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I think I had to many cheese curds at the Kurth last night. A little . . . . . slow this morning.

On the hurricane front the strengthening of Gustave has prompted Jamaica to issue hurricane warnings and the track is still aiming just west of New Orleans about Tuesday and is predicted to be a Cat3. Katrina hit N.O. three years ago Friday.

Oil rigs are starting to shut down and oil prices have been raising for 3 days.
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On the left side of the blog is a new little feature from 270toWin. This site runs simulations constantly. As we all know the popular vote is tied to the Electoral College.

Here is what they say.

"We take current state-by-state polls and turn the results into probabilities. Each simulation picks a winner in each individual state, based on the probabilities for that state. For example, if McCain has a 55% chance of winning Nevada, he will, in the long run, win Nevada in 55% of the simulations conducted."

Just a little fun thing to watch.

On a personal level there is a guy here at work that says America is not ready for a black President. That is like saying a family is not ready for a baby and must wait for the prefect time. You are never going to be "ready", there is no perfect time.

Having a black guy (I really dislike the term African American but am confused on what the politically correct wording is . . not that I actually see color, is Obama black? I had not noticed).

OK - let's say Obama is black. This is a critical time in this country. Probably the most critical ever. If he is elected President this has to help the millions of black people in America that have always thought that there was a ceiling. That you could only go so far.

Even if Obama was a Republican it would help American in the long run.

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You know - I have all these thoughts in my head but this time in history has me sort of speechless. I know the feelings but they are not making themselves into words. There are no words that will express just how important I believe this time in America is. And if I think this, think how it feels for the 36 million of black people. (God that sounds raciest somehow, I'm sorry).

I'll shut up.
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At the Kurth last night we were talking about The Amazing Race 13 coming up Sept 28th. The BEST non-scripted show.

This year teams will travel to a real-life water world where its inhabitants live on a floating city also first time visits for the Race to locations such as Cambodia (where NO ONE speaks American) and Kazakhstan, and one Team makes an unprecedented mistake on the road that ultimately prohibits them from joining their fellow Racers at the finish line (jail??).

This year we have married beekeepers who have been together for years, a married but separated couple who is looking to rebuild their marriage (I'm sure that will work out just fine), a newly dating couple who is still getting to know each other.

This got us thinking about how Left Hand Louie and I would make a great team. I can see the opening credits as the teams are introduced, the camera zooms in on two guys running on a beach in their speedo's. One, ruggedly handsome tattooed guy with a volleyball stops and waves at the camera. Then claps, laughs and points at his crazy buddy running towards him with a pitcher of beer in his hands!

The caption on the bottom says

Grinder and Louie
Beer Dudes!

Our goal would be to pubcrawl our way around the world and always be buying drinks for our fellow contestants. In fact on Louie's backpack would have a pitcher clipped to it.

In the contests Louie would be the guy that eats the bugs and I would be the bungee jumper from 1000 foot cliffs (and then vomiting as the beer continues to rush towards the ground as I spring back upward).

Life couldn’t be any better for these two friends. Grinder and Louie met while filming Public Enemies in Columbus Wisconsin and the last six months have been filled with good times. Some of the Teams refer to Grinder and Louie as “Team Drunk.”

Now they are ready for a life-altering experience. Louie is an engineer for Sub Zero. His laid-back appearance can be deceiving so count on him to be assertive, hands-on, and ready to take on anything that comes his way.

Grinder enjoys craft beer bar hopping, sports and all things funny. Grinder also loves to travel and hopes to use his extensive travels to Door County to get a leg up on the competition if they go there.

These two say they can talk their way in or out of anything by cracking jokes and keeping the mood light and pouring more beer to other racers, and they promise to bring more to the Race than any other Team. Look for them to always keep things entertaining in their own special way.

SIGN US UP!!!!
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Here are the top nine comments made by NBC sports commentators so far during the Summer Olympics that they would like to take back:

1. Weightlifting commentator: 'This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.'

2. Dressage commentator: 'This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother.'

3. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: 'I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.'

4. Boxing Analyst: 'Sure there have been injuries, and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious.'

5. Softball announcer: 'If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.'

6. Basketball analyst: 'He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces.'

7. At the rowing medal ceremony: 'Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew.'

8. Soccer commentator: 'Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field.'

9. Tennis commentator: 'One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them... Oh my God, what have I just said?

I'll just leave it at that!
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And lastly

The baby newborn elephant is doing fine. After being pushed away by his confused mother and separated for his own safety she has taken him back.

The story is here!



No news from Sassy people so I suppose we can meet at the Kurth about 6ish??? Probably best to park NOT in the Kurth parking lot if you are leaving your car. If you are going directly to the Sassy Cow I bet we will be there 6:30ish????

There event goes from 3:00 to 8:00.

Rod