Football Epilogue

I think I've caught the golf itch again this year. I'm finding myself wanting to get out and hit and hit and hit. I think it started with a golf-centric Las Vegas weekend in February with one of my good friends from grad school. The view from the first tee at Siena Golf Club. We played two full rounds. The first was Arroyo at Red Rocks and the second was at Siena Golf Club . My game wasn't the greatest, but it was fun; and apparently the flame was (re)lit. Enough so that I signed up as a sub on the golf league I played on a few years ago and I'm playing in a tournament with that group this weekend. The weather here started to cooperate in early April and I was able to get to the driving range shortly thereafter. I've also started watching some YouTube videos trying to improve my play. One thing I noticed from my Vegas golf was my driver seemed dead compared to my friend and the people we were paired up with. I'm still trying to decide if it...

My daughter had her first softball practice tonight. She's 8 years old, so it's a coach pitch league. Last year I did some umping for her team. That was a stressful gig at times, but I didn't mind doing it. This evening there were a number of players helping with the team. I was shagging balls (you can stop snickering at any time, UK folks) for the infield drills for a chunk of practice. Towards the end of practice the girls did some live hitting and parents were trying their luck at pitching. I tried to keep quiet, but let slip that I pitched for my adult co-ed team a couple years ago so I had my turn. I don't know if it was a good thing or not, but I threw a lot of strikes. My pitches were a little slower and with more arc than the coach who had given them batting practice so the girls' timing was a little off, but they managed to connect. My throwing felt consistent and to that end it looks like I earned a spot in the rotation for the team. It should be fun...