It started OK.  Got some work done for Ana, that was good.  Came home, relaxed for a while.  The house was quiet because Vicki and the girls had gone to an event at the library downtown.  After a while, Vicki and the critters got back home.  No problem, right?

At 4:30 the Arizona – Oregon game started.   I don’t know why I kept watching, it was a train wreck from the get go.  In the first minute of the game the quackers were up 14.  As usual, Tui-tomata made bad mistakes, causing turnovers.  Grigsby had some decent yardage – but nothing really impressive.  I quit watching before half time to go feed the boys.  That’s when made a depressing discovery.

Mouse, our mix breed, had passed away.  He had been slowing down and gaining wait wasn’t looking like his usual self.  He’d been up and around earlier in the day so I wasn’t really expecting any change.  Anyway, he must have just passed within a couple of hours of when I’d gone out because he was still warm.  The girls were sad and wanted to make sure he’d gone to doggie heaven, which we assured them he had.  He will be missed.  Damn he loved playing fetch.  Vaya con Dios, little guy.

The second half of the game was all about Arizona playing catchup, or at least trying to keep up with the scoring.  Apparently, Oregon had Arizona’s defense scheme figured out because they pretty much scored at will.  If it weren’t for the two turn-overs in the first half, the game could have gone another way.  After Grigsby’s fumble, he was yanked and Keola Antolin put back in.  That little man can run and runs down hill.  Why he didn’t get more playing time is beyond me.  Rob Gronkowski had another good game.  In the end, Arizona couldn’t make up the difference.  55-45.

Oh, and the Tempe Normal scum bags won.  It was only Washington State, but they won.

Yeah, Saturday sucked. 🙁