Well, it is that time of year again when the government in their wisdom allows egg nog to be "legalized" for the short duration of the Christmas holiday and then to minimize its visibility at the grocery stores until cholesterol levels have been given time to drop back down to "normal" levels. Of course now--if anyone actually read this blog--the government will be shutting me down to cover up this conspiracy with the health care industry.I actually love egg nog and the holiday season though its meaning has become very warped both on a national and familial scale. I know of no other holiday (than maybe Thanksgiving) which has become so stressful at least in its preparatory stages than it should. The stresses, of course, involve the gift buying, the gathering of families which seem to become more and more splintered, and the fact that Thanksgiving just passed and here comes another large meal! We always seem to take our holidays and throw on either a lot of crazy rituals (Easter egg hunt, I am looking at you) or unrealistic expectations (you got her the pot and pan set but she got you the high dollar iPod!).
I could go on and on about the holiday season (the hanging of lights, the displaying of fan driven, wind blown over snowmen and Santa's, the cutting down, display, and adornment of large outdoor plants indoors, etc.) but I will leave it that. On the more larger topic which this blog covers, I will say that the symptoms of my Parkinson's, despite the holiday stress, have lessened recently. The exercise routine seems to have helped with the stiffness and tremor levels. Mr. Bill stays as he was in October...Have a safe and joyful Christmas!
4 comments:
Jim!
The Cardinals are trading Edmonds!
Woe is me!
P.S. Thanks for the update on how you're doing, brother.
Not concerned. Would have loved to see Jimmy retire in STL, but he is a SoCal guy so it is good for him and we have a ton of outfielders (though I will also miss So). I am more concerned about the IF. I will miss Miles more than Edmonds, I am not sold on Izturis, Rolen is being unreasonable, and Kennedy better have a "Kennedy year". Lot's of questions and still no pitching. Yikes!
I was worried back in the day that the Cardinals were going to move Ozzie his last year or so and I just hate to see Edmonds go.
He was pretty much my favorite (active) Cardinal for the past however many years (after Big Mac left, of course).
Pitching is still shaky.
Infield is shakier than before. I fear they'll move Rolen and get an inferior 3B.
Questionable pitching and a shaky infield and young pups (e.g., Ankiel & Duncan) in the outfield.
Sure sounds like a rebuilding year to me.
Agree. The kid they picked up for Edmonds might be a Rolen replacement in a couple of years. With that said, there are a lot of question marks. I'll go watch them, but the 2004-2006 team is history, unfortunately...
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