The Iowa Hawkeyes football team was demolished in the Twin Cities on Saturday, November 8, 2014, 51-14 - a recap is here: http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/110814aad.html. Meanwhile, I sat in Cedar Falls and watched the UNI Panthers football team demolish the 33-0 North Dakota State Bison, 23-3 - a recap is here: http://www.gobison.com/news/2014/11/8/FB_1108142305.aspx
Also, in Hawkeye sports news, the women's soccer team lost to WI in the Big Ten Championship game yesterday - a recap is here: http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/110914aaa.html. Selfishly, I'm okay with them losing because my friend and former head coach Ron Rainey left the Iowa program to go to the east coast. I'm okay with them not having success without Ron. I want them to do well, but not necessarily win a championship the first year he is not there leading the team. Here is how Dartmouth did this year: http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/wsoc/2014-15/standings.
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Monday, November 10, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
See You Later, Not Goodbye
It's funny how life goes sometimes. The way my brain works is that when something happens, I reflect about similar events in the past. I find it easy to compare / contrast the past event with the current event. I'm doing that this morning. Our friends and neighbors are moving today so I'm thinking about past events when I was confronted with the reality that I would not see someone on a daily basis like I had in the past. I have been in the same situation countless times in my life and it doesn't get better or easier the more it happens.
The specific event I'm thinking about is when I was leaving the band Old Stew back in November 1992. As you may recall, Old Stew was the band I had put together while in college to play the Mount Mercy College talent show. I have captured several memories about them elsewhere on this blog. Anyways, when I was packing up my drums for what would be the final time, Shoebox, our vocalist, looked at me and said without the usual easy-going edge in his voice, "This isn't good-bye, this is see you later. Don't say goodbye." At the time, I honestly thought I would see him again so his words made sense. However, to the best I can remember, that was the last time I have seen him. I remember him so fondly whereas other people / friends have come in and out of my life and I don't remember them as specifically as I remember "saying see you later" to Shoebox.
Earlier this morning, shortly before 6:30 AM, I posted the following picture on Facebook with the text in the white box. I sincerely hope life is good for the Rainey's in New Hampshire and equally sincerely hope our paths cross again. I said "see you later" to Ron, Margaret, Wade, Sally, and Mary. I don't think I said the word "Goodbye."
The specific event I'm thinking about is when I was leaving the band Old Stew back in November 1992. As you may recall, Old Stew was the band I had put together while in college to play the Mount Mercy College talent show. I have captured several memories about them elsewhere on this blog. Anyways, when I was packing up my drums for what would be the final time, Shoebox, our vocalist, looked at me and said without the usual easy-going edge in his voice, "This isn't good-bye, this is see you later. Don't say goodbye." At the time, I honestly thought I would see him again so his words made sense. However, to the best I can remember, that was the last time I have seen him. I remember him so fondly whereas other people / friends have come in and out of my life and I don't remember them as specifically as I remember "saying see you later" to Shoebox.
Earlier this morning, shortly before 6:30 AM, I posted the following picture on Facebook with the text in the white box. I sincerely hope life is good for the Rainey's in New Hampshire and equally sincerely hope our paths cross again. I said "see you later" to Ron, Margaret, Wade, Sally, and Mary. I don't think I said the word "Goodbye."
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