SPORTS STUFF

"Dude, her friend told me that she'd be open to you asking her out." That's how conversations used to happen in high school, back in the days of 2008. Otherwise known as a decade ago.  I have no idea how kids in high school ask each other out these days. I imagine they just send each other emojis until one of them sends back a '100' emoji and then it's on. As always, I will find a way to turn this into a sports analogy, but first a look back. I take you back to 2008. I had a flip phone with limited texting while everyone had those cool slick black phones that magically slid up and unveiled an actual keyboard. Not only were these practical, but they were sturdy, as I once witnessed a friend of mine throw his through a wall in a fit of rage. I also drove an old blue minivan, and did so without shame. Hard to imagine that in the winter, I found myself without a prom date for the coming spring. Which, honestly, I couldn't have cared less about. I hated s