Omens and such

It was early morning and the orange sun rose over I-75 north of Atlanta. The north Georgia mountains tops were still shrouded in a beautiful blue mist. The orange sun and blue mist gave me renewed confidence that the Deity was sending me a heavenly sign that Florida was going to emerge victorious. My hopes were confirmed when I heard a voice saying Larry, Larry! Was God speaking to me directly? Was this my road to Damascus experience? Alarmingly, the voice was that of a female! I thought, Oh my, this may not be good! Finally, I recognized the voice. Jeannie repeated "Larry, here is your coffee, now get up, the hotel staff is closing the breakfast bar in fifteen minutes." Sleepily, I said "You are not God?" She replied, "If you're not outta that bed if five minutes you are gonna think I am." And that, dear friends, is how my day started.