Batter Up!

I'm glad to see this year that Major League Baseball has held itself to only one official game before the real Opening Day has rolled around. Pre-Opening Day games have always seemed like they should be thought of more like a preview or a trailer for the upcoming season. (If teams play "official games" and then go back to play more spring training games, as Oakland and Seattle did last year, that makes the sensation even more blatant.) So the Rangers played the league-relocated Astros (don't get me started) last night, and that's nice for them, but as far as I'm concerned, today is Opening Day, when 12 games throughout the major leagues (and, in another unfortunate Bud Selig development, between the major leagues) are actually getting under way. Go Red Sox!

Happy Easter!

We've finally got some spring-like conditions, so it looks like Easter was well-timed this year (even if the temperatures are supposed to drop again overnight). Have fun looking for all the carefully hidden eggs this morning, but be careful you don't run across the wrong thing by mistake. Even on Easter, it doesn't hurt to watch your back.

Are You Feeling the Irish?

Happy St. Paddy's Day! Because we're celebrating on a Sunday this year, the leprechauns have set aside their every-day green garb and opted for the more formal purple/blue jackets with red hats and shoes. Hey, don't be too picky, they've got a pot of gold! (But just word of warning--stay away from the purple/blue beer.)

Happy Presidents' Day!

It certainly seems like it's Abraham Lincoln's year on this Presidents' Day. Will he finally get that long-awaited Oscar? This is undoubtedly his best chance in years, but it's still not a lock. Perhaps the picture above shows him getting ready to have a conversation with Ben Affleck, who seems to be providing his main competition at this point. I suppose Abe can at least take comfort in the fact that his epic blew the FDR movie out of the water.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Why is Peter Parker looking so worried? Because it's Valentine's Day, of course. That kind of pressure can really weigh heavily on a guy. Here's hoping your day isn't quite so stressful.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

I always find these floating Monday holidays somewhat awkward. Martin Luther King's birthday was actually last Tuesday, but--officially, at least--we ignore that until we can milk a three-day weekend out of it (for those who actually get a three-day weekend). But Martin Luther King certainly has a life and legacy worthy of commemoration, so we should be happy for whatever official recognition we can get. And it seems like there's something else significant that's going on somewhere today, as well. I'm sure it'll come to me before too long.

Happy New Year!

Add a scant 68 years, and it's just like Captain Marvel Jr. is wishing us happy new year today! It sure seems that 2012 wasn't such a hot year for anybody, so here's hoping that 2013 is an improvement all the way around.

Merry Christmas!

Take a break from keeping the riffraff off the streets and enjoy your Christmas. And to all our friends who insist on seeing problems where none exist, Happy Holidays!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Enjoy your big meal, whether you're doing the meat thing or going the veggie route like Bugs. Although there have been some dark clouds for the last little while, we can still find plenty to be happy about and thankful for. No matter what you've been going through yourself, I hope you can find a way to say the same thing.

Happy Halloween!

Have fun on Halloween, but be careful out there. Even Superman can see that there's a lot more danger than normal this year.