Judy’s pick of coming community activities in the Glenview area

Batter up, pitcher down. Girls 2012 Spring Softball - the deadline to join up for girls‘ softball leagues is 7:30 p.m. March 5. The Glenview Park District fields leagues for females in third through eighth grades; younger girls have first- and second-grade leagues. For fees and also to register, visit www.glenviewparks.org. To find out more, call (224) 521-2560.

I became the star pitcher on my own eighth-grade girls‘ softball team - not as a consequence of my terrific pitching, but since the nanosecond I let go of the ball, I belly flopped about the pitcher’s mound and yelled, Pleeez don’t struck me! This flustered the batters, they forgot Mizuno MP-59 Irons heading to the ball, or if they did, they forgot to run. Cowardice better than a spit ball.

The early bird savings on Glenview Park District Outdoor Pool Passes ends Feb. 29. Make the leap now and save up to 25 %. Outdoor pool passes provide season-long admission to Flick Pool, 3600 Glenview Road, and Roosevelt Pool, 2239 Fir St. To buy or renew outdoor pool passes at these special rates, visit Park Center, 2400 Chestnut Ave., or online at www.glenviewparks.org. To find out more call (847) 724-5670.

Dear Glenview Park District: You know in old, old movies when they show a diver in a puffy diving suit who descends towards the ocean’s floor where, obviously, an octopus attacks him and the man dies a horrible death? Well, I'd be ready to re-enact Titleist 910 D3 Driver  that tableau in Glenview‘s outdoor pools, where, once i win the battle using a kid-dressed-in-an-octopus-suit, I could just float up and receive thunderous applause, plus thrown money. Think about it. Judy I‘ll do most situations (ignore the almost) to be a star Brinkworth.

Kidding, just kidding ?- The Much Ado About Mysteries book discussion group meets at 7 p.m. March 8 with the Glenview Public Library, 1930 Glenview Road. The discussion topic is going to be Legal Eagles: Lawyer Mysteries - uncover what happens when lawyers discount golf clubs are the detectives. Book selections are available on the Reader Services Desk - newbies are invariably welcome; just drop in. For more information call (847) 729-7500.

This is just what could happen every time a lawyer is a detective As being a detective, he sleuths out a big-time robbery and turns the suspected criminal up to police officers; then being a lawyer, he represents the now-rich defendant that is acquitted caused by a brilliant defense; but as a possible attorney again, he will not pay himself like a detective because of the lawyer fees.