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I'm chilling!!!!
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this very moment, listening to the raindrops dance on the cars outside my window
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| 12.05.04 (4:28 am) [edit] |
Yesterday, my oldest son had his 1st basketball game.
So the game was held at [url=http://www.dekalb.public.lib....]Tobie Grant[/url] Rec Center which is located in the Scottsdale area of Dekalb County ... between N. Decatur and Ponce DeLeon.
[i]BACKGROUND[/i]: For the last 3 weeks, 2 days a week - I've been schlepping the boy to practice... I have to admit that I was a bit peeved that I'd paid my money and there were only 6 other boys on his team. I was also a bit perturbed because practice started at 8 PM! Add to the fact that I can't understand half of what the coach says ... He has the Decatur Dialect going on ... What's the Decatur Dialect (DD) you ask?
Take for example, the word "Christmas" ... in DD sounds like "Krima"
"Nothing" sounds like "Nun"
"I don't know" sounds like "I'own no"
"Practice is Wednesday at Eight" is "I'm not sure ...I can never understand what he is saying!!!!!"
SO MY POINT in the beginning - is if the game situation was on par with the practice and what I'd seen from the coach and other parent ...then UGH ...
Turns out that I was pleasantly surprised - naw .. I was BLOWN AWAY!!
The parking lot was full - In the gym, there were bleachers full of folk ... a schedule of games ... there were banners hanging ... people cheering. All in all, a tremendous show of support for the kids. I could tell my son was excited (and nervous - he was chewing on his necklace) ...
I am still less than thrilled with the coach - I have yet to see them do any defensive drills or anything remotely resembling actual plays - this was obvious the team was outscored by their opponent 18 - 0 in the first 2 minutes of the game ... YIKES!
But it is still early and now maybe he will see that he needs to step it up ....
There's a bigger issue here ... I will marinate on it a bit and post about it later on...
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posted by: Me (reply)
post date: 12.07.04 (3:01 am)
The bigger issue is - these men that don't know how to put a complete sentence together are in positions to mentor our young boys. Well, that may not have been your bigger issue, but its mine.
posted by: eka00 (reply)
post date: 12.17.04 (2:07 am)
There's a particular stand up comedian who talks that way....I don't know what he's saying, and the annoying 'laughers' in the studio seemed to be having a ball....
I always imagine him having boils in the mouth or balls of yarn in the mouth, or he's drinking hot soup while talking...hehe.....always helps...
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