It is Friday and in a few hours the ball fields lights will come on all over America as high school football season kicks in.
Dad roamed the sidelines at Hancock High School's football field when I played there. Yes, that was last century. But I will be roaming the sidelines tonight for the Hancock home opener.
When your school mascot is an owl, it is hard to look aggressive and tough. But here is how it works for the Hancock Owls.
During the school week, our owl mascot is wise and studious:
Correction, there are no phone booths anymore.
Our mild-mannered Hancock Owl steps into a porta-potty:
... and out steps Super Owl:
Once an owl, always an owl.
It is time for me to head over to Hancock for the big game. But please read on and you will see that you just don't mess with an owl.
"First and foremost, beware of their talons, as they are the most dangerous thing—that and the fact you won't be looking for one when one is looking to injure you. These owls' talons are said to exert 500 pounds per square inch of pressure against your skin. Losing an eye is certainly within the realm of possibilities. The strength of the great horned owl's talons is comparable to that of a golden eagle, or to that of a German shepherd's bite.
Disrespect them at your own peril, however. They are the only known bird of prey to have ever killed a human being. Yes, the silly dead human tried to get some owl eggs—bad decision, that." Wesman Todd Shaw
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