weekend

this was an eventful weekend... a friend came to town to hang out thursday night; we watched the nba finals at bww and saw a great game.

i attended a bachelor party friday in the form of a cardinals game (all-inclusive area, scoreboard patio)... cards got beat down 20-2, but it was enjoyable watching so taguchi return (now playing for philly) and aaron miles pitch the ninth.

yesterday, a co-worker and i went up to another co-worker's campsite to kick it... played some bocce and other yard games and just lived the simple life.

it was a sad weekend, however, in the fact that tim russert passed away unexpectedly... i grew up watching at least part of Meet the Press every sunday morning before church (well my dad did, but i grew to appreciate it over the years and even watch it when i can now). the guy was a tremendous figure in the american landscape; he made it his mission to hold politicians accountable and always bring out the truth... not merely to smear politicians, but for the good of the country and our governmental system as a whole. it is said that when a guest came on his show, tim knew everything that person had said or written down since the 1st grade... you couldn't flip-flop on him. sadly, his pouring himself into his work (maybe to exhaustion at some points in this presidential election) may have contributed to his health. there was a great tribute today on Meet the Press; they simply left his seat empty and relived some great memories of tim.