Hodgepodge

Do parents teach kids common courtesy these days?

I had just gotten in line at the grocery store when a young man and a young girl decided they had to get sodas (pop for you northerners); instead of saying "excuse me" or "can I get through please" they just gave me looks like I had no choice but to move.  That would have been bad enough but they couldn't decide which soda they wanted and cut through two more times without a word and I swear the girl even gave me a dirty look.

There are a lot of things that my parents tried to teach me that I unfortunately did not listen too but how to be courteous was something I did listen to. I try, for the most part, to treat others with respect. And it's not really a difficult thing to do.


Technology can be a really good thing. Especially for a sports nut like me. This is one of my favorite weeks of the year because Thursday is Major League Baseball's Opening day; and as an added bonus Australian Rules Football season started last weeks. Thanks to ESPN3.com I can watch three AFL games a week; MLBTV.com subscription allows me to see every game I want to see. As a kid I always wanted to watch every Dodgers baseball game that I could. Now I can watch every game. Plus, I get to watch most Tampa Bay Rays games on TV which is probably a lot better than watching them at the awful dome they are in.

By the way, my predictions are coming tomorrow and Thursday so you non sports people have been warned.

I don't understand why soccer, the most boring sport ever (sorry Tara, if you're reading this) is starting to catch on but Australian football  is largely ignored. AFL has non stop action, lots of scoring and very physical action. It's awesome.