Forgive me if I used my mother tongue, Italian, to title this entry, but I couldn't find anything as close in English to express what I am about to describe.  It pretty much translates like this: "A good morning, a good day."  Basically, one can tell what kind of day it's going to be by the way the day starts. Obviously, the saying comes from meteorological experiences of farmers who, in the old days, used to plan their work on the fields according to what the early hours of the morning looked and felt like.  In other words, and with the exception of sudden, summer thunderstorms, they knew what to expect from the early signs. The saying took everyday applications, and even today, when something, anything, that just started is good, the same saying is repeated over and over again.

As we all know, sayings and riddles come from the peasant culture. Generation after generation of handed down simple wisdom, gave men, and women, something to count on and with which guide their daily routines.  Centuries of usage gave these old wise stock phrases the label of "clichés," but I like clichés, and most of the time, they are right on the money.

Yesterday, we beat Anderson College in the first of our two pre-season contests before we open our official season at home against DePauw on August 31. We won playing good soccer, at times even great soccer.  The boys were focused, hard, and smart. They all shared the tremendous heat, 103 degrees, but mostly they shared their enthusiasm, passion, and intensity. I am proud of what I saw and I can't wait until we train more and get better and better. 

Our dawn shows signs of good times to come. Great things are just around the corner, and we are just at the beginning.  

Like we say in Italy: "Il buon giorno si vede dal mattino!"