Windy, Windy

It's a good thing no football, baseball or golf games are scheduled here in Boulder today. We have a constant 25 to 35 mph wind from the west (with a forcast of gusts up to 50), and it would really mess up the various games. I've walked Silver, and paid my morning visit to Skippy. I'm currently at home with the kits, and have my sneaker blocking the screen door to the patio open, as the wind keeps closing it. Neddy and Lovey are running in and out, and enjoying the weather (it's 91, but the humidity is is 8%). Tonight we're supposed to drop into the low 50s and have a high of, maybe, 71 for Labor Day. It will be a nice change. I need to visit the library again - I'm out of books to read. Local author Margaret Coel has another new book that just came out - if you're interested, see: http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_15941525?source=rss
A big "Hello!" to Darren L. Hutchinson, a fellow Eastsider! Mr. Parker's band leadership was absolutely the best in the state, and it really helped weld our school into a single community - since he was there for us at the very beginning (like me) when the school was first established in January 1970. The Marching Ram Band was something every student could be proud of! - And, yes, I might have been hard on my comments about the Gators' first game yesterday. It was Brantley's first game as the starting QB; Brantley and Mike Pouncey, the center, just couldn't get on the same wave-length; and it was only the first game of the season. Of course, I'm partial to the defense - and, for the third year, I fell in love with Janoris Jenkins' plays. That young man is going to be another star!
In thoroughbred racing, Kent Desormeaux has to sit out riding until at least Sept 25, as he has re-broken C-7 in his neck. He went down when his horse collapsed under him on 2 Sept at Saratoga. His mount died while running - a probable heart attack. ... Here Comes Ben was an upset winner in the Forego Stakes yesterday at Saratoga, while Cape Blanco was the surprise winner of the Irish Championship Stakes at Leopardstown. Quality Road won the Woodward Stakes impressively by over 5 lengths under a hand ride, also at Saratoga.
In Boulder County, we have lots of wildlife - black bears, fox, coyotes, mountain lions, bobcats, elk, mule deer, etc. We can now say we have a moose population as well. Wildlife has been in the news recently, as a mother bear was killed by the Department of Wildlife after she and her cub parked themselves in a neighborhood tree. The mother bear was killed because the homeowner reported there was "something terribly wrong with her mouth." DoW people came, took a look, and verified that the mother bear was missing her entire lower jaw and most of her tongue. The open wound was heavily infected. The bear was shot, but the cub, who was still nursing escaped the DoW personnel. The search is still on for the cub. ... And in Grand County, across the Divide, a young pair of brothers, aged 2 and 6, were playing alongside a lake that sits beside thick woods. Without any warning, two adult moose ran out of the woods, and one of them ran over the two-year-old. The child spent a day in the hospital being tested and treated for bruises and a few abrasions, and then was sent home. - Again, a good reason to always be aware when you're outside in Colorado!