I am on the couch tonight mashing between TV channels. Football, politics, and more football. Thank God for football. That we can still depend on.
I was glad to see former Presidents speak up today and give us a reminder of what is Presidential. I have been asked on occasion why I am not a Donald Trump fan. My answer to that is simple. I work as a high school counselor and in the past I worked in other administrative positions that included being the chief school disciplinarian. I still hold true to my efforts in all facets of my school work. When I am asked about why I, a Republican in waiting for another Republican to believe in, don’t like Trump my answer is simple. I can’t support a guy I would send to the principal’s office. That is what I have heard out of the guy. Foul mouth. Social media bullying. Double meaning king. Nasty pot-stirred. Nothing to depend on. Things we can depend on… that is what I work for.
I don’t enjoy not liking the president. I am a Republican. These are not good days for me. What I believe in is fading away…so it seems. I will say what I have said before. I look forward to my old age. The thirty-somethings of today that I believe are a much smarter bunch than the arguing children of the 60s that are holding up progress now will have us in a better place when I am looking back a final time at this country. I am depending on that.
Right now the Kansas City Chiefs are ahead of the Oakland Raiders 10 to 7. This is so much better than speaking about political nightmares. Amari Cooper just scored for the Raiders. Oakland 14 KC 10.
Tomorrow I am meeting up with a dear old friend. His name is Russell Harrell. We played football together in high school. We were great friends. We spent a great deal of time together back in the day. For whatever reason Russell and I lost track of each other. I could not tell you the last time I saw him. I am talking nearly 20 years now. Guess what? It matters not. Russell and I will just pick up and carry on. I already know it. Time is kinder to some than it is to others. I know it will be kind to Russell and me.
In earnest, I told an old friend of mine that I am depending on Russell to help me through a few self preservation issues. My back is not all that great and I am not in as good of shape as I was a few years ago. I know my decades old back ailments that showed up in en mass last year have slowed me down. Russell, a physical therapy expert, needs to show me how to use my exercise equipment so that it helps me the best it can. I am depending on him. He never failed me before.
The Week 8 College Football Picks are on the way.
Speaking the rights…
Danny Johnson