I signed up for a '40 and over' basketball league at the Spectrum Club this winter. My team played in twelve games. Lots of good players in the league. The games were every Sunday morning. There were four games each Sunday. Each game would last about an hour. The first game started at 8:30 a.m. We all had a great time!

Every day after work there are pickup games going on at the Spectrum Club. I try to get in on those games as often as I can. That is like the best workout for me, because basketball for me is a blast.

The holiday season was really bad for me and the South Beach Diet. I have sort of fallen off the wagon and need to get back on. HOWEVER, I have not gained back a whole lot of the weight I lost. I'm about the same as when I fell off.

Winter here in Southern California has been very dry. I hear we are at about 50% of our normal rainfall. Sometimes we get back to normal rainfall in the months of march and april.

I am currently reading the book "Learning Python" ( a new popular cross-platform programming language). Just finished reading a book written by an old high-school chum - Michael O'Conner titled "Sermon on the Mount", a book about the connection between Baseball and God. The book is available on amazon.com if you're interested.