We've got our tickets, and have been (mostly) patiently waiting for opening day, well, since the end of last season. Tomorrow is the start of the 2011 MLB season. Almost fortunately, the Twins start with a week of away games before opening Target Field… more »

Hooray, Minnesota Twins! They finish their 2011 Spring Training with a big win over the Atlanta Braves. They end up with a Grapefruit League-leading record of 20-12. They have the day off tomorrow, and then the real season starts on Friday, with the Twi… more »

As the song says, it's "root, root, root for the home team!" Of course, my home team is the Minnesota Twins, so I take a little good-humored offense at the idea that the other teams could dethrone the 6-of-9 recent year division champs! The results… more »

It's snowing again. Icky sleet-based, frozen pellet snow. About three inches was piled up in an icy wall against  the garage door. Just wanted to take note and remember. more »

Over the weekend I tried to help friends upgrade the motherboard and processor in their PC and today I tried to put some more RAM in another pal's PC. Both are broken now and in need of much TLC. It's all Windows' fault, I'm sure of it. Additionally… more »

My bank offered me (and anyone else they serve) an opportunity to customize my credit card. The few restrictions they had were along the lines of refraining from images that are offensive, look like money, or violate copyrights. I'm a little bit of a f… more »

Today Netflix delivered a indie dark comedy, Drool. It's a quirky little flick, where I think we're following the teenaged daughter's story, although just as much we're following her mother. The movie's a few days through the events of a family of fou… more »