So, the kid is back at the FCS level. He signed with University of Northern Iowa, following his old coach from his Freshman year, This will represent the first time he’s had the same head coach for more than a year since, well, me. I trust Stepsis entirely, and suspect his team will have a solid year two turn around, in spite of a daunting schedule that includes the University of Iowa and 5 of the 24 playoff teams from this past year. All but two competitors were ranked last year, which is one heck of a tough go of it for a team that lost many more games than they won with the then first year coach. Making matters more difficult is the fact that the school is in Iowa and flights there are expensive. I don’t know how many games we can attend, but I will support the best I can. His little brother will even attend a camp there this summer. It will be a wonderful chance to have them play together again should the younger one get signed.
I am happy to be turning away from football for a while. It is quite consuming. I’ve been fading out during these playoffs. I still support the Seahawks, but I didn’t really even watch any of the college playoff games. I’m due for a break. The Lady Talis is silently begging for one. It is hard to be the lady in a house full of boys. No, not men. I consider myself a man. The rest have work to do.
The work I am doing right now is barely treading water. I need to get back out ahead of this thing and start working harder and more hours. No more spacing off. That steals much time. It is time I no longer have. The deadlines are upon me, and the classes have (successfully) begun.
Some Thoughts:
- Crazy political quote of the day: “We probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be, frankly, unstoppable. But I won’t do that,” Trump said earlier in the morning at the World Economic Forum. “Now everyone’s saying, ‘Oh, good.’ That’s probably the biggest statement I made because people thought I would use force. I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force.” That is Trump talking about opportunity and possibilities of invading Greenland. We live in the worst timeline.
- Coffeenerdness: I only rely on Italian coffee now. Down to my last two bags I am willing to pay the tarriffs to keep the java flowing.