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The IOC board has moved forward on Rugby in the 2016 Summer Olympics. It now has to go to the entire IOC for final approval in October.
7's is a faster, shorter game played on the same sized field. "Regular" Rugby has 15 players a side, this will be 7 Players a side. This will be a big boost for Rugby in the US.

YEA!

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so, it seems the Philadelphia Eagles have signed Michael Vick, he of the dog fighting fame, to a 2 year contract. I am truly surprised that anyone would sign him. Well, at least we won's see him on the field till week 6. I wonder if that great cheese steak place we went to in Florida will do, it was a home away form home for Eagles fans.

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First, thanks to all who did the survey for me from my last entry. Unfortunately, we didn't win this go around, but good news is that those points will still count for the fall round.

Sunday went out for an Old Boy's game and had a good time. we played against the french embassy team, and a lot of them were NOT old boys, some I think were barely old enough to drive. no pics, as I was without Dax. I have a few bruises, and a bit of soreness across my shoulders.

I'm feeling a bit frustrated with all the overcast rainy weather on Tuesdays and Thursdays lately. it means no practice for the kids, and they really need it. Hopefully Thursday will be good weather as well as Saturday and next week so we are ready for our first games on the 27th.

that's about all for now.

I found a potential source for a grant of $2,500 for the youth team I coach here in Baltimore. I need your help though. It all depends on how many points the team gets. I know you are not the parents of these kids, but go onto the site and take the responsible parent course and quiz. Make sure it gets credited to Baltimore-Chesapeake RFC Youth. Have your girlfriends, boyfriends, co-workers, whoever you can think of to do this. The grant period for this year end on May 31st. the link is here: WWW.ResponsibleSports.com/grant



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Finally taking a break form all the rugby today. Just had dinner, and now relaxing before heading back over for the big finale game and the drinking. Flight in last night was rough the entire way. The boys won both games today, so we head into the winners bracket for tomorrow's games. Hopefully we'll do real well, and win the big prize.

ON another note, last night as we were waiting for our flight, I saw the pilots for several of the flights out through BWI, and I thought they all looked to young to even be driving. does this mean I am getting old?

-Describe me in one word- just one single word. Positive or negative.

-Leave your word in a comment, before looking at what words others have used.

-Copy and paste the meme to your journal to find out how people describe you when limited to one word.

You Belong in Generation X

You fit in best with people born between 1961 and 1981. You are fun, laid back, and very independent. You are willing to take risks and live your life however you see fit. You are casual, accepting, and friendly. You see everyone as your equal.

Here are pics of my latest addition to my costume collection. they'll also look good at Orpheus :)

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I'll be rooting for Arizona.

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday today. Love and peace to everyone.

after 13 hours, we made it to my folks. the trip wasn't too bad, traffic only in Jacksonville. Aichaiya was a bit of a whiner all last night, guess it's the different house. Now it's just wait till the drama of tomorrow.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyout Yule, or whatever you celebrate.

Not really a surprise

I think the greater GLBT community need to look at itself and the internal discrimination that goes on and work on removing that as it tries to convince other minorities to accept us and join in the fight with us. When we marginalize bisexuals as being "in denial" about their gayness, or African American gay males call someone "White" because of how they act despite their skin color,or any of many other examples dealing with age, body shape, body hair, etc. These acts all may make someone wonder why they should bother to help something that is complaining about how it is discriminated upon but then tears itself apart for little differencesof people who are part of that group. Sometimes in order to move forward in the world, we need to look inside and fix ourselves before we can expect others to accept us and move forward.

It's easy to blame external elements for problems, and there are plenty of them out there, but it seems to me that there are plenty of things to fix in our own house. the gay community wants everyone to accept it, but it seems to me that in my years of being in the community that it tends to try to exclude many in it's attempt to be everything. Someone like me, who can fix cars, build things, and plays sports is generally either put upon a pedestal or villanized because of the perceived "straightness" of our actions. Those who don't fit the perfect body type, or the correct age group are ridiculed and made fun of. So, if we want the world to accept us the way we are, then we need to start accepting each other for the way we are.

I was a bit loopy and drowsy all last night. Feeling much better this morning. Stuck on the couch for another day. Trying to arrange transport for work now.

Ok, for those who read about my accident to my knee at practice in the spring, I finally went to a doctor a couple of weeks ago. It was confirmed as an ACL Tear, and so I will be going in for surgery. The date is set for the 20th, so I will hopefully be fine by the party, but at most I will be on crutches. How funny it will be with my costume is still up in the air. I should be all good for next spring. After next Sunday I won't be able to ride my motorcycle again, but it's pretty much the end of the season anyway.

For those of you who are in the area I just wanted to remind you that the Quad rep election is on October 7th.

I think I have come up with the solution to this mortgage fallout crisis:
Take the money that congress is bickering over right now, and anyone who is on the verge of foreclosure can go to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (which the gov’t now owns), and get a loan for EXACTLY THE AMOUNT they owe on their mortgage. They will get a reasonable rate, none of this balloon interest crap, and the new mortgage will be aligned to help their finances, this may mean a longer than 30 year loan, but it fixes their housing problem, and they can't get a new mortgage till half of this mortgage is paid off. This also fixes the Bank issues, as they will now have the money they would have lost on the foreclosure. No Fat-Cat corporate types get their grubby paws on the money, and it bails out the citizen while not directly giving them money, rather it is a loan. I know I could live with this, even if it is the idiot’s own damn fault for getting in a mortgage they couldn’t afford on a house they really couldn’t afford in a market that anyone with an ounce of sense should have known would eventually burst.

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