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Life gets in the way of a lot of things. Was a time, I traveled all over the mid Atlantic going to rendezvous and weekend matches from March to November. Kids got older, packing and unpacking got to be tedious, rules started to get more picky about things, I took notice that there came a time when oldsters were no longer as welcoming to newbies as once was. The first time I attended the three day weekend match at Blue Ridge, my competitor number was 287. The last time I stopped in for an afternoon on the second day, it was a ghost town and, my number was 47. Now i'll make no secret of the fact that I am a paper puncher. A woodswalk holds no interest for me and that is the way most clubs in this area have gone. I can stay home at my own range on my own property and punch paper.
Today there are more kids raised in single parent households, Dad only gets alternate weekends and must contend with the weekend soccer leagues, t-ball, etc on his weekends. Kids have severe emotional problems if they must endure a few minutes away from a digital communication device. My kids were raised going to rendezvous and that was then. Their kids have the usual team sports with rigorous schedules (rigorous for kindergarten and elementary grades.
Today there are more kids raised in single parent households, Dad only gets alternate weekends and must contend with the weekend soccer leagues, t-ball, etc on his weekends. Kids have severe emotional problems if they must endure a few minutes away from a digital communication device. My kids were raised going to rendezvous and that was then. Their kids have the usual team sports with rigorous schedules (rigorous for kindergarten and elementary grades.