Opening Day!
My column today just happened to be about opening day (see the link at the end of PfB). Every baseball fan can dream the same dream today: This could be the year. But whatever the outcome in October, for now it is just great knowing that everyday a game will be on. Knowing that we can hear the crack of a bat, see a double play turned, and experience some riveting competition. Happy Opening Day to you and your family. Now, leave work and head directly to the ball park to watch batting practice.


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I blame it on the Family Ties curse. Here he is in happier times.

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"I'll be out of the bathroom when I'm finished downloading."

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This would never happen on JetBlue, because they would have already cancelled the flight.

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No, it's perfectly normal for a 12-year-old boy to collect vacuum cleaners, why do you ask?

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Nothing like the Easter Kiwi bird flying over and dropping little treats for the children. Maybe they don't have wings and can't fly? When I need information on important issues such as this, I always turn to the CarnegieMellon Institute for Green Oxidation Chemistry.

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You can stop looking, Bello's bike was found.

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Links to Stuff Mentioned in This Week's Column
It is Opening Day. As it turned out the April sun around here today was not that bright. But the zombie flowers are blooming. Here is a rare glimpse into the Red Sox Web Site Virtual Waiting Room. Since no sports writer in the history of sports writing has ever correctly picked which team will win the World Series, you can assume this is bad news for the Tigers. Others are predicting a surprise winner this year. For all you sports sluts, have one last fling. As far as science projects go, by the title it appears this one explains how to poison a puppy. This was obviously before pet food makers started doing it themselves. "I love the smell of Doppler radar in the morning."