Stormtrooper at the World Series!

If you watched the World Series games in Denver, you may have noticed a guy in the stands wearing a Stormtrooper helmet. That was my boss. You probably didn't notice me next to him, mostly because you were probably busy thinking, "Whoa. A dude in a Stormtrooper helmet!"

I was lucky enough to go to both home games and I had a blast even though the Rockies lost both games. I had to watch Boston sweep the series and win on our turf. It was tough, but kudos to the Rockies for making it in the first place. They were on a historic run to the Series. I think the layoff really hurt them, though. Baseball is a game of momentum and timing. The Red Sox were regaining their momentum after coming back to beat the Indians. Meanwhile, the Rox were trying to find ways to keep the rust off. It didn't work, as you might have noticed as they got blown out 13-1 in Game One.

Also, I've got to mention this guy:



Rockies left fielder Matt Holliday caught a flyball to end an inning and he trotted over to our section to throw the ball to a kid who looked to be about seven years old. Everybody around started diving for the ball, knocking this poor kid to the ground in the process. The guy in the picture ended up with the ball and refused to give it to the kid even though about twenty of us were chanting, "Give the kid the ball!" He finally turned around and used some rather profane words to tell us what we could do with ourselves. Really classy guy.

You, sir, are an ass. I hope the lady you were with dumps you. But since she didn't stand up to you when you took the ball from the kid, I doubt she'll leave you even though you're now a proven ass. Some women like that, I guess.

Anyway, if you'd like to see the rest of my pictures, go here:

World Series Game Three

World Series Game Four

Cutest kids ever

I know, another boring post about someone's kids, right? Right. But they are freaking cute. Jack was picking up Kate, so Kate decided it would be fun to kiss him in an apparent attempt to get him to put her down.


Unfortunately for her, Jack thought it was pretty funny, too, so he kept picking her up! I know it will bore all of you who don't know me, but I'm definitely going to put up some more pictures later.

I'm going to the NLCS Game Three!

So, I bit the bullet and bought a ticket. It's a single-seat ticket, so I hope I have some cool people around me. I've been wanting to catch a game and I know that tickets are going to be insanely expensive if the Rockies make it to the World Series, so the NLCS is probably the best I could do. I found a single-seat, club-level ticket right behind home plate! It's going to be freaking awesome...as long as the Rocks are winning, anyway. If they get into the World Series, this very same seat is going to go for over $5,000. It's safe to say I won't be spending that much money on a baseball game.

Too early to put a fork in the Broncos?

I have to say that was one of the worst home games I've ever witnessed. I'm stunned that the Broncos were able to play so poorly at home. They should have won this game, but absolutely nothing went right for them. Combine all the bad bounces with their bad mistakes and you're in for a long day. A long, very embarrassing day. I know that USC lost this weekend, but I think even they could have beaten the Broncos today as poorly as they were playing.

At least we have the Rockies and the Avs. You know it's a bad week in Broncoland when you get outscored by a baseball team and a hockey team.

I know no one is actually reading this blog, but if anyone does happen to drop in, I'm taking suggestions for new hobbies. I may need something new to keep me busy on Sunday afternoons for the rest of the NFL season.

Is Mr. Tittle Following Me?

If you read my post about NFL 101 then you saw the picture of the women with their stuffed animal, Mr. Tittle. I've never seen Mr. Tittle before last night, but I just saw it again somewhere else. Very weird coincidence. For your viewing pleasure, here is another picture of Mr. Tittle:

Broncos NFL 101

I had the pleasure of attending the Denver Broncos NFL 101 last night at Invesco Field at Mile High. It's an annual event that, until last year, was open to women only. I did not know this. Even though men are invited, I was one of two single guys there. If I'd known that, I might have spruced myself up a bit more!

The event was a lot of fun. Dinner and drinks were provided, which was very cool. Loved the coconut shrimp. The host for the rest of the evening was the lovely and talented Amy Van Dyken, who just loves reminding everyone how many gold medals she won in the Olympics. I won a t-shirt in a trivia contest because I knew who the Bronco's long snapper was (Mike Leach). Then we split up into three groups and attended breakout sessions on offense, defense and special teams. The session on offense was led by offensive assistant coach Jim Ryan and offensive lineman Ryan Harris. The session on defense was led by defensive line coach Bill Johnson and safety Curome Cox. The special teams session was taught by assistant coach Charlie Johnson and linebacker Louis Green (Looooooooooooooouuuuuuuuu!)

I got lots of pictures of the event. One of the coolest was of these two women from Berkeley--yes, in California--who just happen to have Broncos season tickets. They also have a stuffed animal named Mr. Tittle that they've been taking to stadiums around the country. I asked for them to pose for me. Here they are with Mr. Tittle in front of the two Lombardi Trophies:



The rest of my pictures can be found here. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the cute ladies I sat with during the breakout session on offense. I also think I know a couple of things that are going to happen on Sunday against the Chargers, but I'm sure as heck not saying anything! We'll see if I turn out to be right.

