1. Mom and I changed the inside of her house from a Christmas house to an everyday house. The ornaments, lights, and garland came down and the tree is packed up. Other decorations got packed up and decoration/light boxes are stored upstairs. The new mattress heating pad is on Mom's bed. It was a good day for getting more things done.
2. I enjoyed watching the Oregon Ducks defeat the Texas Longhorns in the Alamo in an unusual fashion. Oregon's defense outscored its offense and outscored Oregon's kicker. I never heard or read in any definitive way what was bothering Marcus Mariota as the game wore on, but when he could no longer call running plays for himself or scramble out of the pocket and when he was having trouble getting planted when he passed, Oregon's offense was not nearly so dominant. If anyone doubted that Oregon's offensive success relied on Mariota being healthy, tonight seemed to prove it. I kept thinking that with a fully healthy Mariota, the Ducks would have scored over fifty points, especially given that the defense scored twice. It doesn't really matter that they didn't score fifty, but I thought the game demonstrated very clearly that Oregon's level of offensive success depends on Mariota's health and mobility and ability to plant himself when he passes.
3. After the game, I strolled down to Don Knott's house and we sat in front of his fireplace on his patio and watched college basketball, drank a Rainier beer and then some cognac, and shot the breeze for over two hours. We had a great time.
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