sick and stuff

Things are good here in the country of Montana. It has been cold and a bit rainy for the past week and I enjoyed the worst cold I have had in a long while. It all started when I got a call from the MSU medical staff telling me that the titer I had done to prove MMR vaccination. Well the measles portion came back "borderline" and MSU was requiring that I have another measles vaccination.

After some grumbling on my end, I decided to cough up the $20 and get the shot which I did a week ago Thursday. Unfortunately, by Friday afternoon I had a wicked sore throat--I mean wicked. Were the two related?

By Saturday morning, I had a fever and was totally out of it. Sunday was worse. Monday I forced myself to go to school and everyone I saw told me to go home. The worst part was being sick when my in-laws were visiting. I tried to help in the yard, but was pretty useless.

Anyway, I got out on the bike yesterday for the first time since getting sick and today I feel almost back to normal. Another ride and a good nights sleep will work wonders!

Things are about to get slightly turbo on this end with some travel and deadlines and such for us. I am heading to Interbike this week which should be interesting to say the least. Then some cross racing, hopefully a bit of fishing with the boys and my first family meeting.

Lessons learned

So I just tried to take my wife out for dinner to celebrate her 27th b-day. We had a nice meal and when the bill came I realized I had grabbed my library card instead of my debit card. Let me be the first to tell you that the two are NOT interchangeable!

Luckily, my wife was on her game and was able to bail me out reminding me again why I like her!

I am going to refrain from talking about the Bosox. Except to say that I never liked the Gagne trade!

Sox/yanks tonight....

and all weekend. This could help the magic number get into single digits.

I wish I could do this with my days...

Petey, 3000, 200 and 18

Good to see Pedro pitching and feeling so well. You can always rely on him to throw hard when their talking that trash and knowing nothing other than to swing for it! Definitely glad to see him get his 3000th K too.

Also good to see Ichiro get his 200th hit of the season for the 7th year in a row. He tied Wade Boggs for the honor and will probably pull ahead of him next year. Coincidentally, the hit was a HR given up by Roger Clemens. This is coincidental because both Boggs and Clemens stabbed the whole of RSN by leaving Boston for the Yankees though Clemens had a stop along the way. Traitors nonetheless.

Finally, glad to see the magic number finally drop below 20. With the M's beating the Yanks and the Sox winning, it is now at 18. Also, goodbye Tampa Bay--they have the distinct honor of being the first team eliminated this year. It's only Sept 4!! Glad to see Sweet Lou having more success in ChiTown (sorry Turbo!).

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While six innings of no hit ball is one thing a NO-HITTER is another!!

Joba who?