Last night after work I picked up the redhead at my parent's house. Instead of the judge sentencing him to "jail" all weekend while they are out of town, we were able to reduce his sentence and get him placed on house-arrest.
When he first arrived he took to his mission quickly. After about 15 minutes of scouring every corner of the house, he was satisfied that his perimeter was secure. He settled nicely in the loft with me while we watched football. He couldn't decide whether or not he wanted to sit in the chair with me or Stacey or on the floor, but after a few test-drives of each the floor won.
We crawled into bed at 11. At first he didn't know what to do with the ottoman I had placed at the foot of the bed for him to use as a step stool. I could tell he wanted to join us on the bed, so I bent down and picked him up. He spent the whole night sleeping next to me and against my side.
We got up around 5:30 and both used the bathroom - one inside and one outside (this could apply to either of us, so I'll let you make up your own mind up about who did what). After coffee was made, I took the below pictures. He's called "Hang Dog" because if you call him and he doesn't want to come, his freezes his body, pins his ears back, and "hangs" his head in shame. I think he believes if his stays motionless and doesn't look at you, you can't see him. As you can see, Hang Dog was in good form when I took the pictures and is also getting along well with Kitty.
Congratulations Zenit St. Petersburg. You are the 2008 UEFA Cup Champions.
I watched the match, and in all honesty, they clearly deserved the win. Just as in prior games, Glasgow Rangers played a very defensive game. They defended well, but didn't do much with their lone striker. Zenit had the majority of the possession and the majority of the chances. Actually, I don't remember Rangers having a real chance until mid-way through the second half. The Rangers defense held out well until Zenit made a superb play, consisting of a few quick passes, overlapping runs, and a final beautiful pass through the legs of a defender and the heart of the Ranger's defense. The shot was a mere formality considering the quality of the pass.
There was another late goal scored by Zenit, but it didn't matter. After their first goal, it looked bleak for Rangers considering their defensive character. 2-0, the final score. Considering they absolutely walloped Bayern Munich, the clear-cut German Champions 4-0 in the second leg of the semi-finals, Zenit has throughly convinced everyone that they were the best team in this tournament's latter stages.
Hey buddy, consider yourself officially on notice. At 5 months old, Julia is getting her first tooth. We'll be calling on you sometime in the next 5-6 years.
If you haven't seen this yet, it will blow your mind. It's called Street View on Google Maps.
Apparently, Google started this in May 2007, but only documented 5 cities (one of them was Denver). Over the past year they have they added more cities, Spokane being one of them.
Here's what they did. They mounted a 360 degree camera on the top of a car and drove it through almost every street of the selected city, taking a picture every second or so. They then complied the pictures together and integrated it into Google Maps. The result is a virtual 360 degree interactive tour of any street in that city.
For example, go to Google Maps and search for 378 W 18th Ave, Spokane, WA 99203. Click on "Street View" underneath the thumbnail picture. You should see a picture of a green-roofed house with red steps. That's Stacey's old house! If you don't see it, grab the picture with your mouse and move it until you are facing the other way. You can zoom in and out of any location. You can click on the arrows to move up and down the street as you want. You are now "virtually" in Spokane and can take a walk through any street in town that is highlighted in blue!
Orient the camera so that you are looking down the street. Grab the picture and drag it so you are looking down at the pavement. You should see the car it was mounted on! I had fun looking up my old apartment as well as "driving" around some of the old places I used to go. If you want to know which cities have been documented, just go to the main Google Maps page (you should see the United States) and click on Street View. Cameras of the documented cities should appear.
Have fun sightseeing in your underwear.
Personally, I love the new kit. I like the "ringed" look as well as the v-neck collar. However, my favorite part about the new kit are the hooped socks. Absolutely classic. Although it's not shown here, the away kit is completely sky blue and third kit is black with gold accents.
If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims? No! Football! The month of May is a smorgasbord of football. It’s the month when the majority of top leagues crown their champion and damn the bottom dwellers to relegation, effectively banishing them to the eternal (until next year, possibly) football lake of fire! Easter usually comes a month late when squads are resurrected (promoted) to the top leagues, converting many believers after their witnessing the football-equivalent of a miracle (re: Derby County in 2007). Ok, that’s all a bit dramatic, but you get my point. It’s also the month when the cup competitions are concluded, when the Champions of Europe and the Champions of the UEFA Cup are crowned.
So, in case anyone finds this useful, here are the upcoming May games in Mountain Time. I will hopefully be watching Sunday’s action simultaneously on 2 televisions while watching the live scoring of the relegation battle online. Thankfully, after Sunday the rest of this month’s action happen one game at a time!
Premier League Championship/Relegation
Sunday, 11 May – 0800 – Manchester United vs. Wigan – Setanta
Sunday, 11 May – 0800 – Chelsea vs. Bolton – Fox Soccer Channel
Sunday, 11 May – 0800 – Fulham, Reading, and Birmingham – Live Scoring Online
UEFA Cup Final
Wednesday, 14 May – 1230 – Rangers vs. Zenit St. Pburg – Fox Soccer Channel
FA Cup Final
Saturday, 17 May – 0800 – Portsmouth vs. Cardiff City – PPV/Live Scoring Online
UEFA Champions League Final
Wednesday, 21 May – 1230 – Manchester United vs. Chelsea – ESPN 2
Coca-Cola Championship Playoff Final
Saturday, 24 May – 0800 – Teams TBD – SetantaInternational FriendlyWednesday, 28 May – 1300 – U.S. v.s. England – ESPN Classic/Galavision
