Friday, December 28, 2007

Best Of

** JUST ANNOUNCED!**

The Best of...SLOG


will be released in paperback in January. A book signing will occur at the BBM on Jan 6th.

SLUDGE is the subject of a new book covering the life deposits that is and kinda is of the family we call SLUDGE. The SLOG-Sludge's Blog-which has been in existence for just over a year has published over 150 postings.

Buy a pre-printed copy now or,
better yet, read it online at SLOG.

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Playing 4:2

A gift to smile at...a pix of Sludge Gen II!

Saturday, December 22, 2007

No-Look No-No

A No-Look pass gone bad...very bad.  Watch & Learn...

Friday, December 21, 2007

Where in the World?

Continuing "Where in the World" paying homage to the worldly mobility of Sludge.


This Holiday's Season Feature: Sludge.

Q: Who's vamoosing??

A: Bucci is in Massachusetts.

A: Gayle & David are on a cruise.

A: Andrew is in Fla.

A: Russ is in Florida.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Pick Up Symptoms

If you are NOT experiencing any of the following symptoms...

  • Runny nose
  • Burning in the lungs
  • (Wind) Chills
  • Pain in lower back/knee regions
  • Dry Mouth
  • Possible loss of winter glove or hat
Then seek proper group therapy (Winter Pickup)
on Saturdays @ 10am.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Let the Nail Biting Commence

Sculptor: Andrew

All voting for SLUDGEYs was conducted by secret nomination and recently tabulated by the Awards Committee after a long night of eating pizza haggling. Secrecy is maintained by a startup international consulting firm; the results of nominating are not revealed until the emcee makes the announcement, historically positioned in btwn the living & dining rooms.

The SLUDGEY represents the best achievements of the year in the opinion of those who themselves, more or less, reside at the top of their game.


Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Stall Count 7

The stall count is getting higher...Quit Stalling! Only 7 more days to pickup the perfect gift for the frisbee/flying disc-minded. Recommended, yet not endorsed, products:

Office Playground - Flying toys!

X-Zylo Air-Rider - Easy To Throw, Just Whip It!

Mini Frisbee Golf - Indoor/Outdoor Fun!

Monday, December 17, 2007

Wed Bling

OMG! Didja totally hear about the sports power couple who recently got engaged?

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Cry If You Want To

unocandlHappy Ann'y, SLOG!

I remember when you were just a twwwinkle in our eye. Ruminating about your very first post makes my carpal tunnel syndrome flair. Thanks to all contributors & visitors!


:Reportable Site Stats:
  • Posts = 150

  • Labels = 13

  • Borrowed Images = Lots (thanks, don't sue)

  • Visits = Yes.

  • Broken Links = ???

