And away we go......

The Queen got me the P90X for Christmas. Hard to believe that you could improve upon a body like mine but hey I'm willing to give it a shot. Actually I have read a lot of really good things about this program and it will be a great program to do this winter. Something new. Looking forward to starting the program.

Those Nasty Packer Fans!

A Green Bay Packers fan has been charged with assault in the stabbing of another man outside the Leaning Tower of Pizza on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis.
 
Minneapolis restaurant Monday after the two argued over the game in which the Packers lost to the Minnesota Vikings, authorities said.
According to the criminal complaint, Ryan Hinderaker, 30, was arguing with a 41-year-old man over the Packers-Vikings game. Police said Hinderaker, wearing a Packers t-shirt, stepped outside and was followed by the man he was arguing over the game with.
Hinderaker then pulled a knife out of his right pants pocket and stabbed the man in the stomach. The man was taken to Hennepin County Medicals Center, where he underwent surgery for his injury.

Hinderaker called 911 after the incident and turned himself in to Minneapolis police. Hinderaker has been charged with second-degree assault.

Smart Car? Maybe not.

$500,000? I'll take that job.

In the recent court battle of experts trying to determine whether Elizabeth Smart's accused kidnapper is mentally competent, forensic psychiatrist Michael Welner was the highest paid warrior.
The New York-based expert, who testified for federal prosecutors, was paid approximately $500,000. Two defense psychologists who testified last week earned less than $50,000 between them for their work. 

Seriously, do you really think it takes a half a million to conclude that this guy has some serious mental illness issues? He sings Christmas carols at his court dates and claims to be the lords prophet. And we wonder why all these states are going broke.

Someday somebody is going to take a look at where are money is spent. I just hope it's not to late.

Tiger, um, yea!

This is a picture of an event during Sunday’s game during a timeout at the Texans/Jaguars game this past Sunday. I think it is self explanatory.

Thrill of the hunt? No more!

Can you believe it? December 17th and the King is done with his Christmas shopping. There are a still small things to pick up but for the most part I am done! For those of you that don't know my shopping habits this is a miracle! I always say that to wait for the last minute is the thrill of the hunt. Well, not this year.

So bring on Christmas!

Now where did I park the sled?

One of his helpers was arrested for driving “Santa Claus” around while both men were intoxicated, and after Santa was reported to have hugged children and asked them where his reindeer were, Sparta police said.
Early Sunday afternoon, police dispatchers received calls about a suspicious vehicle, including one call from Elm Street on the city’s north side, police said in a press release. One caller said a passenger dressed as Santa stumbled from the vehicle, approached several children playing in a yard and began to hug them, demanding to know where his reindeer were, police said. He got back into the vehicle and left the area.
Police quickly found the vehicle, stopped it and determined the driver and Santa both were intoxicated.
The driver, Kevin Arnold, 47, of Sparta was arrested on suspicion of operating while intoxicated.
Police said Santa was identified as Thomas Arnold, 55, of Sparta, and was cited for open intoxicants.

Weinermobile to the rescue!

Jon Kleinow was saved by a Madison icon on Wednesday. Kleinow was on his way to work at the State Journal about 2:30 p.m. when his Hyundai began sliding back down a hill on City View Drive on Madison's Far East Side. He pulled into a driveway to Staybridge Suites and got stuck there.
Kleinow was pondering the alternatives when behind him appeared none other than the biggest rescue dog in Madison: the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile, trying to get out of the parking lot.
The driver, whose name Kleinow did not ask, quickly offered assistance. With the help of the driver and a passerby - plus the help of traction from cat litter provided by the Weinermobile driver - the car was freed.
Kleinow was so impressed he called Oscar Mayer to register his thanks.

12 inches plus and 40 mph winds = One crazy day!

This was taken outside the door at work. And now the winds are picking up. I was up at 5 to do my driveway and then had to wait for my road to be plowed. All the schools are closed today and there are a lot of people missing at work. The snow is a pain but is sure is pretty to look at.

Team Radio Shack Jersey!

To bad there not out in time to make the Christmas list. These are hot! I'm so so sure that I'll look just like Lance in mine, haha

This is funny!

"Good news is that I truly out did myself this year with my Christmas  decorations. The bad news is that I had to take him down after 2 days. I had more people come screaming up to my house than ever.Great stories. But two things made me take it down.

First, the cops advised me that it would cause traffic accidents as they almost wrecked when they drove by.

