NOTE: CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER.
We’ll let you know when it’s rescheduled.

On Tuesday, February 12 @ 7PM, Cathy Day will be reading from her book, Comeback Season: How I Learned to Play the Game of Love, at the Joseph Beth Booksellers in the Southside Works, 2705 E Carson St.

In 2005 Cathy an Indiana native, moved to Pittsburgh to start her dream job. She was 37, a college professor at Pitt, an acclaimed writer—and still single. Psyching herself up, she thought, “This is the year for the Colts and for me.” Instead, both Day and quarterback Peyton Manning faced heartbreaking end-of-season losses: the man in her life decided to punt, and the Colts fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the eventual Super Bowl champs. Her blue heart broken, Day vowed that if the Colts could come back in 2006 and try again, so can she.

Come pre-season, Day reluctantly joined an online dating service and went on practice dates while the Colts played practice games. Indy went 1-4 in the pre-season, which was better than Day’s record of 0-4. Lonely and dejected, Day returned home to watch Colts games with her family, who were full of well-intentioned relationship advice—much of it bad.

The 2006 season finally arrived. Each week that fall, the Colts battled a new adversary, and Day faced her enemies: her own romanticism, indecisive men, and her biggest foe, the singles industry. Friends and family delivered impassioned pep talks but could only watch anxiously from the sidelines as Day marched bravely into bars and coffee shops to meet perfect strangers. On the way to the Super Bowl, she discovered that the key to winning—in both love and football—exists somewhere between Trying Everything and Letting Go.

When I heard about Cathy’s book and reading, and emailed her to see if I could include some of her experiences on this blog. She was very gracious:

Hi Blue Eyes:

I am so glad someone pointed me to your blog a few months ago. I wish I’d known about it (or maybe it didn’t exist yet) when I was going through the experience myself. I think my book and your blog are coming from the same place…a way to make sense of and laugh at the situation.

You rock,

Cathy Day
www.cathyday.com

So on one of my slow dating days, I’ll share some of Cathy’s experiences. Meanwhile – I hope to see you at her reading: Tuesday, February 12 @ 7PM, at the Joseph Beth Booksellers in the Southside Works, 2705 E Carson St.

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