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Friday, 6 August 2004: I know that not all of you like reading mushy, sentimental crap, so why don't you tune out for this entry. Go ahead. Don't feel ashamed.

I just want to say that I love my wife. I went from work here at AU to the gym yesterday to work out. After I finished working out, I had to shower and then work the front desk at the gym. Barely any time to breathe, to be honest. Well, when I came out of the locker room and went behind the desk, I noticed a blue cooler bag sitting there. I said to the woman who was working the desk before me, "hey, that looks like my lunch bag." She replied, "it is your lunch bag." Katie had dropped off dinner for me since I didn't have time to grab anything.

Sorry, just had to point this out and make sure she knows how much I appreciated it.

Thursday, 5 August 2004: I'm just not understanding something here. The Illinois GOP (that's the Republicans for you laymen out there) is struggling to find a candidate to run against Democrat Barack Obama for the Illinois Senate seat.

They started with Jack Ryan who dropped out over a sex scandal. Then the rumor was that it might be former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka (yeah, Ditka a Republican... right). Now the word is that they are trying to recruit former presidential candidate Allan Keyes.

That's all fine and good, but Keyes is a resident of Maryland! How can he possibly be a candidate who would serve the best interests of the people of Illinois when he doesn't even know the people of Illinois? Obama at least lives here. He knows what's going on.

If anything, voters from Illinois should feel insulted that the Republicans don't think that any fellow GOPers in the state are worthy of the nomination and then vote for Obama.

I just don't get it.

Wednesday, 4 August 2004: Ever since Nomar came to the Cubs, Katie and I have been watching every game. Okay, maybe not every minute, but she's been really into it since her "Nomy" came to Chicago. She's been a fan of his since he did a cameo as himself on the show Two Guys and a Girl. Remember that show? Well, he played the boyfriend of Ashley (Suzanne Cryer) after she broke up with Berg (Ryan Reynolds).

Now that he's a Cub, Katie is all smiles.

I think the Cubs must have the most female friendly lineup around. Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Todd Walker, and now Nomar. That should keep a pretty steady female population in the stands.

Anyway, Katie and I got a kick out of last night's game when a fan held up a sign reading, "Can we leave the goat here in the mountains?" We had trouble stopping the laughter. It was pretty funny. Not to worry, Rockies' reliever Shawn Chacon was definitely the goat last night as he gave up four runs in six pitches. First, a wild pitch brings home Nomar, next pitch is a solo HR by Aramis Ramirez, then a single by Derrek Lee on his fourth pitch, and then a two-run homer by Todd Walker on his first pitch. Ouch, that's gotta hurt, eh Shawn?

We'll take it.

Tuesday, 3 August 2004: Here's some film news for ya... Shrek 2 is now the #4 film of all time. This weekend, it passed Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. And, if all goes well this coming weekend, that not-so-jolly green giant could pass E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial for #3. It would only need $2.5 million to do it. Very easy. And, if not this weekend, it will definitely happen the following weekend. Here are the top five films of all time (domestic, not world wide)...

  1. Titanic $600,788,188
  2. Star Wars $460,998,007
  3. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial $434,949,459
  4. Shrek 2 $432,493,392
  5. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $431,088,295

Monday, 2 August 2004: In a bit of early hype building, George Lucas announced to fans at the San Diego ComicCon that the title of the next Star Wars film will be Revenge of the Sith. Well, I can dig this title. Much better than the episode I title The Phantom Menace. So now, when we finally get one giant box set of all six films, the spines will read...

  • Episode I: The Phantom Menace
  • Episode II: Attack of the Clones
  • Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
  • Episode IV: A New Hope
  • Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
  • Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Actually that doesn't seem too bad all things considered. They do fit pretty well together.

For those of you wondering just what "Sith" is, it is the name given to the Jedi who have turned to the Dark Side of the Force. Darth Vader was the Dark Lord of the Sith. While the title works, I can understand how it might be a bit confusing to the casual Star Wars fan. Oh well, deal with it.

Sunday, 1 August 2004: As bad as my stomach may ache when the Cubs win in a come-from-behind victory, it is still fun to watch. That's what baseball is all about and the Cubs pulled through in fine fashion tonight. People say baseball is boring. To them, I say, "bah!"

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