Weekend Thoughts for 1/17/10

Well, the weather has finally gotten better here in Kentucky. We've been experiencing "normal" weather for Kentucky for the majority of this week, getting temperatures up into the high 50s most days. Which has allowed us to venture out of our warm house a lot more than in previous weeks.

We attended our first Murray State basketball games on Thursday. That brought all sorts of entertainment:

• MSU games are only $7 for general admission seats, which are higher up but still probably within 100 feet of the court. Realistically, we can see everything involved in the game just fine.
• When I started looking for tickets, I checked online. Once I got to Ticketmaster's website, I stopped checking online. They wanted the same $7, along with a $3.50 per ticket convenience fee. And if I wanted to print them at home, it would cost another $2 per ticket. So for those keeping score at home, for a $7 ticket, and to use my own printer and ink to print them out, I could pay another $5.50. So I went over to the ticket office (about a 5 minute drive) and bought them in person instead.
• Murray State's mascot are the Racers, what with being in Kentucky. Which translates to a live version as a man in a horse costume. And also a man in an inflatable horse costume, with a jersey that says "Air Dunker". It was interesting to say the least.
• It was also $1 night at the game in this particular case - hot dogs, soda, candy, and popcorn all for a buck!
  
• They actually won both games (womens' and mens') pretty handily, which has apparently been the norm for the teams this season.

Some other thoughts from our travels this week:

• We went out to Land Between the Lakes this weekend, and you can read about this in my previous post.
• On our way back, we stopped at an EXCELLENT barbecue joint. Hutchens BBQ has been there since 1946, and serves some excellent barbecue. Their sauce is fair, but the ribs and brisket were both amazing. And it came with a trio of sides and a bread. Throw in a RC Cola for each of us, and Peach Cobbler for a total of $31 with tip!
• We're just now starting to get some rain here, which should also be nice. Frankly, I'm just happy that the humidity is going up again so we won't keep shocking each other due to the static electricity.