the youngest of five, I can tell you that each mouthful will be hard won.

Anyway, nice job Jess and Leo, the future of the Caouette dynasty is secure. Time to put a cork in it, tie a knot in it, get it cut off or just get separate bedrooms. With a junior Winch and Nelson right around the corner, the touchlines will soon be thick with rugrats.

What else happened on the 11th, you ask?

Well only the bloody sacking of Troy in 1184 BC. Are you happy now Helen? Who's going to clean up all that mess?

In 1509 Henry VIII married his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, who unlike Jess, had a hard time delivering any boys, and so found herself getting the boot in favor of Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves and so on. Unlike a lot of the others however, her head remained attached to her shoulders in perpetuity following their divorce.

The Broad Street Riot took place in Boston in 1837, between a company of English firefighters and an Irish funeral procession. I don't need to tell you who won, do I?

The International Surrealist Exhibition opened in London in 1936, during which Salvador Dali appropriately delivered a lecture wearing a deep sea diving suit, and nearly suffocated in the process. He was rescued by the young poet, David Gascoyne, which no doubt gave him the inspiration for his epic work, "Idiot in the helmet".

Seattle Slew romps home in the 1977 Belmont Stakes to clinch the Triple Crown, the only horse to do so with an undefeated record. In 17 starts he won 14, and placed twice. Not too shabby, and enough to see him elected to the pony Hall of Fame in 1981. His post racing life would be the envy of most horses (or people for that matter), siring Swale (Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner), Landaluce, A.P.Indy (1992 Horse of the Year, and grandson on his mother's side to Secretariat), and Surfside. Slew's daughter even managed to avoid the glue factory, and went on to produce all time leading money earning American Thoroughbred, Cigar. A.P.Indy himself went on to produce Horse of the Year, Mineshaft. Giddyap!

But I digress. Birthdays?
Vince Lombardi, Gene Wilder, Jackie Stewart, Donnie Van Zant, Joe Montana, Hugh Laurie and Jose Reyes, to name but a few that you might have heard of.

Moose Schedule

Yeah, it's in, and for a change we'll not be playing Mystics in the opening round.
Instead it looks something like this:

Saturday 6/17

9:00 a.m. (men)

Field #1: Middlesex vs. Mt. Washington Valley
Field #2: Old Gold vs. Charles River

10:00 a.m.(women's 7's)
Field #1: Seacoast vs. Charles River
Field #2: Hartford vs. Portland

10:20 a.m.(women's 7's)
Field #1: Burlington vs. Saranac Lake
Field #2: North Shore vs. Worcester

10:40 a.m. (men)
Field #1: South Shore vs. Portland
Field #2: Seacoast vs. Leviathan

11:40 p.m. (men)
Field #1: Mystic River B vs. Central Maine
Field #2: Mystic River vs. Old Gold

12:40 p.m. (men)
Field #1: UConn vs. South Shore
Field #2: North Shore vs. Saranac Lake

1:40 p.m. (men)
Field #1: Charles River vs. Mystic River
Field #2: Loser MWV/Middlesex vs. Loser Mystic B/Central Maine

2:40 p.m. (men)
Field #1: UConn vs. Portland
Field #2: Loser Seacoast/Leviathan vs. Loser North Shore/Saranac

3:40 p.m. (men)
Field #1: Winner MWV/Middlesex vs. Winner Mystic B/Central Maine

Field #2: Winner Seacoast/Leviathan vs. Winner North Shore/ Saranac

4:40 p.m. (Women's 7's)
Field #1: Loser Seacoast/Charles River vs. Loser Hartford/Portland

Field #2: Loser Burlington/Saranac vs. Loser North Shore/Worcester



5:00 p.m.(women's 7's)

Field #1: Winner Seacoast/Charles River vs. winner Hartford/Portland

Field #2: Winner Burlington/Saranac vs. Winner North Shore/Worcester.


Not too shabby.

Take That, Paraguay

Ooof! Just as predicted, Paraguay we're so frightened of the English that they opted to fall on their swords via an own goal, rather than put up a fight. Apart from that, the other 89 minutes were rubbish.

