Over the last week, I've been home so much I became a tennis watcher. I've never sat down and watched a match, but not only have I done that but I've watched about every match at the Australian Open and even the doubles. I don't know the rules very well but it's great sport to follow. These guy's and girls are great athlete's to run around in the Australian heat for over three hours. It's incredible.

My favorite match was between the number one rated player, Rafael Nadal, and Fernando Verdasco, who's never even made it past a major championship quarter-final. They were playing in the semi-final round and no one gave Verdasco a chance. He was kind of an underdog, which I can relate to. Also he lives in Las Vegas like I do. He's from Spain but has been training here with Andre Agassi. Going into the fifth and deciding set, I was getting so nervous. At this stage no one deserves to lose. Well after five hours and fourteen minutes Rafael Nadal won on a double fault, kind of like a red light. It was just a test of two wills. It was about who wanted it the most. Then Nadal went on to beat Roger Federer, the second-rated player, in another great game. I have a question for you tennis pros. When the players are about to serve, the ball boys and girls throw them the balls. They take some and throw some back. What are they looking for in the ball? And do they get rid of them when they throw them back?

I spent the Super Bowl at the Palms casino. It was a slow game but ended up being great at the end. I felt sorry for Kurt Warner. He has a great story for those who don't know. He didn't get drafted out of college and ended up stocking shelves at a Hy-Vee grocery store. He played arena football until he finally got picked up by the St. Louis Rams where he won a Super Bowl and was voted MVP.

I watched the game with some Caterpillar executives who were in town for the World of Concrete convention at the Las Vegas Convention center. We had a great time people watching. Vegas is a great town for that. I think they were glad to be away from the frigid temperatures in Peoria, IL. It's nice to spend time with them on a non-racing weekend. I snapped a picture from the top of Moon Night Club. Our skyline is still changing rapidly. They are not only building casinos and condos, but shops and a fine art center. The project costs are projected to be over 11 billion dollars. It will create 50000 jobs to the area.

Speaking of jobs, I have had a couple offers from some friends of mine in Las Vegas. The first one is to be a car salesman at a really nice, high-end sports car dealership. The other offer is pretty interesting. I have a good friend that owns a repo business. He repos high-end cars like Lamborghinis, Ferrari's, etc. It's great pay and he also said you get chance to drive fast because people chase you. But the big kicker is that you get shot at too. Yikes not me. I'll keep working on getting a sponsor … lol.