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9月30日 Raina thunderstorm is moving thru right now. It has the rumblings of thunder and the flicker of lightening leading the dance of rain. I've honestly avoided politics for the last few days. Grading has taken a lot of my time. I visited our Farmer's Market yesterday morning. We have a great one. Different musicians play at every corner: some bluegrass, guitar, sax..... you name it and you can hear it And everyone brings their dogs. Big dogs, little dogs, ugly dogs, cute dogs; all sorts of dogs with their owners parade around the town square among the veggie venders. It was a beautiful day. And I have realized some things that I probably should have already known at this age, but oh well..... You always have more friends than you realize. And sometimes when friends change, it doesn't mean that you did anything wrong. It just means that your friend changed. That's all. I have been told that I over analyze everything. And I guess I do. Something I need to work on as I make some major changes in my life. I look at everyone around me, and notice that everyone is facing some big decision or quandry in their lives. Is it the times we live in? Or is it just the time in our lives? I'm not sure. But we all have to look within ourselves and find out what we want from this life, and what we are willing to give. I have also been accused of being a giver. I've been told that you can give too much, and that sometimes, you have to take a little. I'm not comfortable with that. Therefore, I need to face it. I look at our country, and I realize that there are rocky times ahead. For everyone. It won't matter what party you support, or what side of the war issue you take, life is not going to be easy. Our leaders (scoff) have made some very bad decisions, and we are all about to pay the price for them. 9月23日 football and fumblesI am a big sports fan. I grew up in a household where you kind of had to be interested in sports, or you were left out. And, I grew up watching Tom Landry coach the Dallas Cowboys. What a great coach. Sigh. My brother is a highschool coach, and I have season tickets to baseball, basketball, and football for the Arkansas Razorbacks. Well, the football tickets are used by my son and d-in-law, but there in my name. Anyway, I am not only a fan, I know my sports. I know the rules. I know what makes a team win, and I know what makes a good coach.
The key to being a good coach, and having a winning team is discipline. Discipline. The first year that Arkansas's head coach coached for us, I knew without a doubt that he was not head coach material. He lacks discipline. in his personal life, and in his coaching. his players are in trouble off the field in large numbers, and on the field they act like goons. From that first year, I said, please leave. We need a real head coach.
But, he had the support of the money-people in the state because he is from Arkansas. (he played and then left when he didn't get the starting QB role; chump) Anyway, they kept him here, making excuses for losing seasons (he tried to leave twice). Last year, we had so much drama with our football program that I quit watching soaps. I mean, really, who needed that? Anyway, if you want to read about it, google it. It's a long story, and it would have gotten any other head coach fired anywhere else in the country.
But rumors have it that our head coach knows stuff, and he'll spill it if he is fired. Apparently, Arkansas has broken some rules along the way, and he is willing to bury us to keep his job (now understand, this is just rumor). But, he is still here Last year, we found ourselves with a Heisman candidate. And this year, the fans were ready for not just a Heisman candidate, but a Heisman winner.
But, alas, we still have the same head coach. He has a loyal crew around him (firing anyone who didn't agree with him over the past 10 years), and thus, things are still the same. We are awful. And the Heisman hopes are fading with each game we play. Our coach is fumbling away the season, and the future of our Heisman candidate. But, I knew that would happen that first year.
He may still be here coaching next year, but the Heisman candidate won't be, so ticket sales will sink. and then, maybe the money-people will notice that there's a problem. or maybe they still won't care. |
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