INTOUCH Magazine
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![Fourth and Millions](/media/k2/items/cache/4f7dbdd44aa0eb775edc47c7dd3ca4f2_L.jpg?t=1724997552)
Fourth and Millions
Each year, college football players are slightly bigger and faster.
The business of college football, however, has been changing at a more rapid pace, and with stunning force.
![From the Ashes](/media/k2/items/cache/0562a0d86b78c2118c302ee89573cf3e_L.jpg?t=1698203246)
From the Ashes
“The fire trucks are here,” my wife said as she shook me awake.
“We have to go!” I could tell it was serious by the alarm in her voice. It was 1 o’clock in the morning on August 8.
![Sax and the City](/media/k2/items/cache/2afca3f53c0e96b8eb32503314e80c62_L.jpg?t=1690774094)
Sax and the City
Jet-lagged and barely an hour into my first visit to Tokyo, I wandered into the HMV record store in Ginza. It was 1997.
I found myself flicking through jazz CDs. It was a sort of antidote to the time-difference delirium and a connection to home in England, where I was a frequent visitor to music shops.
![Drawing a Blank](/media/k2/items/cache/c6379374f735387d16e3e70bd3a95caa_L.jpg?t=1672790401)
Drawing a Blank
What do you mean leave it blank?” I incredulously asked my art teacher as we sat in the grounds of a tranquil temple outside Tokyo.
I was sketching a garden of spider lilies and stone statues. Having finished the main subjects, I wanted to fill the rest of the page with clouds, birds, trees and more. Why stop when I had so many colors with which to work?
![Savored Moments](/media/k2/items/cache/1d77059d0d8adeb2ceccdbc07bdc73c2_L.jpg?t=1654044832)
Savored Moments
It was January 2019 when I lit up my first cigar at the Club.
I was following that time-honored tradition of smoking a cigar to celebrate the birth of a child. In my case, it was the arrival of my grandson, Leo.