A little more than nine hours into September 2012, and I still have yet to hit the sack after my excursion to Norton last night. There's something about those very long trips after a football game which leave you wired. I'm walking around for two and a half hours during the game, and I'm usually there 90 minutes or more before the game, so I'm chatting and keeping relatively active, too. Then comes the drive home, and Norton is 119 miles from Russell, meaning I'm facing almost two hours on the road.
The first half of the return trip from Norton to Russell is on the two-lane US 283, which at night can become a spooky wildlife excursion. I saw two deer on the highway north of Hill City, and it sent my blood pressure up a few notches (as if I need that). I learned the hard way in 2005 not to trifle with deer, as it totaled my Oldsmobile and meant no more Oldsmobiles in the Steinle family, which upset me a little; then again, there was nothing I could do about it. At least I was unhurt--not even a bruise. And I didn't even hit the airbag, because my seat belt held me in place. If that kind of incident doesn't make you wear your seat belt, someone should call the authorities and revoke your license. No need for you to be driving.
US 283 meets I-70 at WaKeeney. It's after 11 p.m., but half my trip is still in front of me. Granted, it's far smoother on the interstate, but deer have been known to cross four-lane highways just as easily as two-laners, for I remember a BIG buck crossing the Kansas Turnpike east of Topeka last June. I must have been in two-lane mode, because when I first got on the interstate, I was still doing 65. That would have been fine in 1992, but in 2012, nope. It finally hit me when the speedometer needle looked a little out of place, and got up to 75 and locked it in. I never speed on highways. I've had enough speeding tickets in my lifetime, and I don't need the hit to my insurance.
I pulled into the house at 11:54:30. I wrote my story on last night's game, got my pictures posted, and still haven't gone to sleep. I wanted to go to Olathe to see the movie 2016, but it's raining in Kansas City (thank you, Isaac). Besides, there's football and more football is on TV, and with the sweet 42-inch LG HDTV I got Monday to replace my 32-inch Vizio, why bother leaving the basement?
Norton defeated Smith Center 34-13. The Bluejays are trying to bounce back from 3-6 last year, their first losing season since 1994, and they took a good first step. Jacob Brooks, who has won three medals in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash at the state track meet the past two years, gained 101 yards, and Dalton Miller had an outstanding game as the new starting quarterback, hitting 11 of 17 for 149 yards and a touchdown to Andrew Ellis. Smith Center's Kody Molzahn had an 80-yard touchdown run and caught a 60-yard touchdown pass from Payton Buckmaster, but Norton had the upper hand most of the night.
I'll save more for later, just so I can discipline myself to write.
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