The Weekend Is Here

Saturday morning, about 10:15 here in NW Arkansas and the kids are getting restless. It's not quite warm enough to stick them outside on the trampoline for an hour...but then isn't that why they've got heavier sweatshirts?

Just a few random thoughts and observations to get me through until Monday.

XM Radio. I finally decided to invest in this yesterday after a bunch of hoopla and even more ater listening to the tired. old, worn out local radio. It's one of those things where I see how radio was evolving when I left it and where it's progressed (if you can call it that) since then. Does anyone out there reading this have XM or Sirius? What are your thoughts on it? As of now, I'm not all that impressed due to the sound. It's much more staticky (is that a word?) than my normal radio is and I'm not that excited to what I'm hearing...sound quality wise. We'll see. Maybe I need a better quality installation than I got. But at least XM's got Major League Baseball in just a few weeks!! Yes!

Speaking of which, anyone checked out the new pics of the all-new Busch Stadium? It's going to be sharp, albeit much smaller from what I hear. I'm still not too sure how I feel about the Cards tearing down the old lady for the newer model but we should all have a good idea around June 1. From the pics I've seen though, it's going to be a race to the finish to be done in time for the regular season. I saw on the Cards website that the Springfield Cards will meet Memphis at the new Busch on April 4th for the first game ever. The STL Cards christen the place the followiing week on April 10th against the Brewers. Here's hoping to a good inaugural season and a World Series appearance. A win this time would be nice too.

The Razorback baseball team is off to a roaring start this year at 8-0. We wrap up the series with LA Tech today. I think Coach Van Horn has got the guys focused and they seem to be playing very well. Which is a good thing so early in the season but I hope there isn't a monumental collapse when it comes time for a playoff push.

Man, I love baseball. It's one of those things where if I knew now what I didn't know back in my high school days, I'd have forgone ANY kind of football or basketball ambitions and focused solely on baseball. I've often said that if I'd have ever made it to the big leagues, I'd gladly play for the league minimum and shut up about it. I've got no problem with guys getting paid a fair sum but these multi-kajillion dollar contracts are outrageous. Give me 6 figures to stand out and play ball on a Tuesday afternoon in Wrigley Field or Fenway or Kaufman Stadium...any of the big parks...and I'd be happy as a pig in slop.

If you've ordered Girl Scout cookies from us, we'll be getting in touch with you soon. They're here and it's all I can do to keep Jake from "inspecting" each box. Plus, since I'm on the lo-carb diet (I've lost over 20 lbs since November), I need to get these horrible tempations outta the house. I can already hear the thin mints and the caramel delights calling out to me.

Have a great weekend. I'll be back on Monday.