Rant/Rave - Autumn

[lukethedrifter]

I love making chili on the first cool day. It was better in college when we could skip classes and sit outside in sweatshirts and jeans, listen to music and drink beer while the chili simmers.

Let's do it.

[jim]

There are so many things to love about autumn, I just wish winter wasn't on the other side to ruin it. Trout season closing really blows, luckily I get the best of baseball for another month.

As a kid, summer was it. I remember the year between my Soph/Jr year of high school, my American Legion team advanced to the state tourney. I came home on a Sunday from the tourney, started doubles on Wednesday. Why I played football is anyone's guess, because at that time I absolutely hated the game. But I went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows in 3 days.

That end of summer signal was just hard for me to take, and it still lingers.

[KyCardinalFan]

There are so many things to love about autumn, I just wish winter wasn't on the other side to ruin it. Trout season closing really blows, luckily I get the best of baseball for another month.

As a kid, summer was it. I remember the year between my Soph/Jr year of high school, my American Legion team advanced to the state tourney. I came home on a Sunday from the tourney, started doubles on Wednesday. Why I played football is anyone's guess, because at that time I absolutely hated the game. But I went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows in 3 days.

That end of summer signal was just hard for me to take, and it still lingers.

Jim, I don't know if this is the place to post this, but I saw this story on Friday and thought of you.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#26905616

[ThatGuy]

Autumn, to me, usually means the start of green chile roasting season. The smell is awesome.

[jim]

There are so many things to love about autumn, I just wish winter wasn't on the other side to ruin it. Trout season closing really blows, luckily I get the best of baseball for another month.

As a kid, summer was it. I remember the year between my Soph/Jr year of high school, my American Legion team advanced to the state tourney. I came home on a Sunday from the tourney, started doubles on Wednesday. Why I played football is anyone's guess, because at that time I absolutely hated the game. But I went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows in 3 days.

That end of summer signal was just hard for me to take, and it still lingers.

Jim, I don't know if this is the place to post this, but I saw this story on Friday and thought of you.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#26905616

Great story, thanks for posting... Made my day.

[Hungary Jack]

Kid Rock needs to record a song about fall in northern Michigan. It's fantastic up there right now and through October. I am going to the woods in a few weeks.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

I love making chili on the first cool day. It was better in college when we could skip classes and sit outside in sweatshirts and jeans, listen to music and drink beer while the chili simmers.

Let's do it.

I agree. Let's do it. That was always one of my favorite days of the year.

The best was when it fell on a Sunday in 2004. The Cardinals were playing the Dodgers that night, Suppan was pitching and the Cards were dogs so I bet on them (because we all know Suppan is a big game pitcher)....that was at night though. During the day, the red-hot Astros were playing the Braves (so naturally I was for the Braves) and there were football games on. We had feeds from KC, STL, and Springfield, and it ended up that we had 3 different games to chose from. So, naturally we set up 4 TVs on the porch and turned the radio to music. We sat around, played Euchre, drank beer and cooked chili all afternoon. By the time the Cards came on the phrase "SUPPAAAAAN!!! BIG GAME PITCHER!!!" had been beaten into everyone's head and eveyrone was just drunk enough to enjoy screaming it. When the Cardinals won, it was jubiliation.

Looking back on it, yeah, we're idiots, but man it was fun.

[redbirdjazzz]

I love making chili on the first cool day. It was better in college when we could skip classes and sit outside in sweatshirts and jeans, listen to music and drink beer while the chili simmers.

Let's do it.

I agree. Let's do it. That was always one of my favorite days of the year.

The best was when it fell on a Sunday in 2004. The Cardinals were playing the Dodgers that night, Suppan was pitching and the Cards were dogs so I bet on them (because we all know Suppan is a big game pitcher)....that was at night though. During the day, the red-hot Astros were playing the Braves (so naturally I was for the Braves) and there were football games on. We had feeds from KC, STL, and Springfield, and it ended up that we had 3 different games to chose from. So, naturally we set up 4 TVs on the porch and turned the radio to music. We sat around, played Euchre, drank beer and cooked chili all afternoon. By the time the Cards came on the phrase "SUPPAAAAAN!!! BIG GAME PITCHER!!!" had been beaten into everyone's head and eveyrone was just drunk enough to enjoy screaming it. When the Cardinals won, it was jubiliation.

Looking back on it, yeah, we're idiots, but man it was fun.

That sounds like an incredible day!