The weather is getting better and fall is in the air!
Football: Yesterday sucked, getting blown out by Florida yet again. I wish I could say that I didn't see it coming. But everyone whose blood runs orange saw it coming from a mile away.
Iowa got beaten as well, losing a close game to Pitt. Waylon slept through most of it.
Weird end to the week: I had a hearing in Lewisburg, Tennessee, last Friday and took along one of our younger associates, Greg Fuller. It was a weird day. I lost the hearing, despite the fact that the other side cited absolutely no legal authority whatsoever. Some weirdo tried to run us off the road on I-65 North, then we ran out of gas at the I-40/75 split near Knoxville. I guess I was too busy listening and talking to notice that I was low on gas. Luckily, Nick Peterson, a friend and colleague, pulled over just in front of us only seconds after I had coasted to a stop. Talk about lucky!
Greg and I talked politics and what not for the seven plus hours we were in the car together. He got me interested in Ayn Rand, of whom I have heard but never studied. I think I will order some of her books. From what little I have read about her general philosophy, it is at least worth a look.
Great Dinner: Suni and I went to eat at Swank's on Friday. It is a new restaurant that opened here in Maryville. The owner also co-owns the daycare where Waylon goes. The food was very good. We started out with calamari, which was excellent. I had the leg of lamb with swiss mashed potatoes and hericot vert. Suni had some appetizers. As we were the first time we ate there, we were impressed.
Waylon's not biting this week: Waylon's behavior has been markedly better this week. I was to go out of town on Thursday night, and I just decided to get up early the next morning instead. He had been so good all week, and now I have little doubt that his improved behavior has more than a little to do with me being at home all week. I have come to the conclusion that I really have little choice than to just suck it up and stop staying overnight so much.
Days gone by: I didn't realize until this weekend that my old buddy from high school, Jeremy Bates, is the current talk of the NFL. See here and here, too. He is the quarterback coach for the Broncos, who are tearing the League up offensively. I am so happy for the guy. He is the hardest worker I have ever known and extremely bright. The guy competes at everything. And I do mean everything. You make think that pissing contests are proverbial. To most, they are... but not to Jeremy. I can attest to that. I used to tell people when he went to UT to play football that I wouldn't be surprised if he won a Heisman trophy. Things didn't work out and he transferred to Rice, but I bet he will be an NFL head coach before he's 40.
Here's Jeremy in his own words.
Iowa or Bust!: I'm headed to Iowa on Thursday for Coe's homecoming. I'm flying into Dubuque Thursday night after depositions in Nashville that day. It should be a great time.
