What Better Day Than Today?

It has been almost five years...since I've penned a blog. I missed writing them more than I realized, but as I opened the studio and then as it expanded, I let it kid of slip away. Now, things are a little more settled, the expansion is just about completed, and I've decided I want to get this part of my life back. And what better day to reboot my writing chops than on Opening Day, in an even numbered year, for the Major League Baseball "Team of the Decade", my San Francisco Giants?

As with the old "lounge" I'll be writing about any and everything, from trips to AT&T to the adventures of our two kids traversing through tweendom, to the ever comedic escapades that are our national political landscape. And everything in between. Some of it will be fun, some funny (maybe), and some, hopefully a little thought provoking. And while I won't be responding to comments in a "dialogue" format, I sure hope to hear your thoughts. Please just remember to keep them polite and respectful (suitable for anyone to read). Those that aren't will be removed. Other than that, I hope to hear from you.

Leading off...If you had any doubts that God's great light shines down upon the G-men, think again. By His grace only, former Gyros' 3-bagger Pablo Sandoval chose to accept a 5 year, $95mil offer, rejecting the larger $100mil offer for the same number of years. As we begin the second year of Panda's stint with his new ball club, he entered camp for the second year in a row more than 30#'s over weight and last week became the most expensive bench warmer in major league history, as he was benched for a rookie. In the meantime, we have the #2 vote-getter in last year's ROTY tally securing the hot corner, carrying a hotter bat (avg around .300 since he took the position) and a nearly flawless glove for the grand salary total of $537.000. What did we do with the "panda money"? Signed two top-level starters to fill our #2&3 slots in the rotation,for the next five-plus years.

He Hits it High...He Hits It Deep...Read a bittersweet story this morning, about a man in Utah. Immediately following the catastrophic loss of his entire family, he walked into a Denny's, asked for a table "with a waitress who is a single mom". One of the waitresses tells the story in an open letter she wrote to the man...

“Today I met an angel. You came into a Denny’s I work at in Utah. You asked me, ‘Can I have a waitress who is a single mother?’ I thought it was very odd, but I sat you in Crystal’s section. You sat there for 2 hours just watching people. 7 families came in and ate while you were there and you paid every one of their bills, over $1,000 you paid for people you didn’t even know. I asked, ‘Why did you do that?’ You simply said, ‘Family is everything, I’ve lost all mine.’ Looking into your eyes while you said that made me tear up (It’s why I walked away so quickly) as soon as I got in the back I broke down in tears because your eyes had so much pain in them. I just wanted to let you know, the waitress Crystal that you requested was living in a shelter with her son until she was able to save up enough to get a place. Your bill was $21.34 and you left her a $1,500 tip, because of you she gets her new place next week, because of you 7 families ate for free. Crystal told me she prayed the night before for a miracle and God sent you. You left before any of us could say thank you, I hope you read this because you’re truly an amazing person and you stole the hearts of every one of us here. Thank you.”

Talk about turning a major negative into a living, breathing positive. May God bless this good, dear man. And now while we all have our example for the day...

Box Score...It's a beautiful day, Jenn and the kids and our extended families are happy and relatively healthy, we're two days away from the big expansion re-boot of the studio, and the Giants, with perhaps the best 1-25 roster they have had, maybe in my lifetime, prepare to go after their fourth Series title in seven years, continuing their "every even year season" routine.

HUMMM BABY!