Next stop, Trinedad & Tobago.

He top-bodies the spheroid into the score bag

Yes, it's that time again.

That special time that comes along only every four years, when the rest of the world stops working and pays attention to the only thing that matters - The World Cup.

It would be a good time to invade another country, since no one would notice.

Can anyone stop the Brazilians?

Will Wayne Rooney's metatarsal heal in time?

Can the Polish invade Germany for a change?

Only time will tell. So sit back and enjoy the ride. For the next month it will be football, football, football, and nobody will be wearing pads and tight pants.

Here's your appetizer. Breakfast is served at my place Saturday for anyone who wants to ride up and watch England take on Paraguay on the big screen. 9 am, ABC.

"Three lions on a shirt, Jules Rimet still gleaming..."

Estrogen Level In Joyce Household Elevated To "Critical"

Abigail Margaret Joyce
Originally uploaded by PRFC Sec..

Congratulations to Dan Joyce, who in addition to having a wife to boss him around, now has a second daughter to start calling the shots. Pictured here, looking suspiciously blonde as compared to her father's black hair, Abigail Margaret Joyce was welcomed in to the world (by appointment) on May 12th. Results of the paternity test are still pending.

Still, good job Dan for kicking out another one, even if it does complete the Axis of Estrogen. Call me though...I can hook you up with some barely used Brat Dolls.

Of course, it wouldn't be right to send Abigail on her way without making her aware of her place in history. Indeed, lots of history had already been made on May 12th, most of it bloody. This includes the Battles of Lewes (1264), Charleston (1780), Venice (1862), Spotsylvania Court House (1864), Batoche (1885) and Kharkov II (1942). Adding to the gloom, the Lindburgh baby shows up, not so bouncy (1932), 1,500 Jews are sent to Auschwitz (1942), Luna 5 crashes in to the moon (1965), a freight train jumps the tracks in San Bernadino destroying 11 homes (1989), and the Riyhad compound bombings kill 26 (2003).

Bloody hell, how can I turn this around? Well on the good news front, William III of England starts a war with France (no really, that's always good news) (1689), the first official County cricket game was played (1890), the General Strike ends (1926), the Soviet Union lifts the blockade of Berlin (1949), Busch Stadium opens (1966) and 38 years later the Red Sox clinch the World Series there, Pink Floyd stage the first ever quadraphonic rock concert (1967), Ernie Banks hits his 500th dinger at Wrigley Field (1970), the Tate Modern Gallery opens (2000) and Justin Gatlin ties the world 100m record (2006).

A busy day for humanity, for better or worse. Let's throw in some birthdays:

Poet Edward Lear, top nurse Florence Nightingale, Pre-Raphaelite painter Gabriel Rossetti, crazy old coot Katherine Hepburn, Yankee wordsmith Yogi Berra, lounge composer Burt Bacharach, angry George Carlin, blockhead Ian Dury, high mileage singer Steve Winwood, the stroker Billy Squier, usual suspect Gabriel Byrne, Marsellus Wallace aka Ving Rhames, part-time Sheen Emilio Estevez, baby Stephen Baldwin, skateboard bazillionairre Tony Hawk, knockout Sofia Coppola, brick sh*thouse Jonah Lomu and juvenile comedy actor Jason Biggs.

Go out and make a name for yourself Abby.

Summer Fun

Get yourself and your sevens game down to Payson Park this Thursday night for the kick off of the summer training circuit (6pm). Plan on a good run around, some healthy competition and a few laughs. We'll be welcoming plenty of homecoming students and even a few newbies, so it's a great time for your nurturing side to come out. What's not to love?

If that's not enough to entice you, Bull Moose is right around the corner, and if you plan on coming, we need to know, and you need to figure out where you'll be staying. Don't leave it to the last minute, or you'll find yourself stuck in room with Spyder and Joey when they stay up all night speaking their own private language.

Wassafacyergonagiterdunnfor? Right?