In my vast travels yesterday, I discovered that a new used book store has opened within minutes of my home. It is called The Bent Corner and it is delightful. Two cats roam freely (just like in the Book Eddy) and the service was excellent. (Thanks, Allie.) The selection is solid for a smaller used store and the prices all were in the $5 range. The store did not have the mega (under $1) bargains, but the books were quality pieces and reasonably priced.
I do seriously question the store’s location. It is within walking distance of McKay Used Books & CDs, the best and biggest used store I have ever visited. It is also submerged in the Papermill Plaza shopping center which has spelled death to virtually every enterprise that has ever entered it. I was informed the store had opened on March 8. I must be slipping as it should never take me more than a month to sniff out a used book store.
If you get a chance, check them out.
On Thursday evening, I witnessed JTH’s team win the championship of the CBCB Men’s Slow Break League. The game pitted JTH’s fourth seeded team against the second season, captained by MHF. The team is comprised predominantly of the Bearden High School's football coaching staff. Not surprisingly, they play basketball like football players. Or like me.
Both teams were shorthanded. Three of JTH’s eight teammates were unable to attend (ZAB, BH, BAP). MHF’s team was affected even more as only four players could make the game. Their captain was among the absentee players. This is the problem inherit in scheduling the championship game of a Monday night league on a Thursday night.
The scorekeeper filled in so the two teams could play five-on-five. MHF's team hit three consecutive thee-point baskets to build an early nine-point lead, but JTH's erased the deficit and led 25-22 at the half. They cruised to a 45-32 victory as the opponents' lack of depth caught up with them. Kenton "Dutch" Deitch (KLD), the unassuming choir director of Farragut High School took the game into his own hands in the second half.
I sat with SDSH and she was especially pleased her husband's team won. In his three seasons in the league, she had never seen him win. Though they had a winning team this season, she was present only at the three losses prior to this game.
The finals of the fast break lead were held immediately afterwards which enabled me to catch up with some cherished old acquaintances. When the players arrived late in the game, they feared the slow break game was only in the first half based upon the score...
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