Finally Friday!

It's Fair Day here in Rochester. Hopefully nice weather for those that have the desire to go to the county fair. Me? I have too much crap to catch up on so I'm going to head home to work from there all afternoon.

Only a couple of thoughts to share on this Friday:

My golf was ok last night - not as well as I was hoping it'd be, but still improving week to week. Just in time for the end of the season!!!

When we were at post-golf last night, the XGames was on. And THIS INCREDIBLE DROP from 50 feet up the half-pipe came over the tube. I thought the guy was dead. Miraculously they're saying he hasn't broken anything. Amazing amazing.....

As much as I hate the continual focus on Barry Bonds (with additional minute to minute updates on A-rod and Glavine which are equally as annoying) until he breaks the Home Run record. And how the subject is "tearing everyone apart"!! Whatever. BUT I do think there's an interesting match up tonight with Greg Maddux (my favorite pitcher of my lifetime) going against Barry. Maddux (who doubles as Matthew Broderick in the off season.... have they actually been proven to be two different people?) had some great comments regarding the "record breaking pitch" and he said basically it's not too hard to throw 4 balls outside the zone to not give up the magical hit.

And my front headlight went out recently. Tried to see how hard it is to change a front bulb and WHAT A PAIN IN THE ASS!!!! I have no intention on paying some auto shop money to change the light bulb.

Anyway - have a good weekend y'all!!

Another Bad Day in Minnesota

So of course the big news of the day is the I35 Bridge falling down. Pretty scary to think what could have happened. I'm still praying for those that were hurt and the families of the few that were lost - but I'm thankful that it wasn't worse. I think I've been on that bridge maybe 2 times... usually once I make it to the city, i have no reason to keep going north on 35. It'll be interesting to see how the metropolis deals with the break in major artery into the city.

But what I did want to comment on (since a lot of facts are still unknown at this point) - is the difference in news coverage last night. We had the luxury of having local news station on the spot since half my channels come from Minneapolis. Plus you feel the personal element when the people reporting are residents of that area. Unlike the national folks flown in just to get the story. But as I flipped through the news stations last night - you had Anderson Cooper (who I don't usually mind, just a little over dramatic at times.... like the Tom Cruise of news) who was interviewing people and showing footage from cell phone cameras (I swear one guy had 20 minutes of footage from his cell phone... should have said the brand and company's name and turned that into a sponsorship!!). Luckily most of the folks interviewed I felt represented Minneapolis and Minnesota well. Halfway intelligent folks giving honest testimony.

Then I switched the channel to Fox News and all the "intelligent folks" disappeared. Seriously - I hate that channel anyway, but was curious what they were covering. It was just a totally different tactic on "reporting". They felt the need to scare the sh!t out of everyone stating how this could happen to anyone and basically encouraged the Terrorist Threat Level to go to a higher level. One news lady has family in the city and tried to relate to everyone telling us that her family goes over that bridge all the time. Sorry, I just hate Fox News and the fear effect that they constantly try to convey. I don't even consider that channel "real news" anymore.

Other non-Bridge news..... golf league tonight and for the first time all summer, I'm excited to play tonight. Been playing a lot better lately and hitting the ball much much better, so we'll see if it actually shows in my final score. Plus there's only a few weeks of league left so enjoy it while it lasts. Just wish it wasn't going to be so stinkin' hot!!

We are 4 weeks exactly from KICK OFF!!!!!

Haiku of the Day
News should be just facts,
Not so much speculation!
Don't care what you "think".

Entertainment of the Day - I was back in a classical mode this week. Been listening to The Magic Flute by Mozart (in German). Probably one of the easier "first" operas for anyone that is curious about opera or for anyone wanting to go with a very hesitant spouse. It's funny and very light compared to other operas. Just one man's opinion.

Weblink of the Day - 59 of the coolest toilet signs... pretty funny and cool! The Ken and Barbie are my favorite!

All Sorts of Webpages

So not everyone has as much time (or desire) to surf the web as much as I probably do... so here are some things I've noticed as of late that may (or may not) interest you:

• So back to this movie trailer from Transformers that has a very strong internet rumor mill churn at the moment.... it's the one that said 1-18-08 and looked kind of like a Godzilla movie. I got caught up on the latest pictures posted at the webpage. If you snag the party pictures and move the mouse back and forth quickly, the photos FLIP OVER. Some have messages. Also, all the characters have myspace pages with other clues. So yeah, if you have the desire to get caught up in this impressive mystery - go to "Untitled JJ Abrams Project" on IMDB and follow the message board at the bottom. Yes, it's addictive - but hopefully we'll figure out everything before too long.
• And if you want something else to laugh at - check out Paris Hilton's new movie musical that she will be in about Organ-Harvisting?!?!?!? Seriously - WHAT THE......
• Simpsons Movie did well - and here are 23 sports stars who have made cameos in a Simpsons episode at one point.
• Just for the heck of it - two cute bunnies that put Frank to shame....
• Steven Colbert broke his wrist... best part is he showed us how he did it!. Proof that carma does exist!
  

Haiku of the Day
Played with an iPhone
This past weekend in Des Moines
Damn Cool - I WANT ONE!!!

Entertainment of the Day - Heard Unbelievable at step class recently - how about a flash back to the EMF video today? Remember what EMF stands for?

Weblink of the Day - If you haven't had enough.... how about this guy who tattoo'd the Blue Screen of Death on his arm!?!?!