short season

[cloverdale]

now I really know what withdrawal is like...good season lots of games...worked some with my youngest son who just gotten patched this year...half way through hurt my achilles tendon, didnt even know i had one, but boy o boy I know I have one now...rest it they say, rest it I did and now am going through cabin fever at home even the dogs are hiding...how can one person become so crabby...ask my wife, she swears she doesnt know who im am...Im pleading for help, ask the dogs, I really need it...withdrawal is the pits...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by cloverdale

Now I really know what withdrawal is like. Withdrawal is the pits.

Agree. I will work the Special Olympics in late March, and a few AAU tournament games in May, and June, camp in May, but it's not the same as a steady diet of high school varsity games.

I start running again this weekend. My parsley has already sprouted in the basement, under lights. My tomato seeds get planted in two weeks, also, in the basement, under lights. I ordered several plants, and bulbs, that should arrive in early May. I was out in the garden today, trying to decide how many bags of composted manure to buy. Lawn looks good. Can't wait to get out there and get my hands dirty.

[Adam]

Billy Mac has a "parsley" grow in his basement? That explains a few things.

[Scratch85]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Billy Mac has a "parsley" grow in his basement? That explains a few things.

I knew there was something about him that I couldn't quite "put my finger on." Now I know what it is.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Billy Mac has "parsley" growing in his basement? That explains a few things.

Originally Posted by Scratch85

I knew there was something about him that I couldn't quite "put my finger on." Now I know what it is.

D'Alliance

[Scratch85]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

D'Alliance

Marijuana posession by responsible adults. maybe for medicial purposes. Where are my meds?

[grunewar]

HS is over for me, Rec Leagues are winding down (All-Star's in one league and league championships in another remain), and I have MS games through March....I've done 70 games this CY so far and this is by far my best season.

But, this Thurs, I removed a clock operator for not doing his job well enough and called an intentional foul on a defender who fell out of bounds onto the in-bounder; and today I called my first flagrant foul on a player (13) and ejected him; and later I tossed a scorekeeper for being a little too emotional for me.

Ah, with experience and this Forums help, I am so much more confident and these calls certainly become easier.

Am I sounding like Mark?

[bigdog5142]

Does anyone know of rec leagues that need officials in the Metro Detroit area? I've got my last two games tomorrow and Thursday...and then I'm in TDOS (The Dreaded Off-Season)!

I really miss officiating in the off-season! I haven't been able to find anything outside of the state JH & HS season!

Had a good season, though. Officiated even more varsity this year, had a BIG varsity girls game (HS) that was a cross-town rivalry at our local D1 school (Oakland University). Great experience to officiate in a larger venue with larger than usual crowds. Had a BLAST! (I think we were even on TV with that one!)

Anyway...great season...lost 32 lbs recently...still losing.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by bigdog5142

Anyway...great season...lost 32 lbs recently...still losing.

Congrats on the good season, but more importantly the weight loss! Hope you keep it off!!

I'm sure several of us (me included) need to keep an eye on our weight during the off-season.

[bradfordwilkins]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Agree. I will work the Special Olympics in late March, and a few AAU tournament games in May, and June, camp in May, but it's not the same as a steady diet of high school varsity games.

I start running again this weekend. My parsley has already sprouted in the basement, under lights. My tomato seeds get planted in two weeks, also, in the basement, under lights. I ordered several plants, and bulbs, that should arrive in early May. I was out in the garden today, trying to decide how many bags of composted manure to buy. Lawn looks good. Can't wait to get out there and get my hands dirty.

Do you use an AeroGarden? I've got my tomato plants going in those and then can transplant it outside.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bradfordwilkins

Do you use an AeroGarden?

To expensive, and too small. I just use a few incandescent bulbs, with dome shaped reflectors, for the heat, my basement is very cold, until the seeds germinate. After they germinate, and start to grow, I switch to a few fluorescent shop lights, to provide a lot of inexpensive light. Parsley was planted two weeks ago, and they are already sprouting. Tomatoes get planted in two more weeks, and cucumbers in six more weeks. They should all be ready to go in the ground, in my garden, here in Central Connecticut, by May 15.