September 5, 2006

FIRST OF ALL LET ME START BY SAYING HELLO TO ALL THE RIDER FANS AND MY FANS.  I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT WE HAD AT THE LABOR DAY CLASSIC GAME AGAINST WINNEPEG.  WE COULD NOT HAVE PLAYED SO WELL WITHOUT ALL THE FAN SUPPORT WE HAD.  ON SUNDAY SEPT. 3, I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST LABOR DAY CLASSIC AS A ROUGHRIDER AND THE EXPERIENCE WAS REMARKABLE.  IT WAS A GREAT WIN FOR OUR FOOTBALL TEAM AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IT WAS OUR 3RD STRAIGHT WIN.  AFTER MISSING 2 GAMES DUE TO A KNEE INJURY, IT FELT GOOD TO BE BACK ON THE FIELD PLAYING FOOTBALL AGAIN.  I WAS ABLE TO GET THROUGH SUNDAY'S GAME WITHOUT HAVING ANY SET BACK WITH MY KNEE.  IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM MY FANS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.  SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE SENDING YOUR QUESTIONS IN AND I WILL ANSWER THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.  WE HAVE A VERY BIG GAME COMING UP ON SUNDAY AGAINST WINNEPEG, SO YOUR SUPPORT AS RIDER FANS WILL BE IMPORTANT TO OUR TEAM.  WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEATING WINNEPEG FOR THE SECOND TIME BEFORE WE GO INTO OUR BYE WEEK.  DURING THE BYE WEEK, I WILL BE GOING HOME TO LOUISIANA TO SEE FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TRAINING CAMP.  MY JOURNALS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE IN THE FUTURE AS I WRITE MORE AND MORE.    PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK BACK IN COMING DAYS FOR MORE JOURNALS.  MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

YOURS TRULY,

K.J.