I’m off to a cabin by the water to go on a three day “Writers’ Retreat” with my amazingly talented daughter.  I will be secluded so that I can actually do more of my ‘other’ writing project and not just sit around thinking and talking about it.

I am prepared to have my work totally eclipsed by whatever my daughter does with her artistic ability. Plus I can drink during the daytime if needed without the Boss seeing me.

Here is a parting article to give you some small things to talk about…

Post-Gazette Pitt Football Overview (P-G)

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[EDITOR NOTE: Very late, but this is what happens when you forget to get something beyond “draft.” I went back and cut out a lot of the recap and quote stuff because of that.]

Whether it carries forward, well, we can hope.

It didn’t look promising at first. Syracuse came out hitting some 3s. Beating Pitt in transition. And just looking sharper. Up 13-5, 6 minutes into the first half.

James Robinson kept things in reach for Pitt early. Then, Jamel Artis snapped out of his funk in a big way.

The offense getting very efficient and getting tons of extra chances thanks to offensive rebounds (slightly diminished by 14 turnovers, though). The counter-point — which I don’t totally disagree — is that Pitt is one of the few teams that absolutely loves seeing the Syracuse zone.

Even with that, seeing the defense put forth effort and get rewarded should be taken as a positive.

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