It's not *old* England, but it'll do

Well, I'm in Dover. The trip was uneventful and long, but enjoyable for the most part. I went to a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees game, swam in a hotel pool, and paid a bunch of tolls.

Today was my first full day in the condo, and I've spent it exploring. I feel pretty good with navigating downtown (which is nice) and made my way through the main drag of Portsmouth. I even stopped by Hampton Beach for about an hour and walked in the sand. I might also have gotten an ice cream cone. There are probably pictures.

I miss my wife and dogs and am trying to keep busy so I don't get lonely. Hopefully the next week or so will go quickly and I can see them soon. I'm happy though. I'm at the computer, rocking out to Uncle Tupelo, eating carrots, and listening to a thunderstorm through an open window, so life is pretty good.

That said, here are some pictures!

Opening Day

It's one of the best sports days of the year. A perfect time for some predictions that I can laugh about in October. Or June.

AL West: Anaheim
AL Central: Detroit
AL East: Yankees
AL Wild Card: Boston
AL MVP: Vlad G.
AL Cy: Johan Santana (I don't want to pick him to win again, but if he healthy, no one's better.)

AL Division series: Yankees over Tigers, Red Sox over Angels
ALCS: Red Sox over Yankees

NL West: Arizona
NL Central: Milwaukee?
NL East: Mets
NL Wild Card: Phillies
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL Cy: Randy Johnson (Comeback year?) No, Carlos Zambrano.

NL Division series: Mets over D-Backs, Phillies over Brewers
NLCS: Phillies over Mets

Worls Series: Red Sox over Phillies

Some of these are gut feelings, others are stretches, some are just things I think would be fun. I'd love to see the A's win it, but yeah. About that whole "offense" thing. Also healthy pitching.

If these are really wrong I'm claiming they were someone else's.