Foosball Champion

Some kids at the hospital created a Foosball Championship Belt out of construction paper, and this one highschooler won the belt from its creation and had not lost a single game. His prize belt was hanging on his IV pump this morning in the classroom. I stopped by the rec room after school today to play the so-called Foosball Champion. He had an IV in his arm, but I had to hop on one leg, so it was pretty even. Since I'm sick too, I didn't feel bad yelling "take that suckah!", and I didn't feel bad yelling "BLOCK" really loudly and obnoxiously every time I blocked him. I felt great taking his belt and draping it over my bald head and proud grin after I beat him solidly. I succesfully defended my title for one more game against another kid, but then the Foosball Champion played me again and destroyed me and sent me hobbling away on my crutches, belt-less and humiliated.

I wish I could blame my loss on my physical condition, but I am actually doing pretty well. My stomach feels awkward and smushed, and I am somewhat fatigued, but I was able to work at the hospital, play foosball, recover from humiliation, coach some volleyball, and write a blog today.

I was forwarded a really cool email today from Willowbrook Juniors Volleyball Club. They are this really good team that we somehow beat in Dallas in a close three-game match that ultimately earned us our open bid to Junior Olympics (yes, it turns out we cannot use the bid because of paperwork). The email was from their club telling us that their 14's team bought one ticket per player to the Jason Trip day! They can't attend, because they are back in Texas, but I just thought that was a very cool gesture of sportsmanship. I am shocked because I have no idea how they knew about my day. Their team did end up getting an open bid, which is great, because they are really good. Also, a run-on sentence side note: I played at the Willowbrook facility back when I was playing USAV during college in Texas and I slept in my truck in their parking lot and probably was not allowed to but I was saving money by not getting a hotel room but it would have probably helped my game to have slept in a bed. We won a t-shirt there with a really happy looking gator on it and wish I still had it. So anyway, go Willowbrook!