McKenzie and Saint Tony

Shunned by McKenzie not once, but twice today. Thought I'd take her to the park before we picked up McCoy from daycare this afternoon. Little dad/daughter time. First, the kid had to change and throw on a pearl necklace- you know, park attire.

Then she re-neged when she spotted the daycare kids coming out to play. "Hey dad," she said, "We can go to the park tomorrow, okay, promise."

I sulked back inside.

Later, went to grab some dinner for the family and hollered at McK to see if she'd like to ride along. Little dad/daughter car time. Her reply: "Well...that sounds kinda boring. But don't forget the Sprite."

I sulked into reverse.

Someday, hopefully almost a decade from now, she'll bring a boy home to meet 'ol pop. She'll tell me she really likes this guy and, just this once, to not embarrass her.

Revenge will be sweet.


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St. Anthony came to the rescue again.

St. Anthony, if you don't know, is the Patron Saint of Lost Articles. My pop was a big believer in the guy and told us boys to always send a shout up his way should we every misplace something. Well, I jumped on the bandwagon at an early age, and through the years Saint Tony has provided a beacon to countless lost wallets, keys, books and the like. You think it's gone forever? Naw, just pray to Saint Anthony, and it'll almost always turn up.

The guy came through for me again today. Left my wallet at Starbucks for the umpteenth time - an occupational hazard of never having pockets - but, after scrambling a bit, I tossed a prayer upstairs and had it back in an hour.

Note - St. Anthony will not help you find your (1) mind, (2) courage or (3) bladder control.

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People often ask, when meeting our kid McCoy for the first time, if we named him after Colt McCoy. Truth is, had we decided to name him after the player who was expected to be UT's starting quarterback in 2006, he would have been named Jevan.

On the subject of Colt McCoy, though, ya gotta love him. My heart still belongs to the Buckeyes -who recently unveiled Vince Young Jr. in freshman Tyrelle Pryor - but Colt plays as if he would climb a mountain just to punch an echo. All football player...

I just hope he learns to slide before OU dismembers him.