I'm writing this right now because I don't know if I'll have time later.
Yeah it sucks they lost. Really sucks.
But you know what? It's just a game. And a silly game at that.
You know what isn't silly? Having the people around you that you love in danger or shaken up because they were in danger.
At 10:05PM tonight, my girlfriend, one of the toughest people I know AND a nurse at that, calls me in tears because she's having chest pains and cannot breathe. The only person with her is her 11 year son - scared of his wits but able to talk with me. I was able to step him through getting stuff together like phone chargers, calling his grandma, calling the squad, etc. I want to say - I've been dating her for nearly 3 years now and seen her slip and fall, trip over dogs, bang her head on a door and never not once has she been in more pain that what I saw on the Facetime. It's damned scary seeing that and super frustrating when you can't do anything about it.
AT approximately 1010PM tonight, my daughter slid into a ditch in the snow because Licking County doesn't know how to plow a fuckin road, and is stuck there. She JUST an I mean JUST missed a telephone pole. That ditch is way too steep to put her out right now with anything less than a snow plow. She was distraught and his tears - its her first ever wreck or situation like this as a driver. I was able to talk to her, calm her down a bit, have her call 9-1-1 and then call me back.
What really matters? Does anyone think a stupid game matters here!?
My daughter is ok that's what matters. No injuries, just shaken up a bit. The car isn't damaged, it's just in the ditch. We'll figure that out tomorrow.
My girlfriend is currently on her way to the hospital in Jackson. The EMT ruled out a heart attack, but we'll see what's going on there. I do appreciate any thoughts or prayers for her. She's wonderful and has brought me back from my divorce in ways I didn't think I needed but absolutely had to have. That's what matters. I'm likely taking a drive down to Jackson or Chillicothe at some point in the next few hours. Being there is what will matter.
At the end of the day it's the people around us that matter. Football is just a game. It's not life.
Happy New Year everyone.
