It's been so nice lately, I've spent a lot of time on the front porch reading, keeping Homer, our Alaskan Malamute mix, company.
You know the kind of days I'm talking about. The kind you just want to package and put away until those January or February days when it's so cold you crack when you go outside. On days like that, opening a nice breath of summer would be SO amazing. But I digress.
Homer's not much of a talker, but does a great job listening while I ponder various things, like...
THOSE FOLKS who attended the Wisconsin State Fair on the first Monday evening were shocked, and pleased, to see Giannis Antetokounmpo strolling around, carrying something very precious on his shoulders. No, wasn't the NBA Championship trophy or the NBA Finals MVP trophy.
Instead, Giannis was taking things in with something even more important, his child. Nice to see Giannis take such an interest and delight in his Wisconsin home!
CRAIG COUNSELL really, REALLY deserves to be Manager Of The Year in the National League. As I write this, he has taken the Milwaukee Brewers to 25 games above .500 and a 9 1/2 game lead in the NL Central.
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler will no doubt get his fair share of love from the voters. For good reason, with his squad sitting atop the NL West, ahead of the heavy pre-season favorite Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.
Will the Giants be there at the end? Don't think so, as I see the Dodgers running them down.
But Milwaukee? Have total faith in the Brewers getting it done with a FOURTH STRAIGHT post-season appearance. And those four are all on Counsell.
So, he much deserves some national recognition for the job he's been doing for the Brewers.
WILL HE OR WON'T HE come back in 2022? "He" of course refers to Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
In his 17th season as a Green&Gold quarterback -- passing the mark of 16 years set by Bart Starr and matched by Brett Favre -- Rodgers seems content enough as the Pack works through a three-game pre-season slate. All the acrimony of the previous months seems to be in the rear-view mirror.
Rodgers knows that Green Bay is his best shot at getting back to, and winning, a Super Bowl. The team, with one or two question-marks remaining, is set up for the run. And barring any injury bug, should be playing on Feb. 13, 2022.
