Business Equals Lack of Random Thoughts

Lately, I haven't posted anything on this blog.. though really.. I wouldn't call it lately, since I haven't posted anything on it since... January!

A few completely random thoughts in the last few months...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. really needed a new start and hopefully he's gotten it with his new crew chief.. you can't expect him to immediately start winning.. but it's a huge deal with Lance McGrew taking over for Tony Eury Jr. McGrew probably has the toughest job in Nascar right now, other than those who need to replace moneys lost with GM pulling a bunch of sponsorship money.
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Been taking lots of walks and posting photos, which are updated on one of my other blogs and posted on my website. Besides Cloquet (and some Duluth) area sports, I've posted Pro Wrestling galleries from Echo Pro Wrestling in Sartell, Minnesota, and lots of outdoor photos from walks.
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The new Ice Road Truckers season started 3 weeks ago and each week they tease more and more that one of the drivers gets into a bad accident.. I don't know if it's just for ratings ploys or not, but so far there are lots of other trucks in the ditch on this new show focusing on the Dalton Ice Road in Alaska.
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The Deadliest Catch season has actually been good so far, though it seems the show is lacking some of the drama of last season's medical emergencies until last week's accident trying to put up a tarp on the Wizard, with the episode ending in the hospital.

On the same subject.. Mike Rowe isn't hosting 'After the Catch' anymore, being replaced by Ben Bailey who hosts Cash Cab on Discovery. I think Cash Cab is a joke and can't stand Bailey on it so I don't know that he can make After the Catch the show it's been before. Ratings of 'ATC' will of course be the sign if he's successful.
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The Minnesota Twins bullpen is lame... they used to be a shut-down bullpen that kept hte team in leads.. but this year the only really consistent pitcher from the 'pen' is Joe Nathan. The starters haven't been *that* bad and have given the bullpen leads that they've lost on many ocassions leading to a medicocre .500 season so far.

That's plenty of thoughts for now.. even though the Minnesota Wild, and Timberwolves, have both got new GM's who hopefully can turn their seasons around. I'll deal with those thoughts at a later time.