When September arrives, a lot of folks think about the Autumn, and that’s
great because there’s an excitement. For
us here, we still have a very warm summer continuing. That being said, a young lady wrote this
poem, and while she refers to South Texas, it is certainly understandable here
in Northern California:
September In South Texas---
Yet
another month of blazing sun
Trees
remain quite green
Autumn
here has not begun
September
In South Texas
The
farmers check for drought
And
the coastal people smile
For
no hurricane found this route
September
In South Texas
No
crisp air or leaves to rake
Just
another blue sky thirty days
To
sit outside and slowly bake
September
In South Texas--
The
holidays are underway
Always
this promises to be the year
Your
stress behaves and lets you play
September
In South Texas
Has
a feeling oh so sweet--
For
all the population celebrates
Surviving yet another summer's brutal heat
So much truth here though I would argue that outside of Labor Day, there’s
no holidays. To me it’s a celebration –
that we survived another round of heat.
NFL. Forget Corona, I get the sense that there is a change coming in the NFL as a whole, both good and bad.
One year ago, we were discussing who was the worst organization in the NFL, and hands down it was the Miami Dolphins and the Arizona Cardinals. Now this year, we are taking a hard look at Jacksonville and Washington. In the case of Jax, its toxic – I don’t think anybody can deny that, but then again, Washington Football is about as dysfunctional as those turds on Capitol Hill and Pennsylvania Ave.
Meanwhile, Miami is showing signs of progress and stability, while Arizona has some star power in Murray. Arizona's problem is that the NFC is so freaking stacked.
One year ago, we were yapping about New England continuing their
dynasty. Now there’s questions, and
potentially an actual challenger in Buffalo.
And as is my custom, I’ll say this “No Bills Mafia, that doesn’t give you
license to go ape shit and dive off the top of a truck onto a flaming table.”
There’s folks yapping about Dabo Swinney going to Jax? Yeah right, and monkeys might fly out of my butt. C’mon man, you’re telling me that the one guy who has built an absolute empire that rivals Nick Saban is going to go to that Dumpster fire? Uh, no. There is something going on there, and it isn't being made public, but damn - you don't just get rid of your talent.
There’s Dumpster fires, and there’s what’s going on in Washington, which I can only classify as a full metal fire – you know those where metal catches on fire and you can’t put the fucker out? I say this a lot, but it might be time for the NFL to step in, suspend Dan Snyder, and run the freaking organization and get it right.
Andy Reid got into the news because he said that he wears his
Championship Ring for special occasions, or if you want a free cheeseburger,
you point right there and you might get one.
Andy, my man, you live and work in Kansas FREAKING City – get your ass
to Arthur Bryants, Jacks Stack, or Joes and slam down that BBQ. Dude, if I’m lucky enough to be in your
position, I’m rolling to Joes and getting some Burnt Ends.
MLB. I’m a troll, but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy every time the Lakers, Cowpatties, and the Stankees lose, and I don’t even care that the Mets beat them. The Yankees losing never sucks.
Damn Oakland, you just can’t get a grip on this Corona thing. How cool is it that you are having the season of a lifetime and not even Corona can rip the AL West away from you? But then again, if you keep up with the Corona, you may not get a chance to play for the AL and the Fall Classic – that would absolutely suck.
NHL. Meanwhile where the playoffs are more exciting, Colorado came back to force a game seven with Dallas, and as of this writing Vancouver leads 4-0 in the 3rd with 5 minutes left and hopefully force a game 7. Canada’s last hope – let’s go Vancouver. Three game sevens in this second round, and all three of the teams down 3-1 got it to a game seven.
CFB. Look, I know there’s no “name” games out there, but may I suggest BYU @ Navy on Monday? It took a freaking pandemic to get some teams who deserve some bright lights to play. Show 'em some love.
Final Thought. OK folks, we’re at the beginning of the long
weekend. Make sure you all go out and
make it the best one you can possibly make it, and hopefully there will be some good freaking sports going on out there.
As for me, distributing poppies for the veterans, BBQ, and generally trying to stay cool in this 105 degree heat.
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