Archive for October, 2007
I thought I would lose this week and I did, but not nearly as bad as I thought I would. I was only defeated by 3 points. The amazing part is that I played only 1 out of 3 wide receivers! Yep, 3 slots and I could only fill 1. My other 2 slots were filled with players who had bye weeks.
Next week looks bad as well. I am without a QB for next week. These byes are killing me. I may trade a QB to be ready for next week. I may also have a running back that may be out for next week.
At any rate, I can’t continue like this and have any chance at getting into the playoffs.
This is the entrance to the basement of the Coeur d’Alene Eagles basement. So what’s so important about a door? I’ll tell ya. This is possibly the entrance to the best breakfast served in Coeur d’Alene, ID. This door is only open on Sunday for breakfast but it’s well worth the visit.
We saw a sign on the street for breakfast and decided to open the door. we found a set of steps leading into a basement. There is a strange feeling that comes over one when you think about whether to try the steps or not. We took the steps into certain abyss, but to our surprise we found tables with people sitting and eating. Most of the people were older but not all. We were a little stunned and trying to figure out if we were in the right place and if we were welcome. A voice from the right says, “You’re in the right place”. We moved to the front and paid our whopping $6.00 (this could be the cheapest thing in the whole city). The serving line moved fast and we were in front of these nice older ladies ready to take our order. I asked for eggs (fixed with peppers, onions, and real eggs), bacon, a sausage link, slice of french toast, and some hash browns. The food was really good and the atmosphere was excellent. This is truly one of the hole in the wall places that would be so easily looked over.
Side notes: the paint on the walls is a really strange burnt pink color, you service your own plates, you can have as much food as you want, everyone is extremely friendly, the workers donate their time, the money is given to charity, no one wears gloves or hairnets (just like I like it), and there were several people that came into the room on crutches and canes.
If you are ever in Coeur d’Alene, ID on a Sunday morning, and you don’t make the stop, you’ve missed out!
I’ve been beat bad! I’m down two more games with a new record of 2-5. Next week will be another loss since I will have two wide receivers out due to byes. I don’t want to trade them so I have to play them. I will have zero points from my wide receivers next week. I think I should just give up on this year. I had such a good team this year – what happened?
I watched a very interesting show this morning. Discovery Wild aired a show about giant lizards and snakes. During this show they went to South America in search of the Anaconda! Truly a fascinating reptile. The host (whoever he is) meets with Jesus and Rene Rivas (anaconda experts) in search of one of these giants. I used to have Jesus’ phone number (never called him though) and just realized by reading his website that he teaches about 1.5 hours away from my home. Anyway, the host eventually finds a 12 footer. Not the biggest of these giants but still big enough for the show. He did catch a much smaller version and it bit him on the arm. A little blood from the over 100 teeth in its mouth. The show filmed a small anaconda attacking and eating a rat. Not a big deal but the snake did it from under the water. The anaconda has been known to take over 30 minutes to eat a meal like this without ever taking a breath – WOW!
I did gather some really important info while watching the show, the weight of a capybara. One would expect this type of information to come in kilograms or pounds but instead the show decided it would be better to let you know how much it weighs in relation to a common household pet, the hamster. Yes, the hamster – I guess the producers were thinking it looks like a hamster so we might be able to associate more accurately how big this creature must be. So now that your ready I will give you the answer to the question. 400 hamsters are equivalent to one average adult capybara. Strange but true.
This will be my stopping point this weekend and I’m looking forward to seeing this beautiful place. I will be staying at the Coeur d’Alene Spa and Golf Resort. I doubt that I will go to the Spa and I doubt that I’ll get to play golf. I will take the local hiking trails for a try. Also, I believe there will be a boat ride on the lake scheduled. I would love to go fishing but I hear that a temporary out of state license is very expensive.
My trip will consist of meeting with executive personnel from police and sheriff’s departments around the US. The group is always exciting and full of adventure. I just hope it doesn’t snow.
It’s almost B-Ball time again! I’m a big fan of University of Kentucky basketball and it sounds like the Wildcats blew out the house with madness. With new coach, Billy Gillispie the Wildcats better blow out the house and everything in it. It’s important to show a big opening, but in Ky you better show a big opening, middle, and closing. Actually, you better win the National Championship! Yep, that’s the way Big Blue fans are. You either win the Championship or ……. nothing else. That’s because nothing else will do for these fans. Ky fans are very loyal but very demanding. When basketball season comes around the question between fans (and almost everyone is a fan) is, “Do you think the Cats will win it all this year?” It’s not just chit chat either, these fans really expect a 1 in the win column – every year.
I know that the term “Midnight Madness” is not a Ky term. I know that because in Ky it’s basketball madness all the time. Above is a picture of our downtown courts. You can find someone on the courts most all hours of the day regardless of weather (and yes, there is a person on the far end of the courts in this pic). I have seen people in the heat of summer, cold of winter, day, night, rain, and snow on these courts. The courts are home to fairly large tournaments every summer, occasionally bringing in UK players. You will find people wear the big blue colors frequently, even when away from home. Most people own a basketball goal. Most kids want to grow up and play for UK. Most don’t miss a game.
Is it madness? Nah, it’s just good ole basketball in the heart of Kentucky. Let the season hurry up and begin!
Well it happened again, I lost. I even had Dallas’ kicker, Nick Folk who kicked a 50+ yard field goal. I even played Pittsburgh as my defense. Pittsburgh shutdown Seattle’s offense and kept them scoreless. How did I loose? I’m keeping hope in the final weeks. Actually next week would be great if I could score another win.
Yesterday we helped chaperon a group of children from our Church to the Newport Aquarium. It’s quite a long drive from where we live so we had a lot of time on the bus to try and occupy little minds. So my wife says she has a riddle that the kids can work on.
Wife: I have a face and two hands but I cannot see. What am I?
Kid on bus: Blind!
Now that is one of the best answers that I have ever heard. We all had a good laugh.
Anyone know the real answer?
Caught this shot at Universal City in Los Angeles. It made me laugh and I hope it does the same for you. It definitely speaks for itself.
