Jackpot!

Duke and I are competing in a team penning buckle series (the big prize at the end of the summer is a belt buckle). As part of the buckle series, every 3rd week of the month throughout the summer there's a jackpot ride. You pay $20 for one ride, and the team with the fastest time wins cash. You don't get to pick who you ride with - names are drawn out of a hat. To determine who wins a buckle, at the end of the summer they tally each rider's times from the jackpot rides. So even if you don't win the jackpot, you want to get a fast time.

Last night, my team won the jackpot with a 39-second ride. We worked well together, got lucky, and beat out a lot of much better riders. I rode with Marley and Jessica - it was great to meet them and I'd ride with them again anytime.

Bonus buy

A man in Texas recently bought a used SUV and discovered that the interior was stuffed with 37 pounds of marijuana. Pulling him over would have made a K-9's day. . .

Hay!

Here's a cute picture of Duke and Gary from team penning last weekend.

The Importance of Chocolate

This research points out the importance of blogging to women. More importantly, it points out the importance of chocolate.

http://blogs.mediapost.com/research_brief/?p=1702

San Francisco

I'm catching up on some blogging this morning. Here are some pics from my recent trip to San Francisco to visit my friend Jessica. What a fun city! We spent lots of time on cable cars, which I love. I even got to drive one for about half a block. Wheee!

Nice rear!

Thank you, Mark, for this great shot of Duke and me.