PHIL. How are you??

I'd love to hear an update on how things are by you. I've tried calling, but your cell phone was busy and then it said to try my call later. I hope you guys are doing OK.

This is an email I received from a friend that Phil and I went to Belhaven with. It's nearly impossible to imagine what those people are going through.

"Just a quick note to let y'all know that we are safe. Hudson, Ella and I are in Columbus, MS at his parents. We finally found a news story today that told us our neighborhood is completely under water so we now know that we have lost everything. It is still sinking in that we are homeless but we are grateful that we are together and safe and that Hudson didn't have to stay at the hospital. This is obviously very difficult for us and will be for months as we won't be allowed back into the city for weeks and it will be months before anyone can return to live. It's a very weird feeling to say the least. We do covet your prayers. I'll keep you posted."

You know you're in Tennessee...

I can't imagine why the South has a reputation of being rednecks. Take a look at the 6'1", junior quarterback from Lynchburg, TN. He's #15 on the field, but #1 in your heart. Was he in Dukes of Hazard?

SEC Picks - Week #1

Team IsThatABananaInMyShortsOrDidIJustFinishATriathlon

QB: Leak, FL
RB: Smith, AU (we won't hear his name again after the first four games)
RB: Riggs, UT
WR: Meacham, UT
WR: Obomanu , AU
WR: Jackson, FL
K: Balseiro, AR
D: MSU

Matt will explain the rules to anyone else that wants to play

New AU Uniforms

I'm not too big on the 2007 uniforms

http://www.theauburnweekly.com/news_stories/alternate_uniform.htm

New AU plane

This is sweet!

http://www.theauburnweekly.com/news_stories/univeristy_jet.htm

It's all over but the crying

Well, after weeks of everyday being a Saturday, I'm finally back at work. I'm actually pretty excited and it felt pretty good to be back at school. I'm hoping not to have a Sophmore slump and maybe even improve a little.

I haven't checked the weather, but hopefully everyone is doing OK after Katrina swept across MS, AL and I guess GA. Phil, how are things in J-town?

Only 4 days until AU kicks off. I'll be attending a wedding and reception so I'll have to watch on tape delay. There's probably no way I'll keep from hearing the score, but hopefully it will be a good game, i.e. AU winning by 21 points.

What a Crew

Hey fellas. I've been in Michigan that since last Wednesday so I've been out of the loop. Here's another pic to add to the mix. Nice banana Larry!! Hope everyone had a great weekend. I've driven over 3000 miles in the last 2 weeks and am ready to be grounded for awhile. Of course work starts Tuesday.

Phil, are you renting out space in your house for folks coming from New Orleans?? That is crazy stuff. I pray it will somehow slow down.

Helping a Friend

Hey guys, Rob's mom was in a car wreck in Anniston Tuesday. She's fine but she's a little banged up and her car was totaled according to Rob - he had to drive up from Auburn to pick her up and take her home. I called my mom and she's out of town until Friday night but I thought maybe some of the moms or wives (heck, I guess even the guys can do something) might want to check on her and see if she needs anything. You know, give her a ride somewhere (thank god Rob and Raymond don't read this site...they'd have a field day) or make a casserole or something. Just throwing it out there. I don't have her new phone number or address, but I'm sure Biddie does.

Life is good.......

Unless you fish and don't get a bite.

First Fish

First Fish.

Has anyone tallied all of the points ts determine the winner of the "Red Neck Sports Festival"?

Perserverance......

participating in a fishing contest even when you have the smallest pole in the group.

(Nice Capris)

Blog Traffic Slows to a Halt

Maybe we're all a little worn out from that near-IronMan distance triathlon we completed this weekend. Or maybe some of us are too ashamed of our fishing rodeo performance (Phil, I'm still baffled as to how neither one of us pulled in a single fish). Whatever the reason, www.weekendinvegas.blogspot.com has been a little on the quiet side the last couple days. Hopefully we're all just gathering our thoughts to post a little later. I've been a bit busier at work this week, so that has cut down on my posts and visits. Thanks again to all the hard work by Larry and his folks (tell Patty I'm sorry I forgot to make the bed) and also to that drunken, turban wearing chicken wing chef. That guy cooks a mean wing.

I'm looking at another three day weekend this week but I doubt I'll have quite the stories to share when I return. We're heading to Indiana Friday for a surprise birthday party for Cece's mom (hope she doesn't read the blog). I'll try and tip back a cold one at the Knob in honor of Bob Eagle, Damon Levinson, and the rest of the back up groomsmen!

Here's to Joel.

One man really can make a difference

I wonder how above average I really am.

Home sweet home

Well, I made it back to Wiskey. No, no I didn't drive 150 mph, I actually ended up leaving last night at about 8:00 pm. I drove to Evansville and spent the night, then got up early and hit the road this morning. It really made a big difference getting home at 2:30 pm versus 8:00 pm. Not to mention it was much cooler at night and early morning. Of course, it's in the 70's here now.

I hope to put together some thoughts from the weekend, but let me just say it was awesome. The tri was an incredible idea and I'm glad we stuck with it. Larry, your parents are awesome and there place is amazing. I can't thank you and them enough.

Hopefully the posts will keep coming even though the next guys weekend is months away.

Race Results

For something that sounded like a crazy idea, the triathlon was really a lot of fun. Fun, that is, except for the running, biking, and swimming. Race results are as follows:

Rank	Name	Run	Bike	Swim	Overall
67	Larry Lowe	23:14	20:26	8:44	52:24
85	Philip Moyer	24:07	21:34	8:06	53:45
104	Ryan Luedke	25:30	20:37	8:49	54:56
114	James Dinsmore	25:22	20:48	9:08	55:17
236	Matt Sharp	26:40	24:46	11:09	1:02:35
261	Charlie Wilson	27:38	26:10	10:21	1:04:09

You people are crazy

All I wanted to do was sit outside and enjoy a cup of coffee. However, after 5 minutes I had to go change shirts. Man, I've gotten soft.

Welcome Home James

How does it feel to be back in the good ol' South? Where it's 80 degrees by 9:00 am and your shirt sticks to your back on your drive to work. I believe yesterday the heat index was around 103 when I left the office. Ahhh, summertime. Well, I've got the bike rack on the car (just have to remember to put the bike on when I get home) and I've put in my last mini-workout before the tri (10.5 mile bike ride). I'll give you guys a call when I get home tonight. Hope the traveling goes well for Phil, Ryan, and Kevcock. See ya.

Race has been seeded

So you guys get a 10-20 minute head start? I think we should award points based upon how you do compared to your rank...

Heat 1
59 DINSMORE, JAMES
68 LUEDKE, RYAN
71 SHARP, MATT

Heat 2
133 LOWE, LARRY
135 MOYER, PHILIP

Heat 3
211 WILSON, CHARLIE

For a complete ranking, see the list of participants.

People in Wisconsin apparently have a lot of cash on them

Ryan, you're a native of this wacky state. Do you people not trust banks or something?

The Fish are Fighting Back!

Let's just hope this doesn't happen to any of us this weekend.