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Open Play and Skillz & Drillz TonightThursday 5/18 Correction: I was wrong about the open play/ skills and drills tonight. We are not on the UAB big fields, we are on the West Campus/ Intramural fields. These fields are across University from the track fields, behind the Waffle House and hotel. If you turn at the light by the waffle house, you'll see them back there, there's a parking lot specifically for them.
Also, we will be starting at 6 oclock, not 6:30. We don't have lights at these fields, so we start a bit earlier, just like summer league. DO NOT go onto the fields before 6. I have a key and will open the gate at 6. Cool. Sorry about the mix up, but hopefully this gives everyone time to change their plans and head across the street.
see you guys tonight.
everything about the doves is still true though.
stace
All kinds of ultimate going on. Open play tonight, UAB, 7oclock, big fields. Skills and drills (you know you need them, you're rusty) tonight at 6:30, UAB big fields. Good times will be had. Also, tomorrow afternoon, pickup game after work on Friday, 5:30ish, at the Shades Cahaba Elementary field across from Piggly Wiggly in Homewood.
If anybody has a goaltimate kit and wants to bring it, it would work well on that field in case the rug rats are practicing tee ball. Ever wondered why magicians use doves in their acts instead of, say, chickens or sparrows? The doves that magicians use are ringneck doves, which are the same type of doves as mentioned in The Bible. Like most doves, the ringneck is mostly fluff, and its feathers can easily be compressed to fit the bird comfortably in small spaces (like the inside pocket of a trick tuxedo).
Female doves are preferred for stage work, because they don't coo as much or as loudly as males, and they're far more docile. Ringnecks are very poor flyers, which makes them a low escape risk. It's important to note, however, that ringnecks should never be used in dove "releases" like those at weddings, as they have poor homing instincts and have no natural fear of predators. Doves are particularly hardy, and, unlike parakeets, can thrive in cold temperatures. Professional magicians are known to take great care with their doves. For one thing, doves are not cheap, as they produce a maximum of two eggs at one mating. Secondly, as a rule, the birds are raised as pets to get them tame enough for all the handling involved in a stage act. The longer a magician has a bird, the tamer it gets, and the more tricks it is able to learn and perform. And, according to an episode of Arrested Development, pet store owners have a no-return policy for frozen doves. So don't even bother. see you guys tonight stace |
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hey BUDA
No open play tonight. Its the summer league draft. Get excited. You should all come to Zydeco (upstairs) at around 9ish to find out what team you're on. Drink some beer, suck up to your captain, all that good stuff.
Did you guys know that a Harvard dropout, Hugh Moore, invented Dixie Cups? In 1909, Kansas's Board of Health outlawed public wells and communal water dippers based on the brilliant discovery that they spread disease. Unfortunately, this left Kansans at a loss for a way to distribute water. So Moore comes in and invents an ice-chilled dispenser that served customers 5 ounces of water in a disposable paper cups. Moore's "Health Kups" didn't become a national craze or anything, but they sold well enough to keep him afloat until 1919, when he thought of a better name. His choice was Dixie, which had absolutely nothing to do with anything south of the Mason-Dixon line, but was taken from the Dixie Doll Company in NY, because he liked the name. And judging from the increase in post-name change sales, he made the right decision.
see you guys tonight.
stace Any questions about summer league sign up should be sent to dahamma@gmail.com |
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Corporate Mud BowlA big congrats to BUDA in general for a fun and meaningful Ultimate weekend. It’s great to be a part of such a strong Ultimate Association that we can both send a winning men’s team to Monkey Bowl, while at the same time, support a highly successful corporate/community tournament fundraiser for Pathways in our own backyard and promote the sport of Ultimate in the Birmingham-area in this way. Your support through BUDA has made a difference in bettering the lives of literally hundreds of temporarily homeless women and children over the years. Special kudos to Lilla Hood-Smith and Paul Dorsey, the lead 2006 Mud Bowl corporate organizers. Look for a Mud Bowl article either this Wednesday or next Wednesday in the Birmingham News, Apr. 12 or 19. We had many teams returning from last year and congrats to Mieke Hemstreet for getting Burr & Forman back into the tourney after a year lapse and welcome to Church of the Highlands. Here’s who took home the trophies:
Note: Team Captains, if your teammates are not on the BUDA listserve please feel free to forward this congrats note to them and you may let them know that summer league runs 10 weeks, end of May thru beginning of August. Folks can register in early May at www.mudbowl.org. Ultimately yours, (the other) Stacy |
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