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I wanted to share with you one of my hobbies.  I curl.  Most people think it's an odd sport, but I have loved it since watching it on TV as a kid.  I actually think that it was watching the sweepers (using the straw brooms) that facinated me most.  The hypnotic swaying of the brooms on the ice while softly gliding on the ice.  The equipment has changes drastically over the years and to sweep we now use synthetic fibers on padded brooms.  FYI: Curlers sweep in front of the moving stone to shorten the "arc" of the curl (to keep it moving more straight) and also to "extend" the length of the throw (make it go further down the ice).  If you would like more information on curling please feel free to contact me or you can check out their website at http://www.detroitcurlingclub.com

I'm in the "Hack", preparing to throw my stone.  These are hard rubber foot pegs in the ice to use to shove off from.

Here I've slid out of the hack (sole of my left shoe is teflon) and delivering my stone.

My 2009 Team.  Paul (Second - Subbing for Tim), Dan (Our Skip), Me (Vice) and Shirley (Lead)