  • Laughs = More than a Few (hopefully)
My Secret Wish: No Sophomore Slump!!
~~~

Friday, December 14, 2007

Enlightenment

Twist a lamp, not an ankle!

TwistaLamp - unique & customizable decorative lighting in brown hand-cast resin bricks to "jazz" up a room.

Can't be as bright as the OBX Pre-Pre, Pre- & Post-Planning SuperGroup, but probably warms up quicker than the gamey hamstrings of Sludge.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Why no WOY

Slog, nor slurge, nor snews was picked by Merriam-Webster as Word Of the Year for 2007. Instead, w00t - meaning "we owned the other team" - an interjection "expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word 'yay.'"

w00t examples:
Week 3 – fall (triumph)
Week 7 – spring (triumph)
Slog (no reason at all)

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Where in the World?

Continuing "Where in the World" paying homage to the worldly mobility of Sludge.

Today's Feature: Meg.

Q: Where in the World is Meg?

A: Meg is in London, then Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Browning Brown in Brown

Brown foods like whole grains & legumes provide fiber which aid in removing carcinogens. Cook your brown food in a chestnut brown Round French Oven pot & help the collective colon of Sludge. Or a consider it a potluck contribution to the Sludgefest on Jan 6th.

...no two pieces are alike...

Friday, December 07, 2007

Reminder: Noms

REMINDER!

This is the last remaining Friday/Weekend to dedicate time & energy towards submitting your nominations for SLUDGEY AWARDS 2007.

Have fun, nominate early & often!

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Pop Quiz

Which of the following is fictional?

A - Invisible Tape Hint

B - Hanukkah Hams Hint

C - Winter Pickup Hint

D - None of the Above.

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Exit Row

One small step for man,
One giant leap for Matthew...

Please prepare for takeoff an email address change.
After a holding pattern with US Airwaze of many years, Matthew is spreading his wings after landing a new local job!

Monday, December 03, 2007

Perfect Storm

Perfect day to play zone, wouldn't you agree?

>From: Alert DC
>Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 4:33:14 PM
>To: Alert DC Users
>Subject: Message from Alert DC

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the District and surrounding jurisdictions which is in effect from 8 am Monday to 1 am Tuesday. A strong cold front will move through the region early Monday. Frequent wind gusts between 45 and 50 mph are expected throughout the day and will persist into the evening hours.

Sent by DC HSEMA to e-mail, pagers, cell phones

Sunday, December 02, 2007

C U @ P U

Yet another reason to attend PickUp! You just never know who's gonna show up...

First, Ken. Now, Patti.

Scheduled to Appear
in Future Weeks (unconfirmed)

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

A Day Late

The Sludge Web Team just returned from their Turkey-induced nap only to realize our SLOG e-commerce is still not up & running -- kinda like the 2nd game of the fall tourney.

As compensation, download a coupon for no-cost shipping for your next purchase @ SLOG 2.0. [hyperlink disabled]

Heed

The Awards Committee is undertaking an investigation based on received "copycat" ethics charge. Pepper may only be used in the dishes brought to the Sludge BBM, not to spray down the friendly competition of Annual SLUDGEYS.

Of course it's an honor & privilege to receive such award; trust your past work in 2007 will be judged with due diligence.

Nominations are still gladly being accepted....

Sunday, November 25, 2007

A Date in 2008

stdKudos Social Butterflies,
you've got a date next year already.

WHAT: Sludge BBM
(banquet, ball, meal)

TIME: 6pm or 5:30 pm for Sludge Gen II.

WHEN: Sunday, January 6, 2008

WHERE: Georgetown

WHY: Tradition

ATTIRE: Comfy Blacktie Formal

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Kenneth Returneth

Once Upon last Saturday, Ken rode up to pickup on his Segway and quickly challenged Charlie to a BeardOff, which Ken has been growing since the last time anyone caught a glimpse of him.

Charlie (of course) won the BeardOff & now has the title to Ken's Segway. Back to the self-powered bicycle for you Mr. Ken!

Charlie revved up the Segway for a NASCARy victory spin. Segued toward the Washington Monument, CH then performed a perfectly executed ollie as international tourists cheered him.

.The End.
Writer Credit: WGA Strike.
Photo Credit: "Product"

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Call for Noms 07

As mesmerizing as good negative space, I am proud to announce the Call for Nominations - SLUDGEYS 2007. Focus!

