Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Random Thoughts for Today

So, the world is crazy. Yesterday I was driving down 121 and I saw a gas station with regular unleaded for $2.50 and the thought, (Wow, that is a great price) actually went through my mind.

Team USA cut Cammi Granato yesterday from the USA women's hockey team that would have competed at the 2006 Olympics. There is an article by John Buccigross on ESPN here that explains exactly why it is a horrible thing. I completely agree. Cammi was the face of women's hockey in the US just like Mia Hamm is the face of women's soccer. It's sad for her to go out like this when she clearly has ability left. I actually saw her once at a Ft. Worth Brahamas game. I was waiting to get an autograph and there were a bunch of kids behind me so I decided to step aside and let them meet her since there was limited time, etc...

Just so you know. Even though outpost.com is now called Fry's Outpost.com, you can't actually get Fry's to match a price from outpost.com. I know this sounds really dumb, but it is there policy. Here's the story. So, I bought a video card and went to install it and it was hosed. So I took it back, but before I did, I looked online to see if it was any cheaper. And there it was for $40 less than I paid. So, when I got to the store, I figured I'd go ahead and get money back when I exchanged it. I ended up having to go back later cause I was short on time, but when I got there and showed them the printed page from the site, I was informed that they didn't match. I said, "but it's your site, and it has the exact same sku number..." He said, I'm sorry. So, I went to the back to see if it was on sale in the store. When I got back there, the price was listed at $30 less than I paid so I got back in line, and asked if they matched their own prices. I ended up getting $30 back, but I still think it's dumb that they have their name on a site but don't honor those prices.

I watched the premier of Prison Break last night and without giving too much away, I thought it was done pretty well. There were a few reaches and there were some violent areas, but that would be expected in a show about prison. I liked seeing John Doe (Dominic Purcell) in a new show as I thought his show got cancelled because of it's timeslot. But, then again, I've had a poor track with shows in the past. Fastlane, Firefly, John Doe.. all cancelled.. all on Fox.. Doesn't really bode well for Prison Break..

I updated my draft board for fantasy football today and I just don't know about one thing. I try to stay away from certain players for a few reasons. Like, I don't touch Fred Taylor anymore because he has burned me too many years in the past. (note to all fantasy football team owners: now is the time to get Fred Taylor as he won't be on my team and therefore guaranteed to have a great year. Also, I try to stay away from guys like Terrell Owens. But, I stayed away from him last year and drafted Steve Smith instead. Smith went on to break his leg and was out all last year. Owens did pretty well. Either way, I'm still planning on staying away from Taylor, but Owens is in my draft list.

Well, that's it for now. Talk to you later.
PJ

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Catch-up

So, my daughter turns 1 tomorrow.. That's still really weird to me, but it's also pretty cool. She's so much fun to watch as I can see the gears turning when she's trying to figure stuff out. We are planning on getting her pictures made tonight, and then we really need to update the website. We're planning on at least doing it after her birthday.

Karen and I are loving the new house. It really does work out a lot better than the previous one and I think it's one that we will get to grow into as well. Our neighbors are very friendly and most have introduced themselves which is nice. By the time we moved out of our last house, we only knew two sets of neighbors and one of those I had been friends with for years. I had to buy a new lawn mower. The one I had would not start and despite everything I tried I just could not get it to turn over. So, now I've got one that I really like and that helps me out. I like the propelled mower...

The NHL signed a new TV deal which means that ESPN will not be the home for the NHL this year. Instead, it will go to OLN which was formerly known as "that channel you watch to see how Lance Armstrong is doing in the Tour de France". They are trying to change their image and will not be known as the Outdoor Life Network anymore. Instead it will just be OLN. The deal sounds pretty good as you can read here. I'm debating whether or not I should get the NHL Center Ice package on DirecTV or if I should watch OLN's streaming for a while first.

Looks like I was a little too eager to find someone to like in the NFL. Antonio Gates has been in all sorts of trouble with the Chargers and now, it looks like he will miss the first game of the season (Good news for Cowboy Fans!). Excuses, excuses..

I'm planning on looking at the NHL soon and doing a preview, but things are a little crazy, so I'll need to to much research. Hopefully it will be done before the season ends.

That's it for now,
PJ