the boy
Park and Shooting
Soccer
Today I got to watch E play soccer for CESA (Carolina Elite Soccer Academy) for the first time. His first game was a couple of weeks ago, but L and I were in Knoxville for a volleyball tournament. Last week's game got rained out, so this was the first time I got to watch him play.
In the first half, he played for about half the time as a defensive player. He was a little less aggressive than some of the other boys, but he soon gained some confidence and went after the ball.
In the second half, the coach put him in as an offensive player. He had one break and pulled back for some odd reason, turning to look (or so it seemed to me) to see if he had any backup. But he was alone, and ahead of all the defenders.
I meant to talk to him about what happened, but we never did.
Tuesday Evening
Rainy Sunday
When the day looks like this
you make a pot of this
and watch movies.
Darts and Games
I've neglected photos for almost a month now -- almost nothing new added to the Lightroom catalog.
I've been taking pictures -- a few of them.
They've just been sitting on the memory card in the camera.
Plus, I've been writing and thinking about politics and religion...
The End of the Swimming Lesson
Pinewood Derby 2021
Catching Up
The Boy is often playing catchup with his school work. I've often brought it up here. We're both tired of it -- K, too. Recently, we made a deal with the Boy. Well, not so much a deal as a threat. A hostage situation. No electronics of any kind until he is all caught up. No TV in the morning with breakfast. No YouTube on the weekends. No Minecraft. Nothing. And so he has really buckled down and began doing the work.
Most of it -- on his Chromebook...
Working on the Pinewood Derby Car
We polished the nails/axels, cut and weighted the car so that the center of gravity is in the optimal location, rough-sanded, and talked about goals for the derby next week.
"I'd like to get at least third place," the Boy said.
It's a good goal: realistic, modest. We'll see.