Isolation Thought

The first Presidential debate took place this evening from the University of Miami campus. It was good to see U of M's mascot, Sebastian the Ibis, looking like Uncle Sam. Today's Fun Fact to Know and Tell: The ibis is a cool bird, as it's the last sign of wildlife to leave before a hurricane and typically the first to reappear after the storm. One could conclude that Sebastian is pretty tired these days.

The best sign I saw was on "Hardball". A picture of Bush with: Insane in the brain? You betcha.

You could sum up the debate this way. Bush was doing his best Brad Daugherty imitation by saying "hard work" eleven times. All I got from him was "hard work" and "mixed messages". Kerry was pretty much "Iraq" "Iraq" "Iraq". Kerry probably with a small win, might move up a couple of points. The best thing Kerry did was to quiet his own base about his effectiveness as a candidate. I'm guilty of that, but I think everyone will embrace him as the candidate and that becomes a non-issue going forward.

Don't forget, help is on the way Tuesday as Bob Hope goes on the Road to Cleveland.

Meal of Links

Darfur is not genocide, it's a "tribal conflict", says their foreign minister. Let's face it, the U.S. won't go in because their skin color is different than ours. There, I said it.

General Mills cereals are going whole-grain. How 'bout a round of Lucky Charms for everyone? "Brown hearts, beige moons, tan stars, ecru clovers" sounds pretty appetizing.

Looks like Mount St. Helens is gonna blow. The word magma, which had not been used much this century, makes a comeback.

Exercise Yard

Ichiro is on the verge of setting an incredible record, most hits in a season. Seattle was so bad this year that on August 1st I said, "Ichiro is hitting the quietest .360 I've ever seen." Then he just kept hitting.

Visitor

18 Across: 2003 A.L. Manager of the Year Tony (4 letters) Answer: Pena