Tebowing to my Typewriter

Admittedly, this is a cheap way to gain some hits. No matter what I have to say about my project here, I know nothing will garner more attention from the web than repeating the name Tebow. I do have legitimate news to report on my quest to barberdom, and yes, I will tie it in with Tebow, and yes, this will turn into a football rant.
First, the pertinent stuff: I'm a royal boob. (Have you ever considered a literal image of that idiom? In my mind, there's a velvet pillow with tassels involved.) I mixed up the start dates for the program. For some reason, I thought the next session was April 29. It's actually April 2. That is way too soon for us to pick up and move to Denver. So, I'm spinning my wheels until the following semester which is May 29. See how confusing this gets? I majored in English; you do the math. The good news is that now I have extra time to work on my next novel.
Second, more pertinent stuff: I'm not the only royal boob. Remember me mentioning that the person who will be my academic adviser told me that if I mailed him a copy of my diploma that he would waive my entrance exam? I decided to follow up on that the other day. As usual, my adviser was too busy to answer the phone, so I called the registrars office and they were clueless, saying only they could waive my test and who did I talk to? I told them. Then they back peddled and said that I'd need to speak with my adviser, that only he could waive the test for me. (To quote some tubular dude from the eighties, No duh!)
I sent him an e-mail. His response was to the effect of "refresh my memory of who you are and what you want." I did, and he responded that he never received the copy of my diploma, but he'd go ahead and waive the test anyway. Wow.
In the meantime, I found out that there is a new barbering program starting up in Delta, which is only forty miles from Grand Junction. While Delta isn't the most sought after destination in Colorado, it is next to the Black Canyon. There would be great fishing, and it would be an easier transition. The person I spoke to on the phone was incredibly friendly and informative. She is the director of the program, and I got hold of her on the first call.
The problem is, their program only begins once a year at the end of August. And then, it might not start if they don't have enough people enrolled. I can't wait around four more months hoping on a maybe. We're sticking to the plan to go to Denver. The Emily Griffith Opportunity School came very highly recommended to me by several barbers. And besides, we'll be closer to Coors Field and Mile High. (Any stadium in Denver that hosts the Broncos will always be Mile High to me and not insert-the-name-of-a-corporate-advertisement-here-field).
Now, as promised, I have more to say about Tebow than he has a nice buzz cut. No matter what your belief, Tebow is a testament to what hard work and perseverance will get you. We've all seen the commercial: when they said he couldn't, it just pushed him harder.
My wife and I were talking about what makes a person successful. We talked about determination, (if your like us, the American dream is now referred to with a sneer) and she brought up a good point. A lot of people might dedicate their life to some pursuit, but if they're honest, they're not really pushing 100%.
That struck me. I mean, I've dedicated my life to writing. I've made sacrifices and watched opportunities pass me by because of my artistic inclination. I flunked out of college when I was nineteen because I chose instead to stay up every night working on a novel. I quit a construction job that was so strenuous I was coming home too tired to write, which eventually lead to me losing my truck and home. I went back to school for writing, went to graduate school, survived on less than ten thousand a year all in the name of writing. But at the end of the day, can I say I yearned for success as badly as the bear yearns for a place to sleep when the snow falls? No. There were many beers, naps, fishing trips, and sporting events that took priority.
Recently, I completed a novel. Gave it to two readers. Edited it five times. Submitted it to two agents and three small presses. Called it quits. But what would Tebow do? Give it to ten readers. Edit it fifteen times. Submit it to twenty agents and fifty presses. But damn, that's a lot of work.
Sure, novels don't write themselves, but to me, the success of a piece of writing isn't measured by how many people have read it.
Lazy people rely on talent.
Maybe Tebow isn't a "pure passer." Nobody held his hand and walked him down the path. He woke up every day and surged forth at 100%. He beat the odds. He was a success before he walked onto the field.
Basically, what I'm saying is, the way unclear, the path difficult, with or without help, I will persevere. (Hell, I've made it this far without giving it 100%).
Now, the rant:
At the start of last football season, along with all of Bronco nation, I was pissed and stunned that Orton got the call to start, but while most people were chanting that it was Tebow Time, I was chanting Quinn to Win. Whatever. I've been converted. As much as I want this blog to all tie together and revolve around one theme, I just have to call bullshit on the Broncos organization for talking to Peyton Manning. I really thought my days of screaming at Elway and calling him an idiot were over. I guess not.
Gripe number one: how come we have stood behind lousy quarterbacks and watched them have season after season of epic failure, (I'm specifically talking about Brian Griese and Kyle Orton here), and then when we get a quarterback with some promise, and the franchise does everything they can to undermine him? What is hysterical about all this Peyton Manning crap is that I bet I'm more pissed about it than Tebow.
Gripe number two: If Peyton Manning was the quarterback last year and had the same exact targets to throw to as Tebow, all we would have seen would have been even more balls bounce off the chest plates of the receivers.
Gripe number three: instead of spending all that money on some "legend," why not recruit some young talent and build a team that will be solid for years to come?
Gripe number four: when Manning's 30 million dollar body is convulsing on the field after re-breaking his neck, who will the team rally behind?
Given the choice, I'd rather watch Tebow lose than Manning win.