SOME FOOTBALL NOVEMBER 25, 2013
You know, I think I’ve gotten a little — or maybe I should say a lot —
mixed up in this old age scene. It just occurred to me that there I was writing all
about Softball in Palm Springs when it really wasn’t the season for softball at all.
It was the beginning of football season, and what did I do? — I spent 3 or 4
weeks with that story of softball; and you, my Dear Readers must’ve been
moaning in your beer — “Is she ever gonna get off this kick? Enough already!”
So, let’s do a little Football this week — which is supposed to be out on
“Mondays with Melitas,” but you never know until it’s actually there. I will try to
make up for my loss of recalling what season, or even what year it is. To top it
off, I’ve nearly missed football season. They are presently talking about who’s
going to win the Pac12, and who might go to the Rose Bowl, and by the way, it
would be the celebration of the One Hundreth game played there on New Year’s
Day. Right now Basketball has started its season, and with such a vengeance!
Everybody wants to beat up on the Lakers (my favorite basketball team) before
Kobe comes back.
Another reason for me not paying too much attention to football, was when
I did an alley-oop and spent 7 weeks in a full leg brace guarding my fractured
patella (“knee cap” in layman’s language, or “laywoman’s” in this case) then icing
it, elevating it, while I was flat on my back. I am still not out of the woods. After
3 weeks out of the brace, another brace went on, and this one doesn’t let the
knee bend. I wasn’t very interested in the outside world. I tried to talk the
Warden into somehow strapping me onto the outside of our Empire’s back wall so
that the leg would be elevated — this meant I would have to be upside down. I
figured I could at least watch the cars go by on Miles Ave, even if I was upside
down because when I was a little kid I used to sit on the front steps of Aunt Mae’s
house, and not seeing, just hearing engines pass by — because of the wall of
hedges cutting off the noise, etc. of the State Highway which was on the other
side of the hedge, I could identify the make of each car going by. (I think that is
a very long sentence — I cannot follow it myself, but come hell or highwater, I
am not about to change it.) By the way, do any of you recall the Marmon, a very
nice auto in the old days? My Uncle Frank had one.
All this mish-mosh I have been writing just goes to show you that my brain
matter really got terribly mixed up, and it cannot follow along on one subject more
than a few seconds. I am trying to tell the noggin that this story is about
FOOTBALL!
‘Way back in September, when the season started, my niece, Roberta drove
over just for the day from San Juan to watch the UCLA Bruins football game with
me. She didn’t want me to be alone. The Warden is not into football, but she
loves tennis, enjoys golf, and does watch the Lakers. Another niece, Marcie, was
here in her position of Vice Warden when the real one has to go do something,
and we were watching some game, but I can’t remember if it was UCLA football or
Lakers basketball. My Memoir Coach, Tammy, has not been over to watch any
UCLA games this season. She was over several times last season.
So now my viewing is in aloneness. Just one Me is there. The picture
appearing with this story (??) will show you the aloneness.
My leg makes me tired. Besides, at this present time, the Bruins just lost
their game to Arizona State — which just added to my tiredness. Now they won’t
be in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, so now NO MORE FOOTBALL FOR ME.
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RE: The accompanying photograph, entitled “Aloneness.”
This was taken when the knee was out of the first brace for a couple of weeks.
I am adoringly decked out as a UCLA Bruin fan in a UCLA white t-shirt, a blue
Bruin cap with golden hair sprouting from the top, then there is ice pack on left
knee, then a cane on other side. My right hand is writing a story, and there’s the
left hand holding the glass of agave juice, so it must be 5 o’clock somewhere —
Probably 4 o’clock Pacific time.
Dear Mena,
Oh boy. I know you are a sports nut just like John. I am not; but happy that you enjoy it. That’s a wonderful picture of you. I am so happy that you are doing better. I hope,too, that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
I love you,
Maxine
PS I cannot believe that I am finally about to post something again. That was a long dry spell.
Write with no regrets or apologies! Love every word and every story! Happy Thanksgiving! Chris sends her love.
Great pic. Hope you had a great Turkey Day. Love, Georgie