Random Thoughts 7/19/10

• Our VBS (Vacation Bible School) starts tonight: Mega Sports Camp.
• The Main Event in the World Series of Poker is down to the final table of nine players. They'll take a break now and resume play in November. As hoped, a well known professional, Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi, has made the table, as well as seven other full-time professionals. Only one amateur player sits at the table of nine, proving the point that No-limit Hold 'em isn't a blind game of chance but rather a game where skill and experience pay off.
• Eddie Kennison signed a one day contract with the Chiefs so that he could retire as a member of the team. Kennison played seven seasons in KC and is in the top-10 for virtually every receiving category with the Chiefs. Since Kennison was never an elite player and only had five "good" years with the Chiefs, his statistical dominance is sad commentary on the team.
• Getting back and recovering from a week of church camp is a lot like having jet lag. It's so emotionally and physically draining that I don't sleep right for a few days.
• Shannon and I were watching French-language version of Les Miserables (1935) the last few nights. When it recorded on the DVR, it recorded a 5+ hour segment (?!), but everything I can find says it's only a 1 hour 48 minute movie. We're two hours in and still going strong (maybe midway through). What gives? Did we get a hold of the "long" version? I've even read reviews of how great this "short" version of the story is. What?!