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Friday, October 12, 2007
Patrick lost, Tech will win
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I’m 3-3 at these predictions. That stinks.
So, I’ll digress again.
I’ve received a request, via my wife from somebody out there, not to blog about my son’s football team. Ultimately, maybe I will, maybe I won’t. But today, to honor that request for at least the short term, I’ll blog instead about his political aspirations.
He’s a fifth grader, and was tabbed student council representative for his home room. I don’t know how; I don’t think I’ll ask, either.
He’s very excited about all of this, which comes as a mild surprise, but nothing like the shock I experienced when he said he wanted to run for class secretary. Patrick is equipped to be class secretary about like Michael Brown was to run FEMA. Yes, he can write. No, he’s not overly organized or one to separate the wheat from the chaff (sp?) and therefore take copious and relevant notes. I don’t think. Maybe he would have surprised me.
Anyway, he lost the election to a girl he said, “Had four paragraphs in her [campaign] speech,” to the fourth and fifth grade classes.
Naturally, this prompted a question. How big was your speech?
“Three sentences. I said, ‘Please vote for me. I’ll do a good job. If you vote for me, all your wildest dreams will come true.’ “
Man, I knew I shouldn’t have let him watch that movie. My son’s drawing inspiration from Napolean Dynamite! I wonder if this is a bad sign? One of his friends even made a sign that read, “Vote for Patro.”
Enough frivolity. Back to this prediction stuff.
I’m terrible at this. That, or Tech is stiffing me.
Tech 20, Miami 17. Jackets get points from defense, or a strange special teams play. This is the way this team seems to roll.
Have a nice weekend.
Matt
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