Sac Fly: Reading Grizzard

Tonight Anna stopped by beetlecat. M was working, and hooked her up. Ceil brought home a Christmas tree.

I rarely read actual books these days, but checked out a Lewis Grizzard book “If I Ever Get Back to Georgia I’m Going to Nail My Feet to the Ground” about his journalism career. Listening to Jodi Picoult’s fictional novel “The Book of Two Ways” about excavating Egyptian mummies and extrapolating the quantum mechanics theory “Schrodinger’s Cat” to prove parallel universes. Don’t be impressed, it’s chick lit.

Might start reading during lunch. Beats checking social media. Read my Lewis Grizzard book today. 2021 might be a banner year for book reading. On our Thanksgiving trip Ceil and I listening to the first part of the first Harry Potter book. Not my genre, but it’s well-written. We need to start listening at night so we can finish.

Still wish GT football and basketball would beat the teams they’re supposed to beat. So embarrassing to be upset by a small school. Those athletes should be ashamed by upset. Instead it’s like they could care less. Then they talk about “we’re rebuilding” and “it’s a process”. That crap gets old. Win the durned game.

GT: 1st & goal from the one. Tech goes fast instead of waiting for the replay to confirm the TD. Two procedure penalties then a 14 yard loss on a botched backwards pass, when the RB couldn’t be bothered to bend over and pick up the ball. At least that call was overturned, and on 4th down Gavin Stewart curved a field goal barely inside the upright. Missed tackles, penalties, unsportsmanlike conduct - every play is agonizing to watch.

What’s wrong with college football: NC State DB gets tossed for targeting - for the 3rd time this season. This time when GT QB Jeff Sims was sliding.

Would you rather Tech basketball...

A. Lose to Mercer and Georgia State but beat Kentucky

B. Beat Mercer and Georgia State but lose to Kentucky.

I choose B. So embarrassing to get beat by smaller programs. Saw some Tech fans bragging about beating Kentucky (whose record is 1-3 now). Those same fans were pretty quiet after Tech lost to Mercer and Georgia State.

Saturday football:

GA@Mizzou TBD

Pitt@GT 6 pm

Clemson doesn't play until Dec 19th, against Notre Dame in the ACC Championship Game.

Left at five on Friday afternoon. On the way home I called in an order to Moxie Burger, so it was ready to pick up when I got there. Then we had a two-hour Zoom call with three couples from our Sunday School class, and a missionary family in the Far East.

Cleaned upstairs on Saturday morning. Ceil left for a birthday lunch with a couple of friends. I worked on a project. When C returned home we went out shopping. What we were looking for was outside. Then home to watch the second half of GT@NCState then Clemson@VirginiaTech. Our TV was acting up so we watched the 4th quarter on our phones. Ceil cooked chili for supper.

Sunday school met out in a field by a member’s house. Masks were worn and plenty of room to spread out. Two bonfires to keep warm. I wore four layers on top, two layers of pants, hiking boots, gloves, and a cap. I forgot to count, but there were at least 32 in attendance, including one for the first time.

Back home I didn’t feel like turning on the TV. Ate leftover chili. Took a short nap. Worked on a project. Finally turned on Eagles@Packers, then a Hallmark movie: Christmas on the Ranch. Ceil baked BBQ chicken, macaroni & cheese, and broccoli.

Tonight is small group with two other guys. Tomorrow is Ceil’s women’s ministry. Wednesday is Hot Stove up in Cumming.

Players who hit the 10,000th home run for National League franchises.

Team Player Date Career HRs

Giants.......Aldrete..10-Jul-1988......41

Cubs.........Sosa......17-Aug-1995 609

Braves......Lopez....05-Jun-1997...260

Reds.........LaRue...20-Jun-2001.... 96

Dodgers....Green...24-Jul-2001.....328

Phillies......Abreu...07-Aug-2001....288

Cardinals..Luna.....03-May-2006.... 15

Pirates......Jones...02-Sep-2009.....122

Condescending / patronizing phrases you say without thinking..