Wooden Tradition

There was a big scare at the traditional Wooden Tradition this year. We always eat giant hot dogs while we watch Purdue play. We went to Hounds By The Pound, which is one of the city's finest restaurants, to buy our traditional giant footlong hotdogs. But when we got there it was closed! We were pretty upset. Graig tried to convince an usher to let us work at the hot dog stand in exchange for hot dogs. She laughed becuase she didn't know that he was serious.



Luckily after searching the entire arena, we were able to find giant hot dogs somewhere else and the day was saved. We were all really happy, especially Bryan who had a big smile. Also Purdue won.

Pumpkin Carving Contest Results

After nearly two months the results of the annual pumpkin carving contest have been compiled, recounted, challenged, recounted again, and finally decided. For the first time ever, there is a tie. After hearing that the contest resulted in a tie, Graig said "I never even knew that that was in the rulebook,'' he said. "It's part of the rules, and we have to go with it. I was looking forward to the next opportunity to get out there and try to win the contest.'' Dan still leads the series with a record of 13-4-1.

Baby Graimy

Big news. Graig's wife had a baby. This is a regular baby, not a coincidental baby like the one JFC an Kerri had. His name is Carson Pacey Lubsen. He is 4 pounds, 43 ounces, and he is 43 cm long. His hobbies include getting tossed up in the air and dangled over lofts. If you would like to get Carson a present for his birthday his wish list includes: season tickets to Golden Corral, a junior sized Sports implement, and camouflage diapers (to help him get ready for Wisconsin).

2008 Pumpkin Carving Contest

Traditionally Graig and Dan have a pumpkin carving contest. It's been going on for the last 43 years or so. This is the first year that most (not all) voting will be done through email.

Each contestant has carved 2 of the 4 features (each of us has done an eye, and one of us did the mouth, the other did the nose). Please look at both of the pictures below and rank the parts 1-4 (1 is the best, 4 is the worst). Please email your rankings to Graig and Dan. We'll add up all the scores and determine the winner.

Bacon Burger Dogs

Graig made Bacon Burger Dogs. It's a pretty complicated recipe, but I'll try to explain. Vienna Beef hot dog + ground beef + bacon = awesome deliciousness. I had been wanting to try one ever since I was a kid. It was great.