Everything is a test. Day 1.

Random thoughts for the day…no hook, line, sinker, or river.

1. I am drowning at work in the best way.  Looking forward to unwinding into one of my favorite things…writing this blog.
2. We can joke about what the meaning of the MLB All Star Game is all we want and whether it should or should not count for World Series home field.  But, 6 of the last 7 winners HAD home field advantage.
3. For our company meeting, we were given the opportunity to pitch something to the powers that be.  Yes, I pitched bringing back cargo shorts and sandals into the dress code.  Yes, that is very, very important to me.  I wear them in the snow.
4.  I got surprised getting a cat from my woman a year ago.  It made sense.  We don’t have bandwidth for a dog right now, and it was an animal.  I didn’t really want to be a “cat” guy.  Anyway, we now need a companion for him we have decided.  Still no bandwidth for a dog.  And too soon for the pig.  So, what does this all mean?  Another cat.  Midget cat is what she wants, and a goldfish or turtle probably won’t cover it.  How is this cat phenomenon happening to me?
5. Trump can pull out all of the stops he wants going against the grain.  But Tebow speaking at the RNC?  I was actually thinking about watching that event given the low bar of this election before half the country moves.
6. Can’t wait to see what word he says 50 plus times in that speech.
7. We live in a generation where a Pokemon app is ruining people’s lives and discovering dead bodies, and where kickers doing takeaways in contract negotiations.  Justin Tucker is the best kicker in the game.  But, he is still…a kicker.  He is playing hardball with the Ravens.
8. I still don’t understand what happens when you FIND a Pokemon.
9. Anderson Varejao is going to be a great trivia question about 15 years from now.
10. Speaking of the Warriors, Iggy says OKC and not Cleveland was the best NBA team in the playoffs.  We live in a world where the losing team’s player talks smack about the winning team, and gives props to the team that just lost its star player to the losing player’s team.  I need a freaking FLOW chart fast.
11. I love flow charts…so much.
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr is out for concussion symptoms.  It would give me symptoms driving continuously to the left.
13. Keeping Velveeta in the fridge (block version) has become a slight problem for eating it, but it eliminates the normal problem in my household of cheese wrappers on the floor.
14. I can’t wait until the rest of the world can get some sleep after the Yankees announce whether they are buyers or sellers.
15. Do you remember when about 20% of the people you talked to daily actually knew who was winning the Tour de France.  I have no idea.
16. Remember when Anthony Bennett got drafted #1, about 24 spots higher than we all expected?  Well, the 1/1/0/10.43 guy actually got signed by the Nets.  And we thought free agency money was a travesty.
17. Seriously, how can it be National Hot Dog Day and National Mac and Cheese the SAME DAY?  I mean, I guess I cook them together like I still love them, but isn’t that kind of putting together two treats that should not have spotlight stolen from them?
18. Pretty quiet on the Von Miller front.  Glass half full people:  it is because they are in secret and VERY close.  Glass half empty people:  They are playing contracts chicken with silence.  Unbiased people like me:  I didn’t think a compromise wouldn’t happen, but doubting myself and thinking Elway lets him walk possibly.  Too quiet.
19. It is true that I was playing with friends last night and didn’t close like I typically did…and it absolutely KILLS me after that.  I even sucked at Golden Tee actually.  Well, still better than other people, but not my usual score.
20. Brady lost his appeal in my opinion, surprisingly.  I am not saying he is not guilty.  I am just saying that if they couldn’t get him the first time, not sure how the second time suddenly was so “different.”
21. Lindsey loves SnapChat.  I am not sure what exactly is going on with those pictures either.
22. Open thoughts.
23. There have been TWENTY EIGHT players to reach 63 in a Major.  NO 62’s.  One should have happened today by Lefty.  Maybe there ARE golf gods.  That is just weird.
24. Still to this day unsure why I do not root ONE bit for Phil Mickelson…ever.
25. Patrick Reed is a great player, but just feel like he is too much of a hothead to string together 4 consecutive days of solid golf.
26. Zach Johnson is just so freaking consistent.
27. Still feel like this is Sergio’s to lose.
28. Vijay Singh?????!!!!!!!!
29. Nice to see Rickie Fowler swinging the club like he usually does.
30. Justin Leonard got a -1.  I feel like he aged faster than any PGA player…ever.  Him and Mike Weir.  They just vanished and became old after winning a Major.
31. Darren Clarke at even.  Love that guy.  Probably won’t happen, but would love to see him string a few good holes in a row tomorrow.
32. Very surprised Furyk opened at an inconsistent +3.
33. John Daly came in at +4 with some groovy pants.  Hoping he either hangs around for weekend, or has a 12 hole and improves on his legendary status.
34. 2004 seems like a lifetime ago to Todd Hamilton right now.
35. The high round people who got Sandy Lyle in a pool are once again happy.
36. 15 days until Bourne.
37. That’s it for today.  Will I blog tomorrow?  That is a CLOWN question, bro.  Peace.