A Tough Match

Well, the Stampede got its hide tanned yesterday by the New London, Conn., RFC. I don't know the final score, but it was in the neighborhood of six tries to two. Matt Volke scored both of ours.

Here are some short video clips of the match:

vs. NEW LONDON (1)

vs. NEW LONDON (2)

vs. NEW LONDON (3)

vs. NEW LONDON (4)

vs. NEW LONDON (5)

vs. NEW LONDON (6)

vs. NEW LONDON (7)

 

Lawn Gnomes and other Small People

I took the boys to Knox Field today for a walk around the grounds and some quality time on the swingsets. We brought along a camera and the new lawn gnome that Jen bought for me recently. Enjoy the pics.

New visitors to the blog who aren't familiar with my gnome fetish may wish to listen to the following tune:

Ballad of a Lawn Gnome

A Thought

 

Writing is ninety-nine percent constipation and one percent prune juice.

Next time, I'll wear a snorkel

The Saratoga Stampede Rugby Club tied in its match Sunday against the Albany Law School club, and impressive result for the Stampede's second-ever match. The weather was nasty: 40-degree cold and a constant torrent of rain for the entire 80 minutes of play. There was a lot of hydroplaning and dropping of the ball, and at one point I got water in my ears and couldn't hear for a few minutes... great fun.

We have a series of home games coming up on the next few Saturdays, so come out and cheer us on. Who knows, you might get to see me crushed under a pile of 300-pound forwards (which happened Sunday).

Check out our schedule at www.saratogarugby.com

 

Upward

The family tried rock climbing for the first time recently. We had a blast at the Electric City Climbing Gym in Schenectady. My arms were sore for days afterward ...

 

Out of the Gate

The new Saratoga Stampede Rugby Football Club put in a good showing on Saturday for its inaugural match. We lost by a respectable 12-0 to the much-longer established Rutland RFC.

The gallery at left shows a few shots from the match. Below is a great photo that ran Friday in Saratoga Today, a new tabloid newspaper serving Saratoga County. Pete Mody was the giver of the stiff-arm in this choice moment from last weekend's scrimmage.

So Long, Pa

My grandfather, Bill Bennett, died last night. I have a lot to say (and write) about him, but I'm not sure I'll do it here on the blog. In this photo, he's showing off the deer he shot a few years ago at the age of 80. I'll miss him.