Random Thoughts

Hockey:
What the hell are the Islanders thinking signing a 25 year old goaltender (Rick DiPietro) to a 15 year contract? Now the money is not ridiculous, but who wants a 40 year old goalie on your team, when 95% of all 40 year olds are usually playing in beer leagues or shinny. The Islanders have just hung another albatross around their neck. Can anyone say Alexi Yashin? Hopefully the Rangers will be able to clean the Islanders clock this season.

Football:
I am off to a 1-0 start in my fantasy league, having beaten my brother-in-law’s Personally Foul team. It was a weak win, the lowest point total, considering Shaun Alexander did nothing, and the Tampa Bay Defense did less than nothing. I have already dropped them and picked up the Bengal’s DFENS. Donovan McNabb and Larry Fitzgerald certainly bailed me out this week. Next up is Team Tulsa. Is the Monday Night Football doubleheader a regular thing or just an opening week thing? Please fill me in if you know.

Stamford Youth Soccer – NY Red Bulls
I did not have a chance to watch too much football this weekend, since I spent most of Sunday coaching my son’s youth soccer team. It was pretty fun, and they played really well. It is amazing in 3 months, how much each of the kids on the team has improved. Jacob was the first Red Bull to score a goal this year, and he was very excited. In the spring/summer league he was not able to keep up with the other kids. In the first game, he was able to dribble the ball, and maneuver away from the swarm. What a difference a few months make. And I got to run back and forth for a few hours on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Come on down to Cummings Beach on Sundays at 2 and see the kids play.

School starts:
Jacob started kindergarten at Toquam Magnet Elementary School in Stamford last week. We are very excited that he got into a magnet school. The district called on the Sunday before school started saying they had an opening and would we want him to take the spot. He loves it, and I am sure we made the right decision. Mollie is supposed to start a 2 day a week pre-school on September 25, very scary I cannot believe she is going to school already.