Penn State and Me

I have lived or worked within a mile of the campus of the University of Pennsylvania my entire life.  The pandemic times were the longest I had ever gone without setting foot on Penn's campus for, again, my entire life as I grew up 7-10 blocks away and the campus was, basically, a local park for us growing up.  But my '23 and me for the 2nd day of 2022 is Penn State and Me.  Why, Penn State?  Well, a long, long time ago, when dating Sarah and visiting York on the weekends, well, you needed to be a Penn State fan since you were in Penn State Country.  So here I was, trying to court the amazing Sarah Jayne (and win the affection of her family), so this kid from "Not Penn State" became a Penn State Football fan.  And, on 1/2/2023, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the culmination of this season, a Rose Bowl win!  I love the Rose Parade, I love the pageantry of "The Granddaddy of them All," and so I was doubly pleased with this year's bowl placement and, of course, the win.  If PSU plays Penn, I will root for my Quakers all the time (still remember the huge win in the Hershey Arena (1/25/92 - Double OT, as the DP stated "Not Penn State 87, Penn State 86")), but, especially because they will never play each other in football and in solidarity with my wife and family, during football season, "I am, Penn State!"  Thank you!

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