Julia’s vocabulary continues to increase. This past weekend, she picked up “Birthday” and somehow made the connection to candles on a birthday cake. It’s pretty cute. She’s frustrated by the fact that she still doesn’t have as many words as she’d like, but she’s getting there.

I’m going to take a moment to talk about an incredible football play though. In the dying seconds of the Riders/Eskimos game, the game appeared over, when Riders QB Rocky Butler was apparently sacked at about midfield. The ball had popped out though, and after a recovery and two handoffs, Rocky had the ball back. He tossed it to Kenton Keith, who ran with it for a bit, then tossed it to Andy Fantuz, who then threw it across the field to Jason French. French then ran with it for a few yards, then threw it back across the field to Keith, who was ultimately stopped short of the endzone, when the ball popped out and was recovered on the 4. It was an unbelievable play, and it very nearly resulted in the worst final play of the game for the Esks since Milt Stegall romped for 100 yards and a touchdown earlier this year. That was pure entertainment, and I’m glad I got to watch it unfold. It would have been better if the Riders had managed to score, or if a marching band had walked onto the field or something though.

Simpson’s quote of the day: “Suck-up Riverdale punks. Think they’re too good for me.” - Homer