Random Thoughts 4/7/06

• The other night, for one second, the time read 01:02:03, 04/05/06. That's kind of cool.
• The Chiefs' schedule for this Fall has no Monday night games, only two games in the month of September (usually 4), and a Thanksgiving night game against Denver. Four of the last seven games are against division rivals and the Chiefs play the Super Bowl Champs at Pittsburgh. Any good news? The coldest games may be at home (Jags on New Year's Eve maybe?), playing at Denver in balmy September and at warm Miami and San Diego in the last two months.
• Our indoor cat, Kala, got outside and I'm not sure how. But as I was letting her back in, I thought I heard Shannon mumbling something about bird flu and good hunting. Hmmm…
• Elijah is really struggling, the poor guy. He's just old enough to know that something's wrong (Mom's busy with this new little person!) but he's too young to cope with it at all. He doesn't seem to direct any angst toward Graham, rather he's just really moody and frustrated. Combine that with the "terrible 2's" and he's been pretty much unreasonable.
• Are some folks forgetting that the President has the legal authority to de-classify information? I'll not commit yet as to whether it was the right decision but it is completely permissible for him to do this, as per his own judgment. It's not like he's some staffer or some rogue senator telling someone else's secret, he's the President – and that matters in this case. But that's not getting explained in most news stories I've heard so far. I think too many people smell blood and haven't thought this through yet.
• KU is ranked 6th in the preseason poll for next year's college basketball season. Brandon Rush is coming back and they'll have a freshman, Sherron Collins, who may be the best point guard in the country. By the way, Wichita State is the preseason #20 and there's talk of K-State being in the NCAA tourney! How much is all this speculation worth? Not a lot.