Kim's Project
I have spoken before about how selfless Kim can be. And that she gets this from her mother. Well let me tell you what Kim is doing now. Technically this is to help out her sister and her sister's kids. But the reality is it really is helping out Connie because if Kim doesn't do this it will be Connie who has to deal with the mess. Tammy has left a huge quantity of dirty clothes at her old house, accumulated over a long period of time. And while it is not unusual for a family of 5 to have a lot of clothes still this was pretty ridiculous. In the process of slowly moving out of her house and into Connie's Tammy had bagged up a large quantity of these dirty clothes and put them in a storage unit. And there were even more at her house still.
Kim has decided, on her own initiative, to take all of these clothes and wash them bag by bag. And at the same time sort them, throwing away the items that were just too ripped, torn or stained to be worn, tossing other items into a pile for charity, and then making a much smaller pile of clothes that could be given back to the kids and Tammy. Although even then they will mostly get returned to storage as they haven't needed most of these items in over a year now. Here is a picture of the bags on our porch to give you an idea how much work is involved:
Weekend Plans
So this weekend is getting a little busy. Saturday I have our normal trip to the library, plus now a trip to the park/tennis with Dad. Sunday I have tennis with Dad & Dave, the Mom's birthday party. And tonight I am getting together with some friends for drinks (not for me, for my friends). And in the midst of this there are some house projects I would like to get tackled. So I won't be able to just get up and do nothing all day around the house this Saturday, which I don't mind really. I have enjoyed the relaxing days the last couple of weeks, but I feel better at the end of the weekend if I can actually point to having done something.
Football Thoughts
Broncos:
Well if Brandon Marshall wants out of Denver he is taking the absolute worst way to do it. Sulking, complaining to the media, asking for more money and then being disruptive in practice are all excellent ways to make yourself less desirable on the trade market. Which means Denver won't trade him because they can't get reasonable compensation. My prediction is that when the regular season comes they will give him another chance, but a very short leash, and the minute he is disruptive it will become a real suspension, that costs him money. And in the interim the rest of the team will move on without him. Stupid move on his part. I understand that they could not do this with Cutler, things are different with a QB, but this tack will definitely work with a diva like WR. If he really wants that trade and big contract he needs to take the Anquan Boldin tack: play your heart out, even play hurt, prove that you are worth that big money.
Rams:
Well 2-1 in the preseason isn't bad. I think they have an improved team, although it is way to soon to tell with the offense since they have played minus their top QB, Center, and light duties for their top RB. But the defense seems improved. Will this translate to the regular season? Still too early to tell, but I am optimistic.
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