Two-Way Great Day

It's great when things line up like this...today is a great day on two fronts. First of all it is The Lovely Wife's birthday. We started her day off with breakfast in bed, and a present from the girls, and we'll get sushi for dinner tonight, but since it's also Valentine's Day we won't be going out. Reservations are always difficult to get tonight and many restaurants end up doing stupid prix fixe menus. We're going out this weekend to celebrate (and also going to the Wilco concert in Philly next weekend! Woo!)

Of course, it's also the first day of the baseball season -- pitchers and catchers reported today. Here's your inspirational Cubs quote for the day (and the month, and the season, courtesy of Ryan Dempster:

"I think we're going to win the World Series. I really do. I wouldn't have worked as hard as I did and everybody worked as hard as they did to not believe that.

It's funny when people make predictions and say things, and people say, 'How can you

say that?' Enough of the curse this, the curse that, the goat this, the black cat, the 100 years, whatever it is. We're a better team than we were last year, I truly believe, and last year we made it to the playoffs and it was a battle to make it. I just feel our chances are better.

It's not just going to happen, it's not a gimme. We have to work our tails off to do it. I like our team and I like where we're at. I truly believe the guys in there want it as much as anything."

Amen.