The Full TO: FUNKNROLL

In an unusual twist that only Prince could pull off, he released two albums simultaneously today. The rock-heavy "PLECTRUMELECTRUM" and the out of this world "ART OFFICIAL AGE" are two diametrically opposed albums. "AOA" is a very Daft Punk-esque combination of rap, R&B and soul in a way that only Prince can do. The other album is more rock-vibey and a little more digestible, and yet not as vibrant. I absolutely despise typing in all caps, so that initially made we wary, but as long as I don't look at the screen and see the name while I'm listening, I found both albums to be somewhat enjoyable. Not something I'd usually listen to, and certainly not the same as Prince's classics, but surprisingly all right.

Since last Tuesday, I have now begun working for the Morrison County Record full-time. Not that I won't help out the Times if Milaca happens to play out here, but I won't be in the Princeton office or roaming around at Milaca events anymore. Instead you'll see me places like where I was last Thursday, a Little Falls girls soccer game. Or like on Friday, when I was at the USA and Royalton battle of the undefeateds. I will be heading over to Swanville this afternoon for a match between the Bulldogs and the Royalton Royals. On Thursday I will head over to Swanville again to see the Upsala/Swanville rivalry match (both volleyball games). On Friday I'll head out to both the Little Falls and Pierz homecomings in some capacity, I haven't decided how best to do that as of yet, but I'll figure something out.

As for fantasy football, I earned two more victories this week. I'm really doing well, having gone 3-1 in my main league, and 4-0 in the league I won last season. Philip Rivers helped majorly in both leagues, and I had Matt Asiata in another, so skol Vikings.

As for T.O's Picks, it wasn't as productive of a week as I went 6-4, but I was still above .500. I made an error in picking Milaca in the prep scene. I put too much faith in the rankings and failed to see the Johnnies upsetting the Tommies, and I may have been too much of a homer in the SCSU/Upper Iowa contest, although that came down to the wire. The most disappointing pick though was that I didn't have enough faith to pick the Vikings. I ended up swaying my mind back picking the Vikings later in the week (just ask my family from the bon fire on Saturday night), but I should have had that faith last Tuesday too. I am 14-6 overall after the second week.
For this week's picks:
Little Falls over Foley: Little Falls should be able to guide their way past a formidable Foley team at homecoming.
Becker over Milaca: It does not where Milaca plays Becker, the Bulldogs will roll easily. Sorry Wolves fans.
Pierz over EVW: This will be the toughest challenge yet for the Pioneers, but it's homecoming and they have no "fearz in Pierz."
Holdingford over HL-W-W: Should be no problem for the Huskers, a multiple touchdown victory.
Royalton over New York Mills: No problem for the Royals as they bounce back after a big loss to USA last week.
USA over WCA: Speaking of the Patriots, they will cruise to yet another blowout and remain undefeated over the Knights.
St. Johns over Hamline: Hard one to predict, but I'll give the Johnnies the edge at homecoming.
SCSU over Crookston: SCSU regains their confidence as they clobber the Golden Eagles.
Packers over Vikings: I know I did this last week, and the Vikings won, so maybe it will work again. If not, then at least I got another game right. It's a win-win pick really.
Seattle over Washington: Since I need a 10th pick with the Gophers' week off, I'll pick the MNF game from the NFL, and it's an easy one. Defending champs win easy.

Well, I have a few tennis pictures to share, and then I'll be done for the week, thanks as always.