I feel rather old right now. Yesterday, I joined my fellow alumni rugby players and suited up once more during the alumni homecoming game. We played our current team in thankfully shortened game. In the first 5 minutes, the alumni team utterly dominated the current players. Talent and experience weighed heavily in a favor until we ran out of breath. For most of us, this game represents the first strenuous activity in nearly a year. Soon the current players figured out that they could simply run around us rather then through us. The game ended a tie with each team playing to its talents. By early evening, ever muscle in my body began to ache and show its age. I nearly feel asleep waiting to be seated for dinner. Today, my walk belongs to a man at least 3 times my age. Regardless how fiercely my body protests, I loved playing with the guys again. My best college memories were those cold rain practices out on the intramural field. Even though rugby aversely affected my academic performance, I would still play rugby if I had to redo college. As Shakespeare put it, "For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother."

I have returned to my favorite seat in the Arcadia library. Anna is studying for an upcoming physics test with 2 other fellow students. I take the opportunity to get out of the house and surf the net among the halls of learning at arcadia. Currently, I am sitting up the large "reading" room which overlooks the soccer field in the middle of campus. The soccer team is seizing upon the great weather to get an extra practice in during the week. I miss the days of organized sports. Like so many people before me, I hated practice but loved being at practice. The events of the world and the day are left behind as soon as you lace up the cleats. All the pent up emotion is unleashed upon poor teammates. Right now I am preparing myself for the alumni assault on the current gcc rugby team. Every year at homecoming, the alumni dust of the cleats and gather from around the area with the express purpose of destroying some poor college kid. I cant wait to see the scared look of some freshman when he realizes he has to be the one to stop me.