Today is yet another woot-off. I just bought an iRobot Roomba Discovery SE, the intelligent floorvac robotic vacuum. Kim and I are often too busy to clean the house thoroughly, plus we really hate cleaning, so hopefully this little device will help us out with the floors. We’ll see. There will definitely be a ton of other products on woot.com today, so keep your eyes on the site.

After several visits to the Wynkoop Brewery (1536 Wynkoop St), I must say that I am overly unimpressed. Typically a brewpub is right up my alley, but this particular restaurant doesn’t do it for me. First of all, their beers are very average. I’ve sampled a pretty wide variety of their offerings, and I don’t think I’d rank any of them above a seven. I do enjoy some of their food, but their menu is very short and limited. The appetizers are probably the highlight of the menu, and there are only a few dinners that I would (or have had) multiple times. I would much rather head down the street to the Breckenridge Brewery, if searching for a downtown brewpub.

I had my worst fantasy football week of the season, two losses and only one win. In one league, the loss results in my team now being tied for last place. One thing that really killed me was -7.5 points from Bulger. I’m okay with occasional crappy performances, but losing that many points from one player is unacceptable. I still lost the game by 35 points, but I hate any negative performers.

In another league, I lost to a team that is now at the top of the league. The loss only puts me tied for second, so there is still much hope for this team. The one thing that really sucked about this game, was that the guy I lost to had a player in the lineup that was on the bye week. It’s totally embarrassing to lose to a team with a bye week player. I’m not giving up on this team though.

And in the final league, my best league, I’m back on the winning streak after losing to Kim last week. This week I played against Phil and ended up with a 134-121 victory. I’d prefer to win by a few more points, but beggars can’t be choosers, right? Kim and I are now tied for first place in the league, so this one may have to be decided in week 13.

In more good news, the World Series ticket sales didn’t go so well yesterday, so they are selling most of the tickets today in just under 30 minutes. I hope to have better luck this time.

I woke up to falling snow yesterday for the first time this year. I’ve often been told to expect snow on Halloween, but this was over a week early. It only accumulated to a couple of inches, and it was mostly gone by the end of the day, but it was exciting to see. Any snow that falls in Denver is leaving even more snow up in the mountains, helping to create ideal conditions for the winter season. I snapped a couple of quick pictures that can be seen in this album.

PS The Bengals are now 1-0 when there is snow on the ground in Denver. I’m hoping this trend continues as we go into winter and beyond.

PPS I didn’t have any luck getting World Series tickets when they went on-sale today. Boo.

I seemed to have misplaced my earrings. I’ve had the same pair in for years, I bet. Now, they are gone, and I don’t think I’m going to put any replacements in. I’ve had one ear pierced since sometime in high school, and the other was done a year or two later. So, as you can imagine, it was kind of weird looking at first, but I think I’ve grown used to it. We’ll see how long this lasts. Thoughts?

Yesterday, I found out that the Colorado Mammoth will not be playing in 2008. This is very sad news, as I was a huge fan of attending their games. The National Lacrosse League announced the season was canceled after failing to reach a labor agreement with the Professional Lacrosse Players Association. I guess I’ll have to attend a Nuggets game or just go to more Avalanche games.

Over a month ago, I finally got to my first SoundRabbit show, though I have been a fan of their music for years. I was waiting to mention the show until I got my recording of it posted online, which I finally accomplished today. Their site is currently under a redesign for a big CD release that is due out on November 9th. So my recording is one of only a few ways to listen to their music right now. The other being their MySpace page, which has samples from the new CD, This Room Becomes A Crowd.

Well we had a great time in Kansas City, despite the results of all of the involved sporting events. Kim and I got into KC on Saturday afternoon and immediately met up with my family, our friend Amy, and whomever else was in town. They were already hanging out at the 810 Zone waiting for the UC-Louisville game later that night. The bar is huge, but we still managed to fill up the game room section pretty well to watch the game. It started off well, but in the end Louisville took home the Keg of Nails and ended the Bearcats unbeaten streak.

We woke up early on Sunday morning to catch our chartered bus to Arrowhead Stadium for a tailgate party and then the game. Our bus ended up parking near some other buses from Cincinnati and full of Bengals fans, so the pregame parties were great. The game versus the Chiefs also started off pretty well, but even with a couple of scores in the final quarter, the Chiefs still ended up winning the game. The Bengals are now 1-2 in the last three years at Arrowhead Stadium, and I think it’s time to play against a different team.

My thoughts on the weekend can pretty much be summed up with this photo of Phil and I taken by my mom. We brought a camera along for the weekend, but didn’t even take it out of the bag. Fortunately my mom has a ton up on her flickr site.

My fantasy results for the week are pretty much on par with the results of the Cincinnati games. I lost badly to Kim in one of my leagues, and have dropped out of first place. Kim now sits at the top of that league. I also lost in another league and fell to 9 out of 12 teams. I just completed a big trade, so I’m hoping things will start turning around. In the final league, I actually won and I’m still holding on to first place in that league. Finally, one team that is actually following in the footsteps of good teams, like the Rockies.

Tonight Kim and I are heading to the holy land, also known as the Great American Beer Festival. We attended this party, I mean event, a couple of years ago, and I must say that it is a must see. There will be 408 breweries on the tasting floor with 1884 different beers available. I have done my research and have put together a plan to hit 43 of these breweries. I figure somewhere around 50 will be the magic number, so I still have some room for suggestions. Here’s the list of participating breweries. Cheers!

I doubt there is anyone who will read this that will be interested, but it’s worth a shot. A big group of (mostly) Bengals fans are heading to Kansas City this coming weekend to catch the game. We’ve had a few people decide to drop out from the trip, and therefore we now have extra tickets to sell. The price is $85, which includes a ticket in our section, a seat on the party bus, parking, and a tip for the driver. Honestly, it’s a steal! Anyway, let me know if you are interested and I’ll give you the additional details. WHO DEY!