...but first things first. A big ol' thankee to the lovely Vanessa who hooked me up on Saturday with, obviously, game tickets. This photo is pre-game but you can still see the dang good seats we had. What you can't see is the deluge.
Miss V-Lee called me Friday morning and offered me two tickets, complete with parking pass and free admission to the Tennessee Fund Donor Appreciation Day at Thompson-Boling Arena prior to the game. I invited Ryan to go along because who else would you take to a ball game but the human statistics computer? I seriously don't know anyone else who is more sports-minded than him. I hope he never has to choose between sports and his next breath.
We had a great time even though the weather people around here are totally clueless. It rained hard straight through to the third quarter, and when the rain stopped, the wind kicked up and the temperature dropped. But you couldn't ask for more appropriate football weather. Everyone who knows me knows what a big-time sports guy I am (hear the sarcasm). Seriously, I do like to go to some games each year just to be in the atmosphere. Okay, actually it's for the stadium dogs, which were AWESOME!
Anyway, Vanessa, I owe you big. It was a lot of fun and I am grateful you thought of me. It's not everyday someone shows me such kindness, especially since you drove halfway across town to deliver the tix to me. You're my new best friend. And I'm sure Ryan's pretty fond of you right now, too.
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Most of that other stuff I want to write about will have to wait. It's hard for me to switch gears and besides, you folks have to work. Oh! Did I say work? What I meant was you folks have to work instead of me today. I'm off!
YIIIIPPPPPEEE!!!!
I do love a day off. Any day off is a good day, I always say. Maybe I'll post something during the day since I have nothing else to do.
Humor me. I don't get the chance to gloat very often.
Have a great Monday.
P.S. My new profile pic is what I'm going to do to Jason Reagan. When you see him, tell him to fear "The Meat."
