Friday

This is the last day in what has been an odd two weeks with the Wednesday Christmas and New Year's holidays.  In business, there will be a sigh of relief come Monday as we get a return to Normalcy.  Funny how the brain struggles with routine when we have these mid-week days-off.

And the cold persists.  -6 on the Buick this AM.  The forecast for the first of the week is for "highs' in the low minus digits.  Better put another log on the fire, eh?

Another hitch in the giddy-up on Maplecrest with Wednesday holidays is the RCL's schedule (since Wednesday is her regularly scheduled day at my place).  She did Thursday last week, but Friday this week.  She offered to pass on coming over, but I insisted.  Why would you want a week without the RCL?

Props to the Sooners for an unexpected win last night.  I didn't try to stay up for the finish.  I figured Alabama would sort things out at half and run up a big number in the second half.  Au contraire, you of little faith!  Like most of the population living outside of Alabama, I share the feeling that Saban getting beat is a big positive.  Oughtta be a good day for 2!

Speaking of the glass being half-full, the PGA tees off in Hawaii today for the first tournament of 2014.  (It's not the first event of the "season" as they shuffled things up last year and "started" the 2014 schedule with those Fall 2013 events that historically underperformed in terms of attendance and viewership.)  Its a 2013 winner's-only event with a field of only 30 or so golfers.  Kinda like a reward for last year's results.  No cut, so everyone gets paid.  Good work if you can get there.

Actually, there's lots of good things to consider for a Glad Game go-around.  Consider:

1.  Daytona is now just "next month" away.
2.  Pitchers and catchers will be reporting next month.
3.  The days are perceptibly getting longer.
4.  Congress is still on holiday.
5.  Christmas marketing is over...for a couple of months anyway.

My "pal" @bcbison has the BEATER for a couple of days.  I think he had to loan his car to one of his boys due to a mechanical problem in Omaha.  Been there a few times.  Not Omaha...lending a car to a kid.  (Actually, I've been to Omaha a few times too.)  My back-up is his back-up.  Always good to be able to help out a friend.  I gave him the same instruction I've given to the girls: "Don't lose the key.  It's my only one."

Quiet in the electronic universe for 3 and 3.1.  No reports from the Caribbean to share?  It looks like you made a good choice to get away from The Big Apple this week.

All for now.  Make it a Good Friday in your neighborhood.

BCOT