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January 15, 2005
A conflict-free Saturday afternoon
We've been dithering about what to do this afternoon. The Colgate women play Holy Cross (longstanding grudge match) at 2:00 today. And according to the HBO sports folk, the Steelers-Jets game was to be at 1:00 today. What to do? If we didn't show up at the Colgate game, the girls would wonder what sort of catastrophe had befallen us, and they might not take kindly to the notion that we'd stayed home to watch pro football. On the other hand, if we went to the Colgate game just to watch the team get killed, we'd be pretty sore about missing the Steelers' first playoff game in a season where we're expecting them to go - all - the - way. This is a season that diehard Steelers fans have been waiting a couple of decades for.
Fortunately, we'll only have to miss the beginning of the Steelers game, which isn't on till 4:30.
So it's a conflict-free afternoon. Two wins would be good, but I think the Steelers have the better prospects. But there's so much talent on the Colgate team that even though they've been struggling so far, one can legitimately hope for sudden turnarounds. They're a terrific bunch of people, and very dedicated athletes:
Posted by senioritis at January 15, 2005 12:49 PM
Comments
Is that a massive Christmas cactus I see in the background? Wow.
Posted by: Krista at January 15, 2005 03:23 PM
Yep. It was given to us 18 years ago, and it was over 50 years old at that time. It's had a hard life with us, not always getting the water it needs; sometimes being regarded by the cats as a good toy; and once getting hit with a broom whilst Beloved Partner was in pursuit of a bat. Yet it keeps on tickin.
Posted by: senioritis at January 15, 2005 04:45 PM
Well, the Steelers played poorly and won by three points; the Raiders played well and lost by one point. C'est la vie, I guess.
Posted by: senioritis at January 15, 2005 11:35 PM
There are a number of them at my mother's house (christmas cacti, not Steelers), all inherited from my grandma and great-grandmother. I have no idea how old they are, but none of them are quite *that* huge. Very impressive!
Posted by: Krista at January 16, 2005 10:29 AM
If it were a number of Steelers at your mom's house, I'd be worried about her grocery bill. Especially if it included Big Ben and the Bus. Christmas cacti are a little less expensive to maintain. And inherited cacti? That's really, really cool. In our back yard we have a family heirloom rosebush that was brought from England by my matriarchal ancestors, who were among the first European invaders of Martha's Vineyard. Cuttings from that rosebush have been transplanted to Mercer family yards all over the Northeast and Mid Atlantic. It doesn't do very well in the extremely harsh winter climate of central NY, but it soldiers along, anyhow, and I treasure it.
Posted by: senioritis at January 16, 2005 10:36 AM