We had a horrible day Wednesday at Fountain Hills. Of the eight guys who ran there before, all ran slower for some reason. On Saturday, most of them rebounded and improved their times from the same course two weeks ago.

It was hot and humid, running around the lake at Kiwanis Park, but it has been hot in Wickenburg also, where we practice. We did OK, but finishing behind Valley Christian (girls) and Tempe Prep (boys) after we had beaten them earlier shows that it was not our day to shine.

He's not going to get a free ride on the issues. We're going to be taking on Bush's plans day-to-day. Bush said he's going to change tactics and talk about issues and his real plans for real people, so we are going show how our plans help real people and his help the powerful.

I did not have a sober, straight, legal day from 1974 to 1994. Not one.

We just moved here from Maryland, and we were taking stuff to the transfer station one day and saw this.

It's not how you start, it's how you finish, I guess. It's a great day.