Second, a 55 year old lady grabbed the 75 pound ladder almost killed herself putting it against my house and didn't realize it was fake until she climbed to the top (she was not happy). By the way, she was one of many people who attempted to do that. My yard couldn't take it either. I have more than a few tire tracks where people literally drove up my yard."

My Christmas Card From Tiger

Your tax dollars at work! What's next?

Milwaukee Public Schools could be one of the few districts in the country that provides contraception to students.
School board members will consider making free condoms available to students in many of the district's high schools. The district's health officials say the free condoms are needed to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
Two condoms would be available only after a student talks with a school nurse. The student would also receive literature about the risks of being sexually active.
A Youth Risk Behavior Survey conducted by the school district this year showed more than 60 percent of high school students in MPS are sexually active.
The Journal Sentinel reports a school board committee will take up the matter Tuesday.

Are we there yet?

 "The trouble with Socialism is, sooner or later you run out of other people's money."
 Margaret Thatcher

Black Friday! A Very Black Friday!

Black Friday took on an entire new meaning this year. I have had a ton of foot problems since August and my aerobic activity has, um, been a little off. Actually my entire activity has been a lot off. Other than disc golf I have not done much. Is disc golf a workout? This brings us to Thanksgiving. As in eat like a little pig Thanksgiving.

This is followed by what is now called Black Friday. The day I stepped on the scale. Ouch! That hurts! This thing can't be right! Can it? It is! F-A-T!

So my plan is to get back to the gym. I have already started lifting weights and have swam once and am headed to the pool tonight. My running is going to have to weight, haha Wait. I'm going to hit the spinner and give that a tri, haha Try. In the past I have found this boring but am willing to give it another shot. All for now, waddling to the pool, quack quack.

Purple Rain

Sunday we traveled to the Cities for a little Purple Rain. As in Brett Favre raining down on the Chicago Bears. Not a good day for Lance but a great day for the Vikings.

Favre had a near perfect day with just under 400 yards through the air! 400! The girls had there time at the Mall of America and then it was time for the Mall of America Field. That's the new name for the MetroDome. How Stupid is that? MOA Field, haha

Spandex King at the Movies.

Blind Side! A must see! A great movie and it's a true story. Now how does it get any better than that? Great movie for everyone. I give it an A! So get your money together and get going.

I could use some sun.

We need this guy!

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd - Australia

Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks...


Separately, Rudd angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote:
'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians. '

'This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom'

'We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society . Learn the language!'

'Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.'

'We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.'

'This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'....'


'If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted.

Spandex king at the movies: 2012

We went to see 2012 last night. I don't want to ruin it for anyone but I was really disappointed. The Queen on the other hand thought it was great. To me it was just way way way to much Hollywood and special effects. To me it would have been much better if it were at least somewhat believable. So I give it a D. A solid D. To me the only bright spot was Woody Hareldson playing the wacked out DJ. So if you ask me, save your money for the movie rental.

Vacation Idaho!

Had a great time in Idaho with Abbie, Jordan, Adelyn and the new addition, Adric. We were there for the baby blessing. We had a great time. It was a quick out and back but well worth it. The only way it could have been better is if it were in Hawaii, or at least somewhere warmer than Idaho.

The Picture Says It All

Are ya ready for some God?

The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.

My confession:

I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas trees.

It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu . If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.

I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from, that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.

Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.

In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.

Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Hurricane Katrina).. Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'

In light of recent events.... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.

Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about.. And we said okay.

Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.

Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'

Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.

Are you laughing yet?

Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it.

Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.

Pass it on if you think it has merit.

If not, then just discard it... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.



My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully,

Ben Stein

Zoom Zoom Zoom Update

I heard last night on the news that the EBay buyer did not come through with the cash. So, if your in the market this hot rod could still be yours. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom!

Zoom Zoom Zoom!

Operating a motorized recliner while drunk apparently drives up the chair's value. Police in northern Minnesota listed the "DWI chair" on eBay after the owner was arrested for driving it into a parked car last year. It sold Thursday for $10,099.99.

Proctor police Chief Walter Wobig didn't immediately know the winning bidder's name or hometown. He said international media attention helped fuel the bidding.

The chair was built by Dennis LeRoy Anderson. He had pleaded guilty to driving the motorized chair with a blood-alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit.

He said he expected the chair would fetch only $2,000 to $3,000.

The recliner is powered by a lawnmower engine. It comes equipped with a stereo, cup holders and lights.

The perfect day for discin!

