Tag Archives: Big A
Tick, tick, tick, tick (think 60 Minutes)
The clock seems to be ticking faster than normal this week. In four days, my son will be wrestling in the league championships. In three days, my oldest daughter will drive up from Dallas. In two days, my mother flies in … Continue reading
Cha, cha, cha, changing…
David Bowie’s song and Spencer Johnson’s book “Who Moved My Cheese?” are in my head today… It is amazing how fast life can change. A little over two weeks ago, my son was planning to attend the local junior college. However … Continue reading
A great idea goes south
As you know, I have been trying to purchase a reliable used car to make the thirty mile to and from work every day. Thus far, it has been adventurous and unsuccessful. My wife’s parents are coming out next Tuesday … Continue reading
What’s an hour?
I left work 1/2 hour early this evening so I would be able to make it to my son’s last regular season wrestling match. I drove 30 miles home to pick up my wife and then drove 40 minutes to … Continue reading
How much!?!?
After my son’s big victory last night, he weighed himself to make sure that he would be under the weight limit for this morning’s weigh in. As is so often the case, what should have been a mere formality turned … Continue reading
A BIG victory
My son has another big tournament this weekend. This one is in Missouri. Missouri is a hotbed for high school wrestling. Kansas schools don’t wrestle across the border very often. Two of the top teams in the state of Missouri were at this … Continue reading
Father Knows Best
I never really watched this show but I sure do like the title. My son has a friend who happens to be a girl. He assures me that there is nothing more between them. Last night, he informed me when … Continue reading
He’s getting famous
I forgot something very important in my last post about Big A’s wrestling this weekend. His victory in the final was covered by three newspapers: Husky Headlines (the local school paper), Sun Publications and the Sunday edition of the Kansas … Continue reading
The smiling champion!
If you have been reading this blog recently, you know that my son won a major wrestling tournament this weekend. The new rankings were released today and Big A is now the fifth rated 160 pounder in the state. The … Continue reading
Life in the whirlwind
Things are moving along at a very quick pace. I picked my children from their after school activities like I usually do. However, while I was waiting for them in the lobby, my youngest daughter’s academic adviser walked in and … Continue reading
