The outdoor games are hot

Jeff and I went to the Aflac Outdoor Games today. The what? You know those lumberjack events you see on ESPN2, or maybe it's ESPN3? Burly men stand on logs while chopping them in half while other guys run up trees. Yep, those outdoor games.

Those ax-welding men were pretty impressive, but the real stars — at least in my mind — were the ones who had four legs. Dogs ran obstacle courses, jumped more than seven feet high and leaped farther than 20 feet. No, not all at the same time.

I was jealous of those cute and excitable little pups. No, not because of their jumping ability. It was about 1000 degrees outside and the competing dogs got to jump into a pool, which is exactly what I did when I got home.