Why women shouldn't say 'I love you' first

Why women shouldn't say 'I love you' first.

While watching Benjamin Button

Merry Christmas with a Kel-Tec .380-caliber handgun.

Bunch of Wackos

Penguin Club participants take an icy dip into New York's Niagara River.

Resolutions for a Sexier 2009

Ten relationship resolutions for a sexier 2009.

Who was Charles Ponzi ?

Who was Charles Ponzi and what the heck was his scheme?

Can I take my kids to THAT movie ?

Excellent site analyzing current movies for sex, nudity, violence, gore and profanity.

Buried in snow for three days

Buried in snow for three days (allegedly).

Old Libel Story about Channel 29

From the Columbia Journalism Review.

Hot Dogs! Get your hot dogs!

Hot Dogs for a buck.

Wanna buy a necktie ?

Wanna buy a necktie like this one ?

Go ahead, sleep in — it’s good for the heart

Go ahead, sleep in — it’s good for the heart.

Gifts

Gift Boxes from The Onion.

Love the World

For the first time in a month, I am inspired enough, with enough free time, to add something here -- a television commercial for the Discovery Channel . . .

Hugh Jackman

This is of no interest to me . . . but for all my female readers out there . . . Hugh Jackman is in the news . . . along with a few other guys you may have heard of . . . Jackman turned 40 last month.

ACC Champs ?

According to Jeff White in the Richmond Times-Dispatch . . .

Cavs rooting for Georgia Tech

After cheering for Maryland over the weekend, Virginia football players, coaches and fans will be pulling hard for another Atlantic Coast Conference rival Thursday night.
This time it's Georgia Tech. In a critical Coastal Division game, the Yellow Jackets (4-3, 7-3) host first-place Miami (4-2, 7-3). Virginia still has a chance to represent the Coastal in the ACC championship game, and Al Groh's team got some help Saturday when Maryland upset North Carolina (3-3, 7-3). Now the Cavaliers (3-3, 5-5) need Georgia Tech to knock off the Hurricanes.
If the Wahoos advance to Tampa, Fla., they'll almost certainly do so by finishing tied for first in the Coastal with Miami, Georgia Tech and UNC, each at 5-3 in ACC play.
Should that happen, the first tiebreaker would be each team's record against the other three. U.Va. and UNC would each be 2-1, and Georgia Tech and Miami would each be 1-2. Because the Cavaliers beat Carolina in their head-to-head matchup, they would then claim the Coastal's spot in the ACC championship game.
For this scenario to play out, Georgia Tech must beat Miami, and then Virginia must win its remaining regular-season games: Saturday against visiting Clemson and Nov. 29 at Virginia Tech (3-3, 6-4). Also, Miami must close the regular season Nov. 29 with a win over N.C. State, and UNC must beat N.C. State on Saturday and Duke on Nov. 29.

Big scary guys with hats, and earpieces, and mean faces . . .

Big scary guys with hats, and earpieces, and mean faces were just in the store with this guy. More big scary guys stood outside on Elliewood beside their three vehicles with super-dark windows and lots of antennas. One of the inside guys even had what appeared to be some sort of machine gun under his jacket.

42nd Annual Country Music Association Awards

Photos from the Red Carpet, and a recap of the major awards.

Guitar Hero

All three versions of the latest commercial. More Heidi on Ellen.

Sweating the small stuff at 36,000 feet

Eleven trivial tips that could make a big difference on your next flight.

Interesting Explanations about the Election

From exit polls to projections, a guide to all likely, and unlikely, scenarios.

Leaving Her Inhibitions Behind

From today's Washington Post.

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

Marcia Brady.

Bowling

Be careful what you wish for.

Newsweek about the Election

Howard Fineman from this morning.

Super Bowl Single Girl

Nut Case.

Electoral College

Interesting thoughts about the Electoral College.

Willow High

The Lost Kids of Willow High.

54 More Years

14 surprising signs you'll live longer than you think.

From Today's Washington Post

Elitists in Her Family Tree? You Betcha!

She's been on the scene for almost six weeks, and we've scrutinized her fascinating kids, her tenure as Wasilla mayor, her red peep-toe pumps, the whole Troopergate thing . . . Is there something we're forgetting?

