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Today, Alexander's second set of curling classes started. One of his classmates is the ten-year-old of one of the state's rink which goes to the national tournament, and her dad spent the hour watching practice with us. Alexander made a really nice shot a little past halfway through- came between two guards, just grazed the other side's shot rock and ended up on the button. If recollection is correct, he ended up getting the takeout on that shot to leave his side lying two, and when the other side's last shot wrecked on the guards he split, his team got a steal of two on the end. After the first one, though, the dad who plays commented "There's a kid to watch out for, if he can throw that way as he gets earlier. That's as pretty a shot as I've seen the whole time I've been watching."

Alexander was so jazzed about playing afterwards- it'd seem he's finally found a sport for which he has something approaching a passion. He's a good kid.