Blogging the NFL. Recreation

OK, so we decided not to go to opening ceremony. The fee was steep ($50), so we left it to the kids to decide: should we stay or should we go. We stayed.

Instead we went looking for a place to eat. Found a chain BBQ place. Sure tries to be authentic, and you did smell the hickory smoking. That made it very tasty. But there were the small things that gave a pause.... just what WAS that canoe doing up on the wall? "Why yes, Frank, I paddled that canoe clear to Dodge drivin' that hunnert head of cattle..." uh-huh.

So rather than be entertained we entertained ourselves. We've found the kids from Portage, and have been hanging out with them. That, and watching the games, France v. Korea, and of course Mavericks v. Heat. Later in the afternoon headed up to Colleyville for a dry run; found the Starbucks around the corner, and of course they sell the necessities: coffee and the NYT -- and the WSJ. ah civilization.

On the way back, picked up some food for breakfast. We'll have cereal, juice and fruit in our rooms.

Tomorrow's the day, and everyone is beginning to get geeked. At the sports bar, there was another extemper, busy reading more documents (how did we know he was an extemper? aside from reading, there was the collapsible file folder next to him.... that's a pretty good sign. ) Well, it's early to bed. We leave here tomorrow at 7:15.