Archive for the 'Misc Ramblings' Category

“It sure will be nice working with proper villains again!”

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

If you’ve ever seen Ocean’s Eleven, you probably remember this quote.  Early in the film, Basher (played by Don Cheadle) is detonating a bank vault - only to be done in by the ineptitude of one of his accomplices.  While he’s being arrested, Rusty (Brad Pitt) manages to get him away from the police and […]

Catching Up

Friday, May 8th, 2009

It’s been a while since I’d really posted anything, in large part because work has been sort of crazy.  It can get that way when you own your own business.  But I didn’t realize I haven’t posted in 2 months.  Wow does life get away.  Nothing earth-shattering this spring, so here are some snippets. . […]

First Matches of the Season - and - The Strangest Of Cautions

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Well, this past weekend were my first matches of the season.  For mid-March in Columbus, the weather was unbelievable.  Sunny with highs in the upper 50s.
In my first match, I was in the middle for a U19B match.  I’d been fighting a chest cold for a few days and was concerned about how it would […]

The new season is coming fast and furious!

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Well folks. . .we’re into the last week of February and just like last year, my 2009 calendar says that March is only a few days away.  And here in Columbus (Ohio South), that’s when the spring season gets underway.  So what’s on tap for 2009?

Well. . .first, is getting serious about fitness.  Over the […]

Inheritance & Bequeathment

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

I’m currently a Grade 7, but for the last couple years I’ve elected to do my recertification during the Grade 6 makeup recert in the fall.  Because Ohio South is changing their recert procedures, I probably won’t be able to do that again.  But all the same, getting the instruction that the 6s get has […]

Three U18B Matches. . .35 degrees. . .and what I’ll be working on for the winter

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Well. . .here in Columbus, we have a late-Fall session of Buckeye Premier for the U15-U18s which runs until mid-December.  As you can imagine, it can get a bit chilly.  Today was no exception.  During the three U18B matches I did today, the high temp was about 35.  Most of the time, it wasn’t bad […]

Rusty

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Well. . .I’ve been away for a while.  This fall, I’ve intentionally taken fewer matches.  After Regionals, I felt like in prepping for Regionals I was neglecting my consulting business (I own a Mac-based support consultancy) and needed to focus on that.  I also have a 2 year old at home, so I’m never hurting […]

The 10-yard Myth & The Divine Right To Delay The Restart

Friday, May 30th, 2008

I was recently pointed to Robert Evans’ excellent blog “For the Integrity of Soccer” where I was reading about an incident in Dallas. While it was often referred to, the video of the incident was never linked to. After doing some digging, I was was able to find it on YouTube - FC […]

And Don’t Let The Door Hit You In The Butt On The Way Out

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

I’ve been a referee for a while now, and recently came across a situation where for the first I sent a player off after the match had ended.  It was a U14B match at the Best Of The Midwest tournament.  The match was pretty typical of a higher-level U14 boys match in terms of aggressiveness […]

Review of Best Of The Midwest Tournament

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

At least once a year I try to do some games outside the Columbus/Ohio South area. I like to see styles and levels of play I can’t necessarily see in Columbus. Since I have family in the Chicagoland area, I usually find a tournament in that area and try to work some games. […]