Sweet Emotion

First off, I know- Aerosmith is a big step backwards in the project.  Truth is, progress in painfully slow, and I've picked over all the titles around the F's & G's, leaving me nowhere to turn.  I felt this worked well, as this game was full of sweet emotion as the Lady Royals came from behind to defeat Wyoming Area in overtime by a 2-1 score.

The pictures from this gallery were up for a few hours before this post hit the net- and in a pleasant surprise, sales have already begun.  Thanks for your enthusiasm for this effort- It makes it fun to do!

Thanks to the delay, this will be blessedly brief-

It's getting cold, yes?  At least the bugs are gone.

I love the celebration shots- partly because they are easier to get than the goals themselves.  I can't tell who the girl in the back left of this shot is, but she's clearly enjoying the moment.  Mary seems pretty happy here too.  I also want to thank Erica for leaning back in this one-  It made the shot.

While in the subject of Erica making the shot- How can she do such a good impression of my Grandfather when she never met him?

At the Lehman game, I thought I learned something about the rules of field hockey when I came to the conclusion that orange ball = bad.  Imagine my shock to see this game played with an orange ball.  I guess that one at the Lehman game was just flat.

Enough of this rambling-  Go buy pictures.

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Rock and Roll Girls

Saturday afternoon saw your HoRe Football Royals break into the win column for the first time this season, at the expense of the HoCro Crusaders.  As one might expect, this was not as easy win, as the Crusaders managed a 4th quarter comeback to tie the game, then scored a touchdown on their OT possession.  A missed PAT in OT gave the Royals all the opportunity they needed, as they matched the Crusader's touchdown, then followed through by making the extra point to assure the victory.  Exciting stuff for the 8 fans that made the trip.

Lots of excitement on the field, and a big batch of pictures.  Let's start the fun there-

Here's one of those shots that makes you think that the Holy Cross player should really have bought Zach dinner first, then tried this.

This one really didn't work out so well.  The scoreboard at this field is kind of "old-school", so I thought it would be cool to include it in a picture.  This is HoRe's first extra point sailing through the uprights, with the scoreboard as a backdrop, but in the end, I don't like it.  I think I had to zoom in too close to see the football, and lost some of the impact of the scoreboard as a result.  Here's a better attempt, as Zach tries to make his way out of a 4th and 8 situation, but something still seems off.  Maybe next time.

This was a good fake.  Good enough to fool me, anyway, as I thought I was following the ball.

My process is way too slow to be used for instant replay, but thankfully this facemask was called anyway.

I like this series-  Nick was this close to being tackled, broke free, and made it all the way to me at the other end zone for an extreme close-up.  At the time, it seemed to put the game out of reach.

Hard to tell from this picture, but this was a crushing hit.  Nice job, Mike.

The body language on this one is awesome.  The ref didn't buy it though, as pass interference was called.

Here's the game-winning moment.  I am not so sure Mrs. Degnan would have been able to leave the field on her own power if Louis had missed this.

In spite of the low attendance, there was plenty of fun off the field as well.  Let's start with the band-

My second look at the Styx tribute was every bit as good as the first time (for me) last week.  I may have mis-heard, but I would swear that the show was introduced as "Holy Redeemer's marching band will take you on a journey through the past with the songs of today"  Huh?

I forgot to mention these cool props last week.  They look like some kind of futuristic pizza cutters to me.

Warm-ups for the band?  OK.....

Give Christine credit for enthusiasm.  And consistency.

I was planning on a short blog post today, but that clearly didn't work out.  Here are just a few quick notes from the land of FotoFink-

It's a bit of a stretch to link our title today to the game, but bear with me-  Styx, when performed well, is rock and roll.  There are girls in the halftime show performing it, so....  The truth is, I am finally moving on from Fleetwood Mac with my lifelong project, and I just like this song.

Just as the victory on Saturday is a milestone for Royals Football, FF has hit a milestone.  September is probably going to finish up with about 70,000 hits on the website, the most ever in a single month.  The previous high was just over 50,000, so this is a significant increase.  I view this as an indication that I am not the only one enjoying this, so thanks to all of you for viewing, and buying, the photos on the site.

