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I spent the day reviewing a new job bid and finalizing design on the Louisville airport project. Now I'm going to veg out watching animal shows on the Smithsonian channel before baseball comes on.

That comes from my method acting. Hmmmm, would a chainsaw be better than an axe?

Whatever they are cooking at the VFW for Monday Night Football.

Video games of course! Especially if they require some eye hand coordination. Don't even both with the TV. There is nothing on and you'd get nothing out of it anyway.

Did you guys see Texans fans were cheering when Schuab got hurt? I guess that's no surprise since they were harassing him in his home last week.

That Pats comeback was beyond belief. After the interception I flipped over to the 49ers/Cards game. Then had to hurry back when they reported the Pats were driving with 30 seconds to go. Tampa is just in ruins. Schiano was a terrible hire, the organization is literally eating itself and now staph bacteria is literally eating the players. If that pirate ship in the stadium were real it would be sinking right now. I don't see a way out of this other than blowing the whole thing up and starting over with a new coach, staff and GM.

Sounds like a great trip. Did you dive at the back wall of Molokini Crater? They would only let divers with the basic certification do 60-40 dives so that meant no wall dives. But we went to Na Poli where she did her basic open water dives. They let me and a few other friends/spouses who were already certified come along with the class. Then we went to a site they called The Rockets for the second dive. Then the next day we went to Mana Crack which is a huge reef with a 70' cut through the middle. Beautiful, just beautiful. When we got home I showed her some pictures I took at Ginnie Springs & Pea**** Slough in Florida and she is jazzed about seeing those in person. Hmmmm sounds like a fun honeymoon idea actually.

I just put a beef brisket in the smoker. I was thinking of boiling some potatoes for salad and some bacon wrapped asparagus. Then maybe some cinnamon iced biscuits for dessert. Obviously I won't be dining alone tonight! Plus I know what I'm having for lunch and probably dinner tomorrow... leftovers!

The best hangover cure is some hair of the dog. Whatever you were last drinking, have a bit more. I used to start my day with an ice cold beer with some fresh lemon juice squeezed in it for hangovers.

The will only go as far as Gasol, Randolf, & Miller can take them. And those guys are not young. Injuries will dictate how the season plays out since they don't have a deep bench. But if they stay relatively healthy they'll make some noise.

Wow, what a tight game last night. That is a huge win for the Cards.

I'm coming to a point in life where I believe that organized religion and belief in and love for God are two entirely different things that are, at best, only tangentially related.

Hey Pixies, how the heck are you?. Nice to see you back around.

The Grizzlies are bringing back their starting 5 with a few modest free agent pick ups. I'm expecting a winning record but a deep playoff run seems like a long shot. But, please... please... no Heat this year!

I like both of the match ups. I really don't have a team to root for at all so I'm just an interested observer on this one. I think the Sox will get past the Tigers just on their hitting alone. For the Cards it is imperative that they put the Dodgers in a hole right away. LA has shown a tendency to implode when things are not going well. But if you let them get ahead, they STAY ahead.

Didn't that award lose all credibility when they gave it to Arafat? Heck why even pay it any mind afterwards.

Thank you everyone. It was a FANTASTIC trip. Anyone who goes to Hawaii and only sees Maui or Oahu is missing out. The small islands are the best part of that state. We didn't do a lot of the touristy stuff, we just explored on our own. We went to Fern Grotto, went swimming in the waterfalls at Alakai. Steph got scuba certified and we went diving twice, she LOVED it. I hadn't been diving since I moved away from Florida. We watched Games 3 & 4 of the Rays/Red Sox series from the beach lounge in the resort with a couple from Lowell MA. Obviously that didn't turn out well but I got over it quick. Finally on Wednesday night we were going to go out for dinner but ended up just ordering room service and sitting on the beach outside the villa and I figured that was the best time to do it so I just told her I had one last birthday present for her, gave the ring and just asked. I think it really surprised her. But she said yes right away. One thing struck me on the way home. Most of you know the story but I was in a bad car accident a few years ago. It completely screwed up my life. For the most part that is history now but if it wasn't for that I'd never have met Stephanie. I don't know if I'd go so far to say that some things are "meant" to happen or that we have some kind of preordained destiny. But sometimes it's hard to dismiss that notion too.

Completely agree. Calax is a good guy, he's just hasn't caught too many good breaks in life. He'll weather the downs and enjoy the ups just like he always has And if not we'll buy him a ticket o South Africa so he can hang out with Bruce, that guy could cheer any one up!

She said yes! More details when I get home tomorrow!

Well folks all I can say to you is aloha until next week! GF will be here soon and we are leaving for Kauai tomorrow morning. An with any luck I'll have some good news when I get back. Ya'll behave yourselves until then!

Moore has had a trend of being dominating for the first few innings, then collapsing in the middle. Think of it Key, two long standing rivals fighting tooth and nail in a short series. Every pitch, ever at bat matters. It's gonna be epic!

Oh I have no doubt about your intelligence, I was just busting your chops!

I just could not make this stuff up! http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/03/need-health-care-coverage-just-dial-1-800-****yo-to-reach-obamacares-national-hotline/

Hurlie, they have medication for that! Those two are worlds apart!

Wals that might be one of the smartest things you have ever posted. And you've posted a LOT of intelligent things over the years!