This is not good<\/a>. Very not good. There were some rumbles of displeasure\/disbelief when Bill Self took on Arterio Morris, given he played last year with a domestic abuse charge pending in Texas, but no general outcry. I would expect even Teflon Bill is going to get some serious heat about Morris as more comes out about this case.<\/p>\n
\nAssorted Other Notes<\/h3>\n
We got the girls\u2019 car back from the repair shop on Wednesday, about a week earlier than expected, which was awesome. It looks nearly perfect, so no complaints.<\/p>\n
One of our senate seats is opening up here in Indiana next year, so the rats are scrambling to get their names out there early. The last two Sundays NFL games have been flooded with ads from all the \u201cself-made outsiders\u201d who will be in the Republican primary next spring. Throw in a very nasty Indianapolis mayoral race in this fall\u2019s election, and I\u2019m already having to mute commercial breaks. Really looking forward to 2024.<\/p>\n
Speaking of commercials, I saw my first Christmas ad on Saturday. That was September 16 for those of you who don\u2019t own calendars.<\/p>\n
While on the subject of getting an early start on the holidays, S and I were at Target on Thursday and bought two full-size, posable skeletons for the front porch. We got a lot of looks as we wheeled them through the store and parking lot. We\u2019ve given them some accessories and have a couple more things coming. Once we get everything situated the way we like I\u2019ll share a picture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
HS Football Two games again this weekend. Friday night Cathedral played at the public school down the street. Both girls had some friends over before the game and we walked to the stadium. First play of the night CHS snapped the ball over the quarterback\u2019s head, he chased but could not cover, and North Central took over in Irish territory. Not a promising start. North Central was winless and it showed, as they went nowhere and gave the ball back to CHS, who methodically ran up a 49\u20130 lead before halftime. A penalty on the final play of the game gave NC an untimed snap, and they got the ball into the end zone to lose 49\u20136. I\u2019ve gone to four of the first five games this season (L has been to all five) and each of them has been on a perfect evening for football. CHS is out of state the next two weeks. We\u2019ll see if the weather holds when we return to games in October. Saturday I took L to the freshman game so she could take pictures. NC took the lead twice on huge kickoff returns that set up short possessions. Each time Cathedral answered with a 70+ yard TD run. The Irish pulled away in the second half to win 34\u201321. Very entertaining. I stood near the dads of a couple of the players, who had a game-long commentary going. I\u2019m thinking I should just live blog what they say some week as it is hilarious. Oh, and L handed her phone to a friend to take a picture of her with some football player after the game. Then she saw the kid twice more over the weekend. Good grief\u2026 College Football Surely it is a sign of how far KU football has come that Jayhawk fans were pissed off about Saturday\u2019s result. I mean, the program went something like a decade without winning a road game once. So even if needlessly close and nervous, getting out of Reno 3\u20130 should be what we\u2019re focusing on, right? When you struggle with a team that got blasted by an FCS team the previous week, it\u2019s going to mess with your head. The worst part of the game wasn\u2019t that KU played poorly, or that I don\u2019t have CBS Sports Network and had to listen to the game, or that I\u2019m not crazy about KU\u2019s radio announcers. No, the worst part was that it began at 10:30 Eastern, and since victory wasn\u2019t assured until there was under a minute to play, that meant I went to bed after 2:00 AM Sunday. Several of my buddies checked out at halftime, which was probably the smart move. I was wiped out on Sunday. I had Colorado State-Colorado muted on the TV so I was entertained. Just wish the game had started at a more reasonable time. Saturday was also M\u2019s first game in the stands for UC, as they played Miami (OH). The schools have the oldest non-conference rivalry in the country, and I was amazed to learn that despite winning 16-straight in the series, UC only led by one win. M got fantastic seats and I was constantly looking for her in the crowd shots. Never saw her though. Miami played great and held a lead into the fourth quarter until the Bearcats jumped ahead. Miami tied it and then UC had a makable field goal to win the game late that Miami blocked to send the game to overtime. In OT Miami scored first, then picked off a pass in the end zone to get the W. Now the series is tied 60\u201360\u20137. Two of M\u2019s best friends go to Miami. I bet those girls were way nicer about breaking a long losing streak than I would have been in the same situation. We talked to M Sunday and she said it was a lot of fun, until the very end. Colts Another Sunday of doing work for relatives meant I missed most of the Colts game. I was tracking the score and saw the Colts were up 14\u20133, then 21\u20133. I also noticed that Gardner Minshew was playing. That was strange. When I got home and looked up what happened I learned that Anthony Richardson had gone nuts early, smacked his head on the turf, played two more series, and then reported concussion symptoms and sat out the rest of the game. Hmmmm. You can\u2019t get too excited about beating up on the Texans – who tried their hardest to come back in the fourth quarter – yet it\u2019s still promising that the Colts apparently looked really good with Richardson in. Now comes the worry of when he\u2019ll play again and if he\u2019s now in the \u201cevery big hit might cause a new concussion\u201d zone. Which is a bad place to be. KU Hoops This is not good. Very not good. There were some rumbles of displeasure\/disbelief when Bill Self took on Arterio Morris, given he played last year with a domestic abuse charge pending in Texas, but no general outcry. I would expect even Teflon Bill is going to get some serious heat about Morris as more comes out about this case. Assorted Other Notes We got the girls\u2019 car back from the repair shop on Wednesday, about a week earlier than expected, which was awesome. It looks nearly perfect, so no complaints. One of our senate seats is opening up here in Indiana next year, so the rats are scrambling to get their names out there early. The last two Sundays NFL games have been flooded with ads from all the \u201cself-made outsiders\u201d who will be in the Republican primary next spring. Throw in a very nasty Indianapolis mayoral race in this fall\u2019s election, and I\u2019m already having to mute commercial breaks. Really looking forward to 2024. Speaking of commercials, I saw my first Christmas ad on Saturday. That was September 16 for those of you who don\u2019t own calendars. While on the subject of getting an early start on the holidays, S and I were at Target on Thursday and bought two full-size, posable skeletons for the front porch. We got a lot of looks as we wheeled them through the store and parking lot. We\u2019ve given them some accessories and have a couple more things coming. 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