If anybody is in the Birmingham metro area tonight and wants to hear me on the radio, tune into 101.1 FM and you’ll hear me in just a few minutes. I’m once again helping the Barons with press box duties, one of which is doing the MLB scoreboard updates in the 3rd inning, 6th inning and the postgame report. So yeah, if you’re around and want to hear me…just tune in. Sorry for your out-of-towners…101.1 FM can’t be heard over the internet…yet. Keep yer fingers crossed on that one for the future.

*deep sigh* I am…big woo. Back at work today…had a wonderful time in the islands with my wonderful wife. We saw the Bahamas (twice), St. Thomas and Tortola, as well as lots and lots of water. We had a blast and the trip was well worth it. Now the real world is staring me in the face. We received our new manager preference forms today and there’s a good chance my shift is about to dramatically change. I’m going to take it in stride though, as I always do, because I know I can persevere and climb the seniority list. There’s a wedding...

It’s 4:35 am CST right now and I’m waiting for my rocket to come. Our flight to Fort Lauderdale Airport leaves in just under 2 hours. We’re packed and ready to go…the sunscreen, the iPod(s), the books, the clothes, it’s all there. In less than 6 hours, we’ll be aboard the ms Zuiderdam for a 7-day Caribbean cruise. All I can say is it’s about time. So if anybody wants me the next 7 days…I’ll be somewhere close to here…

Has anybody noticed that everybody in the world is coming out with those little rubber bracelets that you wear to recognize or support some cause? It all started with the “LIVE STRONG” Lance Armstrong bracelets that Nike put out to help support testicular cancer, but now just about every group out there has a bracelet you can buy in different colors, saying different things. Anybody out there got one we might not’ve heard of yet? Let me know. So at work today, the call volume dropped to an all-time low this morning. At one point, we had...

http://www.theonion.com/opinion/index.php?issue=4113 OHEMGEE. The best…I’m still rolling…

It’s sort of funny to me how the more things change, the more they stay the same. The senior management here at work had decided to make a change to our selling policies that would’ve probably reduced our sales by 50-70%…but in their infinite wisdom, they’ve decided to not make the change. I guess they like money in their pockets after all, just like the rest of us. I had an eye-opening dinner last night at the Hoover Met along with the Barons players and staff. I had a good time and I’m very much looking forward to a great season....