Day: June 3, 2026

I heard that someone used ChatGPT to predict Iowa’s 2026 football season. So, I used that same method to determine how they would fair against UNI, and specifically how my kid would do. It fed me the following Stat line: 5 total tackles, 4 solo, 1 pass breakup, 0 interceptions, 0.5 tackle for loss. It considered this to be the median result. It stacks up to how he played against Colorado State last year when that team decided early on that they did not want to throw his way. Statistically, he found himself near the bottom of the FCS as a defender according to PFF. This, in spite of giving up 1 passing touchdown and less than 200 receiving yards on the season. So the question is: WHY?

He gave up short slants. It wasn’t for a lot of yards, and no RAC save for 1 reception, but it is what it is, and it is how they grade. So, what does that mean for this season? Not sure yet. He’s 19 now and far more physical and healthy. He’s ready for a big season. Let’s see what happens.

Some Thoughts:

1. Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “Videos showing groups of people entering NYC sewers at night baffle residents and investigators“
2. Do you realize how many times a week I misspell absolutely? Sometimes I butcher it so thoroughly that spellcheck asks if I am making a new word and want to add it to the dictionary.
3. And now, this: “Rare albino buffalo named after Donald Trump for its golden locks draws crowds at Bangladesh zoo” Spitting image. No photoshop.
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Sounds odd, doesn’t it. Yep. I spent the day in a spa and then walking around with the Lady Talis. This is that taste of the good life that I’ve longed for. It makes me realize how great vacationing can be, but it also tells me what I want life to look like moving forward. I like teaching. I can work that in. I don’t like where I live. I mean to change that. It will take some doing. We are working towards a solution, and will put it in play as soon as our last graduates and we get that full freedom to move on.

I’m really looking forward to the chance to plant roots in a place I feel good in. Sure, where we are does have its moments. In a perfect world we would be part timers and move like birds across the seasons. I don’t know that we live in a perfect world–not so long as we need to work. In the meanwhile we still have our summers. This one in particular has been fantastic.

The blood pressure is lowering. The cardio is going up. The stress is coming off. I don’t have access to a scale, so I don’t know about the weight. I’m still fat, but I am feeling better in my own skin. Just gotta keep going.

Some Thoughts:

1. Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “Meteor as heavy as an elephant causes widespread speculation across New England” Imagine what a BIG one can do.
2. Not talking about politics doesn’t mean they aren’t happening (and sucking, of course). It does mean I won’t let it dominate my mindspace or wordspace.