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Due to a combination of laziness and misinformation I have been delinquent again in updating the blog. The hit counter I attached to the page showed me that only two people visited the blog in a week so I figured the audience had declined to only the family members I speak with via phone on a regular basis.

Anyways... Things are rather good up here. We came back and beat Toronto, but then dropped a very close one against BC, the reigning Grey Cup champs. Once again there were turnover issues, but the offense played very well overall and the defense remained sturdy throughout. It was one of those games that just slips away. We had every opportunity to win and put BC away, but let them stay in it through our own mistakes. That makes it all the more frustrating... knowing that you weren't outplayed, but beat yourself.

We hope to rebound again this week against Edmonton. The loser of this game will end up in last place in the conference. While it is still very early in the season and standings can easily change, we obviously want to stay out of the cellar. They are all about passing, but the forecast predicts a thunderstorm so that should make Edmonton's offensive attack interesting. Not sure if they will try to run the ball more or if they will stick to the air despite the conditions. I feel that this is a game we should win, but we can't let momentum get away from us. That is what seems to happen to us. In the first Toronto games we were OK in the first quarter, but then the game just got away from us and spiraled. We lost momentum again against BC in the 4th quarter and ended up letting it slip away.

My knee has suddenly swollen up again and is as painful as the first week I injured it. I don't know what happened all of sudden... I don't recall getting hit and I haven't been doing anything out of the ordinary. It is not good, though. I am getting pretty sharp radiating pain all throughout my leg, but my flexibility is still OK and the leg is strong so I will be playing. The team doctor might aspirate the joint beforehand so that should help.

There is a bye week starting Aug 18th so I will fly home for that week and hopefully get to see everyone back in NJ. I am really looking forward to a week of rest, even though it seems very far away right now.