The Boys in the Boat

 We watched the movie last night.  Excellent!

The coach was tough but fair, and his career was on the line, would likely have been fired if his team lost in the US.  I was reminded of my HS phy ed coach, who for whatever reason, didn't like me.

Wrestling was my only sport in HS, taught by a different coach.  Frankly, I was terrible.  I made the team but didn't win much.  I was a beanpole, 4" taller than most in my weight  class, and not heavily muscled.

I did well in phy ed, though.  Definitely well above average in everything: rope climbing, dodgeball, etc.  But one day the coach embarrassed me in front of the class.  We were doing forward flips with the help of a small ramp, coach standing beside the ramp.  When my turn came, coach stopped me and held me at the top of the ramp, and said to the rest of the class, "Here's an example of a person that isn't trying." 

His comment was unjustified and I was pissed!

When I was 45 I attended the HS class reunion, the one and only reunion I attended.  Sure enough, the phy ed coach was there.  I gave him a dirty look when I first noticed him. ignored him other than that.

Yesterday and Today

 Yesterday, I towed the RV to a consignment shop.  Today, the truck was traded in for a new Ford Edge ST.  Awesome that they went away on consecutive days.

The Edge is a medium sized SUV with all the bells and whistles.  It has darned few knob-type controls, most things done by touching the HUGE flat screen in the mid front dashboard.  I never did learn all the electronic gizmos in the truck, doubt I will in the Edge either.  And, get this: the gear shift is not on the floor nor on the steering wheel shaft.  Nope, it's 2" dial on the center console!

I've owned pickups for 50 years, was planning to buy a new 1/4 ton this time.  Trish asked me why I wanted a truck, and what I would haul with it.  I thought about it for a few minutes, finally said, "Guess I don't really need a truck."

Consumers Reports has been my big-ticket-purchase-bible forever, and they gave the Edge high marks.

With high temps in the 90s, I hope I can figure out how to turn on the A/C tomorrow.