Now I understand why traffic was backed up all the way to Menards. I cut across 213th to Calumet to get home.
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NWI INGO General Post Part 20 - Raccons 4 Life!
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That myst be the car they have parked on the curb in all of the shoot em up movies!Remember the old Cadillac Sevilles?
One time probably 25 years ago I was sitting at a light on Clevelend St in Glen Park, and there was a Seville up ahead in the lane to the right of me. A church bus (passenger minivan) came zooming up fast behind the Seville, and when he realized he wasn't going to stop in time, he tried to go around to the right. He didn't get all the way over, and his left front wheel went up the Seville's trunk like it was a ramp. The van went airborne and flipped a couple times before it landed. Fortunately there were no passengers in the van, and the driver was OK.
Finally home from 2 fencing events over the last 2 days. I'm home only long enough to clean up, get a meal and sit for a few minutes. Going to pick up our foster son from his grandmother in a couple hours.
Yesterday one of my girls won the Silver Medal in an event with 45 fencers. This girl has huge potential but is only a part time fencer. She keeps muttering silly stuff about needing to study to get good grades so she can go to college. Clearly her priorities are misplaced.
Friday was spent with a former Olympian. He and I get together for multi-club events on a regular basis. He coordinates the space and I invite the fencers and clubs. My club brings scoring equipment and we have private tournaments and practices for the groups of mostly younger fencers who want to get into national level competitions. I also bring some of his students to high school competitions.
Tomorrow I return to 2 a day practices with 2 different fencing clubs. Season is just starting and I am enjoying it, but I do admit by the time February ends I'm happy that the high school season is over and my schedule calms down.
Yesterday one of my girls won the Silver Medal in an event with 45 fencers. This girl has huge potential but is only a part time fencer. She keeps muttering silly stuff about needing to study to get good grades so she can go to college. Clearly her priorities are misplaced.
Friday was spent with a former Olympian. He and I get together for multi-club events on a regular basis. He coordinates the space and I invite the fencers and clubs. My club brings scoring equipment and we have private tournaments and practices for the groups of mostly younger fencers who want to get into national level competitions. I also bring some of his students to high school competitions.
Tomorrow I return to 2 a day practices with 2 different fencing clubs. Season is just starting and I am enjoying it, but I do admit by the time February ends I'm happy that the high school season is over and my schedule calms down.
Sounds like your retirement is another form of work.
I sweat a lot more in my retirement; but I do get to hit surly teenagers with metal sticks, so it has its benefits.
He should have wished for cash money.Do not blame jedi.
On Friday is was son's bday and that kid wished for snow! Thus ya got snow on Friday.
You starting the new job this week? Or taking a little break?
I had no idea fencing was alive and well in Indy. I competed in college back in the early 1970s. Still have my foil and mask! Good luck and keep the sport going!
Starting right away. Holidays are coming up and they give generous time off
There are only a handful of clubs in the state. 2 in Indianapolis, 1 in St John, 1 in Mishawaka and 1 in Lafayette. I'm president of the St John club. www.nwifencingclub.com
There is at least 1 high school team, it is at Culver Military Academy. There might still be an active team at Harrison HS in Lafayette? The Lowell H.S. team shut down about 4 years ago.
I coach Saber. I coach across the state line at the Homewood-Flossmoor HS team in Illinois. I'm also a regular guest coach at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. I also help out at Marian Catholic HS with some of their fencers, but on an unofficial basis.
My Russian foreign exchange student is now a sophomore at Notre Dame, she went undefeated this weekend at the Western Invitational hosted by the Air Force Academy. I've got another kid who is captain of the Lawrence U team and lost 1 bout today at their invitational. Another kid got a fencing scholarship to Sacred Heart who finished in the Top 8 last weekend at a college individual tournament. A Div 1 fencer in Texas who fences Epee, I didn't train him but I helped him get his scholarship and he called me yesterday between his bouts to give me updates! So right now I have 3 Div 1 fencers, all on scholarships and 1 kid at a Div 3 school that fences in Div 1. Plus a bunch at college clubs.
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Good morning everyone,
Time to make the donuts
Time to make the donuts
I'm making free donuts today. Monday is the day Mom and I volunteer at the hospital gift shop. They do give us a meal voucher for the cafeteria, at least.
Is that a reward or a punishment?
Yeah. Our shift is at a weird time anyway (11:15-3:45). Too early for lunch before we start and too early for dinner after we're done. We usually spend it on drinks and stuff out of the cooler at the end of the shift and then just take them home. Yogurt, cartons of milk, whatever electrolyte drink they have. 6-8 half-pints of milk is enough to get us through the week.Is that a reward or a punishment?
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