[UMP25]

OK, just a brief (I hope) rant: I am SO sick of this crappy weather! Just when one thought springs couldn't be any worse than 2007's, along comes 2008. Roughly 40% or more of my games have been lost due to weather thus far, and I have yet to wear just a short-sleeved shirt on the bases. I came close, but it was a bit cool with the winds. I also have yet to work more than 3 days in a row because rain/snow wipes out the next day or two. I've worked 3 days consecutively only once in the last 30 days. My first week of the season I had games scheduled Tuesday through Saturday. I worked only on the Thursday, having been wiped out that Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

I lost count on how many times I've done games with the wind chill in the 30s or 20s. I'm just tired of freezing my @ss off this "spring." I'll tell ya, Texas (where my brother lives) is looking more and more appealing every day. I got my Texas teaching certificate in December, and I'm beginning to feel like the weather here in the Chicago area just might get me to move for good.

Ugh! This cold sucks. Thankfully, this week sees a major pattern change for us. How long that will truly last is anybody's guess. Chicago is 9 days short of its all-time record for going the longest without recording a high temp of 70* or more. It's been something like 180 days since our last 70--the longest stretch in 24 years.

Where's this so-called "global warming" Al Gore's been babbling about? It ain't around here, that's for sure!

OK, end of useless rant. Back to my Prozac.