August and Everything After

I feel bad I only have 7 posts in July, I am feeling the summer slack for sure.

Man, August is here. July was a looong month, it's feels extra long when you're waiting for a paycheck. I get paid on the last working day of the month, and today is the last working day, a full 31 days.

Our second to last softball game is tonight. It would be nice to finish off the season with 3-2 second half. An actual winning record! I really enjoyed the double-header last week, I kinda wish all of our games were like that. Flood it!

Starting next Tuesday, for 11 weeks, I have to drive to Milwaukee after work for a 2 hour class in preparation for my P.E. exam in late October. I'm taking my own car, but luckily I get reimbursed for the mileage. I figure it's about 150 there and back and at $0.585/mile I can make $90 every Tuesday. Way more than what I would ever spend on gas! But I'm not looking forward to the class, I'm assuming it's just going to be a boring lecture that I will fall asleep in. Just like my first day and my very first class in college :-)

I ran the Milwaukee sausage race last weekend. It really wasn't a very impressive course, just a couple loops around the parking lot and then run through Miller Park in the end. It's so much smaller when you're down on the field! I didn't run that great but I blame it on my stride being all messed up because I've been favoring my right knee; and I think the course was a bit long, possibly 3.2 miles, instead of the usual 3.1. This fall I'm going to bike more and build up the strength in my left leg in preparation for next year's running season.

This weekend Amber and I will be going up to Eau Claire for my sister, Katie's, college graduation. She still hasn't found a job yet, but is still hoping for either Madison or the Twin Cities. She'll have a degree in Marketing and Advertising with a minor in Photography and something else. She's very marketable and I'm confident she'll find something great no matter what!

Amber and I went to a nice barbecue at friend's place last night with a few couples. We played Kubb and Buck and I rocked it to the max. We had several 8 stackers that game which is unheard of in the Kubb world. One of our friends, Chad, plays trumpet in a Blues band called The Blue Olives (www.blueolives.com) and they have a show on Friday night and I'm tempted to check it out. They opened for Lynard Skynard a few years back and have played Summerfest numerous times. I've heard them once and they are very tight.

Still rockin' the keys quite a bit at home. I was searching craigslist and found the keyboard I want that somebody is selling in Madison for much cheaper than new. I may have to check it out and see what kind of shape it's in and worth buying.

I won't mention the Brewers.