Christmas 1998
Christopher James Hudson, the co-inventer of footbasketball, has retired from the sport. The 32 year old rookie, after struggling through two days of losses at the hands of Robert Francis Hudson, has decided to hang up his Cal shorts which are too small for him anyway and return to his ways as an out of shape father. The albino, who consistently vowed to break the all-time scoring record set by Robert Hudson, failed to do so and often had zero points at the end of his turn. There are rumors that the man who works only four days a week may end his retirement on his next trip to the valley. Liz Hudson shocked all the footbasketball veterans with two 5 point baskets in a row to defeat Robert Hudson. Robert Hudson responded to Liz's victory in his usual manner, "The kid is good, she deserves all the accolades which come with this victory."
Mary Hudson and Cindy Chang participated, but had no major impact on the game, they simply made the game longer. Another newcomer to the game was Cindy's friend's husband, who developed a deep passion for the game despite an obvious lack of skill. For those who do not understand the game, here are the rules. The participant attempts to throw the football into the basketball hoop. The points are: swish- 5 points, basket without a swish- 5 points, rim or red box above hoop- 2 points, any other part of backboard, 1 point. All can play the game at home, but only those points scored on Eddingham Avenue are recognized.
Chris Hudson is not an athlete. He drinks beer and tends to the kids. Once in a while he can be seen jogging slowly, but this is rare. However, when he plays hoops against his younger brother, he becomes Larry Bird. He flies through the air with ease and makes shots which only the truly skilled player can make. He is out of shape, but he leaves all he has on the floor when the opponent is his highly talented brother. For the second consecutive game, Chris defeated Rob. The score was 10-6 when the un-athletic Ohio State Masters degree recipient picked up his dribble. He held the ball behind his head and his younger brother said, shoot it, I won't block it. He chucked a brick over his head, but it smashed the backboard and fell into the hoop, giving Chris the win. A rematch ensued, and the younger son from San Diego State struggled to a two point victory.
In an earlier game, Rob and Mary, the Gaucho, led Cindy, the Buckeye and Bruin, and Chris 8-2 before squandering the lead and losing 11-8. Mary Hudson blamed Rob for the loss, but when Rob loses in a team sport, it is never his fault. The husband-wife team made an incredible comeback and seemed to read each others minds on the court. Cindy just runs into people and heaves ugly shots at the tim, but they go in.
Chris and Cindy purchased a new game for grandma, Sequence. The game was played constantly all weekend as the entire household was sent into a sequence frenzy. The outcome of the game revolves heavily around the ability or lack thereof of ones partners. Many a personality flaw can come out during a round of this game. Here are some observed by the editor. Mom struggles to see the board and does not seem to have the ability to pass cards and play her hand at the same time. She also has difficulty figuring out how many cards are in her hand, which caused problems in numerous rounds. James P. Hudson often forgot to pick up another card after his turn and believed that it was the dealers fault. It is common psychologically to blame others for our own mistakes, this was seen when the accountant lashed out at his wife for not giving him a card, thus throwing off the entire outcome of the game. Grandma quietly was a key factor in each game, often throwing a key block out of nowhere. She is known to hold on to key cards for too long, but in general her performance was above average.
Mary showed obvious personality flaws throughout the weekend. During games, she would put her chips in a pile and knock them down, over and over. She would then yell something and do it again. She is also a weird person in general and her performance can only be summed up as adequate at best. Liz, who seems to have lost her game induced temper which once brought on tears, grasped the game well yet seemed to form a unhealthy addiction for the game. She ran around the house yelling Sequence all weekend and if nobody responded she could be found crawled up in a ball in the corner suffering from acute depression. Doctor Chang understood the game, yet seemed distracted by the shenanigans around her. Her husband Chris is a cheater and attempted to cheat at any opportune moment, this is very disheartening to the editor of this paper, who once looked up the young father but is now searching for more appropriate role models. Robert F. Hudson seemed to hold the entire clan together with his intelligence and ability to keep all the wackos in line. He had the highest winning percentage of the weekend, debunking the myth that his first five victories were the result of his partners play. The sequence frenzy came to a close when Mary and Liz went to the store to buy the giant version of the game, the board covers the entire kitchen table. One can only hope that future rounds of sequence do not strain relationships and sour the joy of Christmas's to come.
In between the games of the weekend, Carlin and Joseph were the centers of attention. While Carlin, despite one attack of crying which seemed to last for hours, in general entertained all with her dancing and comments. She called the author uncle Robert on two occasions, instead of the customary uncle Rob. I guess this is how she addresses the author in a formal fashion. Joseph smiles often and seems to be overcoming Chris's genes as once again we know that Cindy's more dominant and desirable genes will win out over the recessive, undesirable genes of her husband who really looks somewhat frightening when he roams the house with his shirt off.
Mary and Liz once again would go into their room, shut the door and giggle. I can't quite understand this behavior but it has been carrying on for 20 years.
Liz and Mary both colored their hair the Sunday after Christmas, grandma told liz she looked "dopey" when she emerged with red hair. Mary realized that she has the same haircut as the days when we referred to her as Pete Rose. Girls, do not let society change you, we have accepted you the was you are, it is time you do the same.
Mom stayed away from her usual holiday ranting and raving. She was calm throughout the weekend except for a brief tirade prior to the Pifko's visit.
Mary continually yelled at the author to clean things up while she did nothing.
Chris often threw Josephs diapers at me.
Rob overcame his fear of rollercoasters and attended Magic Mountain. He would like to thank Melissa, Keri and Marybeth for helping him overcome this fear. We walked in the park and proceeded to ride Viper, the biggest, scariest rollercoaster you have ever seen. The fear is now gone, my next goal is to open my eyes throughout a ride.
The Hudsonian would like to thank all its readers over the past year. We have upgraded technologically with this website, reaching readers world wide. Any suggestions will be disregarded, yet are welcome. Once again, all news in this paper is true and has been verified by the author. The Hudsonian wishes all its followers a Happy New Year and we pray for a Jets victory in the Super Bowl.