2007 was a memorable year! Or was it? (Un)fortunately, we gots a semi-newsworthy SLOG to remember almost everything, and an artistically relevant awards programs to show for our dear team, SLUDGE.


Your nominations/anecdotes/fabrications will gladly be accepted so the Awards Committee won't hafta think in the possible areas:

Biggest Best Brown Movement Award
Criteria: No criterion. Go with your gut.

Best/Most Offensive Play on Offense (Individual)
Criteria: Scoring is a big part of offense, but that’s not the only criterion for receipt of this award. In any particular game or period of a game, did someone exhibit mad throwing skills? Or incredible catching talent?? Or great cutting proficiencies? Overall common sense on offense?

Best/Most Offensive Play on Offense (Group)
Criteria: Which Sludge group play best put up the numbers en route to Sludge’s total score in a particularly impressive game?

Best/Most Defensive Play on Defense (Individual)
Criteria: “Our best defense is a good offense,” does not justify America’s military, so that pre-emptive crap doesn’t have a place here. The best play by an individual, which was most responsible for Sludge’s defensive success in a particular game.

Best/Most Defensive Play on Defense (Group)
Criteria: The best group play that was most responsible for keeping the opponent from scoring.

Most Entertaining Point/Moment (on the field or sidelines)
Criteria: A moment or point, in or near the game, that resulted in laughing, crying, blushing, delirium, and/or throwing up.

Spirit of the Game Award (on the field)
Criteria: By the book, “Ultimate has traditionally relied upon a spirit of sportsmanship.… In Ultimate, the honor system works…” blah, blah, blah.

Best Spirit of the Game Award (off the field)
Criteria: Karma; following the Golden Rule; by the Law, not getting arrested.

Best World Peace Award
Criteria: Best moment of someone walking away when they really wanted to punch the opponent.

Most Improved/Worsened Award
Criteria: Did someone nicely recover from an injury? Basically, did someone smartly slow down the worsening process?

Best Fashion Award (on the field)
Criteria: Best fashion statement that displayed stunning presentation, style, attitude, and wonderful overall appearance to supplement the standard issue brown t-shirt. Otherwise known as the Chris ‘wolfie’ Wolfson Award in honor of C’w’W’s wolf winter hat.

Best Food Offering Award
Criteria: Best edible offering based on taste, creativity, and appearance at either a game, Sludgefest, OBX, or pickup. Otherwise known as the ‘Bruce’ Award in honor of his delicious oatmeal cookies.

Best Story About ‘the Bestest’ Play Award (Fiction)
Criteria: Awarded to the author of the best work of fiction about ultimate, injury, family or whatever.

Best Excuse for Missing a Game Award (Fiction or Non-fiction)
Criteria: Quality of research and writing are major considerations in the judging of this award, as are insight and originality.

#1 Fan Award
Criteria: Any one, any one, at all that attends Sludge game(s) without stealing playing time from us. Cheering is not necessarily required.

Best Sludge Addition Award
Criteria: Open to purchases, offspring, significant others &/or pickups added in the year 2007.

Best Captain Award
Criteria: Best bearded person with the initials CH who reminds us that following is a lot easier than leading.

Monday, November 19, 2007

Wisdumb

We don't stop playing
because we get old;
we grow old because we stop playing.

-- George Bernard Shaw


See y'all @ pickup!

Friday, November 16, 2007

Wedding Bells Ringing

honeymoonHere somes the bride,
All dressed in white Hawaiian jam shorts...



Congrats to Sludge's #1 fan-turned-MJ's #1 fan....
a new power couple is amongst us.

TO: Flowerdog Ellie
Take Good Care of them!

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Ageless

In tribute to the ageless rockers, Led Zeppelin, who just put out a new album Mothership today.

From Hammer of the Gods- the Led Zeppelin Saga (1985):
:Chapter 2: Zeppelin Rising: Page 58
Led Zeppelin was intended to duplicate the band's early live shows so the new band would have something to sell while it spent the following year touring America. The album had to have a minimum of overdubs that would be difficult to reproduce onstage, so the tracks were recorded almost "live" in studio. Typically, adhering to Jimmy [Page]'s light/heavy scheme, the songs started as acoustic white blues etudes that mutated into Bonzo's stomping thud coupled with Pag'es hard-raunch guitar. "Good Times Bad Times" builds slowly until the whole band stops for an instant and - like a burst of pent-up electrical energy freed ffrom a capacitor - Jimmy rips into one of his thousand note flurries. Again, Annie Bredon's folish lament "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" begins with Jimmy strumming an acoustic Gibson J-200 guitar, and then alternates with grinding hunks of sludge.

