First day of school today. Nothing inspiring happening. The usual explanation of the syllabus and a roll call. Funniest moment today has been a guy in one of my sections named Peter Pan. That's classic. 2nd place goes to a lady from England who asked what was the significance of the "upside-down triangle" written next to one equation. The professor replied it was simply an exclamation point.

My econometrics professor teaches both levels of the class, 140 and 141. I'm taking 141. What's the difference between the classes?, someone asks. He answers, "In this class, you actually get to know stuff." He's worked at numerous companies and taught in at least 6 universities. Is there some reason he's taught at so many places or does he like to travel?

Significant goings-on in the California Governor Recall. Bill Simon dropped out on the grounds of Republican unity. Cruz Bustamante is finally attracting the Democratic vote, making him the leader of a Los Angeles Times poll. He's garnering 35% of the vote compared to Arnold Schwarzenegger's 22%. Considering the poll was taken before Simon dropped out and half of those polled said their votes might change, the race is still very volatile.

Blink and you might have missed it. College football season started with games played by Cal and San Jose State. Cal lost to the 5th-ranked team in the nation Kansas State. But hey, they beat the spread. Favored by 28, K-State only won by 14. San Jose State, usually in the basement of Division 1-A football faced the number one team in Division 1-AA Grambling State. This game really showed the difference between that one A. SJSU won 29-0. While there was a football game, the true draw was Grambling's marching band, the baddest band in all the land.