October 13, 2008
Today is an extremely important day. One could make the argument that it is one of the top five most important days in history. No I am not talking about Columbus Day. I’m not a big fan of Columbus. Seriously all the dude did was get lost, not ask for directions and stumble upon a really cool destination. If we are going to use that as criteria for a holiday then I should get a whole month named after me; I’m always lost. No there are a lot more historic things than that today.
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October 12, 2008
Do you ever have one of those nights? I was lying in bed in my Arizona Diamondbacks pajamas letting the memories of the day slowly wash away. My mind was starting to slow down and relax. I was hoping to soon be asleep. Suddenly a thought crashed into my consciousness like a bolt of lightning. I sat straight up in bed. Sleep was suddenly the farthest thing on my mind. I leapt out onto the floor and hit the ground already in full stride. I opened the bedroom and ran to the stairs. The movement woke Trina up and she rushed out the bedroom after me. As we were bounding down the stairs I heard her ask, “what’s the matter, did you hear something?”
“No, I just remembered that tomorrow is the deadline for turning in Diamondbacks seat relocation forms.” At the sound of that Trina stopped in her tracks and retreated back to the bedroom mumbling something under her breath about “mental health benefits” or some such nonsense.
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October 1, 2008
This is one of those days that you both look forward to and dread with equal measures. Today marks the beginning of the 2008 Major League Baseball post season. It is play-off time! This is what we wait for. After a 162 game season the final eight teams have been chosen and the real fun begins. We’ve all heard the cliché that the baseball season is a marathon. It lasts from April through September and we shouldn’t read too much into each of the wins and losses. Over the course of the season they will average out and the good teams will rise to the top. If the regular season is a marathon, the play-offs must be a sprint. The first team to win 11 games will be crowned World Champion.
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