road home "My brother, whose name is also Jack, is in town and taking me out to dinner tonight", Caydance said to Griff on the way back to Palo Alto. "Visits from Jack are not always expected. But I did not tell my father that I was seeing you today, so I'm wondering how often he talks with your head coaches."

"There is no escape from men who talk football", Griff remarked as he turned on the radio.

studio icon Radio reception was poor in the hills between Santa Cruz and Silicon Valley. He stopped in front of a convenience store in Boulder Creek. Returned a few minutes later with two IT'S-IT ice cream sandwich bars. "Third quarter: Raiders 14, Chargers 13", he observed as he handed her an IT'S-IT.