Duh, yes, of course -- Sarah Palin 's family tree! In all the catching up the media have had to do with McCain 's veep pick, we've completely neglected to give her the genealogical once-over afforded the other major candidates this cycle. To review: Barack Obama and Dick Cheney are ninth cousins once removed; Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are tenth cousins once removed; Fred Thompson 's dad was eighth cousin to Elvis; and Hillary Clinton is distant kin to Madonna and Angelina Jolie.

As for Palin? The folks at Ancestry.com pored over the records and say they found that Joe Six-Pack's champion is . . . tenth cousin to Princess Diana, via a common set of early 17th-century forebears. Also: She's ninth cousin once removed to that blue-blooded Democrat Franklin Delano Ro osevelt.

Tree Man

On Sunday night, there will be a TV show about the Tree Man from Indonesia on Discovery Health.

Virginia vs. Maryland

Too many people betting on Maryland. Line for Saturday's game is now up to 14 points in today's USA Today.

TO is a Jerk

Terrell Owens and the Cowboys lost to the Redskins yesterday.

Spudnuts

AOL counted down the top 21 donut shops in America and decided that Spudnuts, here in Charlottesville was #16.

Flu Shots

All kids over the age of six months need a flu shot.

Neil Diamond

Neil Diamond is coming to the John Paul Jones Arena on Monday December 8.

Assorted News and Notes

Sebastian Janikowski tried (and missed) a 76-yard field goal attempt for the Raiders yesterday.

Only 46,716 fans were at Jacksonville's Municipal Stadium to see Florida State defeat Colorado 39-21, the smallest in-state crowd the Seminoles have drawn in 25 years.

Miami (Fla.) had won 111 consecutive home games when leading by at least 10 points in the final quarter before giving up 14 in a 28-24 loss to North Carolina.

Virginia (1-3) is a 13 1/2 point underdog at home vs. Maryland (4-1) this week. Game time is 7:00 pm.

Saw a live snake in our garage this morning. It was approximately 15 inches long and very skinny. It "ran" away before I could catch it.

Monday Night Football

In tonight's Monday Night NFL game, Ravens at Steelers, Joe Flacco (Ravens) attempts to become the first rookie quarterback to start and win his team's first three games of the season since Greg Cook of the 1969 Bengals. Cincinnati started 3-0 (with all three games at home), but only won one more game after that in a route to 4-9-1 record. Cook appeared in only one more NFL game after his rookie season.

Interesting Thoughts About Couples and Marriages.

Interesting thoughts about couples and marriages. And another similar story from Newsweek.

iPhone Games

Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently made a big show of how the iPod touch and the iPhone have become serious gaming machines – so serious that he seems to fancy them giving Nintendo’s handheld DS game machine and Sony’s PSP a run for their money.

Plain English story about the bailout

The government’s biggest economic bailout since the Great Depression.

Morgellons Disease

Interesting story about an unusual disease.

Ray Charles, Charley Pride, and . . . . Hootie ?

Darius Rucker has a Number One country single.

David Blaine

David Blaine begins upside-down stunt.

Saturday Forecast

Must be getting cold you know where. Duke is favored over us on Saturday by 6 1/2.

Three Different QB's in First Three Weeks

The Kansas City Chiefs have started three different quarterbacks in route to their 0-3 start.

Discounting the 1987 strike campaign, every other team that has trotted out three different quarterbacks in its three first games since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger has gone to the playoffs.

Interesting Little Device

I'm not really much of a hiker, but if I were, I would want one of these.

20 Tech Habits to Improve Your Life

20 Tech Habits to Improve Your Life

Gambling at W.Va. Resort Back on County Ballot

Gambling at W.Va. resort back on county ballot.

ESPNU

Virginia Football plays tomorrow night at Connecticut on ESPNU. Game time is 7:30 pm.

Every
Sign
Prohibited
Now at
UVA

Virginia Lacrosse

Thinking ahead to 2009 with Jeff White of the RT-D.

Why Guys Go for Outta-Their-League Ladies

Anybody think this may have been what happened to me ?

Kids of Privileged Working Moms Fare Worse

A new study finds that children of privileged families fare worse when the mother works outside the home.

Tom Brady

Tom Brady tore both his ACL and his MCL on Sunday. Here is a t-shirt from the kind of country we live in.
Also available in white.
Reaction from Boston.
The NFL says the hit was legal.

Nine Eleven

Seven years ago today . . .

CMA Award Nominations

CMA Award nominations for the upcoming show on November 12.

Steve Jobs

Funny comment from Steve Jobs about Alfred Nobel.

