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Football & Fitzgerald

Well, as of today, November 20th, 2021, Week 12 of the college football season has come to an end. Just like any other week of college football, there were many upsets throughout the day. For example, many of us expected Ohio State to defeat Michigan State, but we expected the game to be one of the best of the entire season. Instead, Ohio State jumped out to an early 49-0 lead, and it would've gotten much worse if OSU didn't play it's third-stringers for the entire second half. No. 3 Oregon got drubbed by Utah, effectively ending their hopes of making it to the College Football Playoffs (only the top four teams each year make it in). Finally, Texas just suffered its sixth loss in a row, which isn't much of an upset, but college football fans revel at any opportunity to make fun of the Longhorns. Since college football and the NFL are my two favorite things in the world, I decided to take the time today to think about the main differences between the two sports. On one h

11-13-2021

 Today, I am unsure on what I should write about. Perhaps I shall write about the weather outside. Right now, at 9:56 AM on this lazy Saturday, clouds roll gently over the sky. The clouds on the right are as white as cotton, while a large gray mass pushes them aside. The day reminds you of an average autumn day: the wind gently swaying branches back and forth, leaves littered on the floor, and cars passing on the road ahead. The day seems calm and carefree now, but I know that the day will soon intensify as time goes on. I have lots of homework that needs to be finished, yet I have such little time.  I cannot spend much of my time to enjoy this pleasant autumn day. It reminds me of the day after Gatsby's heated argument with Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby . The day started off with "gray-turning, gold-turning light," with "ghostly birds" singing among the "blue leaves" of the trees. Contrasted with the heat and the constricting feeling of the day bef