Alexis had her first gymnastics meet on Sunday. She totally ripped it up. Just look at all the precious metal she brought back with her from that other side of the state.
I’m glad that she got all of this athletic ability from the Bennett side of the family.
Her next meet is in Chow’s gym AKA where Shawn Johnson trains. That should be a pretty incredible experience.
My website has moved servers yet again. I know anything related to PHP doesn’t work at all and I’m not really sure when it will work again, but I’m told FTP works again, so I’m testing that theory with this entry.
Jay is rather uneducated in the nuances of the Cy-Hawk rivalry. Last week he did some research and he sent me a blog that an Iowa fan wrote about doing things to a Cyclone fan’s mother. It was the type of unintelligent drivel you would expect to come from an Iowa fan, but I don’t wish to dwell on it. I just want to show a screen capture of part of the blog.
I take umbrage with one part of this blog. At least I was going to take umbrage with one part of this blog. I was going to say that Whiskey River is not the worst bar in Ames. I was going to argue in favor of Deano’s or The Fox.
Then last night I found out that Whiskey River has been condemned. I guess it is the worst bar in Ames, until the end of the month.
In honor of the big game that kicks off in about an hour, I am going o post a few of the logos I kind of like from Cyclone history.
Here is hoping for another Cyclone victory. A victory to match the one that the volleyball team earned last night by humiliating the Hawks 3-0.
Go State!
A few more pictures from the Kent State game.
So now the Cyclones are 2-0. It might be about time to start planning that Independence Bowl road trip.
On Saturday the Cyclones were able to avenge one of their losses from last year.
Once again it was a night game, so there are few images, but I’ll share a few.
Although Iowa State did right a wrong, their performance was hardly impressive. Well, it was impressive at times and scary at times.
So Willy didn’t actually win 8 events during Pufferbilly Days, but he did finish 2nd with his partner Avril in the Anytime Fitness Amazing Race. He backed this up by winning the Pufferbilly Days 5K for his age group the following morning.
Below is a very pixelated video taken by Jesse as Willy’s team finished the Amazing Race.
Although they were the first team to cross the finish line, another team finished with a better time and took home the 500 smackers.
Some of the tasks they had to complete along the way included:
I think I’ll have to watch Willy complete the whole event if he does it again next year.
Perhaps you were hoping to see pictures of the Cyclones schizophrenic performance last night, but I haven’t gotten that far yet. The pictures below conclude the pictures from Iowa State’s dismantling of South Dakota State.
There aren’t many pictures because a night game isn’t a great environment for photo taking.
Maybe it is a bit early, but I think I’m smelling an Independence Bowl Road Trip coming up at the end of this year.
Below are some pictures from the pre-game.
Once I got into The Jack I looked around the new concourse on the west side of the stadium. It was nice, as far as those things go.
Last Thursday, the Cyclones began their long return from the abyss. Last year the Cyclones were embarrassed at The Jack in their opening game of the season. This year they took another step towards redemption by routing their opening opponent. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits were not a match for the Cyclones. True South Dakota State is just a Division 1-AA school. But I think, my memory is a little hazy on the subject, we lost to a Division 1-AA school last year at some point during the season.
Below are some pictures from before we entered the stadium.
We had a bit of an abbreviated tailgating experience this week. This Saturday, before the Cyclones get their vengeance on Kent State, we will have the full tailgating experience. I guarantee it. Jay is even making potato salad.
Last year I won both of the Fantasy Football Leagues that I participate in. This week I finally got what was coming to me, a trophy for the tremendous accomplishment of winning the Fantasy Football League at work. A physical trophy.
The trophy was given to me by League Commissioner and Ortho Bowl loser Jon Dewaard. Luckily for you, fellow Computer Mine employee Mike Vest was on hand to record the moment for posterity.
I have cleared away some space near my work area where I proudly display what I am going to call The Dewaard Trophy.
Some of you might be wondering why I’m displaying a trophy I barely earned in a competition that I hardly give any effort and put my more earned awards in a trunk in a basement. I don’t have an answer for you.