The Stoners are slated to play the Sonoma County Sol Friday at Long Island in the semi-final round of the NPSL final four.  Even though the Stoners have effectively sunk the S.S. Wasp, the next test may prove to be far more daunting.  While Westchester Yacht Club-types may have been easy to quantify, what with their jaunty captain’s hats and through-the-teeth speech patterns, the Sonoma County fan is a different animal altogether.  With that, lets open another edition of the Penn’s Army Field Manual. (more…)

Three factors that contributed to a restless night’s sleep:

1) The prospect of spending next week in Des Moines, Iowa and having to share a room with my boss, who is a heavy smoker and prefers to go pants-less;

2) BK Double Stacker w/fries and a Coke prior to last night’s match.  I have not had BK OR a Coke in over 5 years;

3) The entire Jock Jamz Megamix CD played at full volume before and after the game.

Forget the first two.  I blame a lost night of sleep AND my current inability to concentrate/form sentences on whomever decided that staging an impromptu Alpha Phi Delta frat party was a good idea. (more…)