So, I haven't really posted anything since I moved to DC. I have a plethora of excuses, but because no one reads this, I will refrain from mentioning any of them.

When I started this "blog" (I really do hate that term) it was meant to focus mostly on the world of sports, with the occasional stretch to politics, or social commentary. I have done my best to leave my personal life on the periphery because this isn't a diary, and if it was I wouldn't post it online.

Since I moved to the DC Metro area (Rockville, MD to be specific) I have gotten myself involved in local sports to an extent. In early November I was hired as an assitant basketball coach for the M.J. Berman Hebrew Academy, a small orthodox Hebrew school. We compete in the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference against a mixture of other religion-based private schools. We cannot compete in weekend tournaments because the shabot begins Friday at sundown and goes to sundown on Saturday. All our players are required to wear a keepa (headcovering) at all times, though few want to.

We are currently 6-3. Many of our games are much closer than we should be. We have one player with previous varsity experience, and a few players who had never played organized basketball before in their lives. Our tallest player is 6'1". Our point guard has had 3 games with 8+ turnovers. Our best shooter was out for a month with a sprained ankle.

The kids on the team are totally different from any one I have ever played with. For the most part, I like all the kids. They were generally well intentioned, though they'll pick on you if they can. They don't practice very hard, there are at least 50 possible explainations for this, none of which I'm sure about. They also don't always play hard. For the most part they just don't "get it."

My intention is to "chronicle" the rest of our season to some detail here. The challenge will be remembering. Time will tell how I do.