It's already almost Thanksgiving Day?...

how the heck did that happen?

I blinked and there went October, sailing right on by me.

Where to begin?

wait, the Rams have already won 4 games this year?

how the heck did that happen?

oh, yeah, the Savior Of The Franchise...the Oklahoma Kid.  The QB Upon Whom The Team Is Relying Heavily.

..............

- enjoyed dinner-and-a-show-at-the-Fox with the lovely Renee Simms last evening.  Her birthday is this week and we took the opportunity to celebrate a bit early.  We dined at Joe Buck's downtown and took in the penultimate performance of "South Pacific" afterward.  Always love visiting the Fox Theatre.  A very enjoyable evening, indeed.

- My church just finished a shiny, happy romp through the shiny, happy book of Judges.  See, those crazy Israelites engaged in this tired ol' spin cycle of disobedience, bondage, repentance, and deliverance.  Sound like anyone you know, oh, yeah, us.  My casual contemporary church service had a real washer and dryer on stage as visual aids for each and every service of the series.  Props to that.

- Ol' Mizzou is up to nine wins with their scintillating, thrilling 14-0 win over Iowa State last evening.  (read the between the lines for some serious sarcasm there).  They'll need more of a pulse than that to beat KU next week.  Seriously.  10 wins is do-able but ugly losses to NU and Texas Tech will likely keep them out of a BCS bowl.  Which is fine with me, as long as we can stay out of the Texas Bowl this year.  Alamo, Holiday, or Cotton would be just fine, thanks.  I have invested in a Mizzou hat and t-shirt so as to be properly attired for future MU athletic events.

- Operation Get The House's Exterior Renovated is getting underway soon.  Work should start in a week or two, hopefully.  Going with a nice khaki color for the siding, which I think will look handsome against the white trim.

- must walk dog. now.  This whole standard time thing where it gets dark earlier is kind of a pain to get used to!