Omens from the animal kingdom

As I drove into our complex with the pre game supplies yesterday, the little alligator who had taken up residence in the pond outside was sunning itself out on the bank.

After I got home and was enjoying my first beer (oddly, given the Gators opponent, from Kona Brewery) Oscar (our dog) came downstairs with the rarest of toys in his collection - the stuffed gator

Florida 56 Hawaii 10

I hope this bodes well for the whole season

My 15 Minutes

Check out this article from the Herald Tribune's back to school issue. (Hopefully the link holds up)

I know a guy who was physically adjacent to a guy who may become President....

Those of you in the Bay Area may have caught word of Candidate Obama's visit to St Pete last week. If you tuned out before the Q&A portion of the speech, you'd have missed the frequent Charlie Kennedy sitings.

So here's a snapshot for posterity.