The Potential of the Moment

Warning: Political Post!
Yesterday MSM reported that al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s #2 guy, called Obama a “house negro.”  I’ve been sitting with this trying to figure out where I am with it, and I think I’ve found a place to land.
The fact is that America’s historic racism has not only profoundly affected our own country, but apparently […]

32 degrees

It’s 32 degrees outside; dark, cold, and wet.  In a little over an hour, my husband and I will venture out into the hostile elements to sit in a football stadium and support our Coley.  When I spoke with a co-worker about our plans for tonight earlier today, I found myself singing Bobby Caldwell’s “What […]

All For Football

As our family fast approaches what could possibly be the end of our intimate relationship with football as my older son finishes college and the younger high school, I’ve found myself overwhelmed with emotion and confronted with just how much love for and indebtedness to football I have.
My personal relationship with football has spanned the […]

That Girl

I went to Dallas last weekend to watch my Buffs get beat by the Aggies.  Grrrr!  My family and I, around 30 people deep, drove from Dallas to College Station to watch the game and cheer on Ryan.  It was the first time for most of them to meet That Girl, or Tara, Ry’s wife.  […]