Joe gave his daughter a hug to soothe her angst about the danger of getting back on the ice. The ramifications of her teammate’s injury veered her willingness to join in. The lake had frozen over in ripples, dips and bumps, causing the ice to be too rough for her to play. She tried to be brave but her dad knew it was a fake attempt. The stakes were not high enough to put his child in danger for a school hockey game.
Always looking for something new to stream, not finding much not geared to teens, I found this: “The Equalizer” starring Latifah, Liza Lipera, Adam Goldberg, and other well known actors. It might come off as a “little too easy” as she solves crimes, but I like the actors and the premise. Needless to say, the original movie starring ♥️Denzel Washington♥️ is my favorite to play this role, but Queen L. does a great job. It is contemporary with good messages in these times.
I had the “fortune” to watch my granddaughter’s basketball games today . It was televised and we played Sheridan High School in Wyoming. I can only watch. There is no sound and sometimes no time or score shown. It’s videoed by a computer which is irritating.
You won’t remember but Sheridan was an obnoxious set of parents and game players when I watched one of my grandsons play soccer a few years ago.
Since this is SoCS I will tell you I have a hard time seeing the benefit to students when refs for the school we visited completely bend the rules and encourage their players to commit uncalled fouls, stand and laugh when we suffer a false foul that didn’t exist. Students on the sidelines laughed and cheered at every opportunity. This is not sportsmanship. It is cheating. These refs are adults!
You may think this a tempest in a teapot but where do you think kids taught like this end up? In front of the Jan 6 riot group or worse? It is shameful.
A typical winter night in the forest, chilled to the bone, hearing a lonesome howl from a hopefully far away wolf. The partially hidden moon seemed to be a telltale sign that chaos may ensue before the sunrise.
“Possibly a storm sending more icy drops my way?” Sue shivered at her thoughts. “It was certainly not my idea to camp out in this dirt pile.” Sue loved camping in the heat of summer, but Joe was an all weather camper.
Sue could have held her tongue, but she always voiced her thoughts with no filter. Her words echoed in the valley when she spoke dislike of the area. “Why not set up nearer the trees? They would shelter us if the winds turn icy. I think we’d be safer there.” Joe ignored Sue’s question. Sue being sheltered was not his priority.
Sue moved closer to the campfire and wished she had stayed home this weekend but Joe insisted. For no rhyme or reason to her it seemed, he came home obviously upset and announced they were going camping. He practically slammed the equipment into the truck and drove on in silence. Sue knew better than to try to talk to him when he’s in that mood.
Finally seeming to settle down a bit, Joe joined Sue at the campfire. She felt relieved as he put his arm around her and apologized. “Sorry, I know I was rude. I lost my job today and the only thing I could think of was to get out here and breathe fresh air. I felt like they put me in a box and checked redundant to file away. I just needed to get away.”
Not everyone in the bar thought Joe was the star of the team. You would be hard pressed however, to find any doubters who voiced that opinion. Joe was huge, muscles bulging, loud, and arrogant.
After too many drinks and exploiting his smaller wiry teammate for a missed opportunity in the field, he was suddenly knocked ajar by the little guy. Turns out burly Joe had a glass jaw.
Hey! Where’d everybody go? I thought this was Taco Tuesday and that means messy eaters and lots of scraps! Oh, it’s Monday? My bad, see you guys tomorrow.
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