Our world seems turned on edge and twisted sideways. Kat’s beyond sick. She’s thoroughly exhausted, and one condition aggravates the other. I think she’d be better off staying in Fishers and resting. The kids and I have moderate control of things here at home. No one’s going to die—probably. Whether she’ll take that offer remains to be seen. G mopped the living room floor yesterday and judging by all the dirty dishes in the sink this morning, Tipper must have cleaned her room after I went to bed. There’s still plenty more to do today, but the kids understand the assignment better than one might think.
Meanwhile, I’m struggling to stay upright. The only game I was able to watch yesterday was Oklahoma State losing to Baylor, 28-38, and boy was that disappointing. OSU beat themselves with the most penalties they’ve had all season. They stayed with Baylor through the first half, but never really got things moving in the second.
In the middle of the game, I stepped outside with the dogs and realized how unaware we had been of what was going on practically in our front yard.
What you can’t see in the picture is that there are two people in handcuffs. Apparently, they led police on a bit of a chase and made the mistake of turning into our neighborhood. When police boxed them in, which is easy to do here, they took off running in our direction. That didn’t work out well for them, either. Hamilton was excited and barked at everyone. Belvedere watched for a minute and then wandered off to poop on the other side of the yard. It would take over an hour for jail transport to arrive and a tow truck to retrieve their vehicle. The bad news for them was good news for the neighborhood, though. There were so many cops at the intersection that no one was able to run the stop sign!
It’s official: Indiana is at risk of becoming a literal hell hole. I’ve never liked Mike Braun in the first place. He’s an asshat. But it’s his running mate, a Christian nationalist from the affluent conclave of Noblesville, who is the real danger. This is one of the reasons we have a McCormick for Governor sign in our yard. Ms. McCormick is the only chance we have to prevent losing our state government to religious fundamentalists who are every bit as restrictive and horrible as the Taliban. No exaggeration. This race is that serious.
But hey, at least Indiana football is making waves! With a national audience watching, the Hoosiers took care of Washington, 31-17. I had expected this game to be a bit closer, but IU hit the field ready to keep Washington’s offense off the field and gave fans a great game. Who would have ever thought that the one thing Indiana is getting right is football?
Upstate, Notre Dame handed Navy their first loss, 51-14. The Irish are trying to prove that they’re worthy of playing for the national title, despite the early season loss to Northern Illinois. I’m not sure their efforts will be rewarded, though, given the tougher schedules other teams are playing.
Frankie, the smashed-face wheezer kitty, has knocked my monitor off the desk twice and keeps turning off the desk lamp while I’m trying to type. I’ve removed him from the desk more times than I care to count and he keeps coming back. He’s quite insistent that I need to be done typing and paying attention to him. Frankie doesn’t give a shit about football or much of anything else as long as he gets fed on time and has a comfortable place (my chair) to sleep.
I think I’m going to refill my coffee cup and maybe make some biscuits for breakfast. I don’t really feel up to making gravy, but the kids don’t like gravy anyway so that won’t be much of a problem. The high today in Indy is a mild 63, so warm food is going to feel good.
Our world seems turned on edge and twisted sideways. Kat’s beyond sick. She’s thoroughly exhausted, and one condition aggravates the other. I think she’d be better off staying in Fishers and resting. The kids and I have moderate control of things here at home. No one’s going to die—probably. Whether she’ll take that offer remains to be seen. G mopped the living room floor yesterday and judging by all the dirty dishes in the sink this morning, Tipper must have cleaned her room after I went to bed. There’s still plenty more to do today, but the kids understand the assignment better than one might think.
Meanwhile, I’m struggling to stay upright. The only game I was able to watch yesterday was Oklahoma State losing to Baylor, 28-38, and boy was that disappointing. OSU beat themselves with the most penalties they’ve had all season. They stayed with Baylor through the first half, but never really got things moving in the second.
In the middle of the game, I stepped outside with the dogs and realized how unaware we had been of what was going on practically in our front yard.
What you can’t see in the picture is that there are two people in handcuffs. Apparently, they led police on a bit of a chase and made the mistake of turning into our neighborhood. When police boxed them in, which is easy to do here, they took off running in our direction. That didn’t work out well for them, either. Hamilton was excited and barked at everyone. Belvedere watched for a minute and then wandered off to poop on the other side of the yard. It would take over an hour for jail transport to arrive and a tow truck to retrieve their vehicle. The bad news for them was good news for the neighborhood, though. There were so many cops at the intersection that no one was able to run the stop sign!
It’s official: Indiana is at risk of becoming a literal hell hole. I’ve never liked Mike Braun in the first place. He’s an asshat. But it’s his running mate, a Christian nationalist from the affluent conclave of Noblesville, who is the real danger. This is one of the reasons we have a McCormick for Governor sign in our yard. Ms. McCormick is the only chance we have to prevent losing our state government to religious fundamentalists who are every bit as restrictive and horrible as the Taliban. No exaggeration. This race is that serious.
But hey, at least Indiana football is making waves! With a national audience watching, the Hoosiers took care of Washington, 31-17. I had expected this game to be a bit closer, but IU hit the field ready to keep Washington’s offense off the field and gave fans a great game. Who would have ever thought that the one thing Indiana is getting right is football?
Upstate, Notre Dame handed Navy their first loss, 51-14. The Irish are trying to prove that they’re worthy of playing for the national title, despite the early season loss to Northern Illinois. I’m not sure their efforts will be rewarded, though, given the tougher schedules other teams are playing.
Officiating was once again the issue as Ohio State narrowly escaped Nebraska, 21-17. And Texas almost fell to Vanderbilt, squeaking out a win 27-24. OU was just an embarrassment, losing to Ole Miss, 14-26.
Frankie, the smashed-face wheezer kitty, has knocked my monitor off the desk twice and keeps turning off the desk lamp while I’m trying to type. I’ve removed him from the desk more times than I care to count and he keeps coming back. He’s quite insistent that I need to be done typing and paying attention to him. Frankie doesn’t give a shit about football or much of anything else as long as he gets fed on time and has a comfortable place (my chair) to sleep.
I think I’m going to refill my coffee cup and maybe make some biscuits for breakfast. I don’t really feel up to making gravy, but the kids don’t like gravy anyway so that won’t be much of a problem. The high today in Indy is a mild 63, so warm food is going to feel good.
Be safe, my friends.
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