Anthony Bourdain died on this day eight years ago and him describing Waffle House is still the single-most important description of America that has ever been articulated.
@rossiadam Pretty cool, isnt it?? We are a land-grant, AG School, not just "Technical"!!
One of the reasons my farm-boy, turned AG Econ, father was so thrilled when I was accepted. And programs like this helped him find his path...
Did you know that the FFA was founded at Virginia Tech in 1925 by four agricultural education teachers? Today, the National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of well more than 850,000 students as part of the almost 9000 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. @NationalFFA #service #LeadershipMatters #UtProsim #FutureLeaders
My son is 3. He has a best friend named Marcus from daycare. Marcus's dad and I nod at each other during pickup. That's our whole relationship.
Last Wednesday he texts me: "Marcus won't stop asking about Eli. Saturday work?"
I say sure.
He picks Eli up at 10. By 11 I'm on the couch. Not doing anything. Just. Sitting. I didn't know I missed sitting.
Noon I eat a full meal. Hot. At the table. No one grabbed anything off my plate.
2pm my wife asks what I want to do. I didn't have an answer. I forgot I got to have one.
Marcus's dad texts at 5: "They're good. Eating now."
Cool. Great. Perfect.
7:45 he calls. "Marcus is losing his mind about Eli leaving. Sleepover?"
I said yes so fast I scared myself.
Drove home. Stopped for gas I didn't need. Just stood outside in the parking lot for a minute.
Went inside. Told my wife.
She had already opened a bottle of wine.
We watched two full movies. Nobody woke us up at 6am. I laid in bed until 8:47 just because I could.
Marcus's dad drops Eli off Sunday. Eli walks in, looks at me once, and goes straight to his toys.
Didn't ask where I'd been. Didn't care.
Bro same.