Thinking small: it's been a while since the RandBall regulars (a loose term) gathered. If anyone is interested, we're likely going to be putting a crew together to watch the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night. E-mail us for details if you are interested.

Thinking big: We've never been to New Orleans. The Vikings are slated to play the Saints on the opening night of the NFL season -- Thursday, Sept. 9 -- in New Orleans. Revenge could be as sweet as it was in 1999 when the Vikings went to Atlanta and won the opener 17-14 (that is to say not very sweet at all), but it could be a spectacular Redactular. Anybody seriously interested in thinking about this as a possible venture?