A-hunting we will go...

     A-hunting we will go... job hunting that is.  Updating the resume and filling out applications is how I am spending these days off before returning to work tomorrow.  I will not make a rash decision, this is something I want to be careful about, but a change is coming.  If Uncle Sam doesn't take all my money in taxes...(and He can be an ornery cuss), then one decision could be to just leave and take some time off and reclaim the life and lifestyle that I have grown accustomed to, before the "career monster" swallowed me up...but enough about work.

     Spring is in the air...(which is redundant in Arizona).  This is the time of year when the beautiful weather becomes spectacular and the days and nights are truly magnificent.  We have reached another stretch of "I can't remember the last time it rained" (it was sometime in late January or early February).  April showers may bring May flowers, but not in the desert.  But the spirit of spring lives on in different ways out here...(but some are the same everywhere).  The boys of summer have returned for Cactus League Spring Training  and there are games everyday and all over the Valley.  I went to the new home of the Dbacks and Rockies and enjoyed a two inning nap on grass in the outfield...(grass! that didn't have thorns or burrs or anything to bite or scrape me...it was fantastic).  Great time to come out and visit and see your favorite teams play. (hint, hint).  The average ticket to sit on the outfield grass and sunbathe is 8 bucks so you can enjoy a bunch of games and tour the valley at the same time.  Another sign of spring (Loretta will like this) is the return of the snowbirds to the great white north.  All my golf buddies from Canada (good shot, eh) and Minnesota and the Midwest will be heading back to the frozen tundras to miss the heat of summer down here.  That means more tee times and less fees for yours truly.

     Another sign of spring is the football news...although it only ended a month ago, free agency,aka the Peyton Manning Sweepstakes, is in full bloom and Arizona is one of the teams in the hunt.  I'm not a big fan of his, but he needs to go somewhere else.  Our quarterbacks last year took a pounding and Peyton needs to go to a team with a good offensive line and strong running game, my prediction is the Titans.  Good running game and strong offensive line and Jake Locker is a young kid who could learn much from Manning.  Plus there is the Tennessee connection.  Peyton has a home in Chattanooga and went to Tennessee for college. And I think he should stay in the AFC and set up the possibility of an all Manning Super Bowl...(let's face it, Elite Eli is not done yet and the Giants are going to be around the playoffs for a long time).

     My Mets are in an injury induced shambles...(like they were going anywhere this year) and are going young to rebuild (again).  Look for Jason Bay, David Wright and Johan Santana to be in the news around the trade deadline as the Mets season fizzles around the All-Star break.  Bobby V will provide some great rivalry fodder for the Yanks vs. Red Sox this year.  Jose Reyes will have an all world season (as leaving the Mets seems to bring out the best in players) and I'm interested to see how Prince Albert (Pujols) does in the American League.  My prediction is that the Tigers will roar in the AL this year and Phillies will reign supreme in the NL (God, I hate the Phillies).  So for my cousin George I say, GO TIGERS!!  Have a great day...