5-15-09 Mexican-Ethiopian-European-Prison-Soccer…

..watch for the reality show soon!

OK, so here is a quick update. I think I tore my bicep or something on my rotator cuff (X-Ray next week) lifting weights, so no more weights. No more basketball either…pickleball is even hard now so what to do on these summer days. Hmmm, I know I will go play soccer. I mean how bad could it get, right? Right!

So I pulled my quad last week playing just some light pick up soccer and I have been on the mend since then. But it is so beautiful today, maybe just a little soccer. Ends up being a full game. My leg is a little sore so I decide to play goalie. I mean how bad could it get, right? Right!

Let me set the the field up for you. Mexico, Ethiopa and Scandinavia are represented very well. I am representing USA…not so well, but what I lack in talent I make up for with aggression. Which just escalates the game a litlle. The first hour is going pretty good, we are keeping the ball in their end quite a bit and when it comes my way my defenders are picking up a lot of the action. The second hour things change a bit, the other team gets 3 substitutions and we don’t get any. It is 5 to 3 for us. BUt now my defenders are dog tired and they don’t even make it down half of the time except for one faithful guy who is determined not to leave me alone to meet my doom.

So the three substitutes are all forwards and they are having the time of their life (at my expense) with at least 20 breakaways and probably another 15 shots on goal with my defenders there. Somehow they only got another 7 points..but I feel like I just got back from the front line of a battle and I am sure my dreams (nightmares) tonight will be filled with visions of people charging my goal…I hope I don’t talk in my sleep.

I can hardly walk, my face is swollen from trying to eat the soccer ball and I have plenty of bruises because Mexican-Ethiopian-European-Prison-Soccer is most definately a full contact sport…but it is the most fun I have had here in months with the exception of my visits!

Thats all for now, just thought I would let everyone know that there are good days in here as well!

Joe