Geelong won in a shootout over Port Adelaide 106-94. The close score lowered the Cats’ scoring percentage, which is the only tiebreaker if teams have the same win-loss record. Fortunately Melbourne’s game with the Western Bulldogs was closer with a 110-100 score. Melbourne lost the game, leaving the Cats a full game ahead of MelbourneContinue reading “Cats alone atop the ladder”
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Jury Duty
I just got called for jury duty for the fifth time in 16 years. I called in twice and was told not to come in. I ignored the other two notices and never heard back. Thus I haven’t even made it to the jury assembly room, let alone served on a jury. In Phoenix, IContinue reading “Jury Duty”
AFL round 19
Richmond starts the round tonight by hosting Fremantle. The visiting Dockers are trying to hang on to fourth place and a double chance in the finals. The Tigers may be hosting, but they are playing at Marvel Stadium, better known as the Telstra Dump. Richmond is now simply trying to make the finals after losingContinue reading “AFL round 19”
Housecleaning.
The temperature was 90 by 10am, so I stayed indoors and started a long overdue house cleaning. I have to go to town and pay bills tomorrow, but I will stay indoors until it is time to go to work tomorrow night.
Getting Hot Again
Temperatures are predicted to hit 100 for the next week. There is a chance of rain this weekend. Right now we are in moderate drought and could be in severe drought in a month if we don’t get some serious rain.
The Run Home
The AFL is down to the last five weeks and the race for the flag is heating up. Two teams are 13-4, three are 12-5, and two are 11-6. With two games between them and the next pack, these teams know they will be in the finals and are jockeying for position. The top twoContinue reading “The Run Home”
Buffs win
I went to Tulsa yesterday to watch the Tulsa Buffaloes win over North Texas. The Devils had their opportunities, but inaccurate kicking cost them the game. ad realized the road construction in Owasso that was in the northbound lanes was now in the southbound lanes. I got off work Saturday morning and left at 9amContinue reading “Buffs win”
Hippies Discover Scrapple
Today’s post should have been about footy. I wasn’t sure whether to post about the AFL or about the Tulsa Buffaloes win over North Texas. I get home and get my mail and in this edition of Mother Earth News there is an article on scrapple. Congratulations, it only took you 53 years.
It’s really summer
Fair season started last weekend. For the next month every town of any size has a fair. Most are modest affairs with the highlight being a rodeo and/or a demolition derby. The other part of summer, the heat wave, has arrived. According to the Weather Channel, the highs will be over 100 every day forContinue reading “It’s really summer”
Moving day part three and final.
We spent the next day in Coffeyville. I put up an extra ceiling fan in a bedroom and we rode bikes downtown and had lunch and rode around town. We got back and decided to leave for Eau Claire the next morning. We got to Iowa and my debit card would not work. I carriedContinue reading “Moving day part three and final.”
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