So much for short.  Here's what you need-

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Like It Or Not

Another game with mixed emotions for your FotoFink staff .  ("I'm in a glass case of emotion").  Depending on your rooting interest, you will either like the results or not.  (Sorry about the quality on that link- that recording looks awfully "bootleggy" to me.)  Not that there were any real surprises at Thursday's match- Coughlin, who have been on a roll, came to Eddie White and dominated Holy Redeemer, who have been on something other than a roll.  There were a few bright spots for HoRe- the 5-0 score at halftime matched the deficit that took the whole game on Monday night, so there ought to be some points for efficiency.  I'll leave the game analysis to the coaches, and focus my efforts on some of the my gametime observations-

I know that players get in to odd positions during matches, and that sometimes the camera will catch them in a unique pose.  Still-  this doesn't look right.

If I can get to a game in time for warm-ups, I can usually get some decent shots.  In many ways, it's easier- There is more activity, it happens in a predictable way, and I can seek out players that I may have missed on the field.  If I am careful, the shots will look like game shots- so I try to keep the background clear, not show teammates standing around without a game face, and hopefully get a decent picture.  All of this added up for this shot of Matt- until I am working on the processing and noticed the ipod cord.

Olivia Zurad broke her consecutive game streak, so Cal Ripken Jr. can rest easy.  We'll cut Olivia a break here, as she was competing in the girls volleyball match at gametime.

I still don't completely get it- It wasn't that sunny, it certainly didn't rain.  Maybe she's just shy.

Speaking of awkward moments, I'll make a Seinfeld reference for these- Pick or Scratch?

Many of you know that Mrs. FotoFink has had some surgery recently.  During the 8 week (and counting) recovery, I came to more fully understand the term "stir crazy" as her activities were extremely limited and I got to watch as she slowly slipped off the deep end.  I get a more mild case of stir crazy as I edit a large batch of photos- After the Ian Pope tournament I had the "Josie and the Pussycats" theme in my head thanks to this team.   As I worked on these shots, my mind took me on a few journeys as well.  This picture took me here. Which reminded me of the Chris Farley version from Tommy Boy- near the end of this clip.  This picture then took me here.  Is there any medication for this?

Sorry Lindsey-  I had to.

Air Magnus.  Nice.

I feel that I've been over-wordy with this- so on to the pics.

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Just some FYI- the upcoming schedule looks like Redeemer Football on Saturday, Crestwood Soccer on Wednesday, then Redeemer Field Hockey on Thursday.  Looks like more Redeemer soccer on the 8th, and Coughlin on the 14th.

Walk A Thin Line

It's hard for me to recap Monday night's soccer match- Crestwood hosted Holy Redeemer, and the Comets more than held serve on their home field, crushing the Royals by a 5-0 score.  At this point, I have ties to both teams, so I am finding that I can be neither happy nor sad over the result.  These entries usually have a decided bias to them, in this case, I have nowhere to tilt.  I'll try to walk a thin line and struggle through this.

It's a little early in the year to be resting the season on any one game, but considering last year's battles, including the one-game elimination match for a playoff spot, this game seemed to matter.  In another week, the season will be half over.  In this league, the second half is made up of matches against the same teams as the first half, but on different fields.  Redeemer needed a win to show that they can play with the top half of the division, Crestwood could use the win to lay an early claim to the #3 spot, and start to lock in their playoff hopes.  An important game for this time of year.

In simple terms, Crestwood was up for the challenge, Redeemer was not.  It is interesting to see how these teams have evolved from the pre-season- Redeemer looked strong at the Patriot Cup, Crestwood less so.  Monday night left no questions as to the stronger team.  From here, Crestwood will eye the #2 position, and their games will all be important, but the rematch with Valley West and the Dallas matches will be critical to that end.  The Royals have their backs against a wall now, and can only hope to have a better second half than the first.  Post season for HR will be a struggle, but anything is possible.

Some thoughts-

Crestwood's fans are setting the bar for enthusiasm this season.  Here's a dream match-up-  St Gregories v Crestwood in the playoffs.  It would be hard to watch the action on the field. (I know-  It can't happen.  Don't spoil it for me.)  Wishing aside- If you are ever stuck for something to do, St Gregories is worth watching just for the fans.

Speaking of fans-  Olivia Z is finding her way onto the camera at every HR event.  We'll see if she makes the Coughlin match on Thursday.

