Just Before the Night Comes

Early Thursday evening, as I left a meeting at the NCAA 

headquarters, I looked to the east and saw this - the sun, 

reflected by the entrance to the NCAA Hall of Champions, 

was just beginning to dip below the horizon, while 

the J.W. Marriott Hotel was doing its damnedest 

to blend into the night sky. A few yards farther on, the

walkway bridge over the Central Canal provided

a lighted path back towards the downtown.