There was an art fair on the Plaza today, and since it's right next door to my apartment complex I figured I'd swing over and check it out. Although the artwork was well, well out of my price range, it was a cool atmosphere with all the Plaza restaurants selling food in booths and live musicians playing and such.

The coolest part, though, was that I noticed a new store next door to the swanky Z Gallerie (with a spelling like that, you know it's too cool for me and you to ever shop in): a Segway Store! If you signed a waiver (which I'm sure also put you on their mailing list), you could test drive one around the sidewalk outside the store, so there were about 4 or 5 untrained users zooming around and almost running into people. There were also various Segway owners driving their own vehicles in the store to buy accessories, a la Petsmart. It was too crowded for me to drive one (not to mention quite warm outside today), but it's yet another reason to come visit me.

And now for the NFL picks, hopefully Lucas will remember to pick a team for each game this week no matter how little he cares about the teams involved:

HOU at KC: It's interesting to notice that while the national media is flabbergasted at the Chiefs' inability to score points, the local fanbase proceeds under the delusion that "it just takes a few weeks for our team to jel". I fall into neither of these camps, however. The Chiefs were just plain overrated, although not so much that they can't beat the Texans. KC

PHI at DET: I've picked both Detroit wins this season, despite Lucas' mockery. This one has all the makings: letdown for the Eagles on 6 days of rest on the road. What the hell... DET

BAL at CIN: Traditionally the Bengals don't do well against the Ravens, and they looked quite bad against the horrid Dolphins last week. BAL

AZ at ATL: I don't think the Falcons are this good, but I do think the Cardinals are this bad. ATL

JAX at TEN: The Jaguars are 2-0 despite scoring only 20 points. This can't last, can it? TEN

NO at STL: With every loss, Mike Martz looks like a worse and worse coach, which makes me quite happy. But the Saints almost lost to San Francisco last week. STL

CLE at NYG: I feel bad for everyone for whom this is the only televised game. Citizens of Cleveland, you have my condolensces. New York, you deserve it. NYG

CHI at MIN: Last week was an aberration for both teams. MIN

PIT at MIA: Thanks to the hurricane, this has become a Sunday night game. Thanks to the hurricane, the Dolphins will be much too preoccupied to care about this one. PIT

SD at DEN: Due to the "East coast bias" of this blog, I have nothing to say about this game. DEN

SF at SEA: Seattle is probably overrated, but there's a good chance the Niners are too, and that's scary. SEA

GB at IND: Lucas, you and the Packers lost all of my respect in losing at home to the Bears last week. I will hereby never pick them again (unless they win this game). IND

TB at OAK: Jerry Rice didn't catch a pass last week and the Raiders won, Ewing Theory anyone? OAK

DAL at WAS: I'm making this pick as more of a wish than an actual prediction, as the worse the Cowboys do the less I'll have to hear about Bill Parcells. WAS