Quite a few of Gary V. warming up before the game.  I'm not playing favorites, it's just hard to get good goalie shots during a game, so I took the opportunity.  If you want your special player to get the same treatment, have them do something impressive in good lighting.

Not Redeemer's finest moment.

To be even-handed, I tried to find a picture where HR was getting the better of Crestwood to balance that last one.  It proved to be harder than it seemed.  Here's the best I could do.  This game was one-sided.

Enough from me.  I am going to enjoy a few hours of being caught up before the HR/Coughlin match on Thursday.  See you there.

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Entangled

This is either terribly efficient, or I am just over-extended.  Either way, these 2 galleries are entangled into this one blog post, and it has to be a short one as the "real job" calls.

Holy Redeemer's girl's volleyball competed in the Wyoming Valley West tournament on Saturday, and at the end of a long day, emerged as the champions.  I've note my frustrations about this tournament before- LOTS of waiting between games with this format.  On the bright side, I did finally try the halushki.  Two thumbs up.  Anyway- the girls victory follows the boys winning the same tournament last spring.  Are there any doubts that the Royals are among the volleyball elite in the area?  Can you believe that I actually used the phrase "volleyball elite"?

In the links on the right side of this page, there is one for girlsvb.com- which is now running at a better level than usual.  Dig around a little if you have some interest there- a few of the photos are courtesy of FF.

Monday afternoon was too nice not to take pictures, so our staff weaved its way around the Coal Street labyrinth to find Crestwood visiting the Holy Redeemer Royals in a clash of middle school/7th & 8th grade teams.  The first game went to Crestwood, and our staff was called away before the second game began.

In spite of the numbering irregularities noted in an earlier post, I took a shot at naming the players on the Crestwood squad.  There are undoubtedly some errors, so forgive me in advance.  Hopefully it will help a little.  If you are not finding your player searching for his/her name, try the name of the other person who shares their number.  Or just page through.  It's fun.

On a side note- Entangled worked pretty well for this title, but I would have much preferred to work Squonk into the mix.  So I just did.  If you don't stand up, you don't stand a chance.

On to photos-

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What's Going On

Busy times here at FotoFink have led to a drop in the Blog Post/Photo Gallery ratio- so this post will have to serve 2 very different galleries- Lehman at Redeemer for Girl's Field Hockey, then Hanover at Redeemer for Boy's (duh) Football.  The title today is from the late, great Marvin Gaye.  I'd love to say that I've progressed that far with the project, but in truth I am stuck at Fleetwood Mac.  It turns out that all the photo editing takes time away from the music project.

On to Field Hockey-

In a postponed match-up, Lake Lehman visited Hollenback for the matchup with your Lady Royals on Friday.  It proved to be a tough outing for the home side, as HR never seemed to mount a serious threat during the game.  The loss dropped our girls to 1-4 for the season, but I am told that there is reason for optimism- Apparently the rest of the schedule is more favorable, so a turnaround may be in the near future.

I know that I am about 30 years beyond being cool, but try as I might, I am coming up dry on figuring out what this means.  Can anyone get me the 411 on this?  (I know-  411... probably still not cool)

She's probably a very pretty, symmetrical girl without all that padding.  Really.

This week's lesson in Field Hockey-  Orange ball = Bad.

Before I could get all of the Field Hockey shots edited and posted, I was out again shooting the Football game on Saturday.  This was my first venture out to the gridiron this season- I prefer day games for photos.  Apparently, your Royals are rocked with injuries, but whatever the reason, this turned into a lopsided affair in favor of the Hanover Hawks.  Redeemer will look to break into the win column next week at Holy Cross, which may warrant another FotoFink visit.

I wouldn't call this game well-attended, but one good thing about football is that there is always lots going on besides the game.  For example-

Cheerleaders

The Band.  The Styx tribute was touching, especially the version of Mr. Roboto accompanied by the interpretive dancers.

Cheerleaders

Fans.  Enthusiastic, colorful, excited.  In spite of the lopsided score.

Did I mention Cheerleaders?

Speaking of cheerleaders- I saw that movie, but I don't remember this part.  Is this where they drop the Spirit Sticks, or is this when the one girl tells the other to "Bring it."?

If anyone was wondering about a Christmas gift for your favorite FotoFink staffer, one of these lenses will do nicely.  I am seriously jealous.

On to the good stuff.  Extra links again from this post.

