If you’ve happened to find yourself on this blog in the past 12 hours and read the “Is it Tuesday?” post, then let me start by apologizing. I went an anomolous route. I employed a friend to help me write that post. Normally he makes me a gregarious fellow. As such I assumed it would [...]
The world is undergoing big changes right now. The proliferation of technology not only in the United States and the Western World, but also throughout developing nations, is leading to wild shifts in society. In the West the technology is a tad meretricious. I love my Ipod, but is it really necessary to survive? As [...]
Bloggers block. Man, what a conundrum. One time after a game President Freeborn asked me, “what are you going to write about? Nothing happened in there.” I was younger then, more cock sure of myself, it was in the mid-eighties when blogging was still new and cocaine was king. As [...]
The conglomerate called the AFBL takes 3 weeks to rest its weary soul. The 6th season of hoops hampered by horrid play goes on hold for the next 2 weekends. A 3 week rest for the players to recharge before the next phase of the season within the season begins.
Most publications love the year-end [...]
In Jay’s absence the league continued. The bad play was extra bad, and turnout was fair. We even played the controversal 4 on 4 games, instead of the hectic AFBL 5 on 5 people in the lane. The more open feel on court did not translate to better play however. I’m sure the stats will [...]
“Look at him go!” The Balz-Man exclaimed and delighted while watching Kevin Henderson run down the floor. “The K-Man is a beautiful man! Look at him go, where does he get the energy?” The Balz-Man was enthused and confused. “You know he didn’t do anything differently than me last night. You know he was drinking [...]
So. This actually happened on Saturday at McCall School.
One Team won two games in a row. Before I continue, how would you guys feel about naming each team? It would make this a lot easier for me. You see I have to describe a team as, “One Team” and a different [...]
Oh! Gutenberg, could you imagine this happening? Standing atop a snow capped mountain. Kicking an ice cube down the precipice, Gutenberg, you started what is now an inescapable boulder of snow. Far from the apogee of the ridge where you stood, your printing press has Frankensteined. It is no longer on the edge of town, [...]
On October 20th, 2006 President Freeborn was sitting in his luxurious office on the 23rd floor of the AFBL building in center city. In this office, which occupies the entire floor, I approached him about the AFBLog. His right hand man Crazy Don sat next to him. Don’s office is on the 22nd floor, it’s [...]
A large turnout of 19 people defines week 2. I think it is in part a response to the renewed energy John Freeborn has brought to the table this season and in part due to a thinning of the herd. The league has established itself, six years in, as a place where enthusiasm, competition, competence, [...]