08Nov

How can you mend a broken heart? After doubling down on the 24-hour rule, I’ve started a list of ways

I’ve been unable to focus on anything for days, but a phrase comes to mind: “Nevertheless, she persisted.” The future, the work, starts now.

28Oct

Jayden Daniels’ Hail Mary pass reminded me (and many others) of LSU’s Bluegrass Miracle

From Wikipedia: The Bluegrass Miracle was a 74-yard game-winning touchdown pass by the No. 16 LSU Tigers with no time left on the clock against the Kentucky Wildcats on November 9, 2002, at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The ball was tipped by a Kentucky player before being caught at the 15-yard line by Devery Henderson of LSU, who ran it in for the score. Background Kentucky, the home team, was the underdog to the defending SEC champion Tigers. LSU was ahead by as many as 14 points at one point and led 24–14 after a field goal with 13:58 left in the fourth quarter, but Kentucky came back with a 13–3 run to tie it at 27. However, a Kentucky player called the Wildcats' last timeout on first down from the LSU 11 with 15 seconds left on the clock, and rather than risking a turnover or a tackle within the field of play that would leave the clock running and the Wildcats unable to line up to spike the football, head coach Guy Morriss opted to send kicker Taylor Begley out to kick a 29-yard field goal, giving the Wildcats a 30–27 lead with 11 seconds left on the clock. LSU got the ball back, but the ensuing kickoff pinned the team at its own 9-yard line. On the first play of the series, the Tigers quickly got the ball to their own 26-yard line on a pass from quarterback Marcus Randall to wide receiver Michael Clayton. An LSU timeout stopped the clock with 2 seconds left, and set up a desperation Hail Mary pass. The chances for success were considered slim because Randall's arm was not strong enough to reach the opponent's end zone from 70+ yards away. Kentucky players were so confident that they had won the game that they gave Morriss a Gatorade bath before the final play had taken place.

The way the football game in suburban D.C. ended yesterday brought back memories of a game 22 years ago in Lexington, Kentucky.

20Oct

People ask me if I miss it. I think they are surprised when I say no

Baton Rouge, LA - February 2023: Tiger Stadium, home of LSU Football on the Louisiana State University Campus.

Almost 100,000 people yelling, there to watch modern gladiators. I was there to witness and tell the story. People wonder if I miss it.

29Aug

USC-LSU 1979 football game an impossible act for Sunday’s season opener to follow

LSU and USC meet in football for the third time Sunday in Las Vegas and on ABC. They face a high bar 45 years after their instant classic.

13Mar

Three years in, I wouldn’t change a thing, except maybe I’d change everything

I’ve mostly been alone inside my studio apartment for 1,094 straight days, and I’m on fumes.

09Sep

9/11: Twenty years later, managing the pain pile-ons as a pandemic’s third winter approaches

I closed my bedroom door after 9/11. Whatever evil lurked outside my apartment would have to open an extra door to find me.

14Aug

A Song While Driving: There’s a Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret)

This story the day after Nanci Griffith’s death will always be incomplete, because how can I tell you about the 10-year-old friend I never had?

01Nov

My dad died 40 years ago today

My dad died 40 years ago today. He is on my mind.

08Apr

Well, it took me years to get those souvenirs …

John Prine personalized his “Souvenirs” CD for me almost a decade ago, and the layers to that story remind me of his textured songs. Here are a few of both.

28Mar

Yes, I still have two balls, and here is one

The mementos you have of “before,” treasure them and the people they bring to mind. All we have on this big, round ball is each other.

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Tag: memory

How can you mend a broken heart? After doubling down on the 24-hour rule, I’ve started a list of ways

Jayden Daniels’ Hail Mary pass reminded me (and many others) of LSU’s Bluegrass Miracle

People ask me if I miss it. I think they are surprised when I say no

USC-LSU 1979 football game an impossible act for Sunday’s season opener to follow

Three years in, I wouldn’t change a thing, except maybe I’d change everything

9/11: Twenty years later, managing the pain pile-ons as a pandemic’s third winter approaches

A Song While Driving: There’s a Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret)

My dad died 40 years ago today

Well, it took me years to get those souvenirs …

Yes, I still have two balls, and here is one