Befouling is such a great word

The loyal and loony fans of Oakland, suffering through their most depressing football season in history, will see a dogpile on the mound in the very same stadium that the Raiders are befouling. For the first time since the earthquake year of 1989, the A's will be the last team hugging. I remain cautiously optimistic, as always. 'Loyal and loony' is a general life given for me.

Befouling describes my morning well, as a statement of 'Look, I pooped in the toilet while standing up!' from my son at 5:40am never leads to anything good.

When you're sliding into first and you feel something burst

8:10am. He made a valiant effort to run to the bathroom, but alas. I thought the 5:40am incident was bad? Befouling is the word of the day.

No preschool, obviously. Flew in & out of the office with him to pick up last minute stuff for today's payroll deadline, crammed that in online, and am about to dig into accruals. Very glad I cranked in coursework doubletime last night with Texas 2 days away.

Let me tell you how tempting it is to pop open some beer and start drinking now with my game on in the background...