Well that weekend flew by… here we are the last week of July.
Quote today is from Woody Hayes who coached at Ohio State. I met Coach at a wake when I was eleven. I was sitting on a couch by myself while my mom was paying respect. Parents fresh off a divorce.
Coach sat next to me and took ten minutes of his time to see why this kid looked so lonely.
He asked me about school and we talked about the importance of teamwork. He emphasized more about reading and learning a strong vocabulary. He shook my hand and told me to keep my eyes up.
When he walked away a few of the male parishioners swarmed me and asked me if I knew who that was.
I did not…..
“That is Coach Hayes from Ohio State….”
The next season Coach Hayes clobbered a kid in a bowl game and threw away an illustrious career.
Coach Hayes was a teacher and a mentor. In a split second he lost his cool and all the good he did vanished.
Most of what we do in life is good. Don’t let a bad decision fuck that up.
Today is National Hot Fudge Sundae Day… I would do anything to get in my dads car and drive to Margie’s Candies and have an ice cream with him. I’ll settle for Polar Bear with the Shepkids…
Not a bad replacement!
