Get your bum ass out of bed, it isn't about USC or OSU today!

You can drive for 3 days and still be in Texas 

I've been up all night and will be at work for 3 more hours. 

I'll go home take a shower go to sleep until 730 of 8 and then wake up and watch the first half before going back to work.

Had a friend (briefly a roommate) whose nickname was "ten o'clock". Called him that because he was one of those "cheerful early risers" who always fell asleep by 10pm. He would have a breakfast ready to go by 7am and then loudly proclaim to the world, "rise and shine, breakfast is on!".

He did that to me, once, on a Saturday morning after we all had politely quieted the Friday night party waaaaay down but continued into the early morning hours. Woke (jolted) me up much too early, much.

Later that same day/evening, we all quieted down *again* to let him sleep. Promptly at midnight, I cranked the music way up to 10 and started loudly bellowing "midnight snacks, come and get it!". He was, uh, not amused but the rest of us were, very. 

He thereafter dropped that rise and shine behavior. 50 years later, he's still a good, if now grumpy, friend who never tries to call me until noon. 👍😁👍

Catch ya later tonight, Grampy! Drive safe!

Go Blue!

😉

Win the game.  Have and enjoy nice things. 

I'm up!  I'm up, already, don't throw that trash can again.  Good God...

Been listening to the rain since 4:30, more or less.  And now the Pyr has tracked it all over the house.  I'll drop Chihuahua's at the groomer for stuff I'd rather write a check for, and my car at Firestone for new tires.  Otherwise, will be watching football all day.  Hopefully football that includes better tackling than that soft-as-OSU USC defense displayed...  Got damn Riley should be embarrassed today!

Gonna be a good day of football, even though my old ass immune system is working to fight off some kavorka virus that my son brought home from school. Let the top 3 stay where they are and drub Brohm and his dirty POS coaching ways. 

I mean they wouldn’t be doing their job if they didn’t try to add some juice to a 3 score spread, but yeah- don’t overlook the “spoilermakers” I guess.

Think I need to get some beef smoked real quick and in the dutch oven for barbacoa tonight…🤔

Make a Day of it!

Always feels like a long wait for these night games 

Those two signs — there’s a very similar one outside of El Paso, heading east — are two of my favorites. The “Everything’s Bigger in Texas” is emphatically implied.

How I'm feeling this morning, One of my favorite songs - Mr Blue Sky:

Morning! Today's forecast calls for blue skies

The sun is shining in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped raining
Everybody's in the play
And don't you know, it's a beautiful new day
Hey, hey, hey!

Running down the avenue
See how the sun shines brightly in the city
All the streets where once was pity
Mr. Blue Sky is living here today!
Hey, hey, hey!

Mr. Blue Sky
Please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Mr. Blue Sky
Please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?

Hey, you with the pretty face
Welcome to the human race!
A celebration
Mr. Blue Sky's up there waiting
And today is the day we've waited for
Ah, ah, ah

Oh, Mr. Blue Sky
Please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Hey there Mr. Blue!
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around, see what you do
Everybody smiles at you

Hey there Mr. Blue!
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around, see what you do
Everybody smiles at you!

Mr. Blue Sky
Mr. Blue Sky
Mr. Blue Sky

Mr. Blue, you did it right
But soon comes Mr. Night
Creeping over, now his hand is on your shoulder
Never mind, I'll remember you this
I'll remember you this way!

Mr. Blue Sky
Please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Hey there Mr. Blue (sky)
We're so pleased to be with you (sky)
Look around see what you do (blue)
Everybody smiles at you

Please turn me over

Irish coffee in the mug. Watching the niece and nephew who were up early. They saw deer in the yard and excitedly asked if they were Santa's reindeer. Bless their little hearts, they didn't know any better.

880?  Damn.

I am very annoyed with Utah, USC, the whole Pac12 and even the ACC/SEC for letting an OSU team we just nuked sneak in as a 4 seed

What's the worry about OSU anyway?

Are they going to change their game plan if we play again?

Okay, we'll run it down your throat.

My wife is an awesome Michigan fan. 
 

Last year we blitzed down & back to Indy the same day because she had work shifts at the hospital both Saturday until 3pm & Sunday starting at 9am. This year my 79 year old dad happens to be visiting us this week. Despite my daughter dancing in the Nutcracker tonight, my wife turned to me before The Game & said “If we win, you should take your dad to the BTCG in Indy as a surprise. (He’s a huge M fan & hasn’t been to a game since COVID). 
 

So after making a big breakfast for the family, I’ll be driving w my dad down from Chicagoland to Indy. This time we’ve got a hotel & tomorrow morning we’ll drive back & watch my daughter in her Sunday matinee performance. 

It’s 9 degrees with a brisk wind blowing in the northwoods of Wisconsin. 

The wood stove is roaring and my dog is curled up on the couch with me.  
 

We’ll watch the US-NED match, then fell a couple of dead standing trees.  After warming up again, it’s time to split a pile of wood that has mocked me for the last 2 months. 
 

And then it’s go time.  It will feel great warming up at the end day while watching our beloved Wolverines take the field.  
 

(After rereading my post, I realize that this is quite possibly the perfect day!)

LFG. Win the Big 10 championship, worry about other shit later. 

I hope we play them again in the playoffs. I can't wait for our guys to kick their butts again.

I did the ritual of buying a glazed donut for my daughter, a danish for me,  along with putting the house Michigan flag up on the way to my truck. 

Go Blue!

Control what you can control...everything else will sort itself out

GO BLUE IN

INDY TOO

Make sure you stop at the I-10 Exit 145 Plateau gas station.  Spookiest rest stop in America.

It’s windy as shit here in royal oak. A section of our wooden fence fell down so I have to figure out how to reattach it.

Go Blue! Let's win this conference championship!