People born in the Year of the Rabbit are articulate, talented and ambitious. They are virtuous, reserved and have excellent taste. Rabbit people are admired, trusted and are often lucky in 4 Square. They are fond of gossip but are tactful and generally kind. They spend much of their time standing in line, quietly talking trash about other players, but seldom follow through on their smack talk. They are clever at the business of making rules to suit them, but are very conscientious, never cheating or backing out of an agreement. They are most compatible with those born in the years of the Sheep, Pig and Dog.
Gong Hay Fat Choy! 4SEB met on Lunar New Year this week! We didn’t have any firecrackers, lion dancers, red envelopes, oranges or any of the traditional New Years accoutrement but we did get loud and have a great time. Players were Robert, Liz, Meira, Justin, Eric, Sam, Mitch, Sanjay, Phil, Jordan, Angela, Paul, Mike, Judi, Laura, Celeste, Vi, Rebbecca, Rachel, Julian and Adam. Thanks to those who brought the food and drink, it made us full and un-thirsty. Yum!
No 4 Square Challenges were won, but the challenge of the game and the prospect of a New Year was enough for those who were playing. Elimination made it’s way around and the final game between Sanjay and Laura resulted in a win for Sanjay. Whoot! See folks, if you hang around 4 Square enough, you’ll eventually win something …
Heads up to everyone out there, February is the month for the World Championships of 4 Square that are happening in Maine. Yeah we wanted to go, but it’s soooo far and soooo cold and expensive. Solution? We are gonna have our own 4 Square tourney, complete with balls and players! Wanna help plan it? Great, show up at the square and we can talk it out. Also, the World Dodgeball Society is launching a league in San Jose on Wednesday, February 16th! Wanna go? Let’s do it! They first hit is free…
Also, we’d be remiss to not say anything about what is going on in Egypt and the Arab world right now, but honestly this is not 4 Square’s area of expertise. Instead, we are just gonna link to a blog post that has been circulating about how not to say stupid stuff about Egypt. Take a read.
Lastly, this Sunday is Superbowl in which the Green Bay Packers face-off against the Pittsburgh Steelers. While you might not follow football, a lot of people do and many have mixed feelings about the Steelers quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, who was accused of sexual assault and suspended for the first part of the season for violating the NFL’s code of conduct. Check out this article and have a conversation about how men treat women in our society so that this type of sexism doesn’t continue into the next generation of athletes.
Have a Happy New Year!
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