What a great day! Near 70 and nothing but sun. Ramona and I made our way to Winona to play some disc golf. We ended up playing 36 holes at Saint Mary's. What a fun course. It uses the bluffs and woods and winds around a small creek. A small creek that is always there when you throw a bad shot.

I played pretty good. I shot my best round of the year. Have not played there much this year. I think it was my fourth and fifth round there. The first round I was four over and the second ended with me at one over. I had two awesome birdies in the second round. Almost an eagle on #8! Bounced right off the basket. Church tomorrow and then maybe a quick 18 at Pettibone. Got to get out as much as you can. Cold weather is close at hand.

Ouch!

Ace Race 2009

Had a great time at the disc tournament on Saturday. Never, never, never thought I had a chance of winning the thing. But I did! It was amazing. The tournament ran like this. Everyone received the same two prototype discs to play with. They are brand new discs so nobody gets a chance to practice with them until the day of the tourney. Then you get one shot per hole. If you get a hole in one you get an Ace. If you hit any metal on the basket you receive an M. Holes were between 100 and 200 feet long, most being around 150 feet.

I made two aces and hit two baskets. One guy also had two aces but no hits so I won! For winning I received a nice bag and 10 premium discs! So I'm set! It was a great day!

In the group picture I'm the guy hiding way to the right in the back. This was taken before we started and yes I was nervous as can be about even being there. But one of the guys I bowl with is a pro disc player and told me that the guy you least expect to win will win. So he said I would win! I guess he called it.

Hanging with hippies!

Something new for the Spandex King. This weekend I will be participating in my first disc golf tournament. This summer my family has been playing a ton of disc golf. It's a great game! There a lot of courses and the sport is cheap! Most courses are free and discs are about $20 tops! You can buy a starter set for about 25 bucks! 25 Bucks and your good to go. If you haven't played give it a try. Check out this link to find out more. Peace, out!

One Nation Under God? Not at Home Depot.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A former cashier for The Home Depot who has been wearing a "One nation under God" button on his work apron for more than a year has been fired, he says because of the religious reference. The company claims that expressing such personal beliefs is simply not allowed.

"I've worn it for well over a year and I support my country and God," Trevor Keezor said Tuesday. "I was just doing what I think every American should do, just love my country."

The American flag button Keezer wore in the Florida store since March 2008 says "One nation under God, indivisible."

Earlier this month, he began bringing a Bible to read during his lunch break at the store in the rural town of Okeechobee, about 140 miles north of Miami. That's when he says The Home Depot management told him he would have to remove the button.

Keezer refused, and he was fired on Oct. 23, he said.

"It feels kind of like a punishment, like I was punished for just loving my country," Keezer said.

A Home Depot spokesman said Keezer was fired because he violated the company's dress code.

"This associate chose to wear a button that expressed his religious beliefs. The issue is not whether or not we agree with the message on the button," Craig Fishel said. "That's not our place to say, which is exactly why we have a blanket policy, which is long-standing and well-communicated to our associates, that only company-provided pins and badges can be worn on our aprons."

Fishel said Keezer was offered a company-approved pin that said, "United We Stand," but he declined.

Keezer's lawyer, Kara Skorupa, said she planned to sue the Atlanta-based company.

"There are federal and state laws that protect against religious discrimination," Skorupa said. "It's not like he was out in the aisles preaching to people."

Keezer said he was working at the store to earn money for college, and wore the button to support his country and his 27-year-old brother, who is in the National Guard and is set to report in December for a second tour of duty in Iraq.

Skorupa noted the slogan on Keezer's pin is straight from the Pledge of Allegiance.

"These mottos and sayings that involve God, that's part of our country and historical fabric," Skorupa said. "In God we trust is on our money."

Michael Masinter, a civil rights and employment law professor at NOVA Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, said any lawsuit over religious discrimination might be a tough one to win.

"Because it's a private business, not one that's owned and operated by the government, it doesn't have to operate under the free speech provisions of the First Amendment," Masinter said.

"But we're not talking about religious displays here," he said. "This sounds more like a political message ... Wearing a button of that sort would not easily be described as a traditional form of religious expression like wearing a cross or wearing a yarmulke."

Spandex King At The Movies

Friday night was crappy weather. We were going to work at the haunted corn maze but the fields were to wet so it was canceled. Having a free night with not much else to do we headed out to the movies. The Queen picked this: The Stepfather.

What a creeper. Predictable, but worth seeing. Don't want to give away to much but I think you get the story. New dad-gone bad. Worth seeing? Sure. This is not really my kind of movie but it was suspenseful and kept you on the edge of you seat. I give it a B.

