Middle School Track Team

Kara has been selected to her Middle School track team. A highly contested tryout saw young Kara rewarded for her hurdling skills. First meet is next Wednesday.

Happy Birthday!

James Austin Clark turns 16 today! My son is 16. Let me repeat that. My son is 16. I am turning into an old bastard before my very eyes.

NFL season begins

The 2010 NFL season just kicked off with a Redskins victory. It took everything the Redskins had as well as a horribly executed game from the Cowboys to secure an opening victory for the Redskins. On the last play of the second half, the Cowboys ran an ill advised play that saw them fumble the ball to a waiting DeAngelo Hall, who ran it in for what turned out to be the game winner.

The game itself came down to the last play when the Cowboys scored the game winning touchdown. But wait. A holding penalty nullifies the play and the Redskins hold on for the win.

Pros
Redskins were rocking the gold pants for the opener.
Redskins defense was much more aggressive. Offense needs to buy the Defense dinner all week.
Jim Haslett's promise for more turnovers turns out to be prescient as the fumble provides the difference in the game.
Sloppy play by the Cowboys costs them the game.
McNabb makes the Philly trade seem a little ridiculous, especially taking into account the fact that Campbell stunk up the joint in Oakland's loss.

Cons
Six points by the offense and no touchdowns shows that Kyle Shanahan's vaunted air attack needs a lot of work.
Barring a stupid penalty, the Cowboys could have won this one. If Orakpo doesn't get held, does he get to Romo? We will never know.
More scoring needed if they want to win more games.

Learning to Drive

Today, I took Austin out for his first driving lesson. This is my second time doing this. Where have the years gone? I am not ready for a second teenage driver, but time marches on. For the record, he did remarkably well and it won't be long before he is tooling down the road.