Playoffs: 11.12.07

humanatSunday, 11/11
BODY: Hey, hey, hey, I just got a txt msg from the Motor Skills Department saying we're playing another game @ Lake Fairfax! I thought ultimate was only gonna be on Saturday??
YOU: I told you there were FOUR games.
BODY: I will hafta talk to the Ear Group about this as there seems to have been a communication breakdown.
YOU: You should join the party where Pride is; they seem to be having a great time.
BODY: You're not the boss of me! Headsup, your muscles could use another extra hour of sleep like last weekend.
YOU: That only happens once a year.
BODY: Jeez, Internal Clock is now going on the repair list. FYI on my memo to the Brain that Monday's gonna be b-a-d & those things you call Vitamin I ain't gonna help you this time.

Sludge hearts Sludge Women
Sludge's slow arrival to Sunday's game mirrored their less-than-stellar start. Down 3-0 before CH's arrival, Sludge knew they were beta carotene than this! Dipping into their old (the playbook; not the players) playbook , brown finally peeled into their frustrated Carrot opponents with hucks, D, & turnovers. Sludge 8-7 at half.

The play of Sludge women - Gayle, Bucci & MJ - continued to be good for the eyes as Sludge pushed the score to 14-10. GPHRACK! Sludge choked on a big carroty bite and allowed a tie game, only to win by 2 points; 16-14.

Snack Diet
After a full game of snacking in the previous game, Sludge entered the Elite 8. With mixed enthusiasm, Sludge began Slowsky (YouTube O:30 seconds). Snax' shiny blue uniforms with numbers were intimidating enough. Running up the score 8-1 was bordering unfun.

Enter Liz...and Sludge scored some pity points in the 2nd half. Not enough for the eventual Go Home/Season Ending loss of 15-4.

Congratulations on a fun and prosperous post-season, Sludge!

C you next year...?

Monday, November 12, 2007

Post Season: 11.10.07+

11:10 - All Aboard
Sludge arrived to Anacostia Park on Saturday & ran into a train wreck! Expectations were low even before the brown train left the station. On the right track Sludge scored the first point versus DLuv. At midpoint of the ride, Sludge was 2 traincars in front.

[As you may recall from a previous game, Sludge was also ahead @ half.]

Rob's ballsy playing couldn't prevent a Great Train Robbery as DLuv stole one from Sludge 11-9.

Next up...a familiar opponent. If this pool felt very similar to a past pool, then you were not alone in this assessment. They began to eat away/devour/chomp - take your pick of words - at a sour Kerfuffle! Where's Matthew when you need him?

After 9 points, Chmp was AMTRAK -- working in a field with no competition.

Down 5 at halftime, Sludge's One-Day-& Done received a much needed injection of Joe's super duper popper stopper Zone D. Choo Choo! Like the Metro's 3rd rail, Sludge's energy was electrified and created turnovers and scores.

Sludge just couldn't keep churning steam (& time) to complete the uphill climb. Loss: 12-7.

Now, was it really necessary to drive around the park with the flashing hazards at this point?
I Don't Think So!

At the start of the 3rd consecutive game on the same field, there were whispers Sludge was c...old. A welcomed green light was signalled as Sludge sped past B2Swill with conductive D. Up 4 at half, Sludge just kept a rollin' & won a 'I Think I Can, I Think I Can' victory.


Game 4 was forfeited by EPA which gave Sludge a free ride...into the playoffs. Time to get some Rest & Relaxation.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Inspiration

CLo provides the following...
As an antidote to the ugliness, watch the beauty, nay, the magic, of some truly chilly ultimate:

Or, if you just want to be Beau (watch until the end, regardless of how painful you find the music, not to mention the subject):


And, if you just want to be impressed by human geekiness (must watch after the previously listed video):

...Was that Russ?

Friday, November 09, 2007

CHat

Transcript of an interview with El CHaptain before this weekend’s Tournament play:

Explaining Sludge’s 2-4 fall season …
For the same reason the letter m is used for slope in equations. Some would see it as 2 wins & 4 losses in the traditional fall season. Factor in 2 wins during scheduled scrimmages and hey we’re undefeated in our alt season! Bottom line: Sludge has never missed making the post-season.

On Sludge’s chances in the Tourney …
I feel like if we are able to show up, then we’re able to play. Under my tutelage, Sludge has never, comparatively, lost by 39 billion or 1.1 billion!

