I have a life outside of lacrosse. I have a life outside of lacrosse. I have a life outside of lacrosse… I do! It is always good to have family in town; the wife’s brother, our niece, and her boyfriend are visiting. Every trip, the effort, the time, is special,

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It’s a trap! The girls rolled, but the boys…well, they landed on the field like a wet cow pie in the pasture. Not much went well for Number 2 and the boys. Perhaps still hungover from the win vs. Middle Creek, a canceled practice due to weather, and a whole lot

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We are back at it tonight, two lacrosse games, one each for Numbers 2 and 3. This time, it is split-team operations for the wife and me, as they are being played at the same time, geographically an hour apart. For the boys, we cannot afford a letdown from the weekend, and

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A little out of whack today. School was moved online because of incoming storms, so the littles, which are not actually that little, are all here. The big news from the weekend is that the Varsity Boys beat Middle Creek, a top 5 team in the state! The final score was 7-5. It

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Our first loss of the season. The Varsity girls lost a heartbreaker last night to the New Hanover Cougars, 7-6, in what could have been the worst conditions I have watched lacrosse played. With the temperature in the mid-40’s and a rain, driven by 30-mph gusts, that

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The Pirates plundered and pillaged their way to three victories last night. They couldn’t quite pitch a shutout, the Varsity Boys won 18-0, JV Boys 16-0 (I think), and the Varsity Girls won 21-1! Two and Three will be patrolling the green fields of The Ship once again

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One of the more annoying things about construction and having to wear glasses (because you can barely read the tape measure) is that my pencil no longer sits behind my ear. Don’t get me wrong, not seeing the tape measure is more annoying, but I have already accepted

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I’ve been hanging drywall, and there is an all-encompassing soreness that can only be achieved by years of inactivity and physical neglect… Beyond that,  there is a range of emotions this morning. My Uncle Jim passed a few days ago. I was not able to travel

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This past weekend was a good one. The wife and I, with the help of the kids, spent most of our time ‘improving the fighting position‘ a.k.a spring cleaning. I think I say this for every season, but this is my favorite time of the year. Windows open, buttercups

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Trying to reestablish the routine…My whole Lent, fasting, prayer, writing, everything is off. Distraction. I need to recommit to focus and small victories. I don’t need a homerun, but a bunt single, passed ball, stolen base. Gotta scrap. Typically, Lunch Box

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