Marcie Rules Rice Park Again

Rice Park has gone back to normal. The conventioneers and the anarchists have left town - at least those (anarchists) who have bailed themselves out of jail. The denizens of Rice Park are these "Peanuts" characters. This photo from yesterday when MSNBC was in charge of Rice Park, include Marcie, Woodstock and Peppermint Pattie. Marcie sits on a bench reading a book leaving space for another weary soul to sit beside her. Today they are alone again. It was interesting to have the convention in town, including their $50 million stipend to St Paul for security, but today the Zone is gone and the streets are all open and available to citizens of St Paul.



Tomorrow I play some September tennis. We play outside at 8:30 in the morning. In September, it is often a little too cool to be comfortable at that hour. There is enough morning light, but the equinox is only about two weeks away. Summer seems to have escaped.

The US Open is nearing the championship match. For the women, Serena is again the favorite after downing Venus a couple of days ago 7-6, 7-6 and Dinara Safina today easily. She plays Jelena Jankovic tomorrow for the championship and the ranking of number one in the world. There are four men left. The semis are tomorrow. Nadal vs Murray, Djokovic vs Federer. It should be a great day for tennis fans. Unless it rains. I pick Serena and a European as 2008 US Open champs.