Monday musings

A hodge, and a podge, of scattered thoughts:

• How long before people around here start complaining about the heat? Have we forgotten the cold, miserable weather of January - June so soon?
• Congrats to young Jacob - who was presented with a customised Rider jersey at a special assembly at his school this morning.
• It, along with a stadium tour tomorrow, is his reward for setting a NEW SCHOOL RECORD in the annual year-long Accelerated Reader competition. Way to go champ!
• Tonight, it's a first place showdown between the J-man's Twins and the arch-rival A's for the Little League Minor A regular season pennant. One game, winner takes all. Can you feel the drama?
• I don't know, is it obvious I'm a bit of a proud parent?
• Two more shows, and then SportZone shuts down for the summer. I think I'm ready for a break.
• Kobe Bryant. Champion. Yuck.
• Could the Orlando Magic have put up less of a fight in the NBA final? Just another reason to wish Cleveland had beaten Orlando in the east final.
• Canadians are goofy. If Sidney Crosby was American, fans and media in that country would be singing his praises as the great young leader of the new Stanley Cup champs.
• In Canada, we seem to enjoy tearing people down way more than we build them up - especially in sports and politics.
• Is Marc-Andre Fleury in the running for a spot on the Canadian Olympic team now?
• Nothing to get excited about out of Rider training camp yet. Alert me when they start sending some guys home.
• Wanna bet Wednesday night's encounter between the Riders and all the ex Riders (Richie Hall, Mo Lloyd, Kitwana Jones, Scott Gordon) in Edmonton will be hyped way more than a pre-season game needs to be?
• Circle Saturday, July 25th on your calendars. That's when the Schmoes come to town in a game that means something. Now that will be worthy of some hype!