Field Hockey Pictures

Football Pictures

Over 25,000 pictures

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Over My Head

It took a few weeks, but things are starting to feel "backed up" here at the cozy mountain retreat.  When I looked ahead last week, it seemed like this might be a slow time for pictures, but it was not to be.  A schedule change allowed me to squeeze in a Crestwood Middle School game on Monday, which, of course, turned out to be two games.  After that, my family miraculously arranged for their own transportation about town, so "while I was out" (that expression never leads to anything good-  it's like "We need to talk") I was able to stop by Crestwood High School and catch the varsity match that evening.  Add to that the team and individual photos for the Crestwood teams on Tuesday, and my empty week was quickly filling, leaving me quite a lot of editing to do.

This late after the matches, a recap seems unnecessary- let me just say that it was a good day to be a Crestwood fan, and Hazleton must have felt like the bug.  It was a nice turn of events from the varsity team's last outing.

Some thoughts-

You may notice that I did not name any of the middle school players- here's what I heard at the field on Tuesday-

Mrs. R-  "These numbers on the roster don't match up to your names"

Player- "Oh yeah.  Some numbers have two players that use them"


Mrs. R-  "That's confusing"


Player-  "Some of the numbers are different on the red and white jerseys too"


It seems foolish to even have numbers.  Considering how far behind I feel, this was not a task for me to embark on.  You'll have to page through that gallery and enjoy all of the shots.


Some of the middle school kids have great hair.  I am thinking that there is a Separated at Birth candidate or 2 in there.

Soccer is fun to shoot because there are lots of odd positions that get twisted into while they play.  This young gentleman is perhaps the best example I have seen in a while.  Love the hand positions.

I am experimenting a bit with flash photography at the night games.  If you are into this at all, you will know that it is not as easy it first seems.  The flashed shots have a different feel to them- If they are done right, the subjects are crisp and clear, but there are sometimes some odd shadows and the backgrounds are often very dark.  I'll keep doing both for a while and see how it goes.  Leave a comment here if you have any strong feelings on the issue.

Speaking of comments- I had my first one last week!  I feel sooo important.

Nothing to do with sports or photography, but RIP Mary Travers.  I was fortunate enough to see one of her last shows this past spring at the Kirby.  It was a strange evening- laughable, sad, and yet heroic.

I have no interest in turning this into another memorial post, but while I am at it- Patrick Swayze and Henry Gibson deserve mention as well.  Rough week.  By the way, it was hard to find those links-  I can't believe there is not a better quality version of the Chippendales skit, and I couldn't find any of Henry's poems anywhere.  As it is, he only has a few small parts in that clip, but 8 minutes of Laugh-In never hurt anyone.
Extra links today-

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The Bug

Wednesday found our staff at the bog once again, for a matchup between the Coughlin Crusaders and the Crestwood Comets  (quite a lot of alliteration there).  The game stayed close for a while, then a penalty kick (it seems a game cannot go by without at least one this season) broke things open.  After Coughlin went up, Crestwood could never get in the game, and fell in a 6-0 nail-biter.

Some thoughts-

This was an interesting battle- clearly hard-fought throughout the game.  See if you can tell which of these (one, two or three) resulted in the PK.  The other two, by the way, were not considered fouls.  By the officials, anyway.

The Bug is a Dire Straits song,  remade by several others as well.  Why is is appropriate?  Several ways- As the lyrics suggest, sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug.  This was Crestwood's day to be the bug.  My original thought about using it, however, was the unbelievable amount of gnats at the field yesterday- I spent half of my time swatting & brushing, and my legs are still a bug-bitten mess.  Cooler weather is coming, and I can't believe I am looking forward to long pants.  How bad was it?  I am not sure if the dots around the heads in this shot are sweat or gnats.

This shot should probably have been scrapped.  It's fuzzy, no faces, etc. etc.  I kept it because I liked the line created by the players- too bad the quality wasn't better.

Don't you think that dinner & a movie should come before the pant grab and nipple tweak?

Busy times here at FotoFink headquarters.  Next week's schedule is iffy, but we'll be trying to get to Crestwood for some team and individual shots.  Might actually go a week without any action shots, but it's too early to tell.

Game photos.

Lots of photos.

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Landslide

FotoFink took another step into the new era as our staff attended the Field Hockey game between your Holy Redeemer Royals and the Delaware Valley....  actually I have no idea what their mascot is.  We'll call them the Vals.