John McCain

Craig Wilson of the USA Today, talks about 72 things younger than John McCain. See the blog for the book here.

73% Off Sale

The football team won 83-10, so the whole store was 73% off.

Tom Brady's Knee Injury

Looks like Tom Brady might be out for the season with a torn ACL. Calvin and Bailey will be sad for its effect on the Patriots' season. Calvin will be especially sad since Brady is the quarterback on Cal's fantasy football team. Here is the play from today's game vs. Kansas City in Foxborough.

Living in a Small Town

When I stepped outside to go across the street to get some lunch today, I saw my First Grade Teacher (from Greenbrier Elementary). She was driving her daughter, who was on crutches. The daughter ran in the Charlottesville Womens' Four Miler on Saturday and somehow damaged her leg when she was less than a quarter mile from the finish line.

Rick Reilly

Rick Reilly on the University of Virginia sign policy.

Sarah Palin

Slide show from MSNBC about Sarah Palin. None are shown here, but I read that there are bumper stickers that read: "Alaska: Coldest State, Hottest Governor".

UVA Tailgating

One person's thoughts about UVA Football and tailgating.

Trojans Have a Little Problem

The USC Trojans have a little problem. And the running back's hand is described as "gnarly."

Southern Cal's Quarterback

Southern Cal's quarterback dislocated his kneecap on Friday at practice.

Record Sales at NFLShop.com

Thursday saw record sales at NFLshop.com for Brett Favre New York Jets jerseys.

Virginia Football and Doug Doughty

Doug Doughty thinks there are only two (of 12) games this year that Virginia cannot possibly win.

Steve Braband

This guy (who you have never heard of) is going to be on 375 (three hundred seventy-five!) LIVE commercials on ESPN over 15 days. That's twenty-five per day starting Sunday July 27.

Mike Haugen

This guy went to the highest point in all 50 states in only 45 days (June 9-July 25). Seems like 47 days too me, but that's what it said in the USA Today.

Randy Pausch

Randy Pausch passed away this morning. He was twenty-three months older than me. He was somewhat well-known for his last lecture at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. I saw most of this ABC News feature with Diane Sawyer when it aired in April 2008.

Dates

July 19 60th Anniversary of Mincer's.

July 22 Thirty-Two years ago I became an official employee of Mincer's. In the beginning, Dad paid me 25¢ an hour out of his pocket. My first official payweek (with taxes withheld, etc.) was July 16-22, 1976.

July 23 Five years ago, I fell on a slippery deck at the Outer Banks and severely sprained my wrist.

Minimum Wage

The minimum wage increases as of today. We don't have anybody under $7.00 here. Miniumum wages in the United States were first established in 1938.

Chris Long's Contract

Details of Chris Long's contract with the St. Louis Rams.

True Love

True Love. If you were wondering what true love looks like, that guy on the left knows.

Steelers Super Bowl Ring

Steelers 1975 Super Bowl Rings had the wrong score on the side.

Engineering

An engineer dies and reports to the pearly gates. St. Peter checks his dossier and says, "Ah, you're an engineer -- you're in the wrong place."
So, the engineer reports to the gates of hell and is let in. Pretty soon, the engineer gets dissatisfied with the level of comfort in hell, and starts designing and building improvements. After awhile, they've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and the engineer is a pretty popular guy.
One day, God calls Satan up on the telephone and says with a sneer, "So, how's it going down there in hell?"
Satan replies, "Hey, things are going great. We've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and there's no telling what this engineer is going to come up with next."
God replies, "What??? You've got an engineer? That's a mistake -- he should never have gotten down there; send him up here."
Satan says, "No way. I like having an engineer on the staff, and I'm keeping him."
God says, "Send him back up here or I'll sue."
Satan laughs uproariously and answers, "Yeah, right. And just where are YOU going to get a lawyer?"

World Series of Poker

At the end of Day Six, there were 27 players.
At the end of Day Seven, there were 9 players.

Official November Nine Chip Counts and Seat Assignments

On November 9th, 2008, the following nine players will return to the felt with 21 minutes and 50 seconds left in level 33:

Dennis Phillips - 26,295,000
Craig Marquis - 10,210,000
Ylon Schwartz - 12,525,000
Scott Montgomery - 19,690,000
Darus Suharto - 12,520,000
David 'Chino' Rheem - 10,230,000
Ivan Demidov - 24,400,000
Kelly Kim - 2,620,000
Peter Eastgate - 18,375,000

Read more here.

