![]() ![]() and other animal rights groups, Preston Harrigan, entertainment director for Sigma Rho Omega – the fun and frivolity fraternity – said, “What’s the big deal? They’re BATS for God’s sake. headquarters.Īnswering criticisms from P.E.T.A. ![]() Then there is that now famous game played entirely in the nude that took place last April across the street from Austin’s P.E.T.A. Players may commonly be seen in warm-ups, tennis togs and, on hotter days, in bikinis and in tee shirts and cut-offs. The use of the cesta has not been accepted by the Batminton crowd in general, so the Basques have been reduced to playing with themselves.Īthletes’ dress varies greatly, depending on temperature and taste. While not yet illegal in this still evolving game, these are now considered to be an unsportsmanlike attempt to bewilder the already battered bats, and moves are underway to outlaw their use.Ī group of Basque exchange students attempted to replace racquets with their cestas, the long curved baskets used in jai-alai, and achieved bat speeds nearing two hundred miles per hour - speeds that bring to mind the phrase Bat out of Hell. Optional equipment may include a high-frequency device, such as a dog whistle. The primary difference being that instead of the traditional shuttlecock, or birdie, Austin area participants have substituted the Mexican Free-tailed Bat.Įquipment is inexpensive and often already at hand a badminton or volleyball net/court, a badminton/squash/tennis racquet, a leather welding glove for the off hand, and, of course, a box full of bats, collected from under the Ann W. I’m pretty sure that, if they stick to their guns, we’ll see their young one today.Īustin, TX - The fastest growing sport in Texas is Batminton (sic), a modification of badminton, the game originated in India under British rule. Today – the shot above was taken just before sunrise – Mom and Pop are perched on a limb about ten feet above the nest. There was a lot of discussion, squeaking squealing and squawking, but not much else going on. ![]() While that has been going on, the hawks that nest in a pine tree between our homes have started a flight school of their own.Īll day Saturday, the pair flew a constant shuttle of food to the nest – more food and more often than ever before – then yesterday, instead of landing on the nest, they would fly to a spot a few feet away on one of the limbs that support the nest, attempting to lure junior out of his comfort zone. There has been a steady stream of family and friends over there all weekend. Ernest is now an Airman First Class and a Crew Chief on a B-52 bomber a plane we have been flying since before he was born. My next-door neighbor’s oldest son is home, having just completed his advanced training in the USAF. ![]()
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