I just got the email - but it's useless to me since I can't go.  Hopefully Dale was near a computer somewhere.

Cool that the show is going to get to wrap up clean in a few years.  I wish there were more like 22 or 23 episodes per season, but oh well.

No doubt.

I'll be happy with anything that isn't last place at this point.  At least there was this encouraging tid bit today:

May 8 Zambrano's arm slot is lower than usual this season, and it could be partly responsible for his poor start, the Cubs' Web Site reports.

Recommendation: Zambrano's been working with pitching coach Larry Rothschild to correct the issue. As long as the glitch in his mechanics isn't injury related (and there's no indication that it is), we expect Zambrano to be fine going forward.

So, how'd the prom go Diddly? I won't be going to mine, coming up sometime soon here, but it's supposed to be one of the highlights of high school//senior year.

To hell with it.  I skipped mine to go see Snapcase and Sick of it All in Kentucky - never regretted it for a second.

Yahoo's advice sure is odd.

May 5 Carpenter will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week after an exam showed recurrent swelling, stiffness and loss of motion in his right elbow.

Advice: The team had hoped to have Carpenter back in the lineup this week, but that's obviously not going to happen. A 15-game winner last year, Carpenter has not pitched this season and will be out at least three months.

So if he hasn't pitched this season how is he 0-1 with a 7.50 era?

Yahoo's just wrong right?

Being a skeptic (of AGW) I'd be skeptical about the claim too.  What I'm not skeptical about is people dumping a perfectly good four cylinder car just to get into a hybrid.  You are then doubling the carbon footprint on the manufacturing aspect to save a relatively small amount of carbon output, depending largely on your driving needs. 

Well in fairness if you trade it in then it goes to someone else.  So long as the car doesn't go to the scrap heap those effects aren't really a factor.  Or so I'd think.

I was really just trying to give Rob a hard time, because it's fun.  I would caution against rushing into a hybrid as most reports I hear is that they spend more time in the garage than comparable gas only models.  And that's while still on warranty. 

I don't know a lot of people personally who have them, but I've got one neighbor with a Prius and they love the thing.  They've probably had it a little over a year.  I haven't read up on them because I haven't been in the market but I'd think that if there were serious problems with them, we'd all know about it and sales would be poor.


As for saving gas, the only real way to do it is to drive less.  Which is what I try to do.  I hate driving.  I've even cut a way back on SW runs.  Barely do that at all nowadays.

Get Ready for $4.00 Gas

I was rooting for the Mavs as much as anyone, but there were times I thought the refs were trying to push it to Dallas.

I think Golden State simply overcame a big challenge.  They match up well, and they have a coach who knows the opponent more than anyone else.  Like when Gruden dismantled the Raiders in the Superbowl.