Okay -- so we've gone from monsoon season to beautiful, crisp, fall weather in the span of a week or so. I hate to be a whiner, but let's just say that I'm still hoping for a smidgeon of summer before Fantasy Football season gets underway! And no -- I really am not complaining. Today ChristopherCornblog is going to be taking down some ice-storm-damaged trees .

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ChristopherCornblog is heading to the lake today, for what looks like it could be a rainy visit there with HollyCornblog and CharlieHopbrew. I do hope it's relaxing and fun, nonetheless and maybe the sun will peek through a few times. I'll keep my fingers crossed!

I'm back at work for day two and still catching up with e-mails and such.

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It looks like the sun is going to be in and out this morning, here in New Hampshire as I scan the news and get ready to start this day a day off from work. I'm hoping to catch up on some things here at home, and get Willie out for a walk, and finish up my reading for Bookeaters. We're reading the book The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage a wonderfully written, detailed portrayal of the marriage of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln.

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First off, from ChristopherCornblog, here's something you've gotta see!

In soccer news, Daniela was named WPS Player of the Week after her 2-goal performance against the Freedom. Sadly, I am guessing that she is lost to the Athletica for the rest of the season after what looked like a bad leg injury.

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Pat Summitt's Lady Vols gave her a solid, at-home victory over Georgia ... and her 1000th win last night!  She wanted to hit the milestone at home on the court named after her - and she did - thanks to her "Baby Vols" - a team that includes 7 freshmen! How does she do it?  Leadership [...] Click to continue reading...

Sounds ominous, I now ... but I'm just talking about the beginning of the end of the month, here.  It's been a frozen, snowy January - in fact I can't remember the last time I saw bare ground here in NH.  Not that I'm complaining.  So long as it's mostly snow (as opposed to ice) [...] Click to continue reading...

The USWNT plays China in snowy Detroit today (while the UAW and the rest of us wait for news of the auto industry bailout ... and snow falls in Michigan, and here in NH .. and presumably pretty much everywhere in between)!  After what Pia did with this team in the Olympics ... Obama might [...] Click to continue reading...

How many base runners have the Phillies stranded now?  I guess the glass-half-full perspective would be that they're creating chances and will start cashing in eventually.  (Just hope "eventually" comes within the next couple of games!)  According to the NY Times the Phils are 1 for 28 with runners in scoring position - and Ryan [. Click to continue reading...

It really wasn't a contest at Dodger Stadium last night ... and wasn't one at Hofstra, either. The Phillies clinched their sixth-ever World Series berth in just five games, with a 5-1 win over the Dodgers, behind good offensive production and the strong arm of NLCS MVP Cole Hamels!  I'd love to see them face the [. Click to continue reading...

The Phillies pulled out a 3-2 win with a big sixth inning and so are up 1-0 over Manny and the Dodgers (a sixties Motown group that some of you may remember fondly - I certainly do).  Cole Hamels looked a little shakier than I like him to, but he got the win, and I'm [...] Click to continue reading...

I'm going to be migrating everything from my old computer to my new one in just a wee bit ... so am posting somewhat quickly now.  Hopefully you'll hear from me again. If not, you'll know that things went badly here ... A bailout agreement has apparently been reached. I read some excellent debate analysis [. Click to continue reading...

Wow - I read today in the Swedish press that Pia has turned down an invitation from Dubya to visit the White House and be graced by his presence. I didn't actually think I could like him less today than I did on July 28 (just to select a random date).  But after watching his smirking [...] Click to continue reading...

From the WNBA, here's a report on how this year's crop of rookies are faring. From Candace Parker we, of course, expected great. It's awesome, however, to see the impact of the Charde Houston's and Candice Wiggins' and Nicky Anoskie's of the group. (The Minnesota Lynx seem to have fared especially well [. Click to continue reading...

First off, I had a great day at Coolidge Corner celebrating my friend PB's birthday, seeing a nice-but-ultimately-unremarkable movie (Radio Cape Cod), doing some shopping, and having dinner at Zaftig's. Over dinner, we wondered about what had become of Craig Benson - the Dubya-esque ex-Gov of NH. Turns out he's a Seacoast supporter [. Click to continue reading...