On how difficult it is to play in a game after not shaving all week …
You actually go out on the field feeling better. After a while, you pretty much get it. It would be like having to practice to drink Iced Tea out of a straw. Once you play for a while, you kind of get the hang of the flow.I’ve played for a long time...it’s a great game. I’ve been fortunate to play this long. It’s fun for me. Anytime you can take a day off, you take it.

##

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Tourney Time

When: Saturday, November 10th @ Anacostia Park/front fields

Four games at: 11am, 12:30pm, 2pm & 3:30pm.

Raindate: Sunday, Nov 11th.

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Gadfly

Another day, another gadfly is published in the newspaper. No, not like the previous NY Times submission.
Diplomatic Service
Standardized Tests
Amnesty

LTE Examiner 11.06. 2007: Proposal to reopen library in Tenleytown welcomed
Re: “Tenley-Friendship development plan criticized” (Oct. 22)

I am no stranger to Tenleytown. I frequent the shops and eateries, and am always disappointed to see the boarded-up Tenley-Friendship Library. As a D.C. resident, I would love to be able to patronize this library.

I’ve heard of the city’s plans to solicit proposals for a public-private partnership to rebuild the library in addition to condos or apartments above. What a welcoming addition that would be to the vibrant heart of
Tenleytown!

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Dr's Advice

Some would say that Sludge has come to a crossroads; an intersection of sorts. Who to turn to...WaPo's Dr. Gridlock??

Dear Dr. Gridlock:
My Ultimate frisbee team has fallen on tough times; it's hard to tell what the problem is, and I guess it may not be a problem at all--it's just the nature of things. The trouble is our opponents have been scoring 15 points before we do. What would you recommend?
Signed, Concerned*

Dear Concerned:
Dr. Gridlock is a traffic column. If you're not sitting in traffic, burning fossil fuel, polluting the environment, enriching the coffers of Big Oil while munching on fast food and yammering on your cell phone, then you don't have anything to complain about.
Signed, Dr. Gridlock


Dear Dr. Gridlock:
I'm sorry--I guess I'm not being clear. You see, we're trying really hard--I mean, I think we are; well, maybe we're all trying hard but at different times, and we're not sync-ing up or something...Our D-fense rocks, sometimes our throws are accurate, and sometimes our players make good catches. But these three things aren't happening enough. Please help.
Signed, Concerned


Concerned:
As I mentioned before, Dr. Gridlock addresses traffic issues. Unless your team is experiencing problems directly related to traffic, then please don't waste any more space in my column.
Signed, Dr. Gridlock


Dear Dr. Gridlock,
You know, you're right, maybe we're clogging the lanes with our cuts...maybe the passes aren't being thrown to clear passing lanes...but what else could we do to improve? You've been really helpful so far and I really value your insight. Please help.
Signed, Concerned

Concerned:
Maybe the problem dogging your team is it's stocked with morons like you. This is a traffic column--vehicular traffic, not liberal, hippified, pot-smoking frisbee traffic. Although it's not generally my practice, I'd venture to guess you guys are just old. Learn to manage your expectations.
Signed, Dr. Gridlock

-----------
*"Concerned" wishes to remain Anonymjous

Monday, November 05, 2007

Week 9: Not Too Crumby

If the first half was a snotrocket, then the 2nd half was a heavy sinus congestion. Something no one seemed to want to catch. I'm not saying all throws were great, but ALL drops were certainly not.

Sludge started brisk just like the day. The Zone Defense deliciously buttered Dtoast as the Sludge Oven was set to dark. As formentioned, there was forced out brown productivity. And done quickly as the 10 8-0 2 halftime score would demonstrate.

The next 7 points would be bit more encrusted. Dtoast made a bigger-than-sliced-bread comeback which tempered the day. "Game On!" at the Washington monument grounds. Brown kept the lead throughout and at the end of Saturday's brunch Sludge made their own toast-this time to victory-15 to 12.

Other Note-Worthies:
  • Liz made a rookie mistake & forgot her brown shirt.

  • Rob forgot himself.

  • Post game pickup featured the talented cut/catch/throws of Gen II: Charlotte Rose & Ian.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Sludgetoberfest

Slud Get Oberf Est? ¿Que Tal?
