Who knew that Houston Nutt was designing plays for pee-wee football teams these days?

I got in the car yesterday morning, turned the key and as the radio came alive a voice that, at least to me,  signals the beginning of football season comes blaring out of the speakers… Eli Gold. Just listening to that guy gets me fired up. I can remember as a small child sitting at the barber shop on a Saturday morning listening to the Alabama Football pre-game show. Eli’s distinctive voice had a way of cutting through the chatter of BS that regularly permeates a southern town’s barber shop on a Saturday morning.

To me, college football season commenced on Monday morning. I can almost hear him screaming “TOUCHDOWN ALABAMA!”, and I hope I can do more than “almost” hear that several times this season.

I’m ready to see how the new coach really does. I’m not one of those guys who says “If he doesn’t beat Auburn this year it’s over” as an expression of my own feelings, but I recognize that if Alabama doesn’t win this year it will be an uphill battle for him with some of the other fans.

Looked on Ebay last night for tickets. Wow, people pay a lot of money to see a college football game.

Now, the leaves just need to change and there needs to be just a nip of cold in the air at sunset. That will make it official… football has arrived.

Ann and I got a chance to go out on a very nice date on Friday. We went to Bonefish Grille for the first time, and while it is expensive, it was a VERY excellent meal. Highly recommended if you are in the mood for a $50-$80 bill for two people.

My mother-in-law kept Micah while we went out. Unfortunately after dinner she calls to tell us that the satellite reciver won’t come back on. There have been thunderstorms in the area.. oh…no.

My thoughts first go to my new TV… nausea sets in…

Long story short, I get home and it appears to have run in on my phone line, killed the DSL modem, my wireless router and my Dish Network reciever.  The TV is good, but I am going to have to buy a new router. Not bad, considering the lightning hit.