Home away from Home ....

After the game, we marched through the tunnel and up the hill to Laws Hall , my first residence in Columbia. I used to peer out this window and wonder what the world had waiting for me after getting out of school. Now all I think about is how do I get back! ... Isn't life weird ;-)


I even got to harass the current occupant of 321 Laws Hall, my former living space.

Me: "Hey, this used to be my room."
321 man: "Oh, yeah? Long time ago, huh?
Me scowling: "Um ... yeah."
He called it as he saw it: Some nutty, middle-aged interloper interrupting his study time. What kind of nerd studies on a Saturday afternoon, anyway? I wonder if he relayed the story to his roommate?

MIZ-ZOU!

On Saturday, Karen and I attended the Mizzou spring football game at Faurot Field.


Note the serious look on my face. When I comes to football, I don't mess around ... All business! This was my first Tiger spring game since the early '90s, and thankfully the team is MUCH better now. The Tigers are coming off a 12-2 season, with the sweetest victory a 38-24 beatdown of the despised Kansas Jayhawks! (Yeah, yeah ... they got a basketball national championship ... that should keep those dirty birds quelled for another few months.)


[karen: check out how early they start brainwashing kids in Missouri! CRAZY TALK!!! I'm not sure if this next little fella is looking at her tail or tail end. YOU be the judge!]


Despite sitting in a puddle upon arrival and suffering with a damp rump for most of the game, I enjoyed watching QB Chase Daniel work his magic. Karen was a real trooper dealing with the low-50's temps and dank conditions. She had her Powercat sweatshirt as one of her layers of clothing. She is a true Purple One at heart.

[karen: DUDE! In my defense, it was FREEZING and I don't own another hoodie!]