Back home again

Hi. I'm back from my big long trip to the state football finals. I've mostly caught up with blog alerts, so I'll write a few words here.

Our team lost 34-13. This was the third consecutive year they reached the state finals in Detroit--but also the third consecutive year they wound up as state runnersup. They should have a strong team again next year, so who knows? I may well be down there again next Thanksgiving.

Amazingly, for a drive that long at this time of year, I didn't have to deal with snow. I didn't even see one flake in about 1,100 total miles of driving! My younger son, David, went with me, but my wife stayed at home due to her new job. We visited my son on Thanksgiving Day and went to a nice buffet-style dinner north of town. I called my wife during the day, and she got to talk to everyone. I also called my mom. Maybe I mentioned that before.

The game started at 9 a.m. Central Time on Friday. I left Detroit (downtown) at 1:30 and got back home about midnight Friday night. Saturday was spent taking care of this and that at home, shopping and bonding again with my wife. We both needed to do some bonding.

So last night, she and I cuddled up on the couch and watched a movie--"Big Bad Mama," from 1974, featuring Angie Dickinson. Let's see: Think of it as Bonnie and Clyde, except our protagonists are a mother (Angie) and her two daughters. Throw in William Shatner and plenty of sex and nudity. And it wasn't based on historical events. Anyway, my wife enjoyed it VERY much. After that we went upstairs to bed--and had a great time ... and both slept very well. I like Saturday nights like that.

This morning, it was back to the office and the keyboard. In the afternoon, I sat to watch some football, she sat next to me, wrapped a quilt around us, put her head on my shoulder and soon was sleeping. Normal Sunday afternoon.

Weather was nice and mild all last week, but the cold weather will be back in a few days. We're getting rain first, and then temperatures will be back down in the 20s late in the week. Winter sports will start as soon as December does: I've got a wrestling tournament on Saturday, and the boys basketball season starts a week from Tuesday. Time marches on.

Anyway, I got some photos from my trip that I'll post later. A few from the game (my experiences) and some shots of Comerica Park, located next to Ford Field, the site of the football game. If you like tigers, you'll want to see them. (Once I get them posted.)