Prior to this year, pictures on the site have been centered around my children, but since they have all graduated, this year I am more of a "free agent".  Holy Redeemer Field Hockey contacted me and asked to shoot a few games- so expect a few more visits to Hollenback this season.  On that subject, if anyone can do anything about the bugs and the stench....

In this opening match of the season, HR prevailed by a 2-0 score- which actually felt a lot closer than that.  Early play seemed to favor the Vals, then your Royals scored before halftime to take the lead.  The second goal came near the end of the game- which kept all of us in suspense for most of the day.

I use this blog to recap the games- as above, and also to add a few unimportant comments- as below-

Landslide is a reference to an old Fleetwood Mac song- you'll have to read some older entries to figure out why I use these titles.  I thought it was appropriate here, because the field at Hollenback is such a dust bowl it seem like it is all going to slide (or blow) away.  The pictures that look all soft and fuzzy are probably just clouded by the dusty haze- because, of course, it couldn't be the fault of the photographer....

I come from a soccer background- THIS, I understand.  THIS, someone will have to explain to me.  Apparently there is a lot of shame attached to it.

There are lots of odd things in this game-  This just looks wrong....

Usually, a picture needs to have a ball in it to make the site.  Sometimes though, an expression is enough.

It looked to me like our new chaplain did as much running as some of the girls-  nice to see that kind of enthusiasm.

Enough noise from me.  In the future, if you wish to skip my pearls of wisdom, you can skip right to the bottom of each post for these links-

Shots from the game are here.

The whole FotoFink site is here.  If you look around, there are some shots of field hockey from the last few seasons.

Enjoy!

Calling Elvis

Labor day brought Scranton High School to the Bog for a match against Coughlin, and our staff was on hand to take advantage of the morning light to get some unique angles on the play.  As it worked out, the photos may have been the most interesting part of the day, as the score heavily favored your Crusaders and Scranton never seemed to mount a serious threat.

 A few thoughts-

I am not sure about the picture at the top of this post.  I am obviously shooting through the net as Elvis nearly scores on this head ball, and because it happened so close to me, it is zoomed in pretty tight.  The result- an extra close-up, through-the-net view of an exciting play- is either one of my best shots, or a weak effort that should have been scrapped.  Since you can't see Elvis' face, I am leaning towards the latter.  Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts-  all feedback is appreciated.

The Bog seems to be in better shape than in years past- I am sure the players don't miss the baseball infield that used to be part of the pitch.  Now if there was only a way to get rid of the bugs....

How do you get onto FotoFink?  Sometimes you have to ask not to.

Calling Elvis represents another step backwards through my lifelong project, but if I waited to use it, the step would have only gotten larger.  That video is kind of cool anyway- digging out memories of this TV show from my childhood. Once again, I want to thank the Herreras for providing some fodder for the blog- but stay tuned- I am sure I am not finished with this yet.

Just a short blog entry today, as this also happens to be a wedding anniversary for Mrs. FotoFink and myself.  One of the few times where I truly know where I was 24 years ago today.  It was, in fact, the hottest day of the summer, and ironically, I spent the afternoon cursing out the wedding photographer who insisted I keep my tuxedo jacket on for pictures.  As my new bride & I drove away to our honeymoon, (the brewery tour in Williamsburg Va.) our friends left the reception to see midget wrestling.  Good times!

As always-

Game shots are here.

FotoFink in total is here.

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World Turning

This past Friday marked several milestones here in the land of FotoFink-  The start of the fall soccer season, the the start of the 4th year for the FotofFink website, the first time I have missed the Holy Redeemer/Bishop Hoban opener in almost a decade, and more to the point, the first game that I've shot specifically for the Coughlin boys.  Time marches on- children graduate, new contacts are made, business is business-  World Turning.  It is the way it should be.

For those of you new to FotoFink, this is my blog.  This is where I rant a bit, pretend to report on games, make some smart-alecky comments and offer some insight into the pictures I've taken.  At the end of every post there is a link to the gallery of shots that I am referring to, and the entire FotoFink website.  Some of you may wish to read this, some not.  Either way is fine with me- in fact, part of me would prefer if you just went to the pictures and got out your credit card to order some.  Suit yourself.