Translation: As the last week of October rolls around, the Sludge PR/Marketing Squad finally got their BBM together. There's rock-toberfest, SOX-toberfest, there's even the real Oktoberfest. Jumping on the kitschy Octoberness, for the next 4 days, it's officially:
Sludge-toberfest!
Have fun!
If you read this in November, there's alwys next year.

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Week 8: VideOhNo

Our game did not get rained out, it got deluged out due to the previous 3 days of Seattle precipitation. Being game-less somehow did not prevent me from taking an afternoon nap.

Other Weekend Activities...watching other people play talk about ultimate.
Watch this FOX vid from the summertime. Running(?) drills(?) are shown as a FOX 5 reporter learns about Washington, DC-area frisBEE. You, too, can watch anxiously nervously awaiting for the report to get smacked with an errant disc; sorry, this ain't a Bloopers Reel.

Click to View:::> FOX Ulty vid (~4 mins)

Holly Morris, you gotta work on your flick, girl!

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Muy Scientific

Andrew found research on the healthy consumption of a semi-toxic green substance, different from the supply @ OBX. CHILL scientifically is NOT broccoli.

One immediate confusion:
  • CHILL = 1 C, 2 L's;
  • BROCCOLI = 2 C's, 1 L.

Broccoli Extract Could Help Head Off Skin Cancer
(Washington Post 10/23/2007; Page A03 ) By Rick Weiss

George H.W. Bush: Call your dermatologist.

New research suggests that broccoli, the vegetable that the former president famously demonized as inedible, can prevent the damage from ultraviolet light that often leads to skin cancer. And as Bush would surely appreciate, he would not even have to eat it.

In tests on people and hairless mice, a green smear of broccoli-sprout extract blocked the potentially cancer-causing damage usually inflicted by sunlight and showed potential advantages over sunscreens.

The product is still in the early stages of development. Among other issues to be worked out is how best to remove the extract's green pigments, which do not contribute to its protective effects and would give users a temporary Martian complexion.
...

"The use of dietary substances, like the antioxidant vitamins C and E, has been pretty much a colossal failure for protection against almost any kind of human disease," Sporn said, "because when you eat them they don't go where you want them to . . . and as soon as your body uses them up, they're gone."

By contrast, he said, boosting production of the body's own cancer-fighting mechanisms "is a new and promising approach."

...


Then there is the extract's green tint, which would be absent if the team were to synthesize the sulforaphane instead of getting it from sprouts. But that would raise safety and regulatory concerns.

"The advantage of starting with sprouts is that we all eat broccoli so we're not concerned with toxicity issues," Dinkova-Kostova said, adding that she anticipated no problems getting the green out.
##

Monday, October 22, 2007

Week 7: Lawn Chair

Matthew gives the low-down:
Drops and throwaways were the rule of the day. Occasionally Sludge would break that rule and actually put together some pretty offense, but those moments of beauty were few and far between.

In terms of score, we fell behind early and trailed 8-4 at halftime. We scored the first goal of the second half and then allowed CarSins to rattle off six unanswered.

At 14-5, we determined that the next point was “for pride” and proceeded to steadily march the disc up the field against their tenacious zone defense. Demonstrating patience and good judgment (for a change), we advanced the disc all the way to the goal line and then, miraculously, didn’t throw it away. With that point scored and our pride safely in tact, we folded like a lawn chair on the final point, and lost 15-6.

Friday, October 19, 2007

Sludge Debt

Q: How much does it take to feed a bunch of Sludge?

Andrew skillfully applied his Bio-Chem degree to the hard science of carving up the OBX 2007 food bill...

A: $1,075.34*


*ASSUMPTIONS: kids not included in expenditures or share of food/staples cost; beer cost only charged to beer drinkers; seafood only charged to seafood consumers; people leaving Monday not charged for Mon and Tues dinners; people leaving Tuesday not charged for Tues dinner.

That rich figure must be why the Pool Party @ The Hennessy's abode is not longer than a few hours! Anyone up for hosting the next Sludgefest???

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Incog-Neat-o

During and after viewing the DVD of College Ultimate Championship (CSTV) @ OBX, many ideas to bolster Sludge's pLay were hairbrained.

"We need a visor-wearing, non-playing Coach"

"Where's our fan with a wooden spatula + cookie sheet?"

