Some Thoughts for the Holiday Weekend

Checking in over the Fourth of July Weekend....

- Such is the life of Jared:

Jared:Excitement of my weekend ... doing work yesterday ..no one is there ... and all of a sudden Lance Armstrong strolls in...
Ross: Awesome... did he recognize you?
Jared: Yeah..havent seen him in a few months ... maybe april.... my cubicle is outside his office

I mean, because, my office is right around the corner from one of America's top athletes of the last 10 years as well too. Right...

- Since we all love the state of New Jersey, and if you haven't been following the the news over the weekend, NJ is amidst quite a big problem: they might shut down the casinos! Don't get ahead of yourself though... it's a state-wide problem because the state government surpassed it's June 30th deadline for setting a new budget, and so Governor Corzine has mandated that
all non-essential government operations be shut down as soon as possible. No budget in place means no operations. Road construction and lottery ticket sales were put on hold, and state parks, beaches, horse racing tracks, and the casinos (!) could be shut down as soon as Wednesday. Even though I don't have any plans to make it down to AC in the near future, let's hope for the sake of all gambling fans that the NJ government can get their act together and keep our favorite establishments open for business!

- Something the Jessica and I wonder about: we walk around New York City and we notice that people love dogs. Pretty obvious point; everyone loves dogs, and lots of people in New York have them. But we see a lot of people with very big dogs in the city, and it makes you wonder: do these dogs have their own room in these people's apartment? We're talking about German Shepherds, Rottweilers, and Pitbulls. We've seen Great Danes and Boxers too. Some of these dogs are massive and I just can't understand how they'd fit comfortably in someone's one or two bedroom apartment. Must make for some tight quarters, but hey, if a man's best friend happens to be a little bigger of a breed, then the man will do what it takes to put a roof over his friend's head.

That's all for now... Happy 4th!