EXTRACURRICULARS ARE INTIMIDATING

Okay, so the baby's now five weeks old so I realize that talking about her extracurricular activities may not only be a bit premature, it may be a little high-expectations Asian father.

Actually, my wife's blood type is A+, a fact she lords over me incessantly.

But it's never too early, right?  The question is, what activities?  She's got long, beautiful, clever fingers that photograph well (that part, she takes after me, the photogenic digits), so in terms of musical instruments, of course she'll be playing piano, first violin, or theremin.  But what sport?  What sport will allow her to distinguish herself when she applies to college, Ivy League, Berkeley, not Berklee?  Because, after all, you've gotta play some sport, right, and she's gotta stand out.  So, that means that the usual suspects are out.  Soccer?  Way too many Mia Hamm wannabes, there's no way to really stand out.  Softball?  Too butch.  Swimming?  Do you have any idea what kind of infections you can get from spending that much time in the water?  Running, like cross country?  Veeeery appealing to her father, but again, way too many participants, tough to really get on top.  And then I figured it out:  sport shooting.

Yeah, competitive sport shooting!  Like IDPA, IPSC, USPSA, pistols!  I got my idea when I found out about this 17 year old who's sponsored by Glock:



Perfect!  It's different enough, there aren't but a few competitors relatively speaking so she'd have a better chance of really standing out, and the bonus is that I could sleep soundly at night knowing that she could pretty well take care of herself.

Forget that Katniss nonsense, gimme Annie Oakley over here!