War

I'm having a war with my neighbor at the moment. She doesn't know it, but I do - and that's all that matters! I bought a hummingbird feeder at the beginning of the summer (the same one she has) and even paid the $1.50 for the "hummingbird feeding powder" or whatever that is basically red kool-aid. Over the past two months, I've seen the hummingbird come around, but he never stops for more than a second at my feeder. I don't think he likes the stuff I was giving him. Meanwhile, my neighbor has refilled her hummingbird feeder twice because it was getting too low. I know, because I make a mental note of where she's at compared to me every morning when I water my flowers. So this weekend I kicked up a new batch of Kool-Aid (Cherry flavored) and put in a ton of extra sugar in it. I'm hoping the extra sugar entices the hummingbird to come back more regularly, plus I always make mine extra sugary.... unlike the way mom used to make it. I'll let you know how it goes, I saw him stop by last night for a drink quickly but the weather was kind of crappy and I'm sure he wanted to get back to his nest before SportsCenter came on.

For my friends immediately to the south, there is an Iowa Idol Contest this Saturday at Jordan Creek Town Center. I take it that is by the Jordan Creek Mall?!?!?! Registration starts at 8am, and the Event begins at 10am. The Semifinal Round will be at the Iowa State Fair on the 12th, and the Final Round will be on August 20th. The winner gets a GUARANTEED AUDITION for American Idol Season 6!!! Here's the opportunity everyone's been waiting for:) I'm too old now so my dreams of being the next American Idol are finished. But someday, Adam Jr. will be on the show.... American Idol Season 30 or something like that!

And I'm reading in USA Today that I now have EVEN MORE in common with the new James Bond. Turns out that Bond has switched back to Smirnoff as his Vodka of choice. In the last movie, he switched to Finlandia Vodka (another good brand), but Smirnoff has been featured more than any other brand starting with the days of Dr. No.

Twins looked awesome last night while continuing their winning ways at Chicago. They are only 2 games behind the White Sox now, with 2 more to play in Chicago. GO TWINS!! Braves also won and still have some work to do to get above .500 and gain momentum. Joe Mauer is lighting up the big leagues this year batting .380 as a catcher. Catchers aren't supposed to bat that high but it's exciting to see someone from MN, play for MN and probably spend his career all in MN if they're smart. Definitely a crowd favorite. Santana pitches tonight, expect a lot of strikeouts.

Finally - we have a new test to run here in the lab. I bought an old Arcade Hits game for the Gamecube to "test" and it has some good ol' classics that I spent too many quarters playing. Mortal Kombat 2 and 3, Gauntlet 2, Hard Drivin', Primal Rage (that one was top of the line when it first came to arcades), Spy Hunter 2, and Rampage. I found the move codes for Mortal Kombat so now I can practice all of the finishing moves without wasting more quarters! How cool is that!?!?! This takes me back to high school and going to the arcade at Lindale Mall over lunch to play games.

Song of the Day - New Homestarrunner Cartoon...

Video of the Day - Mortal Kombat was one of the worst movies ever made. But it did have Sonia (think Veronnica Vaughn from Billy Madison - now married to Pete Sampras). I just remember sitting in Lindstrom's room watching the movie and Keith came in to see what we were doing and as the theme music (with guy yelling "MORTAL KOMBAT" over and over again.... the song is still used in Jock Jams I think) was playing... he asks "what movie is this?" Guess you had to be there.

Webpage of the Day - For all of you fans out there, the wait is over! Here is the latest video from David Hasselhoff. I know Christine has been dying to see this for years! While not as good as his Ooga Chucka video, it still is pretty funny. Especially to watch a 50 year old self-declared icon try to pick up a couple of 22 year old girls.