Friday's opener saw the Crusaders from Coughlin host the Tigers from Tunkhannock.  Judging from the pre-season hardware that the Crusaders have accumulated, some have said that they are the team to beat- so expectations are high for the season.  Give the Tigers some credit for this game, however, as they managed to keep things uncomfortably close for the home squad.  Certainly the visitors benefited from some of the official's calls- scoring on a penalty kick and stopping more than one run by Coughlin with offside whistles, but no matter how they did it, this game was knotted at 1 well into the second half.  Dominating the play doesn't always win soccer matches, but in this case the home side prevailed with a 2-1 victory.

A few comments before the picture links-

To find pictures in prior seasons, you are pretty much stuck paging through the older galleries.  You may find some shots in there, as some of the Coughlin parents have been buying shots for a while now.  This year, I have tried to mark each picture with keywords to help searching.  In theory, you can type your player's first name into the search box and be directed to pictures that only include him (or her).  In practice, I do not yet know everyone's name, and some of the players are quite inconsiderate and do not turn their jersey numbers to the camera while I am shooting.  In addition, you have too many Brians, Johns & Jordans on this team, so they are all going to be mixed into the search results.  Some parents managed to anticipate this problem-  FotoFink thanks go out to the parents of Sergey, Roque, and of course, Elvis.

I am going to really hope that Elvis has a sense of humor, because I could have quite a good time with that as the season progresses-  Common sense says "C'mon FotoFink, Don't Be Cruel", but lets face it- Fools Rush In.  I'll stop here for now- before we get All Shook Up.

Speaking of old music- These post titles are all taken from my vinyl LP collection, which I am slowly (very slowly) converting to digital format.  This is a project the will probably take the rest of my natural life, but it gives me something to tie into with these entries.  You can feel free to ignore these references if you want, or you can enjoy with me the trip back through my record buying years- the 1970's up to the death of vinyl in the mid 80's or so.  I am obviously on Fleetwood Mac right now, and working my way alphabetically to Warren Zevon.  Expect a long, strange trip.

That feels like about enough out of me for now.  As you look through the pictures, naturally I hope you will purchase some.  I try to keep my prices well below the market that is set by the local papers or studios, in hopes that you will buy early and often.  I know that there are some players who seem to show up in every shot, but hopefully as the season goes on I will be able to get everyone in action.  If you have a particular player that you really want a lot of shots of, or if you have any comments or questions for me, feel free to find me at a game (Schedules can change, but it looks like I will be at the Crestwood game on Wednesday the 9th) or send me a note- sfinkernagel@hotmail.com.

Shots from the game are here.

The whole site is here.

Enjoy!

Already Gone

 

Meyers (I have a hard time with the "Elmer L." part of that) visited Holy Redeemer on Tuesday for the last preseason match of the year, and our staff took advantage of some nice weather to capture the moments for posterity.  Two penalty kicks left the score knotted at 1, and despite some spirited play, and several posts/crossbars, neither team could gain an edge when the horn sounded.  On the JV side, Meyers cruised to a 2-0 victory in a shortened match.

The officials played a large part in the match, which is frustrating.  Here's some unsolicited advice from FF- Get over it.  There are not enough good officials to worry about the bad ones.  These were not the worst that you will see.  To keep my cool, I try to look at them as a random part of the game- like a bad bounce.  It works about as well as "Serenity Now".

Some thoughts-

I understand the whole thing about the danger of the sun, and I certainly welcome shade on a hot day.  I just can't get used to umbrellas on the sidelines though.  It looks to me like they are waiting to be served High Tea.

Here is today's awkward moment, captured on camera.

Once again- competition.  If this keeps up, FotoFink will need some kind of bailout.  How about "Cash for Clickers"?

As promised.

Already Gone, of course, is from the Eagles, who are coincidentally named after the future Super-Bowl Champion football team.  It ties into this post, and recent events, in a number of ways.

Fall soccer means summer is already gone.

Preseason is already gone- someone had better start scoring goals.

A resignation means a spiritual leader is already gone.

Rumors abound about another leader resigning- one that will more directly impact our soccer community.  Since I am not sure if they are already gone, I'll hold my tongue there.

Game pics are here.

Whole site is here.  Let me know what you think of the new layout- you can leave comments here or on the picture site.  Email works also, if you have any detailed thoughts.  sfinkernagel@hotmail.com