Superman returns came out on June 28th. So I was thinking what it would be like to Superman. I began to think about “personal” kryptonite. Personal kryptonite is what prevents you from being Superman. Mine is stubborness to do thing my way versus what might be the best way to do things. Post what you think your personal kryptonite is in the comments.

OK, Why am I ranting about horses?

In 1998 I broke my right foot badly. I cannot perform on the same level as I did before the injury. So, why wasn’t I put out to stud. This is just not fair. Granted, I didn’t win a major event. I did win some minor events in my life. Because of this, I would just have a smaller stud fee. I don’t think Barbaro will care who he is studded with.

Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was “bright and appropriately frisky” Monday after surgery from his broken hind leg, even showing an interest in mares, but the colt still faces a long and perilous road to recovery.

Dr. Dean Richardson, who performed the intricate five-hour operation, was satisfied with the result, but was blunt about the future for a horse who put together an unbeaten record until he broke down in the Preakness Stakes.

Richardson, who operated on Barbaro at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center for Large Animals on Sunday, said the horse’s chances for survival were still 50-50. Barbaro was standing in his stall at the center’s intensive care unit and showed interest in several mares in the vicinity.

“He got through the night very well, day one and into day two is going as well as expected,” Corinne Sweeney, a veterinarian and the hospital’s executive director, said Monday. “He is standing on the leg, and with the appropriate amount of weight on it.

“He also showed appropriate interest in the mares, which means he’s acting like a young colt should.”

Sweeney said there are two major concerns in the first days of recovery, the possibility of infection from the surgery and laminitis, a potentially fatal disease sometimes brought on by uneven weight balance.

“He’s doing exactly what the doctor wants, but he’s got a long road ahead,” Sweeney added. “A lot of possible problems that could occur have not.

Earlier Monday, Richardson emphasized that the horse had a long road ahead, and would never race again.

“Realistically, it’s going to be months before we know if he’s going to make it,” Richardson told CBS’ “The Early Show.” “We’re salvaging him as a breeding animal.”

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Modern, Cool Nerd 52 % Nerd, 52% Geek, 17% Dork As you can see, I gave this test my 121% For The Record:A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd. Nerds didn’t use to be cool, but in the 90’s that all changed. It used to be that, if you were a computer expert, you had to wear plaid or a pocket protector or suspenders or something that announced to the world that you couldn’t quite fit in. Not anymore. Now, the intelligent and geeky have eked out for themselves a modicum of respect at the very least, and “geek is chic.” The Modern, Cool Nerd is intelligent, knowledgable and always the person to call in a crisis (needing computer advice/an arcane bit of trivia knowledge). They are the one you want as your lifeline in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (or the one up there, winning the million bucks)! Congratulations!

It must have been a slow day for sports and obviously I was very bored. ESPN had on the Nathan’s Competetive Eating Championships.

Sonya Thomas is a competitive eater. On July 4th this year she ate 37 hotdogs in 12 mins. Below is an exerpt from her bio.

Sonya Thomas “The Blackwidow” Alexandria, VA Age: 37 Weight: 105 Armour Vienna Sausage: 8.31 pounds Armour Vienna Sausage /Lowe’s Motor Speedway Charlotte / 10 Minutes/ May 28, 2005 Asparagus: 5.75 pounds Tempura Deep Fried Aspargus Spears/ Stockton Asparagus Fest / 10 minutes/ Apr. 24, 2004 Baked Beans, Long Course: 8.4 Pounds Baked Beans/ 84 Lumber / 2 minutes 47 seconds/ Aug. 7, 2004 Cheesecake: 11 pounds Downtown Atlantic Cheesecake / 9 minutes/ Sept. 26, 2004

To see the complete list, go here

The monsoons have hit. We had a real bad storm roll through yesterday evening. The damage is unbelievable. It is probably a result of the hurricane off of Mexico. If you have a week stomach do not look here. It is unbelievable.

Severe Arizona Storm Damage