Zoom Zoom Zoom

A 62-year-old Minnesota man, Dennis LeRoy Anderson, was charged with DUI after driving home from a bar on his motorized Lazy Boy.
The pimped out vehicle runs on a lawnmower motor, has a stereo, headlights, and, of course, handy cup holders. And you’ll love this, a sticker on the back reads: “Hell yeah, it’s fast!”
Dennis drove such vehicle to the bar one day in August 2008, downed about 8-9 beers then drove his Lazy Boy home. Everything was fun and games until he crashed into a parked car on the way. Yes, it was parked.
His blood alcohol level was a staggering .29 at the time of his arrest. He failed all sobriety tests and was arrested for DUI. He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18-months in jail and slapped with a $2000 fine. However, the judge took mercy on old Dennis and stayed his term – as long as he completes an alcohol course, submits to random testing and completes supervised probation for 24-months. His days of cruising the hood in the Lazy Boy, now a distant memory. Not that he actually does remember..
I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I have a friend who seriously has something similar to the Lazy Boy (yeah, I have friends in low places) except his is a motorized barstool. It’s really pretty sweet, but it’s definitely hillbilly bling!

Third Time Is A Charm! In 10 Months!

MADISON - A Wisconsin lawmaker was facing calls for his resignation or expulsion Thursday after he was arrested a day earlier for driving under the influence for the third time in 10 months.

A criminal complaint filed today against Rep. Jeffrey Wood said a citizen saw his vehicle drive into oncoming traffic in Tomah in western Wisconsin and twice enter an intersection at a red light before backing up. The caller said the vehicle almost struck hers in the parking lot outside a Dollar Tree store.

Something Special From Wisconsin.

An Onalaska man faces charges for allegedly driving drunk and hitting a parked car that ended up inside a Centerville bar. And the name of the bar you ask? The Jail House! I guess it's two jail houses in the same night for him.

Getting Serviced.

SERVICE

Confused? Let me help you a bit I became confused when I heard the word"Service" used with these agencies:

Internal Revenue 'Service'
Postal 'Service'
Telephone 'Service'
Cable TV 'Service'
Civil 'Service'
State, City, County & Public 'Service'
Customer 'Service'

This is not what I thought 'Service' meant..

But today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one of them said he had hired a bull to 'Service' a few cows..
BAM!!! It all came into focus. Now I understand what all those agencies are doing to us.

You are now as enlightened as I am.

I guess the bear wanted a beer!

HAYWARD, Wis. – Shoppers in a Wisconsin grocery store got an unexpected surprise when a 125-pound black bear wandered inside and headed straight for the beer cooler.
The bear stopped Friday night at Marketplace Foods in Hayward, about 140 miles northeast of Minneapolis, sauntering through the automatic doors and heading straight for the liquor department.

It calmly climbed up 12 feet onto a shelf in the beer cooler where it sat for about an hour while employees helped evacuate customers and summoned wildlife officials.
Officials from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources tranquilized the animal and took it out of the store. Store workers say the bear seemed content in the cooler and did not consume any alcohol.

My parnets have a cabin in Hayward and our family spends a lot of time there. But we never saw a bear in town! Crazy!

Cowboy's and Lesbian's

> An old cowboy sat down at the Starbucks and ordered a cup of coffee.
> As he sat sipping his coffee, a young woman sat down next to him.
>
> She turned to the cowboy and asked,
> 'Are you a real cowboy?'
>
> He replied, 'Well, I've spent my whole life breaking colts, working cows, going to rodeos,
> Fixing fences, pulling calves, bailing hay, doctoring calves, cleaning my barn, fixing flats,
> Working on tractors, and feeding my dogs, so I guess I am a cowboy.'
>
> She said, 'I'm a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about naked women.
> As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about naked women. When I shower,
> I think about naked women. When I watch TV, I think about naked women.
> It seems everything makes me think of naked women.'
>
> The two sat sipping in silence.
>
> A little while later, a man sat down on the other side of the old cowboy and asked,
> 'Are you a real cowboy?'
>
> He replied, 'Always thought I was, but just found out I might be a lesbian.'

One Hot Bike with extra hot Zipp Wheels with extra extra hot decals!

This is Michellie Jones Kona bike. I made the decals for the Zipp wheels. Smoking hot!

Hey hey there you sexy pumpkin!

In summary, the police arrested Patrick Lawrence, 22 year old white male, in a pumpkin patch at 11:38 p.m. on Friday night.

