Month: September 2021

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Positive Approach

Top 10 Quotes from Ted Lasso

10. “Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse, isn’t it? If you’re comfortable while you’re doing it, you’re probably doing it wrong.”

9. “If the Internet has taught us anything, it’s that sometimes it’s easier to speak our minds anonymously.”

8. “A palace made out of crystal seems mighty fragile to me.”

7. “I think that you might be so sure that you’re one in a million, that sometimes you forget that out there you’re just one in 11.”

6. “Sam was more open than the jar of peanut butter on my counter.”

5. “I feel like we fell out of the lucky tree and hit every branch on the way down, ended up in a pool of cash and Sour Patch Kids.”

4. “Your body is like day-old rice. If it ain’t warmed up properly, something real bad could happen.”

3. “There’s two buttons I never like to hit: that’s panic and snooze.”

2. “I want you to know, I value each of your opinions, even when you’re wrong.”

1. “I believe in hope. I believe in ‘Believe.’”

And My Personal Favorite

“You know what the happiest animal on earth is? It’s a goldfish. You know why? It’s got a 10-second memory.”

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Off Sides

To paraphrase legendary 60 Minutes commentator Andy Rooney: Why is it people so often take something fun and try to tear it apart?

Great restaurant? “Yes, but the towels in the restroom were paper.”

Great car? “Maybe, but the radio only has eight speakers.”

Great movie? “Well, I mean, keep in mind, it was just a Disney film.”

Which brings us to the surprise television hit Ted Lasso. (If you haven’t seen it: Apple TV+… and worth every penny of the $5 monthly fee.)

Having received 20 Emmy nominations for its first season, including all six of the main characters, expectations were high for year two. Personally, we’ve enjoyed each of the episodes released thus far. Lots of critics, however, are dismissing it as ‘lacking a cohesive concept,’ ‘having a premise that makes no sense,’ and ‘not unwatchably bad but isn’t really much of anything.”

Perhaps those who write these reviews for a living would prefer to watch yet another season of some CSI offshoot, one more hospital show, or ‘America’s Got the Masked Bachelorette Race with the Stars.’ I’d rather spend my time with a cast of characters who approach life’s challenges with freshness and joy. (And the football – aka soccer –  is pretty good.)  

To quote legendary coach, Ted Lasso: “If you care about someone, and you got a little love in your heart, there ain’t nothing you can’t get through together.”

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Season Returns

Snow covering rolling hills. Flowers blooming in green fields. Sun shining brightly on sand. Leaves falling from maple trees.

Winter. Spring. Summer. Fall. What’s your favorite time of the year?

Mine lasts longer than those… starting the first weekend in September and ending right around 11 p.m. on the second Monday in January. Just thinking about it brings back so much.

Vivid memories of my younger years. The Big Shootout. Whoa Nellie. Woody vs. Bo.

My first career. Pony Express. Liberty Bowls. Midnight Yell Practice.

Wonderful moments. The Play. Hail Flutie. VY in the Rose Bowl (twice).

Today officially begins a new college football season… my 54th as a diehard fan.

There used to be one game broadcast each week – and a team could only be televised a few times each year. Now there are games on most every night Wednesday through Saturday… and sometimes, following three hours of College Game Day, I have three TV’s going plus a couple more clashes streaming on my iPad and iPhone.

Unless of course, I’m in the stadium. Which is where I’ll be at exactly 3:30 p.m. CDT today… following our regular tailgate meal. Look for me. I’m in burnt orange.

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