It’s a good recipe for a 5 to 10 day hiatus from the lawn duties. Not kidding couple of inches of standing water on a good clay soil. The rain a couple of Saturdays ago turned the yard to a swamp. 30 plus years removed from the fun and brotherhood, I would hope West Central Ohio didn’t abandon the fun. Mowing here in Ottawa County is hit and miss. The days of dancing in the outfield to SUPERFREAK by Rick James were replaced by marriages and liability policies for diamonds. I was there for the beer and shenanigans. Thursday night beer league was patronized by old guys with beer guts and hoped they didn’t peak in high school jocks. League softball died when helicopter parents were made. I think that’s the biggest challenge with softball these days – it happens at a time of day that isn’t conducive to continuity.Īnyway – my answer – more hockey… Nothing but ramblings We aren’t missing dinner, we aren’t missing events, we sacrifice our own sleep for the love of the game. So yes, pressure on our wives to put the kids to bed, but that’s it. Our league is phenomenal, and it’s done right – two nights a week, WELL after dark. to Petoskey, MI a year and a half ago and one of the big things that kept us here was our men’s league hockey. That said – as you know I moved from N.C. My parents probably still slanted further than previous generations toward making their kids happy, but they absolutely refused to give up their own lives for our own pursuit of ours and I have so much respect and appreciation for that. I also played travel baseball (but that was the only travel sport I was allowed to play) and went all over the country playing baseball. I spent many an evening running around a field watching my mom play softball with colleagues. I think the weird societal shift toward parents existing to make their kids happy as opposed to existing to raise well adjusted adults is the simplest answer. The debate raging on adult softball leagues is great, because it’s a discussion we have to have.
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