Monday

Busy weekend here.  And we enjoyed the play-by-play of the fff in NYC.

I have been personally impressed with the hudzpah of the IRS now claiming that they "lost" the Lois Lerner emails that have been previously requested by the House Oversight Committee.  Truly a remarkable response.  Having spent a lifetime in representing clients in IRS audits, I can attest with authority that "the dog ate my homework" is not on the list of exceptions to providing detailed support for a deduction on a return.  The most transparent Administration evah!

Props again to my pal Pete.  He and pal Cal both gave the local sprint-triathlon a shot on Saturday morning.  600 yard swim.  15 mile bike ride.  3.1 mile run.  There were like 500-600 competitors.  Pete actually won his age group!  (I did look, and there were three in the 65+ age group.  And 1 in the 70+...who would have beaten Pete!)  Cal had a little trouble in the water, but managed to get'r done,,,and had no trouble with the bike or run legs. 

2 fell on the sword and represented herself and the sisters on Maplecrest for Father's Day.  Nice evening of steaks on the grill and Jordan in the bottle.  With some Whitey's strawberry ice cream as the dessert.  Thanks to her for that effort...and to each of you for the calls.

I watched parts of the Spurs' win last night.  Really an impressive result for a team that was considered too old to compete for the championship again after having lost last year.

High school basketball ends in February.  College that first weekend in April.  And the pros go for another two months.  No wonder nobody pays any attention to their games until the play-offs.  It would be impossible to sustain interest for their entire season.

The Iowa Gaming Commission approved another casino for the state last week.  For Jefferson, Iowa in north central Iowa, about 30-40 miles west of Ames.  I think that it will be the 19th casino in Iowa.  Iowa needs to go into re-hab to treat its sickness on gambling. 

Other things that my home state probably doesn't need:

1.  Two more days of the state fair.
2.  High-speed rail between Iowa City and anywhere.
3.  Expanded play-off fields for high school football.  Losing records get in as it stands.
4.  More ethanol subsidies.  Let's create false fuels!
5.  Red light/speeding cameras.  You guys!  Its a money grab!
6.  The early Presidential primary.  Really.  Give the populace a break.
7.  The Des Moines Register.  The newspaper that Iowa used to depend upon.  Long, long ago.
8.  Early Hawkeye/Cyclone football (and basketball!) games with Directional U.
9.  More bars in Iowa City.
10.  More attorneys.  (I just threw that one in there on principle.)

All for today.  The heat is on the next few days.  The A/C unit is up and running.

Make it a good week in your neighborhood.

BCOT