Sean, Terry, and myself traveled down to Bloomington today to watch the Hoosiers beat Michigan soundly (76-61). It was a very fun and energetic crowd, mostly because IU and Michigan have a healthy rivalry. Assembly Hall has also recently added several large media displays that (thankfully) added to the overall game experience.

It was nice to be back on campus, particularly to check out the new structure being built across from Kilroy’s (on Kirkwood). I think it is going to be luxury apartments; the dormers and gutters had brass flashing and the architecture fit well with the surrounding buildings.

The Colts and the Bears are set for a Midwestern Superbowl Showdown and I could not be more excited! (and that’s saying a lot given my lacking interest in most sports teams)

Hopefully we’ll get another exciting game full of scrambling touchdowns by linemen - I love to see the big guys chugging down the field displaying such pure joy from actually carrying the ball into the end zone.

Does summer get more beautiful than this? While in DC we joined the extended family for an Orioles baseball game, though sitting in the stands you may not know it since Camden Yards seemed to have more Yankee fans than Oriole.

We left in the seventh inning to avoid traffic, which turned out to be a good move since the Orioles ended up losing in the 10th. At least we got to sit outside, eat some nachos, and enjoy a beautiful summer day.

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Heather, Bob, Shannon and I spent a fun Friday night cheering on the Cougars, a single A baseball team in the area. We were going to stay for the fireworks after the game but the cool spring night turned cold after the sun went down.

God, I love single A baseball. We splurged on the second most expensive seats in the park: $10 to sit a few rows behind home plate (for two bucks more we could have been in the first two rows). The players are there for the game (or at least the dream of a future major league game), the food is great, and the beer is slightly cheaper than Wrigley’s. Between each inning there is usually some sort of event involving kids racing around the bases, so it’s always entertaining.

I think the night is best summed up by what the four of us ate:

• 2 cheddar-wurst dogs (mmmm… cheese-filled meat)
• 2 regular hot dogs
• 1 “grande” nacho
• 1 bag of peanuts
• 2 hot chocolates in collector’s mugs
• 6 draft beers
• 1 bag of blue cotton candy (hence the picture)

[note: This post has been backdated to correspond with the date of the events described]