Reading update:  Nothing special.  I'll finish Sacre Bleu tomorrow, probably.  It's pretty good, but not worthy of a big recommendation.
 Slicky Boys is also pretty good, I'm about half-done with it.  Again, though, it's not so good that I'll tout it heavily.  I will, however, endorse the series in general. There are six or seven books featuring the same two main characters, and this is the third I've read.  They're all pretty good.
Next up is World Made By Hand ( I think.  I might be wrong even about the title), by someone whose name I can't recall.  It looks good, and I've been looking forward to reading it.  I've sort of been saving it.  After each of the last 3 or 4 books I've finished I've considered starting this one, but I have a suspicion it's one I'll practically inhale- that I will have some difficulty putting it down once I start it.
So I'll probably be disappointed by it since my expectations are so high. 

Apparently I'm an official 4-nights-per-week softball player now.  That seems like a lot, doesn't it? 

Most of the leagues are nearing the end, though.  Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday will all end late July or early August.  However, the Monday league has a long time left and we'll be starting Tuesday/Thursday soon after.  

I was already 3 nights per week officially, and subbing some on Fridays, including each of the last two weeks.  Then last night I was talking with the guy I play for on Fridays and he basically told me I was expected to show up every week until the end of the season.  I started to protest, then told him yeah, heck with it, I'll be there.   It's not like I'm doing anything else.

As to how softball is going, it's a mixed bag.
 My Sunday team started out great at 4 and 1,  suffered through a lousy losing streak, but won yesterday against a good team. 
  Mondays we also started great, but have lost two in a row. We played okay both losses, though, so not so bad.
 Wednesdays we've been terrible, with a few flashes of brilliance.

 And now that I'm enlisted permanently on Fridays I suppose I'll have to care about that team, too, but I have no idea what that team's record is.  Seems like a decent team.  I know I like the guys on the team, at least.   Yesterday, several of them stuck around after their own game to watch my Sunday team for one reason only- I was playing shortstop and they were waiting for a chance to razz me when I messed up.  I have to respect that.
But I never messed up, and in fact I ended the game with a nice back-handed play.  Kudos to me.