Rochester, NY
11:30 AM
I type this with a tickle in ym throat and some pancakes on the stove. Dad left me the batter before they headed to church. Fall has hit in upstate NY. I played golf earlier in the week. Now it’s grey and cool. The leaves are pretty though. I went back down to Letchworth State Park on Monday. Took some great pictures and put a few on the site. There is an article in the paper this morning about a guy from my high school who was killed in Iraq. He was 22. I’m not sure if I knew anyone who had died over there. I didn’t know him, but he walked the same halls I did and it hits closer to home.
Today is Sunday which means football. My friend Ryan came back from Charlotte yesterday. He’s a friend from here (Rochester) but also moved to Charlotte. He’s back for a few days before starting a new job. We went over to Dave’s and watched the Yankees destroy the Red Sox. I was pulling for the underdog this series, but it seems futile. The Yankees are the Red Sox daddy. It’s too bad. I wanted the fans of Boston to get over the hump. I guess it’s better to stink like the Reds than come so close so many times. It will happen, I hope I get to see it.
I’m heading over to Ryan’s parents place for what I say is an almost perfect day. NFL, the Cowboys on TV, a deep fried turkey, steamed clams, and I’m sure a few drinks. I’ve been fighting a flu or something like it, but have still managed to stay up until 4 on Friday and last night. I got an unexpected call yesterday that I hope I can write more about. A good call. After the baseball game we went out for a while. We met up with Caytie and Bryan and their friends. I had gone to an Amerks (AHL Hockey) on Friday and played some ping pong afterwards. That was fun to do. It’d been a while.
I sat Marshall Faulk for Fred Taylor. May be a bad move.
Things are coming along with book stuff. No big news, but coming along. Still ready to get back on the road.
So that’s it. Short and sweet. Ready to eat some chocolate chip cakes, shower, and head out for what used to be a battle of great teams, the Bills and Dolphins.