{"id":390,"date":"2008-09-17T23:27:09","date_gmt":"2008-09-17T23:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/montanaron.com\/wordpress\/?p=390"},"modified":"2009-11-17T18:03:47","modified_gmt":"2009-11-17T09:03:47","slug":"weather-baseball-and-down-home-guys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/montanaron.com\/wordpress\/2008\/09\/17\/weather-baseball-and-down-home-guys-390","title":{"rendered":"Weather, Baseball and Down Home Guys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although Tropical Storm Sinlaku might have an effect on our weather tomorrow, with a 70% chance of rain predicted, the conditions here have been beautiful lately, with blue skies and moderate temperatures. We had a bit of rain Monday evening, but overall it&#8217;s been very nice.<\/p>\n<p>It looks like the season is over for the Yankees, with only a snowball&#8217;s chance in hell of making the playoffs. Hmmmm, then who am I rooting for? Not Boston, not ever, no way, no how&#8211;except for one condition. I would root for them, possibly, only if they made the World Series because I HATE the National League, but as far as the American League Championship goes, may the Red Sux be playing golf in late October. I suppose I might be prodded into rooting for Tampa Bay, but &#8212; and a BIG but &#8212; and in contradiction to what I stated above about the NL, I might root for the Cubs if they make it into the Series and if they play against the Red Sux, if they make it. That would actually be a fantastic Series, one for the ages. Not sure if it&#8217;ll happen, though. Both teams tend to disappoint. (An understatement, at best.)<\/p>\n<p>So far, Yeosu, and, in particular, the university, has been superb. My students, for the most part, are very nice kids &#8212; respectful, willing to learn and willing to interact with me outside of classes. (Remember, I posted before that I live on-campus.) The city itself, which I haven&#8217;t seen enough of yet, is also quite nice. In many other cities in the country, foreigners are, in a way, frowned upon. Yeosu citizens, however, have been nothing but friendly to me. It&#8217;s really a nice place, the city and the university working conditions. I can see staying here for at least a few years, and I recommend the area, especially since it is hosting the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldexpo2012.com\/\"> 2012 World Expo<\/a>. One upshot of having the Expo here is that the Yeosu City Hall is pushing for their employees to take English lessons, so I&#8217;m teaching a couple of classes a week that are exclusively for City Hall workers (very welcome overtime hours).<\/p>\n<p>One observation that is quite a bit late. I was VERY impressed with Montana Governor Schweitzer&#8217;s address to the Democratic Convention a bit back. The guy was very folksy, yet oratorical. A credit to the state. I hope ALL Montanan&#8217;s, whatever their political persuasions, are proud of his appearance in Denver. 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