by Ethan Johnson
June 27, 2007

Various flotsam to dish out before I disappear for a while:

Best Smack Ever: I love me some sports rivalries. I especially enjoy the ones where both sides can maintain a sense of humor and appreciate that there's a such thing as "for the good of the game" and so on, but still take time to snipe at each other. From a fan forum member named "Bandido" regarding the upcoming FC Dallas/Houston Dynamo game:

Alright biatches !!!

I've been monitoring your bullcaca for sometime now, just to get a laugh.

Get ready for a beatdown !!!!

p.s.

BOOOOOO !!!

We are the Boogie Man.

Love the "ps". Repped! Oh, and Houston is going down, brutha man.

Fitness Update: I have decided to "pause" the current block of 30 days with 5 days remaining due to our road trip. I plan to exercise while we're gone, but not as formally. As of today I weigh 258 lbs (down from 295) and will be interested to see what that number is when I return. The official fitness update will be posted in mid-July.

Hooray Moderation: Since I won't have 24/7 computer access for a long while, I am setting all comments to "moderated". I'll try to approve some from the road, but otherwise yes, there will be a long delay until your comment appears here.

Coming to Your City: 9 days, up to 10 states... you'd think we were running for President! Photos and general yakery when we get back. Meanwhile, now is a good time to get caught up with all of our Neat Stuff that you didn't have time to read previously. Enjoy! Bye! <EM>