The Story of Abe

I’ve had a bit of a hiatus from this blog for the past couple of months.  Not that I was ever much of a prolific writer over here.

Somethings that I have written about that have advanced, changed, regressed, or remained static since I last saw them:

• Advanced, if only a little: I am now certain that I need ACL replacement surgery and I even know who’s going to do it.  » Read the rest of this entry «

Last week I was in Wroclaw Poland for the 2011 European Youth Ultimate (Frisbee) Championships.  No, I wasn’t competing….  I was coaching.  I was working with my friend Dan on the logistics for the trip, and when we realized that there wasn’t anyone to coach the Girls team, we decided to do it together.  Michal joined us two weeks before the trip.  Together we led Israel Junior Women to a fifth place finish out of nine teams. » Read the rest of this entry «

My last post was very up-beat and happy.  The next day was less so.  In continuing my busy Ultimate Frisbee schedule Saturday I was at the Junior National Team’s practice in Tel Aviv.  It was fun, and I was having a good time working with the kids.  I was starting to get back into a bit of a rhythm and feeling good about my return from injury.  That’s when the fates stepped in and yanked away that fun.  While doing a simple zone-D drill, I was cutting as part of the offense.  Just a simple cut to space and clear out, except for the last time. » Read the rest of this entry «

This is [a slightly edited] letter that I wrote Friday night summarizing an afternoon I spent teaching Ultimate at a boarding school near Acco as part of Ultimate Peace, an initiative to promote cross cultural meetings with Ultimate Frisbee.

Hey gang!