Salters can't escape newspaper guys

It was Dec. 21, the Monday before Christmas, when I was doing some shopping at the Costco in San Dimas.
I came around the corner and I heard a familiar voice. It was Upland football coach Tim Salter with his wife Tricia, doing some Xmas shopping for some frames to show off CIF Championship photos.
But Tim was on his cell phone at the time, talking to who else? It was none other than colleague Clay Fowler, the one who primarily posts on this blog and Clay was talking to Tim about all-Inland Valley football. Tim was also wearing an Upland polo shirt, fresh from a coach of the year photo shoot by a Bulletin photographer done at Upland High School.
Not wanting to appear rude, I talked with Tricia for a few minutes and waited until Tim was off the phone to say hello and chat for a few minutes about what else? Football.
I think wives of high school football coaches (especially head coaches) deserve an award for patience and understanding. Had I been in Tricia's position, I probably would have thought, 'can't we ever get away from football?" But she's been married to Tim too long that I'm sure situations like what happened that Monday don't surprise her any more.