On Monday, at the Gwinnett County (GA) courthouse, Lawrence was charged with lewd and lascivious behaviour, public indecency, and public intoxication.

The suspect explained that as he was passing a pumpkin patch on his way home from a drinking session when he decided to stop, 'You know how a pumpkin is soft and squishy inside, and there was no one around for miles or at least I thought there wasn't anyone around' he stated in a telephone interview.

Lawrence went on to say that he pulled over to the side of the road, picked out a pumpkin that he felt was appropriate to his purpose, cut a hole in it, and proceeded to satisfy his alleged need. 'Guess I was really into it, you know?' he commented with evident embarrassment. In the process of doing the deed, Lawrence failed to notice an approaching police car and was unaware of his audience until Officer Brenda Taylor approached him.

'It was an unusual situation, that's for sure,' said Officer Taylor. 'I walked up to Lawrence and he's just banging away at this pumpkin.' Officer Taylor went on to describe what happened when she approached Lawrence ..

'I said, 'Excuse me sir, but do you realize that you're having sex with a pumpkin? He froze and was clearly very surprised that I was there, and then he looked me straight in the face and said..

.

'A pumpkin? Shit.... is it midnight already?'

This was in the Washington Post...the title of the article was 'Best Come Back Line Ever.'

Know when to say when!

I was working the finish passing out medals at IM Wisconsin this year from nine to midnight. I hung the medal around the gentleman to the left after he crashed through the finish line. He was in bad shape. I didn't realize how bad of shape he really was until I read the story below. Sometimes it's better to listen to your body and call it a day. This guy went face down and had to be carried away. I hung his medal around his neck as he was being carried away in a horizontal position. They were yelling at me to give him his medal and I asked where? They told me to hang it around his neck. It was the weirdest thing of the day for me as I hung his medal around his neck. I hope all is well with him.


Bill Enright was the last official triathlete to cross the finish line at this year's Ironman Wisconsin crossing the line in a time of 16 hours, 56 minutes and 28 seconds.

With just under three minutes to spare before the race closed you would think that he would be over the moon to finish the Ironman in the nick of time.

"I sort of just reached for the ground -- it could've been broken glass and I would've laid on it," Enright said.

But while the Ironman took the 43-year-old Madison insurance executive and father of three, just under 17-hours to finish, the stay in the hospital that followed the race took 35-hours and almost killed him because his serious condition could have led to permanent kidney failure.

Enright suffered from rhabdomyolysis, a muscle breakdown caused by strenuous physical exertion, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Rhabdomyolysis is rare, serious and preventable, Dr. Lee Faucher, medical director for Ironman Wisconsin since 2004 said. It's a condition he's seen at ultramarathons but never at the Ironman. "A person gets that because they don't take in enough fluids to compensate for the loss of fluid," he added.

"It was a great accomplishment completing the Ironman, but in retrospect I wish he had stopped earlier," Dr. Cate Ranheim, who treated him, said. "The system is set up to encourage people to go, go, go and make it to the end, but people like him can potentially suffer lifelong consequences."

It's more than a game for some people.

The Minnesota Vikings-Green Bay Packers match up is history. But, we're learning now about two football fans whose argument over the game turned violent.

A 30-year-old Minneapolis man has been arrested for stabbing another man after they quarreled about the game at the Leaning Tower of Pizza restaurant in Minneapolis Monday night.

Forty-one-year-old Leif Heide of Minneapolis was stabbed in the abdomen after the suspect followed him outside the restaurant and confronted him. Heide was taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center where he had surgery.

The suspect later called 911 and told dispatchers he had stabbed a man. Officers arrested him and recovered a knife from his pocket.

Never give up! Wow!

MINNEAPOLIS - Organizers of the Twin Cities Marathon say they won't disqualify an 81-year-old runner who won his age group after using a borrowed catheter.

Jerry Johncock of Shelbyville, Mich., was sidelined at an aid station about 21 miles into Sunday's race because a blood clot prevented him from urinating. The aid station had no catheter, but a spectator stepped forward to offer Johncock a catheter he had in his car.

Aides helped insert the catheter and Johncock went on to finish in a little over 5 hours 22 minutes.

Race officials considered disqualifying Johncock because of a rule against improper assistance. But executive director Virginia Brophy Achman said they decided Johncock didn't break the rule.

She called Johncock "a great role model and example of what you can do as a runner.''

Johncock's wife, Dorlene, said her husband was cheered by the ruling. She said he found the whole situation a little humorous.

Running Interrupted ! Plantar fasciitis Sucks!