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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

That was Crazy!

As I sat down on the bleachers to watch a girls basketball game this past weekend, I could not help notice a young man with an outdated suit and crew haircut sitting next to me. 
As I minded my own business, I couldn't help notice fans yelling and taunting players of the other team as they were beating them down. Young ladies in their teens doing, trying and competing for the love of the game. 
As I was thinking how crazy it seemed, just then I was interrupted by the young man next to me, "Stupid is as Stupid does" he whispered in a plain soft spoken southern voice.
I acknowledged him with a slight nod of my head and half a smile thinking where did this dude come from.
As I gathered my thoughts from the brief interruption,  I quickly refocused my attention to the game at hand.
That's when then I noticed the coach from the above mention team was actually egging on and condoning this bizarre behavior. 
But in a matter of time in what seemed impossible at one point, the other team came back from a big deficit to actually tie and take a slight lead silencing the opposing teams crowd. It also made their coach more obnoxious than before.
"That was pretty incredible comeback. A lot of heart", I thought to myself. " I never saw that coming", I muttered to myself in disbelief.
And then once again I was interrupted by the young man next to me as he tugged at my arm, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get next" he said with a blank look in his face.
I wanted to respond with "Yeah and every once in awhile you get some nuts along with it". 
Even though the young man looked and talked and acted like he came straight out of the movie, I felt comfortable enough to introduce myself. "Hey my name is Jesse, Coach Jesse", I said with my arm extended to shake his hand.
He then abruptly stood up, straight and firm in his posture, proceeded to leave. "I think I have to go pee!" is what I think I gathered to pick up from his southern draw as his back faced me as he quickly exited the aisle.

I couldn't help to think to myself, "That was crazy!" Coaches, Fans and .......

And That's All I Have to Say About That!