Catching Up

I'm currently enjoying a 10-day vacation from work. I've not only taken some time off from work but also from the blog as well. So let's catch up a bit:

Personal
I spent five days with some members of my family. I spent a couple of days in Iowa with my sister and her husband. I always have a great time visiting Cedar Rapids. They are great hosts. We ate well, drank well and I finally saw "Ocean's 13." Very fun film. Much much much better than the second film but still not as good as the first one. But the sense of fun which permeated through the first film was very much intact. Instead of a convoluted storyline, this one was more straightforward, allowing the audience to follow along more easily than was the case in the often-muddled middle entry. The keyword for this film is "fun." If you liked the first film you'll enjoy this one. I then hopped up to Madison and spent three days with my parents. My mom is doing great and my dad, brother and I went to Milwaukee on Tuesday night to see the Brewers beat Arizona 3-2. Hard to believe but the Brewers are actually a damn good team this season. I didn't think I was ever going to see that again.

Sports
The Milwaukee Bucks re-signed Mo Williams to a 6-year, $52 million contract. That's nothing short of asinine. The most money Mo could receive from another team was $6 million a year. The Miami Heat offered him five years and $31 million. So what do the Bucks do for a shoot-first point guard who doesn't pass well and can't defend who the market couldn't pay more than $6 million a year? They offered him nearly $9 million a year. Brilliant work from general manager Larry Harris. On the bright side, Yi continues to insist he won't play for the Bucks next season. This is on the verge of becoming one of the worst off-seasons in recent team history. There is no realistic reason to believe the Bucks are going to contend with their current core group. I haven't been this discouraged since the nadir of the 90s. It would be nice if the Packers offered a brighter alternative but their prospects for the 2007 season aren't very encouraging either. But football is just around the corner which means more intense preparations for fantasy football. That'll be fun. :)

Etc ...
Let's see ... Lindsay Lohan is still a drug-addicted whore. Paris HIlton is still a stupid slut. David Beckham will be the latest in a long line of failed attempts to get this country to embrace soccer. I finally got my deck chairs and table so now I can kick back on my deck and enjoy the summer sun and I think my my mom got me hooked on "Law and Order." Has that show really been on the air for almost 20 years? Wow.