I Felt The Need

I felt the need to start my own blog, since most of my blog related events are posting comments on other's blogs (read: Dell and Dimes). The rest of my low-level creative talent is consumed in my ill attempts at burning Juicer, or along those lines. On occasion, and by occasion I mean every few hours, I have these rants that need to be outletted. If it's not some rant, then I have some thought or opinion that may or may not have been also pondered by you. these may be some fear I have, or pleasure in taking...you know. So, with not-much anticipation, here is Side's Blog. I wanted some other name, but for some reason there is another Sideburn out there. How on earth two people (maybe a million for all i know) could both be called Sideburn, blows my mind. Which leads me to this little ditty. For those of you familiar with LCHS Basketball lore, there was a much heralded coach named Patty G, who had since left the LC system and began coaching Girls' (not girl's Seaster-bunny) Varsity ball. Unbeknownst to me, he had been charged with some sort of sexual molestation, inappropriate behavior unbecoming of a High school Coach, who knows. the point is, SMHS made these allegations, and I assume he was fired. Well, it seems these accusations were "bogus," baseless and they were eventually dropped. Patty then did, what any reasonable person would do, He sued. Today I found out, from my brother-in-blogging, that PG won. And won big, in the 4.5 million dollars area of big. Nice one Patty. My first reaction of disbelief (and no I didn't go through all seven stages of emotional blah blah blah), then some anger at someone getting over so good. Then, when you realize that he will have to go through the rest of his career with this label on him, because a city was taking a knee-jerk approach, you feel sympathy.But then...But then I remembered that PG was the one who named me "Sideburn" on one cold, dreary, possibly November afternoon, while playing RBI baseball at RB's house. The man created "Side", but had never been given his due credit. Only in obscurity, was he referenced when discussing the creation of his. So, I say kudos to you Patty G, it was a long time coming.