I welcome September with the greatest of intentions. It means Fall is now here and by the look at the weather, this weekend looks to really be the start of the non-80s!!
Sarah and I had a great weekend at her parent's place in Storm Lake. I had the privilege of meeting her folks, as well as a lot of folks that she has known for the greater portion of her life. I was told that I "passed the test"! The weather was perfect for tubing and jet skiing (as long as the jet ski was in it's working phase). Not sure how many more beautiful weather days are left, but it was perfect for a weekend at the lake.
US Open continues into it's 2nd week - James Blake couldn't pull off a 2nd straight 5 set win and is out. BUT there should be a lot of excitement Wednesday as Roddick plays Federer in the Quarterfinals. As for the women, Maria was ousted early on so there could be some unusual pairings in that final. Probably better matches to watch in the quarters and semis though. It has been a rain free Open so far which is a little unusual for the US Open. Usually they show old Agassi/Sampras matches during the rain delays but haven't seen any of those this time around.
College Football is under way with the Pros picking up this weekend. I'm glad there were some major upsets this weekend with Michigan and Notre Dame both getting a lot more press than the lowly Cyclone embarrassment. I haven't given up on them quite yet. We'll see how they stand against the in-state rivals with UNI and Iowa over the next 2 weekends.
The price of gas "should" start going down in theory now that Labor Day is over with. I liked how it shot up in preparation for the big travel weekend! But as gas prices go down, anticipate a rise in your local cocaine and marijuana prices as Nicaragua is getting pummeled by Hurricane Felix (the unfriendly cat version).
And did you catch the Labor Day Telethon? Broadcast from Las Vegas (when I think of raising money, I immediately think of Vegas - how about you?) it raised almost $64 million this year. But I failed to see it on EVERY channel this year on TV. Granted, I didn't watch a ton of TV yesterday, but I only saw it listed for WGN and when I checked the listings of other stations, it was business as usual.... times have changed I guess but I'm glad to see he's still raising more and more money for a good cause.
Anyway - sorry for yet again a delayed posting. I need to work on these the night before from now on. Fantasy Football draft tonight! I'm pick #4 of 12 so hopefully I can get a great team started. I'll post my team results tomorrow.
Haiku of the Day
End of the summer
The heat will be leaving soon
Snow in 10 more weeks!
Entertainment of the Day - How come every time I pull out the "I'M SAILING" quote while on a boat... nobody catches it? WELL HERE IT IS SARAH!!! As promised, so now when Sarah's trying to kill us on a jetski, she'll get the movie reference. What About Bob is the movie - not one of Bill Murray's finest moments, but has some references that are good to go!
Weblink of the Day - Ok, this is kind of cool. It's PacMan but now you play the role of the ghosts. Use the keypad arrows to control the ghost, and then press 1-4 to pick which ghost you're controlling. Nice idea!! You'll have to wait for all the dang ads and programs to run.
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