{"id":1434,"date":"2026-08-07T09:56:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nocrappyexcuses.com\/?p=1434"},"modified":"2026-08-07T09:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:56:27","slug":"today-will-not-be-perfect-bears-training-camp-8-3-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nocrappyexcuses.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/07\/today-will-not-be-perfect-bears-training-camp-8-3-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Today will NOT be perfect (Bears Training Camp) (8\/3\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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(Photo courtesy of John)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you ever have a day that goes perfectly — from the second you wake up to the second you go to sleep — watch out for it to literally rain cats and dogs the next day. The reality is that something<\/em> will not go accoring to plan for you today. Whether it’s something small (like your dog eats part of your breakfast while you’re looking at a text) or something huge (like someone t-boning you on the way to work), it’s going to happen. It’s how you deal with what happened and then how you readjust your Tetris for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it was going to be an early start and long day, I had everything planned out. Lombard > Chicago > Lake Forest > Vernon Hills in about 2.5 hours by public transportation so I could attend a Bears Training Camp event with Achilles Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reality of what happened was that I was left at the “annex” of OTC instead of the main entrance. There wasn’t a safe way for me to walk to the main part, either along the rails or outside in the dark. So it then became Lombard > Chicago >Vernon Hills. And then an accident and them not paying attention to traffic reports caused me to think I’d miss it (as I arrived in Vernon Hills about 30 minutes late).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it all worked out, and it was an amazingly fun day. The moral of the story — when life gives you lemons, chuck them back at life and keep moving forward. Oh wait, that’s not the right saying\u2026 but it’s probably the right sentiment. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m grateful for the Chicago Bears inviting Achilles Chicago to attend, and for Achilles Chicago extending an invite to me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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