October 21-27

Monday was a beautifully sunshiny day with little going on, the next day was rainy and windy. Jenny was in town for a medical appointment, we had lunch when she was finished. By late afternoon it was obvious the night's dek hockey schedule wasn't going to happen, the games were rescheduled for November 4. I showered and settled in for the night, around 9:30 or so the phone rang. Jenny had been brought into town by a friend for a visit, they were leaving to take her home when she fell down a small flight of steps in the apartment building. Jenny said her friend was taking her to the ER, I told her to call me when they arrived and I would come over to be with her. About forty-five minutes later Helen called from Quarryville, the ER had called her and she was beside herself with worry. I told her I was aware of what happened and I would keep her informed once I got to the hospital. They ran a battery of tests and determined that there were no injuries outside of bruising and soreness, they gave Jenny something to eat and had her walk around. When all appeared satisfactory they discharged her shortly before 2:00, I called Helen to let her know her daughter was coming home. By the time I got back to town it was almost a quarter-to-three (and there was no one in the place). I slept a bit later than usual on Wednesday (no surprise there), it was another lovely day with nothing special happening. On Thursday we finally got a night of dek hockey in at the rink, each team played its eleventh game. Winners were Risky Business over the Misfits, NTS over the Killbots, the Owls over the Hammerheads and the Trashers over Dutchmaid. Friday was another quiet day save for lunch with Jenny, she's still sore and a little black-and-blue but otherwise OK. On Saturday morning I made my way northeast into Berks County for the second of my two special-guest-starring appearances on the mic for football at Kutztown University, the Golden Bears hosted Shippensburg on Homecoming Weekend. I never attended a college or university (my formal education ended when I graduated from McCaskey in 1974), when I arrived at the stadium about two hours before kickoff the tailgating and general party atmosphere was already in full swing and I must admit it was fun to be around. The game itself kicked off at 2:00 and was just about all KU from start to finish, the Golden Bears won easily by the unusual score of 55-5. The SID said he'd be in touch if he needed me in 2020, if I'm available I'd be glad to do it. I guess you could say that while I'm an infrequent visitor to Kutztown I'm not a total stranger either. It began to rain late Saturday night into Sunday morning, by afternoon the skies cleared and the sun was out. For me it was the proverbial day of rest with football, hockey and postseason baseball on TV. Take care, thanks for reading.