Good morning to you all...

And yes I was in Florida a few weeks before the actual opening of Spring Training, but I am happy to report warm temperatures and blue skies. Play ball!

Biggest news of the week out of the Yankee camp was first that a woman was arrested and charged with stalking GM Brian Cashman. "Surprisingly" that bit of "news" was quickly followed by the announcement that Cash's wife was filing for divorce. Must be so nice to see that stuff get played out on the back of the NY Daily News, huh?

Of course, the backs and fronts of all the New York papers are filled with the GIANTS today as BIG BLUE yet again broke the hearts of New England with an underdog victory 21-17 over the Patsies... I had started watching the Giants religiously down the stretch in November; seeing both the bottoming out loss to Washington and then the triumphant march through the rest of the season to wind up with Eli Manning (who my new friend, Rachel calls, "Seriously. Dreamy," hoisting the MVP and Superbowl trophies.


Some cool news on the "Rose" front: a couple of the short stories (a little edited for both space and content) will be published in the Tel Aviv Post some time soon accompanied by illustrations by my friend, Mei-Tal. I am pretty psyched to be in print in that desert and the timing, as I continue to push that tome down its way too long journey down the birth canal, feels pretty inspiring. So there's that...

Okay, off into the sun and unseasonably warm temperatures that have followed me back to the upper Mid-West...

Cheers,
Brian