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Headed out to Regina tomorrow to see the Stampeders get sent to the glue factory by the Riders. I had planned on driving, but I still think there's something wrong with my steering. Rather than risk an accident at break-neck speeds, my friend Rhiannon will drive. She just had her car fixed, so we'll be more comfortable with driving at said speeds.

Dumbass stadium names strike again! So Taylor Field got renamed to Mosaic Stadium. No doubt it's a welcome cash infusion for the club, but I'll never call it that. Tell a cab-driver in Regina that you want to go to Mosaic Stadium and they'll say there's no such thing. He'll get on the radio with all his other cab buddies and have a laugh at your expense...while you still wait to get past the same construction zones that you swear were still there in Regina a few years ago.

I almost got blown off of the deck today by a freak wind. I was trying in vain to keep a tarp from flying away, but I almost flew away with it, ala Mary Poppins. In hindsight, I ask myself the following question: what has the tarp ever done for me that warranted me rushing to its rescue? I mean, it's easily replaceable...

So it's Italy vs. France in the World Cup Final. Funny, I find soccer interesting once every 4 years, and this year is no exception. As a Frenchman myself, I'm loving it...I even ordered a Thierry Henry jersey off Ebay. By the time it gets here, I probably won't even wear it until 2010! My thesis supervisor is a full-blooded Italian, which makes this game even more interesting as far as I'm concerned ;)

Speaking of soccer, Jon Stewart had a great idea on the Daily Show the other day. We should use referees' yellow and red cards for societal infractions. If you see someone spitting on the sidewalk, pull a yellow card out of your pocket and issue them a warning. I'm seriously considering doing this...I might test it at work with customers. If they're still shopping at 10:05 when I've locked the doors and when we've announced twice that the store is closed, I'm gonna pull out a red...

I just found out that a friend of mine from work and I share a crush on the same girl. Since I just cut my hours in half (at least), I readily concede defeat! LOL

I got a new watch. It's got the time for Kabul, Afghanistan on it. Ask me for it sometime. I can even get you the time for Pago Pago...wherever the hell that is...