Back from the holidays yet? We have been and we’re going strong. Here’s what you need to know, try to keep up:
League - This week we are switching over to the intriguing ‘Singles only’ handball format for the next 5 weeks. This will either be a huge hit, or a giant bomb…or somewhere in between. The current standings has team Herbig making it a boat race, probably having already wrapped up the season. The next best team is a whopping 14 games back, so let’s play for 2nd place to keep the ratings up! Serrone’s team was keeping it respectable until the pounding they took last week by Herbig, and now they are fighting to stay above .500. Ditto for team Johnson, who took it on the chin last week from Orel and also find themselves 14.5 back and are now a half-game out of 2nd place from the free-falling “fighting spaghetti heads”. In the ‘Participation ribbon’ race, team Orel is the least of the worst, but has been steadying lately with it’s recent success, but is still pretty much out of it. Ditto for 5th place team Pickles, who split with team Hogan, who is now the official ‘Kiss your sister’ team of handball. They have pushed 3 to 3 for the last 5 straight weeks! We plan to change that for the singles stretch. 0-8 here we come! Expect lineups in the next day or so, and let’s separate the men from the goats!…seriously, people are starting to complain…the goats are complaining too. This week’s gratuitous league photo follows other headlines.
Missouri State doubles handball championship – January 27-29 at the new Hinder club in South St. Louis. We are sending our usual team of misfits and rogues and will naturally disappoint you because we did not live up to expectations, instead seduced by the sweet nectar that makes it difficult to keep our mouths shut or stand casually. We have a ‘B’ player travelling with us that needs a partner, so if you are interested in going, please let me or Serrone know at league and I will introduce you to the guy who will drink next to you after you two get blown out in the first round next weekend.
Infirmary – Be sure to congratulate my dad on his new TSA frisking device, his new steel hip. He received his second hip this morning, and is already trying to leave the hospital. Please pray for his speedy recovery.

Sam poses next to Disidore's class project. He got a D+.
