Monday, December 16, 2002

Just for the record, the Cats' schedule for the rest of the season: Sat 12/21/2002 Indiana @ Louisville, Ky. CBS 5:00 PM Sat 12/28/2002 Louisville @ Louisville, Ky. ESPN 12:00 PM Mon 12/30/2002 Tennessee State @ Lexington, Ky. UKTV-L 8:00 PM Thu 01/02/2003 Alcorn State @ Lexington, Ky. UKTV-D 7:30 PM   Sat 01/04/2003 Ohio @ Cincinnati, Ohio UKTV-L 4:00 PM Wed 01/08/2003 Tennessee @ Knoxville, Tenn. JP Sports 8:00 PM   Sat 01/11/2003 South Carolina @ Lexington, Ky. SEC TV/FSS 7:00 PM   Tue 01/14/2003 Vanderbilt @ Nashville, Tenn. ESPN 9:00 PM   Sat 01/18/2003 Notre Dame @ Lexington, Ky. CBS 2:00 PM   Wed 01/22/2003 Auburn @ Lexington, Ky. SEC TV/FSS 7:00 PM   Sat 01/25/2003 Alabama @ Tuscaloosa, Ala. ESPN 8:00 PM   Sat 02/01/2003 South Carolina @ Columbia, S.C. JP Sports 1:00 PM   Tue 02/04/2003 Florida @ Lexington, Ky. ESPN 9:00 PM   Sat 02/08/2003 Mississippi @ Oxford, Miss. JP Sports 3:00 PM   Tue 02/11/2003 Georgia @ Lexington, Ky. ESPN 9:00 PM   Sat 02/15/2003 LSU @ Lexington, Ky. JP Sports 1:00 PM   Wed 02/19/2003 Arkansas @ Fayetteville, Ark. JP Sports 8:00 PM Sun 02/23/2003 Mississippi State @ Lexington, Ky. ESPN 2:00 PM   Wed 02/26/2003 Tennessee @ Lexington, Ky. JP Sports 8:00 PM   Sun 03/02/2003 Georgia @ Athens, Ga. CBS 4:00 PM   Wed 03/05/2003 Vanderbilt @ Lexington, Ky. JP Sports 8:00 PM   Sat 03/08/2003 Florida @ Gainesville, Fla. CBS 2:00 PM 7:40:57 PM

On my way to play Santa a couple of days ago, we listened to an old Springsteen disc, Tunnel of Love, from 1987. All in all it may be my favorite disc by the Boss. Every song is good, some great, but one of the tracks in particular chokes me up every time. It's Springsteen's love song to his Dad, Walk Like A Man. So for Dave Winer, who's going through a tough time with his father, and for everyone who cares about their dad, here's some pure poetry by the Boss...the last verse does it to me every time. Walk Like A Man I remember how rough your hand felt on mine on my wedding day And the tears cried onmy shoulder I couldn’t turn away Well so much has happened to me that I don’t understand All I can think of is being five years old following behind you at the beach tracing your footprints in the sand Trying to walk like a man By Our Lady Of The Roses we lived in the shadow of the elms I remember ma draggin’ me and my sister up the street to the church whenever she heard those wedding bells Well would they ever look so happy again the handsome groom and his bride As they stepped into that long black limosine for their mystery ride Well tonight you step away from me and alone at the alter I stand And as I watch my bride coming down the aisle I pray for the strength to walk like a man Well now the years have gone and I’ve grown from that seed you’ve sown But I didn’t think there’d be so many steps I’d have to learn on my own Well I was young and I didn’t know what to do When I saw your best steps stolen away from you Now I’ll do what I can I’ll walk like a man And I’ll keep on walkin’ 6:50:18 PM

The much-heralded storm has finally hit Socal. I'm set to work the day away at home tomorrow, so I hope it pours. We need the water. 6:33:42 PM

Just finished Dean Koontz's book, One Door Away From Heaven. I remember redaing Koontz's early books thinking he had a good imagination, but the stories and characters were a little awkward. Things have certainly changed. This was as good a book as I've read this year - once all the loosely connected threads came together in the last 150 pages, I couldn't put it down. Literally. I didn't want it to end. To top it off, Dean has a nice site. 9:54:00 AM

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