5/27/09

Softball: Accountability, Painful and Stark (Time to Feast)

Dear People,

Under the dark grey skies of a gloomy East Bay day, Chris Fure’s team crushed my own 23-18, and ultimately, I have only myself to blame. My fielding was strained and jejune, I popped up to short with the tawdry frequency of a cheap ham radio (including the ghastly game-ending coup de grace), and my entire performance as captain was sullied by both failed tactical theory (“OK, let’s try to stop them and then get as many runs as possible”) and utterly feckless leadership (“OK, let’s try to stop them and then get as many runs as possible!”).

The fact is that if I had done this poorly in any other social context, I would’ve been either fired, imprisoned or deported, and yet because I am our official community organizer as well as an entrenched member of the liberal aerobic elite, I was given a $50,000 bonus and told to come back next week. Honestly, the whole thing is just so disgraceful, and therefore there will be a game at Codornices this Sunday at 11, FOLLOWED BY this year’s first post-match bring-your-own-meat-or-equivalent pot-luck barbecue, IF I get enough commits by this Friday morning. . .Raymond

PS: Whether or not you commit to the game, please let me know if you're coming to the barbie (friends, family and embittered ex-lovers are always welcome), and if so, what communal contribution you plan to bring. Highly recommended offerings include grills/coal/lighter fluid, blankets to sit on, picnic table, paper towels/plates/cups, tons of ice, soft drinks, juices, beer, more ice (bonus points if crushed), spatulas, real knives and plastic silverware, side salads, fine breads and cheeses, condiments, onions, mayo, brownies, cake, homemade ethnic entrees that your Chinese-Latvian grand uncle would’ve savored, more ice, chips, assorted fresh fruit, raw vegetables, and if you’re really feeling inspired, a braised Wolfe Ranch rack of virgin lamb with prosciutto, sage, and fava bean purée.


5/29/09

Softball: Triples and Tri-tp

Dear People,

There will be a game at Codornices this Sunday at 11, followed by frisbee, frolicking and a bring-your-own-meat pot-luck barbecue, and as of now, there are still three slots left for the game. If you’re coming to the barbie and haven’t yet told me what your communal contribution will be, please do so, lest we end up with seven casseroles but no salad (for example).

This week’s field fee is $4, which I think is a small price to pay for the underlying infrastructure of so much raw mirth…Raymond 845-7552

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