Her lips tarried at mine. Baiting each other with the warmth of our breath, barely grazing, detouring, then connecting.

Right now the day length is exactly the same as in spring when birds key into it and begin singing. The birds are a little confused by it all and the singing isn't very intense. It only lasts a week or so each fall, but it's still cool to hear spring bird songs at this time of the year.

How satisfying it is to leave a mark on a blank surface. To make a map of my movement - no matter how temporary.

For what matters if I gain the whole world, but lose my soul?

Shame is always easier to handle if you have someone to share it with.

I wanted a heaven. And I grew up striving for that world-- an eternal world- that would wash away my temporary misery.

The question is not, could Utah compete week in and week out in the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, whatever, .. The question is, in a one- game setting, can Utah compete, can Utah get the market share, sell the tickets of one of those more familiar institutions. Nobody knows that answer.