Grandson Mitchell will play freshman/sophomore basketball all summer. There is an AAU League made up of promising young players. Mitchell’s Madison team called “the Wisconsin Dynasty” plays weekend contests around the neighboring States of Illinois, Minnesota and of course Wisconsin. Today (Good Friday), your Mom and went over to Wisconsin Dells to see one of Mitchell’s tournaments. His team played on the Moose Jaw/Noah’s Arch basketball court at the “Just a Game Field House”. Really! Mickey Mouse and Goofy did not referee the game. Mitchell is one of 14 players that rotate for playing time. I am biased but Michell is the best defensive player on the team. He can play well against much bigger players. Oh yeah, Mitchell’s team lost 63-35. Nobody else plays defense.
Grasshopper No.3 is in the process of buying a used Yamaha motorcycle. It must be one of the larger bikes because he and his bride can both ride and there are metal “saddle bags”. He probably needs the bike to keep him busy while waiting for his boat to be re-fiberglassed (perpetually to be finished in two weeks). You can tell No.3 isn’t retired. You can’t do these things on retirement income.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t remark on the water reservoir in Portland, Oregon. It is 29 million gallons of fresh water in the form of an open lake. It is susceptible to all kinds of contamination. Acid rain. Bird sh–. Animal fecies. The water is fed directly to the water taps of Portland residents for washing and drinking. Caught on camera was a young man urinating into the reservoir. He obviously was contaminating the water. The decision was to drain the entire lake to insure the safety and health of Portland citizens. Really? There are more trace contaminants such as metals and acids in the water than urine. Don’t astronauts recycle urine for drinking? I’m moving to Portland for the water. They seem to have lots of money.
Easter Sunday. We got an invitation.
Happy Easter
Dad