DCSOB

January 25, 2004

Get your curl on

People like me don't do too much in the way of athletic activity. We sit at desks all day and we have neither money for equipment nor the dicipline to compete with the real hardcore people. But still, the urge to seek glory on the field of play runs deep with in me and therefore, I was inspired driving on Canal Rd. on Saturday -- the C&O Canal froze completely and people were out on the ice playing hockey. Unfortunately, I don't have any skates. What is a boy to do?

Curling!

Borrowing some brooms and making "stones" by freezing water in a pot overnight, five friends and I took to the canal this morning to learn a new sport. In the end, it turned out to be a lot of fun and we got really good at it. I wonder how hard it can be to get on the olympic team.

Pictures below.

Basic equipment: The brush and the stone.

The setup.

The release (over the line, but who's counting)

The agony of defeat.

This is the goal. We tried to carve it out with a knife and color it with Manashewitz, but it didn't end up looking very professional.

Smokin', drinkin' and curlin'.

C.S. and Mike briefly forget that we aren't playing hockey.

Our team: DSCOBloggers A.G, R.J. and Zoe. We won (possibly tied), but only because they kept hitting our stone and knocking it closer to the goal.

Their team: Mike, DCSOBlogger C.S. and Will.