I got caught in a light sprinkle this morning – the first time it’s rained on my morning running parade. I was beginning to think there were only afternoon showers in our area of Florida. We had a great birthday dinner for my son at the Rodizio Grill Brazilian Steakhouse. I felt like I was carrying a few extra pounds this morning during a particularly sluggish first mile. My wife particularly appreciated the “blond sirloin,” where they sliced pineapple rather than meat. I had a couple of margaritas to celebrate National Tequila Day, that happens to coincide with his birthday, and were treated to a Brazilian version of the Happy 
Birthday song. 

I’m trying to watch the Olympic telecast but it was just interrupted by a power outage. This is one of the consequences of living in a construction zone. Noise, dust, and concrete trucks are the other associated disruptions. I missed the end of women’s three-on-three basketball, an event that I never knew existed. Is H-O-R-S-E also a medal sport? They are now moving quickly from scull racing to men’s volleyball between opening ceremonies highlights, as all these competitions kick off this morning in Tokyo. One common factor in this year’s games are a plethora of tattoos. 

My son and I went to rookie ball yesterday and enjoyed watching the future Atlanta Braves stars vs. the Tampa Bay Rays up and comers. With the announcement of the new name of the Cleveland Indians – The Guardians, we wondered how long ATL will stay with their current identity along with the NBA Warriors? The Washington Football Team, formerly the Redskins, will also soon reveal their new logo. It’s odd growing up with the familiarity of these teams along with their mascots and now suddenly seeing all these changes. The Houston Colt 45’s and Washington Bullets were also renamed in the interest of not promoting violence. Hopefully,  the bears, cubs, lions, panthers, and tigers will not find their association with teams to be offensive. Also, what’s a Kraken? Are the sea monsters comfortable with this?