Monday Night Football… I have an open invitation to the friends I have telling them that any Monday night my door is open to them to enjoy with me a great game of football. This season has had some great games; there was the Indianapolis vs. New England game, the Pittsburg vs. San Diego game and my personal favorite, the Monday Night Football opener, the Philadelphia Eagles vs. the Atlanta Falcons. (See Picture)
Football has been something that I have grown to love. I never played any sort of organized football in my youth, and even until a number of years ago thought that the game was boring and lacked the capacity to sustain interest. I have changed those thoughts, seeing that the reason for them was I didn’t understand the game. It is an extremely complicated game, full of strategy, scheme, team work, and individual achievement and politic. What helped to change my opinion and sparked my first real interest was the first time I ever saw Michael Vick play. He was coming back from a broken leg injury and rushed as the quarterback for a record setting 160+ yards against the Carolina Panthers (for the football illiterate, that means he ran the ball himself, not passed the football, not handed it off to a running back. A 160 yard game is stellar for a running back, out of this world for a quarterback). He is so inhumanly fast and has approached the quarterback position with such a different skill set that he has changed the game and forced defense to scheme something new to defend him. Not to mention, it is DARN entertaining to watch. I am a huge Atlanta Falcons fan, starting from that game on. I have no connection to Georgia, but I have visited and enjoy the way of life so I have decided to join the Falcon Nation. I have even started following the Auburn Tigers college football team (they are actually in Alabama, but close enough) so the south might draw me closer someday.
Today was the first day of Jane being here with me at home. My wife and stepson haven’t been here so it has been just the two of us. It has been so nice to be with her, I hope that she enjoys these days and times as much as I do. I cherish the memories that are made and they tide me over during the times until we are together again. I love with my whole heart and more the children that I have. Time is helping to heal us all and it will be so great to have my youngest daughter here when the time comes.
Another day of rambling is over. Tomorrow my Babe returns… I’m off to bed…
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