Happy 4 of July Y'all

It's a great sunny day though it's supposed to get up to 98. I think we are going to pack up the backpacks and go on a mt bike trek all around and hopefully set up somewhere in the shade for a picnic and whatnot.

The Tour de France is well under way and has been pretty exciting so far. I was surprised, disgusted and disappointed when Ian breathlessly delivered the news at work on Friday about Basso, Ullrich and the others being suspended. I was really rooting for Basso. At this point Ullrich is over I think, this would be the Tour for him to shake everything off and win for once and for all, but that seems to be that about that. I think it will prove to be quite a race anyway. I'm going for Hincapie.


E made dinner last night(her delicious lentil enchiladas) and we sat on the side porch and ate and watched the fireworks from the Diamond. And the Braves actually won! We went to Friday's game and I was pleased as punch for that win too. Which brings a brief aside : I hate it when people leave before the game is over. Win or lose. I don't get it. When I go to a ballgame, I go to a ballgame, I stay to the bloody and/or glorious end. Whatever people.

Let include in conclusion, this picture, of these perfectly adorable packs of butter that I bought yesterday, not knowing that they weren't regular whole sticks of butter, but in fact these smaller, nicely wrapped little thingies that I wouldn't mind at all receiving as a present. But I'm just like that. Don't worry, I won't give you one for Christmas..