Nicknamed the "Tim Tebow Rule", the NCAA has decided to bar players from displaying numbers, logos, or any other symbols in the anti-glare "eye black" they underline their eyes with.

I love those baby commercials!!!

This is apparently an actual billboard in Minnesota.

Someones idea of a better use for the space.

Meandering thoughts from a way to busy mind -

This morning it feels like Sunday. Karen was off work yesterday for the Lincoln's Birthday holiday. So for various reasons there is no pro football on today. Bummer!!

I had a dream last night where I was involved in a police shooting. The shooting took place in a strip mall in Covina called Shoppers Lane. I found a burglary in progress and shot the woman as she came out of the store. Then I set up the crime scene. I hadn't had a shooting dream in quite awhile.

Yesterday my son Brian and his wife Selina hid in a university office for over 45 minutes while a crazed shooter wondered the university campus. Yes, Brian and Selina were on campus when a distraught professor, Amy Bishop, opened fire at a biology department faculty meeting killing three professors and wounding three other employees at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. (UAH) Selina is a student at UAH and had one of the deceased as a professor and another as an advisor. The female professor was taken into custody without incident. The professor was apparently upset because she wasn't granted tenure.

While on the freeway the other day on the way to the gym in Riverside, "Satisfaction" by the "Rolling Stones" came on the radio. Without really thinking, I reached over and cranked up the volume. It made me wonder, how many of us have certain songs that just have to be heard at a higher volume than others. "Benny and the Jets" by "Elton John" comes to mind.

From the "what have you done for me lately" files, I find it ironic that those who live in the recent burn areas couldn't thank the firemen enough for saving their homes. I remember seeing signs posted saying "we love the firemen." Now that the rains have come and the mud is flowing, some of those same home owners are pointing the finger of blame at the firemen for not fighting the fires correctly. I heard one guy on the nightly news say, "well the firemen let the fire burn right up to the houses." Jeez!!!

Went for a bike ride Friday. Rode along the Santa Ana River from Norco N/E toward San Bernardino. The bike path was mostly clear of mud, but the river was much bigger. You could see signs where the river had been quite full from the recent rains.

The hills were really green. It was a bit chilly, mid 60's you know. I'm glad I chose to wear my light jacket. Coming back, riding into a steady cool headwind, was a bit brisk. And no, I didn't see any snakes!!!

Former President Bill Clinton had chest pains recently. During a scheduled appointment with his cardiologist last week a blockage was found. President Clinton went to the New York Presbyterian Hospital and bodda bing, bodda bang, two stints were inserted into the clogged artery and he's out and about in a couple of days. Aren't we blessed to have such wonderful health care available to us. To bad the "we" in the last sentence isn't all inclusive in this country.

So what does an old retired guy do with his time?? Why he plays farmville on Facebook.com. This is my most recent version, completed Thursday morning. The tan and orange and blue areas are all made from individual bales of colored hay. It took me about 2.5 hours to do this!! I obviously really need this job with El Monte!!

Went for a bike ride in and around my neighborhood on Sunday. Encountered lots of water. The photo below shows standing rain blocking the entire road I wanted to ride on.

The photo below is the other side of the lake shown above. As you can see it was a pretty day, although a bit chilly.

Below is the road I ride a lot. It runs between two fields behind one of the local dairies and behind Colony H.S. You can see there is a lot of standing water in one of the fields.

I may be going back to work. I know, I know. It's shocking!!

Gov. Arnold keeps slashing the school budgets and because of that my lovely bride keeps getting her hours cut. Karen has to take three furlough days before the end of this fiscal year, which means an unpaid day off each of the next three months.

So coincidentally, my old friend Nicole left El Monte for a supervisor's position with Torrance. I spoke to a captain at El Monte and offered my services as a lab rat. No call outs or being a slave to the phone.

I have an appointment next Tuesday with that captain and the head honcho for El Monte. It would be a part time job, 2-3 days a week. We'll see what happens. I'll keep you posted.

Need to get out and update my wardrobe

Saturday was my birthday. It seams that I share my birthday with Zsa Zsa Gabor, Babe Ruth, and President Ronald Reagan.

To celebrate, Karen, Josh, and Corey took me to dinner at Tommy's for chili dogs. Later at home we had chocolate birthday cake and ice cream. Doesn't get any better than that!!!