Can't Wait Until Spring...Red Sox Pitchers & Catchers

Pitchers and catchers report to Fort Myers: Feb. 18.

First workout: Feb. 20

Other position players report: Feb. 22.

First full-squad workout: Feb. 24.

Spring training opener: March 3 against Northeastern

Spring training finale in Florida: April 2 against Washington

Final exhibition game: April 3 at Washington (Nationals Park).

(November 16) Today we're celebrating . . . International Day for Tolerance

(November 16) Today we're celebrating . . .  International Day for Tolerance

Wisdom from Unlikely Places

Perhaps it makes perfect sense that the most perceptive article I have read about the state of our nation comes not from one of our own. Perhaps it takes someone from a totally different world to see the cancer that is threatening our great nation. This article in the Washington Post by Mikhail Gorbachev speaks great truth.

"The time has come for "creative construction," for striking the right balance between the government and the market, for integrating social and environmental factors and demilitarizing the economy."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/05/AR2009060501966.html

Merrimack, New Hampshire

Doll carriage parade/contest, Merrimack (Reeds Ferry), New Hampshire c1959. That is actually me in center of photo with white skirt and green & yellow carriage. My Mom decorated the carriage...and me. I won 1st place, by the way. My Dad is sitting in the green Buick, and my Aunt is standing next to the car. This is taken in center of town and white building on right was 1 or 2 room schoolhouse where I went to 1st grade. I love the whole of this picture...so 1950's Americana. Notice the young girl in black face just in front of me. Certainly times have changed....some for the better and some not so much.

President Obama Announces Overhaul of Nation's Electrical Grid -- Politics Daily

President Obama Announces Overhaul of Nation's Electrical Grid -- Politics Daily

Canterbury, New Hampshire

We took a ride to Shaker Village in Canterbury, New Hamphshire. The foliage was outstanding and we happened to get behind vintage automobile making this shot pretty and fun.

Dizzy takes in Hollis, New Hampshire