"Who's videotaping us?

"Why can't we have nicknames?"

And so it was...
Snippy

Zippy

Waxy

Caramel

ThorClaw

Wee

Redhot Mama

COC

N.I.C.H.

The Flying Mum

Product

Cracker

Monday, October 15, 2007

Week 6: O-B-Happy

Fresh from zero-feet elevation training near Duck (NC), Sludge met up with fellow masters Duck (Pond). The Life's a Beach attitude lingered for the first 3 points.

Down 0-3, the recent beachgoers began to dig out of the sand. As quick as a Keller OBX kitchen lap, Sludge had high tide tied the game! DP quacked about "Sludge's deceptive speed" (Yes, you read this correctly!)

The zone worked better than the OBX hot tub with Middle-Middle Meg and RedHot Wings from Christy + the O kept heating up, faster than the OBX oven, courtesy of "Goal line" Gayle.

After an ebb&flow 15 points, the 8-7 halftime lead was good enough for Charlie to safely leave in our non-pruney hands. True: in the 2nd half, Sludge stepped it up to the next sandbar and accumulated as many points as OBX pizza pie choices.

Notes:
  • N.I.C.H. solidified his "N" with New cleats.
  • Not sure who he belongs to...but there was a documented tantrum by what looked like a 4 or 5 y.o., not a 45 y.o. Perhaps a lack of yellow cake?

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Left-Right; Repeat

Mucho Congrats to Bucci (bib#406) for completing her first marathon in Baltimore today!

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Aftermath

You Know You're Back From OBX when...
  • You're spending more time out of water now

  • Your feet bottoms are very sore

  • You're a bit sunburn in spots a brown shirt typically covers

  • You miss the sound of crashing waves only yards away

  • You are still finding sand in *special* places

  • The smell of crack chips is burned in your nasal passages

  • You are dreaming of a bigger (& better) Sand Castle building method

  • You want to take a nap at 2pm...& again at 5pm

  • You miss the sounds of the neighbor's beer pong game
...indeed another great time at OBX; already looking fwd to next year.

Saturday, October 06, 2007

Where in the World?

Continuing "Where in the World" which pays homage to the worldly mobility of Sludge.

Today's Feature: Sludge.

Q: Where in the World is Sludge?

A: Sludge is in OBX.

Thursday, October 04, 2007

Go Big

After many years of environmental stewardship, Nigel has made a (what else) BIG announcement...
he's flipping "The Man" the bird & going solo - an environmental consulting company, Green Pearl.

His first project: Tackle the increasing # of big brown movements in the diapers of Sludge Generation II.


Ya gotta agree -- better Gen. Two than the First Generation!

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Sponsorship

Thank You to this year's sponsors of Sludge OBX2007 Pre-Planning.
Without your support, Sludge would go ill-prepared and hungry. And nobody wants that.


Tuesday, October 02, 2007

We So Smart

A not-so-gentle reminder of what a smart sports choice we have made! Soccer hurts.

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Week 4: Not Fine

After such an epasygoing game last season, you'd expect a nice TreeHug. Instead Tree Huggers stuck it to the won-the-pre-game-scrimmage-vs.-Absinthe-Minded Sludge.

EPA levied their fine, fine play on this brownfield to the amount of:
EPA = 15
Sludge = not so much

Yet another reason to hate on the administration.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

I C U


Not as rare as a sighting of the elusive Ken...

I saw Patti alive & well.

Jealous?
You should be bcs I got one of her trademark bear hugs.

Monday, September 24, 2007

Week 3: Viva Victory!

In timely fashion, Sludge's game @ Montgomery Hills served as a break-fast of the eLongated buffet of non-wins. Consider it a reminder Sludge's ingredients are still ripe!

Sludge pulled first on the dusty-grassy-holey field to start the 1st course. The nutritional benefit? A savory lead (first of the season). Steamed D with a side of scrambled O became a favorite menu item. Even a SnackPack regurgitation didn't phase the focused Sludgers.

The Daily Special working oh so well was Sludge extending the field, providing 1-2 medium cuts, always looking for our open womens, and then patiently waiting for a scoring. Sludge foie gras attempts into the endzone only resulted in a bad taste.

Prior to the 2nd course Sludge bloated to an 8-6 lead. After cleansing the palate, Sludge's gladly digested SnackPack's spoon-fed 2nd half turnovers into points. Forking awesome...15-9, a satiating feelgood win.


Aaahhh! Great relief getting an overdue W reminiscent of when a pesky hemorrhoid (finally) disappears. The key is you get through it without too much pain. Aaahhh!