Actually, just my right side. I knew yesterday’s little slip-up would cost me today. And what’s this on the rehearsal schedule? Tap rehearsal till 8:30 p.m.?

Hahahahawesomeness.

Well, look at the bright side, anyway. At least tomorrow morning, both sides will be stiff and sore.

I’m not getting too old for this I’m not getting too old for this I’m not getting too old for this I’m n…

Man, last night was unpleasant. I can count on one hand (one finger, actually) the times I’ve had to cancel a sleepover with the Js because I was too sick. Hoo eeee…the effects linger.

But I am on the mend, and ready to have Mavis over to make a big batch of veggie soup this morning. That ought to make me feel better. Then BFF Kay is coming over this afternoon. How could my day get any better, you ask (without seeing the family, that is)?

The Packers could win the Super Bowl.

But you know, the football gods are generally not on my side, so I’ll just say que sera. I’ve survived St*****s fans’ infantile postgame neenering for years (even though I’ve never returned the favor when the Browns beat Pittsburgh); I can endure it once again. Of course, I disclaim that all St*****s fans are puerile and snotty. Some aren’t. But the ones who are always seem to make the biggest splash.

Yesterday, one of my Facebook friends posted something about hoping the Packers would win tonight. I responded that I didn’t have anything against the Pittsburgh coach or the team; just their insufferable fans. The next comment, from someone I don’t know:

oh and i hate the make excuses BROWNS-who always say next year–go STEELERS!!!!

OK, OK. I asked for it. But I never said anything about hatred. *batting big baby doll eyes* Well I got my true comeuppance a few comments later, from the same person, representin’ that black and yellow mindset:

well i married a browns fan and i have 37 bin- laws who are browns and indians fans and all i ever hear is wait until next year we’ll be better–hate is a two way street you do not sound to happy with ben [Roethlisberger] –but chris spellman [sic] used to to the same thing in canto[n] ohio when he played football i saw it first hand too there are alot of players who act this way so please do not single out just big ben–and like i told my cuz this is AMERICA and we have freedom of speech and thought–sunday will prove who is the better team-good luck to all

The defense rests.

…I don’t like snow days.

1. I get lazy. I mean it’s the last day of the week fuh cripesake, and I’m all whiny about having to go to work.
2. It takes forever to get back into the groove at school.
3. I get stressed out waiting at home, missing rehearsal after rehearsal. And what do I do when I’m stressed? I won’t tell you, but the sound it makes is nom nom nom.
4. My last day of school this year *was* going to be 27 May. Not so sure now.
5. Some of my private sector acquaintances complain about how “easy” teachers have it (but neglect to acknowledge the accompanying pay grade).
6. I can’t get out of my driveway to go see the Js.
7. #3.

And with the recent wacky weather, more than just schools have had “snow days,” even in places like Texas and Oklahoma. The world’s gone nuts.

But hey, it’s Finkday and all is well. At least until the next storm.

I believe:

1. that life is incomplete without music, visual art and dance.
2. that many parents are products of fractured childhoods, the entrails of which they then pass on to their children.
3. it’s possible to break the cycle.
4. that most nasty, unkind and uncaring people are positively crippled by low self-esteem.
5. that children openly arguing and verbally sparring with adults is no longer the exception, but the rule.
6. it’s possible to break that cycle, too.
7. that good conversation is becoming a lost art.
8. it’s possible that the Cleveland Browns could go down in history as the solitary NFL team never to play in a Super Bowl. (Yes, I believe the Lions, Jags and Texans will all get there first.)
9. you can fight with a friend or loved one and still be OK afterwards.
10. for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows. ( — just checking to see if you’re paying attention)
11. that most kids are so petrified of peer rejection, their true passions, aspirations, and even identity can lie buried for years — or forever.
12. that one can live with the consequences of one’s decisions and still be happy.
13. that the weather is going to positively smoke my rehearsal schedule this week. But I’m OK with it. Really.
14. that the lousy St*****s will win the Super Bowl just to spite me. But I will rest in the knowledge that at least they’ve lost one; the 49ers went 5-0. Eat that, Armpittsburgh.

Fink, channeling #4, football edition