June 2009 Archives

We got together for Fathers' Day and spent the rainy afternoon doing some cooking and playing. I was looking forward to baking a pie with Jen's help, but Jen has not been feeling 100% the past few days, so my help came from Josie. She caught on pretty quickly how to work the apple peeling machine, although she was more interesting in exploring what-ifs: what if I move the crank back and forth? what if I try to grab the sharp thingie?

The two dads in attendance got some nice presents. We did Skype with the Suozzos in Albany. And we had a very nice vegetarian meal that Karen put together. Jen has been pretty careful about introducing foods during Josie's first year. By now, all the ingredients in apple pie have been vetted, so she got a taste. Yum! Still, shoulda had some ice cream to go along side. Right, Jen?

This spring saw a resumption of Ultimate play. The Sunday division of BUDA Spring Hat league had, I think, three rain outs out of seven games. But the tournament two days ago saw perfect weather. Our team, Send In the Clowns, played three decent games and then ran into a no-show team and called it a day.

The Spring tournament starts a bulge week of Ultimate for me. Last night was the first night of BUDA Summer Hat for our new team. I stood in as a substitute captain. This coming Saturday is the UPA Mixed and Masters Easterns tournament. We will assemble Minimum Time Aloft for another hurrah. I'll report in on results if I survive.