World Series of Poker

At the end of Day 5 there were 79 players remaining.

Thank Goodness for the Color-up

As we admire the enormous chip stacks of players like Mark Vos, Tiffany Michelle, and current chip leader Mark Ketteringham, it's interesting to think that they could have been a whole lot bigger. On Day 1, these players each started with 20,000 in tournament chips which were a total of 29 "actual" chips in front of them. The chip denominations were as follows: Two orange (T5,000) Seven yellow (T1,000) Four light blue (T500) Eight black (T100) Eight green (T25) There have been a total of three color-ups or "race-offs" thus far in the event, during which the green, black, and light blue chips were taken out of play and replaced with larger denomination chips. Currently, the largest chip in play is the dark green (T25,000.) In the later stages of the tournament a T50,000, T100,000, and for the first time ever, a T250,000 chip will be introduced. There are three more color-ups remaining, the next one scheduled for the completion of level 24 early tomorrow afternoon. While somewhat trivial, it's interesting to note that if there were no color-ups, there would be roughly 2,420 (over 24 racks) individual chips in front of each player in the tournament right now. If that weren't insane enough, when play reached the final table, each player would sit behind an average of 22,052 (220 racks) individual chips making play physically impossible.

Hellmuth Ends the Day With a Blow-up

Cristian Dragomir opened with a raise to 80,000 before Hellmuth made it 255,000 to go from the small blind. "I hope he doesn't have aces," said Hellmuth as Dragomir asked for a count. After a few moments, Dragomir made the call. They saw a flop of and Hellmuth checked to Dragomir, who thought for a moment before firing a healthy bet of 300,000. Hellmuth sighed in disgust before folding face-up on the table. Matusow laughed and said to Dragomir to show the bluff, and Dragomir flipped ! Matusow and the crowd roared in hysterics as Hellmuth jumped out of his seat and stormed around the room berating his opponent for calling his reraise with ten high. "Listen buddy, you're an idiot!" screamed Hellmuth. "This is the Main Event and you are the worst player in history!" he continued as the crowd was loving every moment of the blow-up. Dragomir's entourage continued to cheer as Hellmuth continued the barrage. The TD stepped in and issued a warning to Hellmuth to settle down before Dragomir stood up out of his chair to put Hellmuth back in his place with a cry of, "Enough is enough!" Fortunately for both players the clock ticked over to the end of the level, and the end of the day's play to settle both players down. They eventually shook hands and began to bag up their chips as Mike Matusow summed up the situation best as he shouted, "Thank God for Phil Hellmuth! Thank God for Chris Moneymaker!" What a way to end the day!

Extra! Extra! Hellmuth Starts Day 6 in the Penalty Box

Everyone thought Phil Hellmuth ended the day just with a blow-up and a warning, but that's not the case. He continued to berate Cristian Dragomir for several minutes after the last hand we described and after floor person Robbie Thompson issued him a warning. That prompted Thompson to summon supervisor Steve Frezer to the feature table. Frezer listened to Thompson's description of the situation and then assessed Hellmuth a one-orbit penalty to start Day 6. Never a dull moment when Hellmuth's around.

World Series of Poker

At the end of Day 3, there were 474 players.
At the end of Day 4, there were 189 players.

At the end of Day 4, they were in the middle of level 19 -- 5,000 and 10,000 blinds with a 1,000 ante.

You must protect your own hand

and cannot expect to get a "gift decision" like this from the floor person. (Early Thursday afternoon on Day 3).

Simon Rinoldi was all in under the gun for 13,600. He was called by Gabriel Chuang, and Rinoldi stood up to await his fate. As he stood up and stepped back from his chair though, the dealer pulled all of the cards into the muck, including Rinoldi's. The floor was called over, and eventually the supervisor, Charlie Cresi had to be summoned. He took a minute to survey the situation before making his ruling. "It's definitely a dead hand," he said, indicating that it was impossible to retrieve the cards from the muck. "In essence, it's the player's responsibility to protect their cards," he added. The decision was made to save Rinoldi's tournament life though. Cresi ruled that a minimum raise -- 3,200 chips -- had to be taken out of Rinoldi's stack, and the pot was awarded to Chuang. Rinoldi was given a 10,200-chip rebate to use in another spot. Rinoldi was unhappy with the decision, but he very easily could have lost his whole stack in the incident. "I'm making a ruling in fairness to the game," Cresi said. The dealer apologized profusely, though by the rules, Rinoldi was at-fault for failing to cap his cards to prevent them being prematurely mucked.