Travis Henry tests positive for marijuana

Well, crap. Travis Henry has apparently tested positive for marijuana. That would be a four-game suspension except for the fact the he's already under supervision for a previous drug violation. He's going to appeal this decision, but the most likely outcome is that he's going to be suspended for a year. This really sucks, but it might not be as bad as you think.

Mike Shanahan seems to have found another diamond-in-the-rough running back in Selvin Young. I think this kid is going to be the real deal. He's pretty big, he's fast, and most important of all, he's a playmaker. I've been extremely impressed with him so far. Losing Henry might not be as bad as everyone is expecting. I'm more worried about Denver's run defense. I mean, really. Can they stop anybody? I just can't wait to see what happens when they face Ladanian Tomlinson this weekend.

The Rocks go up 2-0 in the NLDS!

Holy cow! A new day has dawned on Colorado baseball, I guess. It's so surreal. Are we seriously watching the Rockies kicking butt in post-season play? My manager is going to the game on Saturday. Jerk. And his tickets were free. Jerk. I might try to get some tickets to the next series, but they're going to be pricey and they're going to sell like hotcakes.

Anyone have any season tickets they'd like to donate for a game?

The Dragon In My Garage

I ran across an interesting article today written by Carl Sagan. He discusses how one might act when confronted by someone who claims to have an invisible, floating dragon in their garage that is entirely undetectable. If the dragon is undetectable and it's existence is unprovable, what's the point in having the dragon around in the first place? Read the article, it's interesting!

The Dragon In My Garage

Amazing new toy from Google

I just ran across an awesome new tool from Google, the owners of Blogger and Blogspot. It's a page that displays images that are being uploaded to Blogger, almost in real time. It is extremely cool and very hypnotic. It's difficult to stop watching!

WARNING: Before you click on this link, you must realize that this may sap all productivity from you and you will be left staring at these images for hours on end. Consider yourself warned!

Here you go: Blogger Play

I hope you're in a comfortable chair

So, as you can see, I've started a blog today and I keep coming up with new things I want to add to it. Those of you who are reading it (both of you) are going to be really busy. Some people only post once or twice a day to their blogs, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I'm going to be a bit more prolific with my blogging. I'm using it as a sort of diary, so not all of it is going to be that interesting to you. Sorry about that. It will get better, I promise.

There's going to be lots of personal stuff on here. You know, pictures of kids, details of boring trips, that sort of thing. And you can expect lots of comments about the Broncos and Rockies. Maybe even the Avs if they're any good this year. Those comments probably won't come until the postseason, though. Who in their right mind can watch an entire freaking hockey season? Not me, I'll tell you that.

I'll probably be making some comments on other topics interesting to me, like politics or religion. The fun stuff!

So, now I'm going to drink some Tension Tamer tea and think about what I want to write next. I've already got three or four things just aching to be written down, and this is just my first day!

Rockies win NLDS Game One!

Whoo hoo! The Rocks take game one from the Phillies in Philadelphia! This is going to be a great series. The Rockies are the hot team right now. Their bats are swinging and they've got the best defensive team in the league. No one wants to play them right now. If they get through the Phillies, I'm betting that they'll make it to the World Series. I can't even imagine seeing a World Series game in Denver!

For the record, Tulo should win Rookie of the Year, but he probably won't. And Holliday should win MVP, but he probably won't? Why, you ask? East cost bias. Denver teams are invisible to the media, it seems. If these same players played anywhere else, it wouldn't even be a question, especially in Tulo's case. No one is playing shortstop better than him right now. Nobody.

Why "The Wayfarin' Stranger"?

Welcome to the first post in my blog. The first question you might ask is why I have a blog in the first place. Well, I'm not sure. I've seen some blogs that I think are cool and I just felt like starting one. Oh, and it's free. Can't beat free. The second question you might have is, "Are you interesting? Do we know you? Why do we care about your blog?" Okay, I know that's three questions, and they're good ones. Am I interesting? Hmm...maybe not. Not yet, at least, but I'm working on it.

Why did I pick such a title for my blog? Mainly because I'm recently divorced and I'm going through the process of rediscovering myself. Perhaps this is interesting to you, perhaps not. Probably not, but I think it will still be interesting to use this blog as a running diary of my attempts to add spice and color to my life. Who knows, maybe I'll someday be someone interesting and people will go back to these archives and get a kick out of how bland my life used to be.

Why might I become interesting? Well, I'm rediscovering music. Maybe someday I'll write some music that touches you. I'm also working on my writing skills, so someday you may read a nicely wrought thriller from me. It'll be on the shelves right next to Clancy and Grisham. Then again, it might be something a bit more philosophical seated next to Deepak Chopra.

Now, if you'll excuse me, the Phillies are closing in on my beloved Rockies. It's the bottom of the fifth, no outs, and the Rockies are ahead 3-2, but the Phillies are at bat and they've got runners on base. Not good.