Hanging up my Cleats

After about a decade of high school, college, and pick-up sports, my cleats finally gave way last Thursday. Amazingly, both the left and right gave out in the same pick-up soccer game (though maybe one was torn first making me favor the other foot). The last softball game I played in those shoes was something to talk about though. After our starting pitcher gave up 6 runs in the first inning, I came in and pitched 6 straight innings of shutout softball. I got out of jams with a runner on third and less than two outs twice.
Unfortunately, my first softball game in my new cleats (a pair of black and white Umbros) did not go as well. Our previously solid defense (to which I owed so much of my previous win) faltered, and that combined with some poor pitching decisions on my part led to a 14-17 loss. It’s amazing how easily you can give up 17 runs in softball. But I have a chance for revenge this evening.
As for my soccer abilities, I’ve played once with the new boots, and they’ll take some getting used to. They provide a good amount of traction though.
Speaking of ends of eras, the release of Deathly Hallows is quickly approaching. My predictions will be up next week, but for now I wanted to highlight something JK said recently. For years, the final word of Book 7 had been “scar”. This fact gave me supreme confidence that Harry lived — I can’t imagine how to finish a book by speaking of a characteristic of a dead person. (Maybe I’m just not creative.) But, JK has now revealed that “scar” is not the last word of Deathly Hallows. Could this spell trouble for Harry? I would still guess not, as I’m sure the ending did not change so dramatically in the last year to kill off Harry when he originally lived….but now I’m not so sure.
After softball I’m off to NYC for a midnight showing of “Phoenix” with Seth & Co. — IMAX 3D, baby!

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