Favre - Dorff - Dillinger

At The Kurth last night I had the pleasure of talking to a woman who works in Columbus but lives in Black River Falls(??). We talked about Dillinger and she said there was a bar in Lyndon Station (the only town where I was almost hit by a house . . . more on that later) that had a photo of her brother(??) sitting on Dillinger's lap.

It seemed that Dillinger would stop at the speak easy on his way to Little Bohemia and since the internet connection was rather slow in the 1930's no one knew he was the NOTORIOUS KILLER BANK ROBBER JOHN DILLINGER!

He was just a real nice guy that EVERYBODY loved.
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In the middle of July there was an interview with Stephen Dorff

Brent Simon: You mentioned Public Enemies — what was that experience like, and what's the tone and look of the film?

Stephen Dorff: It was awesome. We just finished last week, and it's a full-on gangster flick — 1934, the last year of Dillinger's life, and shooting real Tommy guns and hanging out of cars, having a ball. It was a journey, with a bunch of great actors. Johnny (Depp) was incredible to work with, and very sweet to me. I've known him for years, but had never gotten to work with him. And Marion Cotillard is an incredible actress; Christian Bale, the list goes on. There's so many great actors in that film. I had a really good time with Michael on it. It was long, but I think it'll be a really good movie. I think they're talking about a trailer or teaser going up soon, and it'll probably be out next summer.

hmmmmmmmm!
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OK OK - Ricky Weeks can NOT turn a Double play for the life of him! It's a head case thing now I believe.
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Farve - from Football Outsiders - the Gods of numbers and REAL in site to football.

Brett Favre: We’ve run the new projections. Not good. Favre is moving to a team with a weaker offensive line, and away from perhaps the deepest receiver corps in the NFL. He relied more on short passes in 2007 than his gunslinger reputation might have you believe; 54 percent of his throws were listed by Football Outsiders as Short (five yards or less), which was five percent higher than in 2006. Green Bay’s receivers led the NFL in yards after catch in 2007, and they’re certainly a good bet to do so again with Aaron Rodgers throwing a bunch of three-yard outs.

Of course, you’re thinking that New York’s receivers, used to compensating for Chad Pennington’s “noodle arm,” would have a bead on YAC(Yards after Catch), right? Nope. The Jets ranked 26th in YAC overall, and 15th in YAC by receivers. Oh yeah, there’s also Ryan Grant and his 161 DYAR (11th among running backs) versus Thomas Jones and his -36 DYAR (just above Cedric Benson). So, there’s your complementary running game down the tubes. Will defenses back off with Favre under center? To a point, but the message is clear. Brett Favre was the engine in an efficiency machine, and he’s now in a situation where he’ll have to make more things happen. Historically, the more he’s “just havin’ fun out there” because he has to, the more sacks and interceptions will pile up.
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One of my many super hero traits (perfect pitch and the ability to visualize music and flavor with colors) is the ability to see things straight . . . . . or actually to get annoyed when I see something NOT straight.

Recently when driving to work we have seen a car that has an American Flag on the back trunk - AND IT'S CROOKED???? It just bugs the hell out of me! HOW can someone put on a bumper sticker CROOKED!!! Can they not tell it's 10 degrees leaning? Were they drunk? Do they just not care?? I honestly do not understand how you can do this.

There is a State van that has an entire decal crooked. AAAARGH!!!

I can understand the advertising thing where it's meant to be crooked to get your attention. The Columbus Library has a metal plaque next to it's door that is crooked.

Michelle's photos are crooked but that is a different animal and now she has ME taking crooked shots - they are meant to be crooked. But bumper stickers are making me have road rage :-)
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OH - anybody else in the Kestrel Ridge subdivision get a letter saying there will be a neighborhood meeting September 2nd?

I was putting in some top soil and a certain neighbor is drives up and informs me that SHE got a letter and there will BE A MEETING. Well - LA-DE-FREAKIN-DAA! oh - don't get me started!!

We didn't get a letter. calm down rod - go to your happy place.
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Check out this slow mo lightning - it's awesome



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Being hit by a house.

I was on a 500 mile week long bike tour and we were passing through Lyndon Station. Also passing through was a large house on a trailer. I was in the corner that comes into main street and a guy comes up and tells me I better move before a house hits me!

It was the closest I have ever come to having a house hit me.
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Lastly - I have mentioned this before about beer being good for you (in moderation) but here are some more facts.

Drinking beer in moderation will . . . . .

Lower rates of heart disease. Consuming alcohol in moderation (defined by the U.S. government as no more than two drinks per day for men or one drink per day for women (sucks to be you guys)) may lower coronary heart disease risk for some people by 30 to 60 percent, even those at high risk because of diabetes, hypertension or a previous heart attack.

Aid in bone formation. Beer contains silicon, a mineral that helps build bone mass. Dietary silicon has been shown in one study to improve bone density in the hips of men and premenopausal women.

Prevent cell damage that can lead to cancer and heart disease. Hops and malt used to make beer are rich sources of disease-fighting antioxidants. Beer also contains polyphenols, the same antioxidants found in wine, fruits, vegetables, and green and black tea. Ales and lagers generally contain more antioxidants than light and nonalcoholic beers.

Lower rates of diabetes. In one 12-year study, regular light to moderate alcohol intake was associated with a 36-percent lower risk of diabetes. Moderate consumption has been associated with reduced insulin resistance and reduced diabetes (conversely, heavy drinking and alcohol dependence is associated with increased insulin resistance and increased diabetes).

Protect against ischemic stroke (responsible for 80 percent of all strokes), Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Moderate consumption has been linked to improved cognition and memory.

So - drink up!!!

Rod