My first day at the Harvard Boxing Club today, big day.
Boxing used to be compulsory for all Harvard students including Teddy Roosevelt but nowadays it's only for elite athletes like myself. I wrote to Lurie, who's one of the coaches and told him about my glorious career in boxing, my somewhat advancing years and my coaching badges and he told me to come along and give it a go.
I hoped that I would have the courage to at least go and see what it's like. I didn't like the sound of the mouth guards they issued after a couple of weeks as that made it sound like my teeth were so in jeopardy but I do like boxing and would be perfectly happy bouncing around on my own and slapping the occasional punchbag while the others hit each other and sweat and stuff.
Imagine my disappointment then when I was turned away at the door. I even had a shave and a shower for the occasion. Apparently Lurie forgot to mention that I need to join the Harvard Athletic Association ($150) before I'm allowed to join the Harvard Boxing Club ($90.00), but I do get a Harvard Boxing Club T-shirt which is worth $240 of anyone's money.
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