Saturday morning HS games. Ah those were the days. 35 years ago.
Tomorrow night, I will be watching HS football, as is my custom. But not the normal venue.
The last time I attended a game at Barry and Congress, they only played Saturdays, as there were no lights. And, I watched the game while wearing black wool, and a red glittery overlay. With a wonderfully large white fiberglass sousa on my shoulder. Or, rather, it seemed large to me, as I was only 5'2" as a Senior.
Yup, it is the 35 year reunion. A time to gather, to remember the old days, to see how people have changed and so on. It has been a long time. Of course, I grew upward and outward, but even at 53, I am not giving up. I walk at least 4 miles a day, (not sundays) and try to minimize the calories (the only real way to lose weight). And while I don't play regularly, I do have a helicon, which I pick up to practice for Tuba Christmas, if I can make it. (yeah, time to start). I do like to sing, Of course, if you have read here before, you already know that.
I was looking at the list of confirmations for the event Saturday night. Recognize most of the names, but not sure how much I had to do with them. I played the tuba, and took blow off classes, not thinking about the future. My senior year, I had work release, so left after band. Everyone is so much more sociable than I am.
Nine months after retirement, I am still trying to figure out what is next. I am taking courses, trying to finish a degree that I started decades ago, only to leave school behind for a career as an Air Traffic Controller. For 28 years, I worked for the Federal Government, pushing tin, to borrow a phrase, in Topeka, Omaha, Kansas City, and finishing my career as the manager of the tower in Twin Falls, ID. That was probably the most rewarding time, as I had so much to do, and that I had the opportunity to shape a facility, and influence not only the controllers there, but my peers that ran facilities in the Pacific Northwest. I had the respect of my boss, who tried to get me extended there, as well as her boss.
Not sure what I will do, when I finish the degree, but will cross that bridge when I come to it. I would love to teach, but without an Ed Degree, that is probably not in the cards, at least not as a full time teacher. Civics is sorely needed to be taught, and I guess I will leave it at that.
Short, I know. Am I nervous?
It will be interesting to see the school again, and to see Park Hill Football...
Under the Friday Night Lights.
The last time I attended a game at Barry and Congress, they only played Saturdays, as there were no lights. And, I watched the game while wearing black wool, and a red glittery overlay. With a wonderfully large white fiberglass sousa on my shoulder. Or, rather, it seemed large to me, as I was only 5'2" as a Senior.
Yup, it is the 35 year reunion. A time to gather, to remember the old days, to see how people have changed and so on. It has been a long time. Of course, I grew upward and outward, but even at 53, I am not giving up. I walk at least 4 miles a day, (not sundays) and try to minimize the calories (the only real way to lose weight). And while I don't play regularly, I do have a helicon, which I pick up to practice for Tuba Christmas, if I can make it. (yeah, time to start). I do like to sing, Of course, if you have read here before, you already know that.
I was looking at the list of confirmations for the event Saturday night. Recognize most of the names, but not sure how much I had to do with them. I played the tuba, and took blow off classes, not thinking about the future. My senior year, I had work release, so left after band. Everyone is so much more sociable than I am.
Nine months after retirement, I am still trying to figure out what is next. I am taking courses, trying to finish a degree that I started decades ago, only to leave school behind for a career as an Air Traffic Controller. For 28 years, I worked for the Federal Government, pushing tin, to borrow a phrase, in Topeka, Omaha, Kansas City, and finishing my career as the manager of the tower in Twin Falls, ID. That was probably the most rewarding time, as I had so much to do, and that I had the opportunity to shape a facility, and influence not only the controllers there, but my peers that ran facilities in the Pacific Northwest. I had the respect of my boss, who tried to get me extended there, as well as her boss.
Not sure what I will do, when I finish the degree, but will cross that bridge when I come to it. I would love to teach, but without an Ed Degree, that is probably not in the cards, at least not as a full time teacher. Civics is sorely needed to be taught, and I guess I will leave it at that.
Short, I know. Am I nervous?
It will be interesting to see the school again, and to see Park Hill Football...
Under the Friday Night Lights.
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