WSOP Prize Amounts

1st $9,119,517
2nd $5,790,024
3rd $4,503,352
4th $3,763,515
5th $3,088,012
6th $2,412,510
7th $1,769,174
8th $1,286,672
9th $900,670

10th-12th $591,869
13th-15th $463,201
16th-18th $334,534
19th-27th $257,334

28th-36th $193,000
37th-45th $154,400
46th-54th $135,100
55th-63rd $115,800
64th-72nd $96,500
73rd-81st $77,200
82nd-90th $64,333
91st-99th $51,466
100th-162nd $41,816
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604th-666th $21,230

Full Payout Structure here.

World Series of Poker Chip Leaders

Top ten chip leaders after Day 2:

Brian Schaedlich 801,000
Peter Biebel 531,000
Alex Outhred 486,800
Raja Kattamuri 411,100
Hunter Frey 397,000

Jeremiah Smith 386,000
Steven Goosen 362,100
Patrick Fortin 355,900
Reagan Silber 355,500
Kellen Hunter 354,100

Six former Main Event winners are still alive, according to the USA Today.

Rose Bowl World Record Holder

Yet another example of someone with too much free time . . . at the Rose Bowl.

WSOP Main Event Day 2b

World Series of Poker Main Event - Day 2b: 855 of 2379 players (36%) advanced to Day 3.

The numbers don't match up exactly with what was previously reported, but there are approximately 1308 of 6844 players remaining going into Day 3.
The final 666 (!) players will make it into the money.

Top three chip leaders from Day 2b have
531,000
486,800
411,100
so the guy from Day 2a with 801,000 is still the chip leader.

WSOP Main Event Day 2a

World Series of Poker Main Event - Day 2a: 466 of 1251 players (37%) advanced to Day 3.
Chip leader is Brian Schaedlich with 801,000 in chips.
Schaedlich qualified for the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event via a $135 satellite at Mountaineer Racetrack Casino in Chester, WV.

Mud Day

Wouldn't it be neat of we could have a Mud Day in Charlottesville ? (Watch the video)

Dara Torres

Here is (non-swimming) photo of Dara Torres, the 41-year-old mother (of a 2-year-old child) who is going to be oldest female swimmer ever at the upcoming Summer Olympics. Dara was born April 15, 1967.

The profile mentioned above from the New York Times Magazine.

More info about Dara including an interview with CBS news.

And an interview with with Carl Foster, professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse and past president of the American College of Sports Medicine, about how aging athletes like Torres can still do it from Newsweek.

WSOP Main Event

The World Series of Poker Main Event began on Thursday (July 3). The four different "day ones" were Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. "Day Twos" are today and tomorrow.

Although exact figures are hard to come by, these numbers are approximately correct:

Day 1a: 636 of 1297 players (49%) advanced to Day 2.
Day 1b: 615 of 1158 players (53%) advanced to Day 2.
Day 1c: 1026 of 1928 players (53%) advanced to Day 2.
Day 1d: 1352 of 2461 players (55%) advanced to Day 2.

A total of 3663 players (53.5%) remain from a field of 6844.
Not sure where the extra 34 players came from.

The buy-in for each player was $10,000.
Each player started with 20,000 in chips.
The blinds for the 1st round were 50 and 100.
Each round lasts two hours.
The chip leader after all four day ones had 242,950 chips.

They will play through July 14 until only nine players remain.
For the first time ever the final table will be played apart from the rest of the tournament.
The final table will be Sunday and Monday, November 9 and 10.
The average stack at the final table should be approximately 15,200,000.
First place pays $9,119,517.

Here's an interesting anecdote from late Sunday night:
How do you make sure you make it to Day 2? You try not to play any hands at the end of Day 1. A recent hand in the Blue section took over ten minutes to complete, and it never made it past the flop. It seems that several players at the table were stalling, so they would be assured of making Day 2 and not busting in the waning moments of Day 1. One of the other players at the table wasn't so thrilled, and asked the dealer to call a floor person. That floor person than called the clock on two different people in the same hand, and remains stationed at the table for the remainder of the level (as of this writing, another six minutes). Each player will have only 30 seconds to make a decision through the end of the night.

