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Well, I feel some sense of “job well done” knowing that we were able to provide a small amount of entertainment here for your bye week.
Before Yoda comes and responds, I will just point out that 1) I would have never mentioned him if he hadn’t weirdly and randomly called me out, and 2) I tried emailing every email address I have for him, and they all bounced – I would have otherwise kept it private. It sounds like one went through, though.
And finally, regarding TJ: TJ’s efforts with starting the Mane produced some positive things over the years – for me, and for a lot of people I consider friends. I wish things hadn’t ended as they had – without any comment, one way or another, about the who’s and why’s of the drama at the end. For whatever reason, he decided he was done with that part of his life. I respect his decision.
I don’t need to love every aspect of a person (their politics, and the teams they choose to follow are a few examples) to still like and admire that person. My favorite thing in life is being a father. If you spent five minutes perusing TJ’s social media existence (I can send a link if anyone wants it – just drop me a PM – I kid), you would see that his raison d'etre is his children. There are a few personal qualities that are litmus tests in my book. Conscientious fatherhood is one of the top ones.
I’ve never actually personally met TJ, so the invitation to tour my Broncos (and Nuggets, Avs, and BYU) basement was mostly tongue-in-cheek. For that matter, most of you would be offered the same invitation. It was just a few days ago I had TEX over (TEX and I are quite close). I’ll never forget the conversation we shared: “It puts the lotion on its skin, or it gets the hose again.” It was poignant.
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