Thursday miscellanea #259

Happy Halloween! Alas, the weather is not looking good for trick-or-treating.
Aaron has had strep throat since Sunday night. Most of the time a sore throat around here is viral, so Lea and I were slow to take him to the doctor. He went this morning, and he’ll be back at school tomorrow. Children and illnesses are highly variable, of course, but headache and loss of appetite tend to accompany a bacterial sore throat more often than a viral one. He had both. We’ll put that knowledge in our pockets.
One of my favorite PCmag.com writers is Sascha Segan, which was also the name of a precocious child on Child’s Play, one of game show giant Bill Cullen‘s last gigs. I’m pretty sure it’s the same person, but best I can tell, there is no confirmation of such online. I’ve almost asked Mr. Segan about it a time or two, but passed. If he wanted it out there, it’d be out there. Well, I guess it is now.
Happy 62nd birthday, Coach Saban! As I type he’s lost 13 games at Alabama—total. And 69% of those were in 2007 and 2010. And 67% of those were in 2007 alone. Keep telling me what a jerk he is. Your jealousy is delicious!
I think we’re probably about halfway through Coach Saban’s time at the Capstone. I can see having him 14 years, which would be one more year than the rest of his head coaching stops combined. That would put his last season at 2020, retiring at 69. I am convinced we’re not losing him to anywhere but Lake Burton. (Ask Rob Ezell.)
Nathan’s soccer team got into the area tournament this weekend, and they did it in grand fashion. They played lights out in the final last Sunday and won 4-0. I’m looking forward to seeing how they do. It’s been a great fall season. So proud of the team, and so appreciative of their coaches.
Taught both boys back-to-back in September and October. Looking forward to resuming my usual Sunday schedule of going to early service downstairs, and Reveal upstairs.
I had one of my friend Tommy’s habaneros with lunch late last week, and it just about blew the back of my head out. That was easily the hottest habanero I’ve ever had. Looking forward to the rest, now that I know what to expect! And thanks!

4 thoughts on “Thursday miscellanea #259”

Jenny

October 31, 2013 at 7:31 am

When we hired Saban in 2007, I said that if he only stayed long enough to fulfill his original contract (8 yrs), I’d be happy. That’s still how I feel. Whenever he decides to head to the lake, I’ll just be grateful that he’s leaving my beloved university in much better shape than he found it.
- Bo
  
  October 31, 2013 at 11:11 pm
  
  Agree 100%.
  
  Hopefully his tenure will have been instructive enough that we’ll not find ourselves in a 1997-2006 sort of situation again anytime soon.
Tahm

November 1, 2013 at 9:40 am

Your son’s team should do well. Even though they’ve got a heisman contender running back and an indian sensation who makes handling the ball into an art, the rest of the team is still quite impressive. Having coached a similarly structured U12 boys team a while back, even with one or two stars, you still need a good team. Your son’s team has one.

I have a lot of habaneros from Tommy. More than I know what to do with them, literally. So if you want some of my stash, let me know.
- Bo
  
  November 1, 2013 at 8:24 pm
  
  Thanks, Tahm! Looking forward to tomorrow’s games. I won’t even need auxiliary equipment, as Alabama’s off. 🙂
  
  That habanero I had on my quesadilla was a highly memorable experience. I mean, 90th-percentile. I used to think I was a badass for eating a Publix habanero like an apple.
  
  This warn’t that.

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