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The calendar just turned to month number 8. We have finished the 4th of July fireworks, the pastel colors of Easter, and even March Madness has gone bye-bye… Groundhog Day was a blast, but gone. Cinco de Mayo was oh so fun, but no more… And mid April, well, SUCKED as always but at least it is over…
… Now it is August. If you have ever been to Dallas, Tx. in August, you know that there is one certainty that you can count each and every year: IT IS FREAKIN’ HOT!!!
This is the number one reason why I HATE August. I hate waking up in the morning at 5:30, turning on the news, and seeing the temperature is already 85! I hate stepping out of my door and immediately starting to sweat. I hate not stopping sweating until sometime later in September, October, or in extra hot and pathetic years, November. Although the rest of the summer is hot in Big D, August takes it to another stratosphere of SIZZLING.
Another reason I HATE August: The anticipation (but not quite there) of Football season. Yeah, it is great to see training camps starting up. It is great to see college and high school teams getting back together and preparing for the upcoming season. And it is even great for me to get back out there and coach my handful of teams. BUT, it is just that… PRACTICES. And many of them. Just practices… One after another, with no real game or competition against a foreign opponent to look forward to. The NFL preseason games are about as exciting as a midseason WNBA game. The stars hardly play. There is no pressure to try to win, and the talent level on the field is severely limited. But, at least we get sumthin’ in the preseason with NFL. College football makes us wait until the VERY END of August to play ANYTHING! What happened to the old Kickoff Classics around August 20th? Those were golden for someone “Jonesin” football and NEEDING it a few days early. Man, I miss those things…
With all of that being said, premature football is why I LOVE August. Football is pretty much back baby! It gives me something to look forward to and be interested in when I wake up. First thing I do, login to the various sports sites and get an update on NFL Training Camp. Who is doing well? Did anyone get hurt? Who is going to win the QB battle? Same with the college stuff. Same with my teams as I have to prepare for practices each and every day and attempt to get the most outta my squads…
While August may be the 8th month on the calendar, it may be the brightest month in terms of anticipation. BUT, it might also be the dreariest month due to the blazing heat and because of the overabundance of forced and unfulfilled quick enough ANTICIPATION.
August is an enigma.
August giveth and taketh away.
Just get me to September with a quickness…
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