Unmoored

Originally posted September 2018 I feel like a part of my childhood has ended today. When I was born, I had three living grandparents. They all passed away before I exited my preteen years. My mother’s grandmother, Geya, passed away before I reached 10 years of age. I don’t have many memories of her, butContinue reading "Unmoored"

Landon’s Call: Tiger Bowl

One of week 3’s three key matchups featured a battle of two top 15 ranked SEC West teams; LSU and Auburn. The rivalry between these two is known as the Tiger bowl, and like two Tigers, these two teams fought until the very end. The first quarter showed the explosiveness of LSU in a hostileContinue reading "Landon’s Call: Tiger Bowl"

Florida State’s Egg

I owe an apology to high school football all over this great country. During the torrid streak of nobody-knowing-anything-and-looking-generally-confused which was FSU football on Monday night, I had the following exchange on twitter. I’m sorry. That was insulting. FSU looked like an ill-prepared youth football team where they have played against an imaginary defense andContinue reading "Florida State’s Egg"

Landon’s Call: Football!

My 14yo and I will give some thoughts on upcoming games and previous weeks game. This should be fun!

Condemnation

Condemnation feels good. Going off. Putting someone on blast. It makes us feel complete – even if it’s only for a moment. Pointing out the faults and inconsistencies of others is much more fun than questioning our own motives and behaviors. Many times when we point out these areas that we see as inconsistencies weContinue reading "Condemnation"

Approval

I don’t do a lot of reflecting on my childhood. I’m not saying that is a positive or negative, I just don’t. If I press myself I can remember things but as a general rule I don’t experience waves of nostalgia. Side note – a can of Sunkist gets me every time. I can almostContinue reading "Approval"