November 26, 2012

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  The Daily News

  1   Niners!

  2   Sorry I get so excited about this team. And I'm a little sorry about the in-yo-face headline, but I couldn't resist. The Merc News couldn't resist putting THIS headline on their front page: NINERS HAVE A NEW TOY. In Times New Roman. I have to guess Mark Purdy was the architect of that one. 

  3   We did a lot of suffering the past few years, and it is nice to see that the legacy of the Niners is back on top.

  4   All teams go through this.

  5   The refs in yesterday's game must have been leftovers from the rent-a-refs.

  6   One of those guys has to have had a bet on the spread.

  7   Ah, it's all good.

  8   I refrain from saying "It's too early to tell" regarding Colin Kaepernick. This guy is the real deal.

  9    I will be the first to say that they have clearly been grooming him for this moment. Anybody who thought Alex Smith was anything more than a transitional quarterback is on crack.

  10  This has always been Harbaugh's plan. He is that sinister.

  11   It seems unbelievable to everybody, but when the dust settles, we will see a quarterback who was carefully chosen for his basic skills, and then carefully groomed to handle the NFL.

  12   How this comes as a surprise to people is a mystery to me. Nobody blinked when the Giants brought in Lincecum, Cain, Bumgarner, et al.

  13   When the Niners went up the ladder and got the guy, I immediately looked at film on You Tube. I told everyone I could talk to that we drafted a potential superstar. His statistics were off the charts. He ran like a gazelle. He threw on the run. He could throw deep. And now I see that he can think fast, and that he can locate receivers.

  14  And he can throw the ball where they have room to run.

  15  It's almost scary.

  16  Let me repeat this.There is no controversy. Alex Smith did some great things, no doubt. But his third-and-outs leave me with little sympathy. Kaepernick is the guy. He'll make mistakes. He may even make a huge mistake in a big game.

  17  But he is definitely the guy.

  18  Will I be eating my words?

  19  I don't think so.

  20  Congrats to the Niners and to their devoted fans.

  21   We have suffered enough.

  22   Colin Kaepernick, you are our quarterback. Period. No controversy. Just logic. And not to be ignored, the defense needs to take a bow for the two pick sixes. Their play in the second half wore the Saints down. And they did this on what looked to me like a few namby-pamby calls by the refs. 

  23   Moving On, Part the First: I don't know about anyone else, but this was one of the best Thanksgivings EVER.

  24   I haven't had a moment's rest in six months, and then some.

  25   Tuesday afternoon the world stopped. I had five days to get six billion things done, and GOT six billion things done, AND some much-needed rest.

  26   I had time to rake leaves, clean gutters, do a Christmas light design, be with my family, laugh, eat, drink, and yes, be merry! We had about forty dogs running through the house as entertainment.

  27   Well, not forty, but at least four. That was hyperbole, which for those of you dense as the morning fog, is not a football playoff game. 

  28   My daughters made a magnificent Thanksgiving dinner. It was their first encounter with a turkey, and they did a splendid job. Lots of stress, but lots of laughter.

  29   I'll keep it short, but everyone was out doing different things. Raking leaves at my place is like trying to rake leaves in Central Park. They're beautiful, but many.

  30   Cleaning gutters is an annual chore that I actually love, because it means a lighting design for Christmas. The entire ordeal took the entire day. It was just about dark when I clicked the lights on.

  31   The entire neighborhood lit up. Little kids stood in awe. Even the dog across the street came over and was tongue-tied. We have a dark street, for the record. No lights out there, so this was fun. Cheery smiles everywhere. One click, and that all happened. 

  32  At that exact moment, my daughters came outside. Within seconds, everyone else arrived. It was an insta-party! Pure magic!

  33  It was one of those life moments when everyone's struggles and troubles were forced out, sort of like a cartoonish de-Grinching.

  34   We have all been through massive traumas this year, and yet we stood in the front yard laughing and enjoying the miracle lights.

  35  When we all walked in, a huge smell of oven turkey flew threw our entire beings, and this magnificent spread adorned our new kitchen.

  36   Laughter ensued, and instead of talking, we hollered the entire night.

  37    Perfect. 

  38   I refused to do anything remotely associated with school for two straight days, my record for the past six school years.

  39   There was just happiness and hope in times when it just hasn't been that way. Too many real life issues. But this past weekend blew them all to smithereens.

  40   We still have a frightening rollercoaster of worries, but for right now, I think it is safe to say it was an epic Thanksgiving. I even got to spend the weekend with my Dad watching John Wayne movies and some amazing football.

  41   AND I managed to get caught up with all my classes. It's easy to grade papers, talk, and watch football simultaneously.

  42   Speaking of which,the Raiders REALLY disappointed. My thoughts go out to Raider fans AND Saints' fans. Your teams are better than they think. It's all about confidence and good coaching. Saints' fans, especially my good fellow Rich Colbert, I didn't mean to come out swinging like that. I have always loved the Saints, except for last year. Niner fans tend to like the Saints because they tend to like New Orleans. 

  43   So I'm not going to be in-your-face to any other teams nor their fans right now. It's just November, and what an epic November it has been!

  44  I hope you have all gotten some rest and relaxation. Nothing nicer.

  45  I don't know. Maybe it was just happening to everybody. I came off these past five days as feeling that something made it happen for a whole bunch of other people too. I felt a tremendous sense of joy and release. Maybe the universe decided to throw some positive particles to all of us. 

  46   I hope that was the case for you.

  47   I'll leave it at that, but I'll also leave it with this: It truly is the season of counting blessings. It has nothing to do with pilgrims. It has changed focus. I like the change.

  48   Enjoy it with everything you can.

  49   Eat, drink, laugh, and be merry.

  50   It's the only way to fight back the scramblers.

  51   Have a GREAT Monday.

  52   See you again.

  53   Peace.

  ~H~

   

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