WRONG!

I NEVER WANT TO SEE MY TEAM WEARING THESE IDIOTIC CAPS AGAIN- EVER. THEY ARE EVEN MORE OF A DISGRACE, THAN THE CRAPTACULAR RED "ALTERNATE" JERSEYS. ALSO, SHOULDN'T THE RED SOX WEAR, YOU KNOW RED SOX!?

Chicago!

I'm back, all in one piece, and had a fine time.

Driving across Pennsylvania is boring- but I knew that. Driving across Ohio is even worse. Driving across Indiana? I think I was either asleep for that part or numb. Except for Hammond and Gary- yikes, I really wouldn't want to live in either of those places!

Chicago...might be a cool city. I'll need to go back and spend a bit more time. Kudos for the "open spaces" in the city- nice architecture, parks, fountains, statues, etc.

US Cellular Field, home of the White Sox. Weak. Very weak. No "neighborhood" atmosphere, generic park inside and out...boo.

I did get to hear multiple live bagpipe songs, though, and that was all kinds of awesome.

Reporting Back

Okay, so the potential big news is, well, taking a bit longer to develop than I thought it might, but it is developing.

On a wholly unrelated topic, I'm going to predict here and now that there will be exactly one person not related to me who will remember my birthday approximately a month from now.

I even know who that non-related person will be.

I'm not criticizing anyone, I'm just sayin'...

Stay tuned...

I may have some very interesting news late tomorrow night, or perhaps Friday morning.

We'll see.

In the meantime, I recommend that you do not rent "Body of Lies."

What has two thumbs and LOVES new sneakers?

THIS GUY!!


These are my new ZOOT Ultra Tempo+ triathlon sneakers. Trust me, they look even better in person. There also built to be worn without socks, to drain away water, and to be put on and tightened with one hand. I'm not planning on competing in any triathlons, but now that indoor soccer is over, it's time to start running again and these are just the "motivation" that I'm going to need!

Updates

Okay, so, there's some updates on the last few posts:

The Birthday "thing": It's a go. The date is set. Everyone is confirmed, and at least two of the three attendees now seem to have some degree of enthusiasm for it. Now I just wish it wasn't so far away!

Anger Management: A little better. Not much, but I'm not walking around one degree below the boiling point on a daily basis, just kind of "simmering."

The Proclaimers Concert: I have a solid "maybe" from somebody. I'm going to have to work on this by exerting some gentle pressure.

And finally, I've got a BUNCH of things to look forward to in the next few weeks- the concert, two different birthday parties (one I want to go to and one I feel obliged to go to), and a trip to Chicago on Memorial Day Weekend- woo hoo!!