Weekend wrapup

What a great weekend. No, I really mean that! I had a very productive few days. While most people wish their weekends were longer just so they don't have to go to work, I wish this weekend had been longer just so I could have done a few more things! :-)

Let's start with Friday afternoon/evening. I finally put all the pieces together and created and posted my first real podcast. If you don't know what a podcast is, WAKE UP! There have been articles on the New York Times, USA Today and dozens of other major periodicals along with reports on CNN and the BBC. Okay, so you still don't know what it is? It's basically a homegrown 'radio' show in the form of an mp3 file. I know what you are saying, this is just 'internet radio'. No, this is nothing like that. Most 'internet radio' is streamed, whereas this is a file you can download to any mp3 player, hardware or software based. The real neat thing about this is you don't have to manually go and download them. There is a piece of software that automatically does it for you every time there is a new episode of one of your preselected shows. This makes it all work like an audio version of TiVo! There are currently more than 5000 shows you can choose from, on topics ranging from religion to wine, sports to music, technology to sexual practices. With new podcasts starting everyday, if there isn't already something you will enjoy chances are there will be soon! Anyway, my podcast is called the "Ordinary Average Guy Podcast". You can listen to it by clicking on a link from my other blog at http://oagpodcast.blogspot.com if you like it and would prefer to 'subscribe' to it, let me know and I'll help you set it up.

Meanwhile, back to my weekend. Saturday was a little more quiet. I got all the laundry done, did a few sinks full of dishes, got the kids to clean their rooms and even got the Roomba working and sucking up dirt all over.

Sunday was the big day. Soccer! Steven's team was playing their archrivals (with whom they tied for first place in the fall), the Franklin Warriors and we had to do it without our headcoach. That left me in charge. Yikes!

We arrived at the field at about 2:15 for a 3:00 start. We had brought Shane, our goalkeeper with us since his brother was having a first communion party. Soon other players starting showing up, a few of them in the wrong uniform! As I started sorting that out, our leading scorer arrived with no cleats! He was dejected because he knew without them he couldn't play. We made a few quick phone calls and got hold of the mother who was already on her way back to get the right jersey for her son and had her pick up cleats for Ryan. Neverless, we had to start the game without him and one of the other boys who didn't have the right jersey. It was a close game. The other team had lots of opportunities but our defense rose to the occasion and the few shots they did let through Shane smothered. With about 5 minutes to go in the first half the cleats and jersey arrived (thanks again much again Tracey) and I got both boys in finally. They used those last 5 minutes to 'warm up' and the half ended in a scoreless draw. The second half was a lot more evenly matched, both sides had chances and finally one of ours went thru/over/under I don't remember the opposing goalkeeper and Ryan tapped it in for the goal. The boys were ecstatic and Ryan kept yelling "I love you Mrs. Lundy" to the mother who got his cleats. We held on for the win 1-0 and everyone went home happy. We decided to have a celebratory dinner at the "Outback Steakhouse". I then came home to a nice glass of wine and a relaxing evening.

Now it's Monday morning and I feel like I still have (and could do) a million more things.

I guess I better get started with them!

Till next time,