Hurricane Bertha

Only six days until our week at the Outer Banks. I hope Bertha doesn't decide to join us.
Much to my surprise, this CNN link is being updated throughout the week.
Here is the MSNBC (animated) Bertha tracker.

Sat on Top of the Wall

Kevin Youkilis hit a long fly ball to left field. Johnny Damon caught it, hit the wall, lost it and then the ball actually sat on top of the wall for a second or two. Youkilis' triple tied the game at 3. Red Sox won the Independence Day matchup at Yankee Stadium by the score of 6-4.

It was a Very Brady Hangover

It was a very Brady hangover Thursday morning in Colorado Springs. Here's the video from CNN.

Rooting for a re-run of 1994

Bob Lipper from the Richmond Times-Dispatch outlining the (basketball) thought pattern for the ABC (Anybody But Carolina) contingent.

The Victim Does Not Have a Good State of Mind

in spite of his $795,000 verdict.

WSOP Main Event began on Thursday

The first of four "Day Ones" at the World Series of Poker Main Event was Thursday.

I Feel Pretty and Witty and . . . What ?

This is funny . . . from the Washington Post.

US Currency for the Blind

When I first heard about the lawsuit over the fact that United States currency is not distinguishable by blind people, I thought it seemed like somewhat of a waste of time and money. I am still not sure it would be worth all the trouble, but after reading this story, at least now I know why the cause got off the ground in the first place.

Top Ten Sole Survivors of a Plane Crash

Top Ten Sole Survivors of a Plane Crash.

Does not think is the key verb . . .

"It's a little disappointing," he says about the measurement. "But it's not a big deal to me. … I don't think I'm 6-7. … But hey, that's what I'm listed at now."

How can you not think you are the height you really are ?

From today's USA Today.

Sneaky way to score a soccer goal

Sneaky soccer goal.

George Carlin

George Carlin on What's My Line in 1969.

Voice of the Cavaliers

The new Voice of the Cavaliers is Dave Koehn from Vermont and he sounds like this. Here is the official announcement.

Doug Doughty talked to Dave Koehn for the Roanoke Times.

EDD - Do I have it ?

Empathy Deficit Disorder . . . maybe I have it . . .

Hardee's Restaurant

Did you know the namesake/founder of Hardee's lost control of the company in a late-night card game? He passed away June 20.

IRS Mileage Rate

The amount you can deduct for mileage is going up July 1st.

Nice catch at a baseball game

Nice catch at a baseball game.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates retires from Microsoft at the end of this week.

Bull Fighter

Nice photos from a bull fight.

Tim Russert

Interesting interview with Tim Russert's doctor.

Traffic Light

Glenmore Way Traffic Light
"Residents will be pleased to learn that VDOT and the Albemarle county planning department have finally sanctioned the installation of a traffic light at the intersection of Glenmore Way and Route 250. The traffic light was the subject of a proffer from the developer when plans for Glenmore were first approved. Because this was more than 10 years ago, the detailed engineering plan needs to be updated and re-approved by VDOT. This is a lengthy process, which is expected to lead to implementation during the first quarter of 2009."

Not all residents. I do not think this is necessary at this time. It is much harder to make a left-hand exit from Dunlora than it is from Glenmore.

Tip Top

Five of us (without Calvin) went to Tip Top for breakfast . . . then took Tara back home . . . and dropped the girls off at Stone-Robinson . . .

Gas Prices

Funny Gas Sign

Swim Team

Swim team practice started yesterday. Bailey and Sydney, every day, 445pm-530pm. Home swim meets are June 18 and June 25.

Mountain Trekker

Calvin and the other 29 Mountain Trekkers left at 8am this morning for the hills of West Virginia.
The gifted teacher, a 6th grade science teacher, the intervention specialist, and 30 kids (19B, 11G) on two school busses.
I think it's only about 120 miles away, but maybe as much as 3 hours on a school bus.
They arrive back at Burley Saturday afternoon at 5:30.

Wii Golf (again)

Just tied the course record that I had set last night. Birdied 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 for another six-under 30. Ninth hole was tough, had about 40 feet from the fringe for birdie, got it close for a 2-footer for the par, and the "30."

Wii Golf

Set the new course (house) record in Wii Golf last night vs. Calvin.
Birdies on 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 9 and pars on 4, 6 and 8 gave me a six-under score of 30.
Calvin and I had shared the old record at five-under 30.
A 28-foot birdie putt on the 9th hole gave me the record.

Gas Prices

Interesting story here about the price of gas.