Badminton Tournament

I'll try to sidestep the whole US economy issue since that's depressing,instead I'll talk about Korea's national past time, BADMINTON!!

We had our teacher's tournament yesterday after school. I was excited to dominate but it turns out it was a team thing. Three teams per dept and 2 of them had to win to move on in the tournament. My partner (the vice principal) and I were unstoppable, but we only got to play 2 games. We did our part but the other 2 teams were not that great. We didn't know we needed 3 teams until we got there so we had to throw another team together with the spectators from our dept. That game was comedy. They played against another sub-par team and pulled off one W in a 2 of 3 series. It was not pretty but it was funny. The other teachers were cheering like crazy and singing weird songs. I had a good time and won an embroidered towel.

I think I'll start playing regularly after school. It's a decent workout, fun,and builds camaraderie with the other teachers. When in rome . . . .

In other sporting news my sailing club has a 22 foot Catalina sloop that I've been training on. After a few times out with our instructor I will be able to take it out on my own (probably with friends). I never remember how much I miss being on the water until I'm out there. Sailing is like meditation. They are always trying to get me to do races but I'm not into that. Not sure if I mentioned this here before but I am a soul sailor. I'm not out there to beat someone to a buoy, I'm out there to enjoy the sea. I've been checking out boats online. The great thing about sailboats is that they're a luxury item that is often sold after or during divorces for fairly cheap prices.

I SHOULD BUY A BOAT!!!