..........another thought.

I forgot to tell you about the high school football game that was played this past Friday. We traveled into western Forsyth County to play Ronald Wilson Reagan High School. Now, Regan HS is only in its third year of existence, and they have won very few games. In fact, they have won three games in those three years; all of which, were this season! They won their first game early in the season. A forfeit gave them the second win, and the mighty Huskies gave them their third win on Friday. Fumbles and the inability to react to the quaterback sneak play six times in a row sealed a loss for the Huskies. I was there to support my oldest daughter as she is on the cheerleading squad. Being seated in the stands without the band is a new thing for me. It's great. I don't care if we win or lose, and I have no attachment to anything at all that's happening. The parents in the stands are a hoot. A smaller kid (boy) was seaten near us. When Reagan got ahead of us 29-26 in the fourth quarter, the kid says; "well, that's the end for us." At once, dad whirls around and says, quite sternly; "You'll never learn to win ballgames thinking like that." And you know, it's all about winning ballgames, right? In spite of the fumbles, dropped passes, and constant penalties for quick starts; the parents still managed to blame the coaches. Now, I don't care if they blame the coaches or not; but, at some point do they not see that a lack of athletic ability, timing, and inattention to detail have something to do with the loss? I guess not. Anyway, Reagan's students stormed the field after the game and rallied around their team in victory. We slinked off in disgrace. You see, Reagan has lost so many games; two of which, have been to us since their school opened. We beat those guys bad last year and surely they wouldn't pose a threat to us this year. It's been a great year for upsets - Appalachian State vs. Michigan; Wofford vs. Appalachian (oops!!!). I didn't see that loss coming either. At any rate, upsets prove that almost anyone can beat anyone if the time is right. Oh, and Reagan's fight song - it was written by Dr. Harbinson at ASU - the title: "The Communicator". I know what they were going for with that, but isn't that a bit cheesy?