Weekend Update 10-27-2013

Let's see -

First, the hummingbird has finally (hopefully) migrated away. It hasn't been around for the last week so I'm hopeful it's headed to Mexico.

Work is good - way too busy and too much on my plate but that is certainly better than not enough work.

On the home front, learning to use the new range with the glass top that heats up instantly. I like it. Still, would have rather not had to spend the $.

And the truck is in the shop, car needs tires and I need to get some roof repairs, or possibly even a completely new roof. Sometimes it's never ending.

State Football

We've lost 4 in a row. Two we expected to lose (Clemson and Florida State) and two we should have won (Wake Forest and Syracuse). We are riddled with injuries but some players are starting to return.

Next Saturday UNC-Cheats comes over to our place. If we can beat them, that would help a LOT.

Q - What do you call a UNC-CH athlete in a three piece suit?

A - The defendant.

Last Week - Wake Forest. This Week - Syracuse.

The question, Alex, is - Games NC State should have won.

Week off - then at Florida State.

We'll be lucky to go 6 and 6.

Sigh . . . . . . .

Confused Hummingbird

I had about 4 hummingbirds this summer. They have left to migrate south for the winter. Except for one small one - a male I think. He didn't get the memo it was time to leave. I've seen him every morning and evening by himself for the last couple of weeks.

If he doesn't leave soon - he'll be stuck here for the winter.

I'll keep the hummingbird feeder full for as long as he's around. But I seriously doubt he can survive the winter here. Maybe if we were at the coast where it seldom gets below freezing - but here - I just don't think he'll be able to get past January and February.

I hope he takes off. Really soon.

Range

Had to buy a new range.

The computer control board in my original range malfunctioned - and Whirlpool quit making the replacement boards in 2011. So, I was forced to fork out about $1,500 for a new stove.

I went for the glass top one. So far, I really like it. Much easier to clean and the elements (small dots instead of coils) heat up instantly.

Nice range - but the older one was fine and I wish it had been repairable.

Wake Forest - Again

Work

Work has been real busy. It's fairly common for busy people to say they don't have enough time to get all their work done - it's a slight embellishment to emphasize how busy they are. But in my case - it's true.

I really am overloaded. It is making me late on some projects. And I do not like being late, or under undue pressure.

I'll just have to keep slogging on and one day I'll be caught up.

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a  time.

Home

Visited the Space Aliens this week for an Anal Probe.

Had my first colonoscopy. Everything is fine. Did not like going through the preparation. Who does?

Football

This week I was looking at the odds maker Danny Sheridan predictions. State was favored over Wake Forest by 8 points. I was thinking - no way WF will be able to keep it that close.

There's a reason Danny Sheridan is the odds maker and not me.

Lost to Wake Forest at Wake Forest. Again.

I think we've lost to WF at Winston-Salem every time for the last 50 years. Well, maybe not - but it sure seems that way.

The real frustration is that we should have, could have won. WF played the perfect game to win. And we played with just enough lack of intensity and execution - to allow WF to win.

A couple of dropped passes and some really dumb ass penalties (at very inopportune times). Formation penalties and late unsportsmanlike penalties - just no excuse.

Defense allowed too much pressure on our QB. And speaking of our QB - well - let's just say - I'm looking forward to when Brandon Mitchell gets back into the game.