Merry Christmas!!!
My favorite gift this year was actually something very simple: a cap from my brother-in-law. It's a fitted El Paso Chihuahuas baseball cap. The Chihuahuas are the San Diego Padres AAA affiliate.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ml ... /77748444/
Free-agent starter Mike Leake and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a five-year, $80 million deal, according to USA TODAY Sports.

A conversation between my daughter and me on Facebook.

It's about time!

Happy Sunday! And it is a sunny, nice day. Unlike last night when we had HUGE thunderstorm. El Niño is keeping things cooler and wetter here, for the most part, but we really need rain, so that's OK.

Nice job!!!!!

I know the Cardinals will do something, but man they wanted to get an SP but all of the top guys are gone now. I've heard Mike Leake's name mentioned. The way pitchers are making out this off-season, though, IDK if the Cardinals would be willing to pony up what it will probably take to sign him. If...

Jimmy's also a fan of Sporty's Pilot Shop in Batavia, OH. He mentions them in concert every once in a while. I'd check out their Wright Bros. collection. http://www.sportys.com/wrightbros/ I've never heard him mention them. That's cool! I order stuff from them from time to time. He even mentions th...

You might try http://www.chubbysurf.com/vintagesurfboards.html They have vintage surfboards and longboards at reasonable prices. Some are pretty rare and you never know what they are going to have. Like any "antique" shop, the inventory changes constantly. Jimmy's also a fan of Sporty's Pilot Shop i...