Sunday, January 15, 2006

Day 87

Yesterday was the kind of Saturday that I love. I slept in (or as much as I can sleep in these days - 8:45), read my everyday websites - Cleveland Plain Dealer Sports Page, kusports.com, Kansas City Star sports page, espn.com - and threw in some laundry. By 11 am, there was already 4 college basketball games for me to watch. I flipped between UNC/Miami, Georgetown/Connecticut, and Iowa State/Texas Tech. Just before noon, I took Casey for a quick walk and picked up my lunch from across the street at Four Moon Tavern (Chicken Gyro Pita, with a side of Hummus - my go to meal there) before going split screen on the UNC/Miami game and Villanova/Texas. All of this was my appetizer for the Kansas/Kansas State game at 12:45. Leah had a hair appointment at 1, so it was just me, Casey, and the 55 inch big screen. That is right up my alley. Top that all off with another round of college hoops games starting at 3 and an NFL playoff doubleheader. Days like this were made for guys like me and my father. I know dad would have been doing the same thing as me if he were still alive.

Days like yesterday are when I miss him the most. Sean was at his fiancee's shower so he had to miss the KU game, MD was calling the Butler/Detroit game at the same time, and I know he would have been watching on his dish. I would have called him two to three times during the game, talking about the development of Mario Chalmers, or how Bill Self was being outcoached in the second half because he had no answer for the K-State zone. Or maybe he would have been at Champps watching the game with his Saturday lunch group. Not a day goes by where I don't lament the fact that he is gone. It is such a joke. Notice I didn't mention how Kansas's streak of 31 straight wins over K-State ended yesterday?

I am happy to report that the solid Super Bowl weekend just got another addition, cousin Julie will also be making the trek in from San Francisco. We will have a full house that weekend and I am very much looking forward to it. We will see who can hang and who cant (MD, this means you!).

So I was 3-2 with my picks yesterday. Got a call from "cousin B," lambasting me for going against his beloved Redskins. Winner Winner, chicken dinner! Seattle -9 wins by 10 with an assists to Redskins kicker John Hall's wide left. Today's picks:
Football - Indianapolis -9.5
College Hoops - Louisville -3

What do these two games have in common? Both are going against Pittsburgh!

Song of the Day: "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" by A Tribe Called Quest

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