They talk about Pilgrim feet and “halcyon skies”.  I really do believe stoicly now that schoolchildren everywhere stop after the first verse for a reason: the rest of it reads like bad poetry.  ”Amber waves of grain” has a nice ring to it.  ”Above the enameled plain” does not.  Oh well, it’s our anthem, 100% awesome or not, and I’m gonna deal.  Because I like living here.  And I like cherry pie.  I don’t really like baseball though, not sure what the deal is there.

It was a great night for trivia in Hillsboro yesterday!  Mostly because the gorgeous sunshine turned into drizzly rain, and it was warm inside.  Also, beer and friends.

Congratulations to team No Ma’am for first place last night!

Dazed & Confused kept saying they had no chance (they’re family, even!) but guess what?  They rocked out the final challenge answer and took it not ninja-style, but freakin PIRATE STYLE!  No prisoners!  The cheers from their team were so explosive it startled Dazed & Confused half to death, so they got their just revenge in the end.

Also, Dazed & Confused took 2nd place.

Again, congrats again to NO MA’AM for the win!

Blake and Diane are going to string me up next week for that, but it was so worth it to see how happy No Ma’am were.

It’s rainy outside, but I have BBQ preparations to do for the 4th!  Can’t wait – hope you guys get to BBQ as hard as I’m gonna.  See you next week!