Archive for February, 2009
I went to practice this morning.
I had totally forgotten how much I missed football. But pulling the old pads out, strapping them on, pants, helmet, cleats… It smelled like football, all sweat-soaked and beaten with dirt and grass and turf. What a wondrous feeling! The first drill of the game, the burst, immediate collision, digging [...]
There is something marvelous about today. Waking up, fully rested, to the sound of birds and sun streaming through cracks in the blinds.. A soft breeze of cool air slips into the room through the open window, rustling papers. There is a new freedom today, and I think by opening our windows, we’ve make this [...]