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1) The Minnesota Twins... It was a good run, and ya know what it really was. In my opinion this club finished up at 95% of their potential. With J Morneau and J Crede out and watching the team all year is it any shock the Yankee's of New York swept the Twins ? Good job by the Twins for keeping it competitive but this team has some big issues and in a 5 game playoff series the hot team wins. This team has some issues to deal with if they want to improve next year, but that is for a later date. Hope the last 2 Home Playoff Games didn't add to much cash to the Pohlad Family Tho...

2)Alcohol Commercials... Most drinkers have there brand(s) of go to alcohol... whether your Don Draper with a fine Whiskey or Homer Simpson with Duff Beer. BUT... a good, no clever commercial can swing sales, it can make a person standing at Joseph's Liquor "Hey I think I will pick this up". Best example being the Dos Equis - Most Interesting Man in the World Series. This add campaign reach major pop culture status. What I am wondering is why don't more minor alcohol providers aim high with advertising. Dos Equis and 1800 Tequila are the only brands I can think of... C'mon Sailor Jerry and Rolling Rock, make me a believer!

3)Gambling... Today's gambling minute is my complaint that I can bet on WNBA games on Sportsbook.com but not college hockey. I attended 2 college hockey games (Minnesota State v. Bowling Green) this weekend... yet I cannot bet on this. This makes me upset. I can bet on WNBA, USFL Football, and Tim Pawlenty's odds of gaining the Republican National Endorsement for President in 2012... BUT NO COLLEGE HOCKEY! This makes me upset because as we know, the two best things for winning at sports betting are Less Sports Prominence (The WNBA is less popular then the NFL thus harder for Las Vegas to handicap) and I have more inside information on College Hockey than any other sports. The hunt now begins for a service to take my UMD Bulldogs v Michigan Tech Saturday Night Special Bets.

4)Grocery Store Shopping... When is the best time to Grocery Shop ? Is their one ? Say you go after work... nope to busy. You go Late Night ? Nope store is half stocked and the deli is closed. Weekends ... NO CHANCE! Mid-Morning to Mid Day ... YES! Now you have to be free and be up but this is the time to hit up the grocery store. Everything is out, everything is fresh, people there want to ... no they need to be there, and the deli is open and you can get 4 free samples and just buy one item! If you have the opportunity, hit up your local Cub Foods at 11AM on a Tuesday. You will not be disappointed.

5)Vikings Update... Team is 5-0... Did something again this year that no Childress Vikings Team has done.. Continue to KILL bad teams, no close wins just beating a team. I have my dad calling me, breaking news to me like he is a middle aged Sid Hartman that Farve says this is the best team he has played on. With Farve joining the team last you have to believe the offense has not peaked yet. That Chemistry is just going to improve. Find a weakness... please find me a weakness. Even Childress has shown the ability to make SECOND HALF ADJUSTMENTS which he never has. Major Dad has this squad in a position I like liking.