more pictures from the other side of the pond

Not much is new around here… just plugging along with the season.

I wish there were more to say, but life is just one constant cycle of work and sleep that is occasionally interrupted by a football game and even – in oh-so-rare instances – a day off.

I did finally post more pictures from Europe on Facebook. This will take you there, even those not on Facebook.

Enjoy.

i live in a fatigue-induced stupor

Well friends, it seems another period of time has come and gone since I last wrote. Unfortunately, I have little to nothing new and exciting to report. This afternoon we head to St. Louis, where we have our season opener tomorrow. It will be a fun trip, but I am super tired already and will only get more so as time progresses. I look forward to our flights to games because I actually have a chance to nap. So sad.

About the only big St. Louis-related plan for tonight, since we aren’t staying near downtown, will be finding a good spot to watch the Ohio State-Texas game. As if we aren’t all inundated with enough football on a daily basis.

I’m sure when I get back I’ll have some interesting stories, as always. I realize this post is significantly more boring than I try to make them, but it’s pretty representative of life since I last wrote.

I miss everyone. Grace and peace.

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After traveling to Phoenix for a Thursday night game this week, I'm able to rejoice in the fact that preseason is over. What does that mean for me? Not much, really, aside from games being a little more exciting. The "holiday" weekend holds no meaning for me as I'll be at work every single day of it.

In Phoenix, the weather was predictably balmy. At 6:30 in the evening with the sun completely covered, the thermometer still read 100. We stayed in the downtown Hyatt Regency, just a short walk from the Diamondbacks’ Chase Field and the Suns’ and Coyotes’ U.S. Airways Center. A co-worker and I took a walk to the D-backs baseball field and peeked through the windows to catch the tail-end of their matinee game.

The highlight of the trip was seeing the brand new Cardinals Stadium. Talk about an impressive structure. The field rolls into the stadium from an adjacent lot where it gets sun and water. As such, the field is raised on a concrete surface and all of the limited seating in that end is movable. So it felt kind of like an oversized basketball arena to me.

Apologies for the boring tangent... back to (relatively more) interesting things.

Last weekend, I had a rare day off. I took the opportunity to go up to Rocky Mountain National Park for the day. It was, just as I remembered, stunning. This was my first time driving up to the Continental Divide. Here and there, one drives mere feet from rather precipitous drops. Driving through the clouds was particularly enjoyable. I reached a peak height of 12,005 feet while hiking around one of the visitor centers.

I finally watched I Heart Huckabees for the first time ever last night. Good movie. It came highly recommended and didn't disappoint.

One quick rant… I never thought I’d be so annoyed to live in Denver. Now, the city is great, don’t get me wrong. But the normal remarks that my name draws are quadrupled here. It’s to the point where I don’t give my real name when people ask at Panera, the dry cleaners, the barber, etc. It’s not that I don’t like my name, but I think I need to find a viable alternative as long as I’m living here.

I’ve recently been introduced to Pandora Web Radio. I suggest checking it out. It’s my new favorite way to enjoy work. In addition to, you know, the inherent joy of working.

Life is good. I work too much. I am tired. I miss the Midwest. But life is good.