38th Street Loop

I walked and jogged the 38th Street Loop this morning in 26:35.

At about noon today, Samantha will have been in the house for six consecutive days. Man, she's weird. She has remained in one 12-inch-by-18-inch spot, on top of the front bedroom headboard, to left side of the books, since about an hour after she came in last Saturday. She leaves to eat, and to use the litter box, and immediately returns. Other than  once a day when I bring her into the den to sit on my lap for a few minutes, that's where she's been, mostly staring out the window into Tom's backyard. She hasn't made a single attempt to leave the house. Perhaps I should take her to the vet. I don't know.

Nashville defeated Central Arkansas Christian, 49-13, tonight at Scrapper Stadium. Mother had a hoot. It was cold, but I bundled her up like an Eskimo, and I believe she was warm throughout. At least a dozen people stopped to speak to us. A senior running back named Jakaree Gaines led Nashville's skill players. He ran for two long touchdowns, and a 30-yard run on fourth-and-15 that put an end to things in the second quarter (Nashville led at halftime, 42-0). Senior quarterback Joel Hendry threw two long touchdown passes to senior receiver LaVonte Thomas. A.J. Whitmore, the quarterback who led Nashville to state championships in 2005 and 2006, walked into the bleachers midway through the first quarter, and was treated like a god. He was hugged by at least 2,000 people. His brother, Jalen Whitmore, is a senior offensive and defensive lineman, and the placekicker for Nashville. Very much unlike his sleek brother, Jalen is 5-8, weighs 300 pounds, and has a butt almost exactly the size of Houston, Texas. Nashville has a cheerleader not very much unlike the Vilonia drummer from 2005. Still, it's nice to be home.

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