The Game

Today is the Notre Dame vs Pitt football game. This game is what really started Jennifer to getting into College football. We became Pitt season ticket holders because of this game. It was cheaper to buy a full season of tickets than just trying to buy tickets to the Notre Dame game, plus it gave us something to do together on a Saturday.

Sadly I have not been watching as much FBS football this year, I just have not been into it. I have been watching more FCS football (Cat/Griz) games. Last night I watched a Montana High School playoff football game. It was East Helena vs Billings Central. I was watching to try and catch a glimpse of my nephew Heath, who was wearing the East Helena Mascot (Vigilante) costume. Sadly I was only able to glimpse him a couple of times. The quality of the video for these high school games is not the greatest and trying to pick him out from shots all the way across the field was tough. Anyway below is a photo of him in his costume.

Sadly, East Helena’s football season came to a end. They lost the game 42-7. They just had too many turnovers and they just did not tackle well. They could not stop Billing Centrals running game. Anyway, it was a very nice evening and I sat on my patio and watched the game. I also had the Clemson vs Louisville game playing on my TV. That was also a close game with some poor tackling and crazy plays. Poor Louisville should have won the game, but lost due to a very poor performance by their kicker. Football is like every other game, some days you or your team has it and some days you or your team just doesn’t.

I have not written anything in quite a few days. I have thought about it but just did not. I am constantly having to make myself remember that Jennifer is not here anymore. It is very frustrating and at times upsetting. I know it is part of the grieving process, but damn it sure does suck.

What makes it suck even more is watching this country go down the shitter and not having her here to commiserate with. There is not enough adjectives in the English language for me to express how upsetting all of what is going on with this administration and how blind people are to it all. The MAGA cult just bewilders and befuddles me to no end. How, they are willing to compromise their personal values to support a lying, cheating and terribly corrupt (again not enough adjectives to adequately cover this) administration.

This administration has thrown up so many smoke screens to try and distract or redirect the American public that is beyond sickening. The generational damage they are inflicting on this country is staggering and we (in my opinion) have not even begun to feel the impacts of it all. However reckoning day will come and I fear how bad it is going to be.

It is hard for me to watch the news anymore, because of all of this. What just shocks me is that the whole Epstein thing (is maybe and that is still a big maybe) is the line in the sand for a good chunk of the MAGA cult. Not all, but a good chunk of them. It is not all the other just ridiculous damage that is being done by these buffoons. The GOP spin doctors are spinning so fast on topics that I am sure they don’t know if they are coming or if they are going.

Again, I am embarrassed of myself at times because I have a hard time even talking to people that I know who are hard core MAGA’s. I certainly have lost a lot of respect for several people that I used to respect and enjoy their company. However, their support and thinking on pthis Orange clown and his circus has changed that. Maybe it is for the better, that I don’t associate with these folks but it certainly makes life different.

I often tell myself, that I am glad Jennifer is not here to experience what is going on, so many of these things would have made her so mad and physically ill (because that is how she was). This would have gotten her instead of the damn cancer, she would have either had a heart attack or stroke because of all of this. I can totally assure you there would have been a lot of tears.

Well I better sign off, I have a lot planned for today. I am going to watch some of the Notre Dame vs Pitt game, then I am going to a movie, then to a retirement party. My friend Darlene retired from the College of Southern Nevada. Yesterday was her last day. I am very happy for her.