A Little Three Day Weekend

President's Day in Feb-ru-ary means a well-deserved 3 day weekend. So what did SoulSlam do?

Let's begin Friday night. Went to the gym. Really crowded when I got there which is strange since Friday nights are generally empty. Cleaned out soon enough though. Went home, showered, watched some TV. Dull boy!

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Saturday hit the gym at 7:15AM (opens at 7). I was awake since about 3:30AM so I was just waiting to show up. Got home around 9AM, showered and out the door to ref some rec basketball for two games (which turned into 3 games when a ref didn't show). First game was a 6-8 grade boys regular season game. Took four minutes for the first score of the game. Here's what I noticed: players are all dribble, no shot and little D. Everybody wants to shoot a three. It was terrible. I made a comment to one of the coaches (who also coaches travel) that this is embarrassing. Oh well.
Next two games were 2-3 grade boys. First, these kids are just learning. Second, I had to run a lot. Third, the coaches were, for the most part, a-holes. It's hard to take your screaming about fouls seriously when you refuse to keep a book that tracks fouls. Seriously bad. My opinion of rec basketball is it's been neglected (like rec baseball) and it shows.
After three hours and an impinged hip later, it was shower #2 and looking for a new mattress/bed/sleep stuff. Then it was a quick shopping trip to the Shop-Rite. SoulSlam made some delicious french dip sammies for BWSS and YSSS.
After dinner we watched (me and BWSS) Bohemian Rhapsody! Really good movie. SoulSlam grew up a huge Queen fan so I enjoyed, even with timeline mistakes throughout.

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Sunday was some more gym in AM. By now, ymy left hip is barking like a big ol' junkyard dog, so legwork was out. After the gym, not much going on, but we did go to the Outback to kill a giftcard. Then it was home and some Walking Dead.

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Monday was President's Day. YSSS had class at local college (he's a HS senior attending county college for year). BWSS and yours truly once again hit the gym (we do that a lot)...then it was home, shower-time and...bed shopping!!! Again!

So the weekend was basically one long circle. Since it's winter it is what it is. Can't wait for the warm weather!

Wrong Again?

Woke up this morning to...nothing. And forecasts have seemed to change. 24 hours ago it was 4-8" inches and ice and disasters and death and taxes. Today we're hearing 1-3" and maybe some icing but then it's gonna rain and we should be ok.

The Murph declared a State of Emergency prior so as I sit typing diligently I'm looking at Route 80 EAST and it's a lot less traffic than normal. Like a lot less. Co-Workers and underlings with their sorry excuses for not coming in today. Marys.

Snow In The Immediate Forecast

We got the word we'll be getting 4-8" of the white stuff between now (well, later) and tomorrow late night. We've had quite a few false alarms this winter so we'll see.

If we were taking votes, mine would be a no.

TBT

Seven + years ago at the National Baseball HOF. This is before they both became powerlifters/bodybuilders!

Man I miss them being young!

Right Part Way

1. The Game sucked

2. The Pats Won

3. Tom B. has not retired.

The Mother Of All SuperBowl Predictions

SUPERBOWL LIII! Just a few days away.

Prediction: Game will blow as it usually does. Patriots will get W. Hopefully, Tom Brady will decide it's ok to go out on a win and retire soon after.

Then we can start talking BASEBALL!!!

PATRIOTS - 35
RAMS - 21

So Far, So Good

Winter in North J has been a wet one. But not a snowy one. We had a bit (4+") before Thanksgiving (which would typically make it autumn), some white stuff last Saturday night that changed to rain and turned to about 1.5" of slush. Lots of rain yesterday. But the snow has pretty much stayed away. Which is all good if you ask me.

Now, when you're a kid (or a Nordic skier), you really like the prospect of snow. School gets closed, day off, yeah! But in adult world, snow basically means you have to dig out, then get ready and go to work. Unless you're one of the myriad of guys that work for me and "can't make it in". Sure.

Forecast for the next ten days show some storm coming in a week or so, but that's a far ways away to take serious at this time. We'll see.

And before you leave this story feeling good about the less snow we are having, keep in mind...we have all of February and March yet, which have been chock full of snow over the last few years.