So here is the line: Brennon likes to sleep during the day and is up at night. He is a cutie though. To think that two weeks ago he was born. Wow, time flies. Right now it seems like he is on the half and half method of mom's milk and formula. He just eats too much for mom to supply it all. He is a growing boy. For me I am still tired even though I technically don't get up at 3 in the morning. However, I think I become conscious of crying and alot of activity at night. So I do fade in and out of sleep.

 

Supposedly I am now producing more estrogen and lower testosterone, something that happens to new fathers. I don't know about that but being big does also raise estrogen levels. That is why I am glad I have football to put me back to normal. As I was watching the games the other day I remembered playing football in junior high. I remember getting in a 3 point or 4 point stance and really hitting someone. There was this guy on our team who was a powerhouse called Brian Turnbow. I still remember him. He was a wild player and he did get hurt eventually because he was so wild.

 

Well in practice we have a drill called Head Ons, no not the product. There is one line for ball carriers and one line for tacklers. I am at the back of the tackler line and everyone calculates that I was to go against Brian T. So I hear for 15 minutes, oh you are going down. Naturally I am afraid. In a head on you get setup and the runner, in this case Brian T., is told to run forward and I was to tackle him head on. So the coach goes, set, hike, and hands the ball off to Bryan T. Well, what do I do? In a split second I close my eyes and rush at him and hit him in the perfect spot. With a loud crunch he falls backwards as I drill him into the ground and he stays there for like 15 seconds. Then I hear the proverbial words "Bass took down Turnbow!". I hear all of the players tell all of the other players. I hear the coaches tell the other coaches. All of a sudden I went from dud to stud. They handed me the ball and said, "let's see if you can play running back." And that is how I became a running back in Junior High.

 

I played one game as a running back. My first carry was for 5 yards but the coaches didn't like that I extended the ball. My next carry was for 2 yards. A 2 yard touchdown on a play called 28 stack 32 drive. They gave me the ball and I ran to the left of the center. I remember being at Memorial Stadium hearing "Brian Bass scores a touchdown." Even though we lost that game the next day on the school announcements they say "Brian Bass scored a touchdown." That was pretty cool. I probably would have stayed in football if the coaches were just less serious about it all, wanting us to practice twice a day during the summer. I just wanted to have fun. But Texas High School Football is a serious business. There's no fun in high school football just like there's no crying in baseball. I wonder what sport Brennon will play?

// posted by Brian @ 9/22/2009 01:30:00 PM