SMALL OBSERVATIONS!

Small Observations of the Day!

1. I am a San Diego Charger fan. I hate the Vikings. Yesterday's referee call in the final minutes of the Bronco/ Charger game cost the Chargers a clear victory. Well s**t happens. Bronco's quarterback, Jake Cutler, went back to pass and the ball clearly slipped out of hands before his forward motion to pass. It was a fumble, but the referee blew his whistle a little too quickly. He thought it was an incomplete pass. The Chargers recovered the fumble. They reviewed the play. The referee came back and said it was a fumble, but it was still the Bronco's ball because he blew his whistle a little prematurely and the ball was dead at the whistle.

So he made the right call, but he also made the wrong call at the same time. Chargers lose. Pathetic. Shouldn't common sense come into play?

2. In Minnesota, as in a few other places. the Public Utilities Commission says that because of consumer conservation and the fact that utility company's will lose revenue due to reduced consumption put in place that the companies can bill at a stable higher rate than consumption. This is one of those catch 22s I wrote about earlier. What a great business. Guaranteed revenue.

3. With all the turmoil in the financial market one might wonder why no one seems to be getting fired or going to jail. The problem of course was created by risky loans to people whose emphasis is on getting something bigger and better than they can afford. I have no sympathy to the foreclosees, but of course we will still get the bill.

4. If you are not a Minnesotan, the humor of the following may escape you. Minnesota has a lot of Norwegians. Norwegians are known for their sour, low key, conservative approach to life. A friend's son got married over the weekend to a native Norwegian. She had friends and family from Norway in attendance. The wedding was held on a Lake Minnetonka criuse boat. The food , toasts and booze flowed freely. My friend said, "Boy those Norwegians sure know how to
party." Party and Norwegians in the same sentence. WOW! If that isn't an oxymoron I don't know what is.

5, Tina Fey as Sarah Palin? The Best.

6. Residents of Galveston TX who decided to ignore the evacuation order and stay in the storm say that the government has been too slow in their response. Victimhood in full force. That is what we have become and why democrats appeal to this type.

Have a nice day!

Sam