The Rugby Club has started collecting cardboard. That is earlier than usual. Construction of our hopefully third-year-in-a-row award-winning craft will begin the night before the race.

Earlier this year against this club, he played well. It's something that I think was important for him to do after last year. Right now, I think with all of the criticism he's gotten, that's pretty much behind him. He's certainly a big-game guy.

I would typify this as under construction. Hopefully by May 2 we will have what we hope will be the final shape.

My first playpen was a cardboard box.

In the third, we were a lot more determined hockey club.

As book collectors know all too well: We only regret our economies, never our extravagances.