One for the books

I woke up in fine spirits this morning. How could I not, after watching my team win such an exciting game last night? Utah came back from behind in under 2 minutes to tie the game with a 2 point conversion, after a touchdown drive that lasted all of 40 seconds. They were then able to force Oregon to punt, and ended up winning the game with a field goal as the clock expires. You really can’t script them better than that. For those who are keeping track. Oregon State knocked out the #1 ranked USC last week. Utah is now 6-0 and leads the MWC.

Other exciting nuggets from last night include watching HR Kucenich’s speech on C-span, and of course the VP debate. The house debates are giving me a lot more faith in government, than the Senate has been lately. It has been very interesting to me, to see the unlikely amalgamation of reps that have come together in the skeptics caucus, on the issue of the economy.

The VP debate, was tough to stomach. I have to admit, I was expecting Palin to do worse than she did. It was comforting to see that Palin could cram for the test. Even though she was still very evasive on several issues, when she reverted to her talking points, it was clear that she had put in some time trying to get a grasp on things. I was seriously questioning her intelligence, before last night. So the fact that she didn’t totally fold gave me a little bit of comfort. What I could not get past though, is her demeanor. I really just can’t take her seriously. When I listen to her try to make her points, I feel like I’m watching a PTA meeting.

Finally, I did end up getting some shots of the Intrepid coming back to Manhattan. I haven’t uploaded them to the photo blog yet, but Gothamist used one of them last night. I took a lot of them. When I get them posted, I’ll put up a link.