Saturday morning thoughts...

It's the last day of the month, and for me work's been crazy great! Also it seems my good fortunes have also come with others great fortunes as well.

My big bro's new career has taken him to some pretty great places around the country. Thus, congrats to my brother, who was able to make it the "Big Apple" before any of my family.. While there he was able to take in numerous sights that one can only dream of.. Madison Square Garden, Central Park, Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, Memorial Walls, hell the whole god damn area is a sight in itself! (All I have here is an Arch, two big rivers, and a botanical garden.)

Moving on, while talking to him last night since he was again sitting in an airport being the traveling business man he is, he asked me about the Match Play Event going on.. I gave him the run down on the matches, and also peppered him with hope and confidence that there was no one left to be able to topple his boy Justin Leonard.. In lieu of this I aslo stumbled upon telling him my thoughts on ol McIlroy err young young McIlroy.. The kids still a teenager, and his name is Rory McIlroy, not to be confused with Roy McIlroy who stole the hearts of many on that glorious 18th hole at the US Open..

I mean this is what the PGA needs when Tiger Woods doesn't make the cut.. (Which never happens, but when it does you'll find more people watching the NBA, then you will a golf event without Tiger. Ya, that's how bad it gets)

But just think what if this young McIlroy shows up to a tourney embracing a Tin Cup shirt, think of the ratings! Think of the hype! I bet my mom might even set her DVR on it, just so she can maybe catch a glimpse of Rory's own version of Rene Russo, urging Rory to "GO FOR IT" while laughing, "let the big dog eat!"

McIlroy, and his lady friend can have great talks, and maybe do some swinging lessons and what not, maybe even invest in a driving range... I don't know but you get the idea..

Good for the Government to crack down on them Bankers, I mean first they go to the gov't begging and pleading to them that they need some money to bailout their companies or else all of us American's will lose all of our money?? (In theory that's what they were projecting, afterall don't you remember the WildCat Banking back in the 1800's? Thanks Danny Owens for your crazy Econ classes at UND) Could you imagine people running the banks and pulling all their money out!? LOL, first we need to have money in there to pull, and much of my generation doesn't, it's mainly them big ass baby boomers who have it all..

Sorry for the tangent, but I was happy to hear that Northern Trust, who decided to take $1,600,000,000.00, if you're keeping track at home that's roughly $7/per tax paying citizen in the US. Responding to lawmakers who chastised the company for its lavish sponsorship of parties and concerts at a professional golf tournament, Northern Trust Corp. said Friday it will pay back a $1.6 billion federal bailout loan as quickly as possible. They say it's unfortunate that people are overlooking that the tourney they sponsor has helped raise $50 Million since its inception... (I know that's a big number, but since it's inception? Really?? I'm sure they tried really hard to make that as big of a number as possible...) Also on this Northern Trust company, I will give them credit they did earn $794.8 million in 2008, but since they didn't break the billion dollar profit line, they are going to cut 4.5% of their employees which is about 450 people.. Stay Classy San Diego...

ONTO BIGGER AND BRIGHTER THINGS:

RIDERS>>>RIDERS>>>GO BIG RED>>>

That's right folks, this guy graduated from the BEST High School Institution in North Dakota! PERIOD, no need to debate that at all. As this '02 Alum ran the most profitable School Store North Dakota has on record.. (that's right kids, and yes, we still gave out some 5 finger discounts, but it wasn't a shit show like it used to be. lOl)

So the Red River Roughriders walk into Ralph Engelstad Arena tonight for the North Dakota State High School Championship. This will be for Red River's 14th State Title Banner making them the winningest school since its inception. Also tonight is the 17th straight year that a Grand Forks High School Team will be in the championship game.. (Type in Red River High School Grand Forks, what do you get... a hot chick, an alumni shirt, and some pics of Rider Hockey Players scoring goals.. 'nuff said)

I wish the Boys well tonight.. As they are facing off a Bismark team, which is the 1st team out of the west to make it to the Championship game since 1992.. (Do you believe in Miracles? I don't! ha)


HEYyyy SIOUXxx SIOUXxx.... SIOUXxx YEAaa YEAaa:

That's my best version of what I still yell out in and around the Scottrade Center when I'm at the Blues game.. Ironically, it's helped me link up with numerous amounts of UND supporters..

So today, and tomorrow afternoon if the Sioux sweep the Tigers, which by the way hopefully its ironic Tiger lost in the 2nd round this week, because hopefully the CC Tigers, get swept in Grand Forks. That'll gurantee the Sioux the McNaugton Cup, which goes to the best Regular Season team in the WCHA, the last time they won that was in 2004, with one of the best teams I'd ever seen put together... (we lost a lot of good men after that year.. No Wedding Crashers reference there at all.. wait yep.)

So Sioux let's win two for the sake of all them band wagon jumpers that scrutinized and wrote you off when you were in 9th place out of 10 teams... lol

LET'S GO BLUES! LET'S GO SIOUX?

Ahhh one of my other favorite things to do at a Blues game is to yell Sioux, instead of Blues, and the home of theeeeeeeee SIOOOOUUUUXXXX! It blends in so well with the Blues, it's just meant to be.. So I remember when the Blues were sitting in 2nd place in the Western Conference, then the injuries stock piled.. Plummeting to last place (15th) in the Conference...

Last night I reminded my brother that if the Young Blues win tonight in Phoenix, that'll put them 1 point out of the PLAYOFFS!!!! PLAYOFFS!?!? (that never gets old)

So yes, let' just realize what kind of GREAT DAY I"M HAVING TODAY!! If it all goes well, I might hit up the Strip Clubs and drop some Washington Bombs all over them lubed up Vanilla smelling plastic fun bags!

But if everyone starts losing, it just might be the end of this guy.... Actually not, because my bday's coming up, and with it brings way more fun then I'll have tonight..


HAPPY LAST DAY OF THE WEEK/MONTH!