I'm not... UNDERwhelmed

Lots of things going on, none of which relate to a pleasantly warm, well-lit city in Nevada. Let's do a top ten list of overwhelming "stuff" that's happening with me right now, and are examples of things that go on in the lives of us INF'ers.

1) My Cleveland Cavaliers traded away the face of the franchise tonight. No, not that one. I'm talking about Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Great guy, been a "pillar" of the Cavaliers organization (thanks Brian Windhorst) for over a decade and just recently was immortalized in MVP puppet form (thanks Phil Knight). This is a sad day around the "Big League City" (thanks Michael Reghi). Undoubtedly Cavs fans across the country, and probably some in Lithuania, are holding their breath for a buyout that would free Z to re-sign here, albeit in 30 days. I know I am. I hate trading him away, he deserves to be here, he deserves a ring and he deserves another man hug from Lebron (like the one he got a few years back in late Spring, only this time, it should be sometime in mid to late June). That being said, you HAVE to make this trade, for the team's sake. We basically stole Antawn Jamison away from Washington. It's an incredible trade and even I have to admit, Danny Ferry and staff have once again earned their paycheck. And their extensions... Phew, never thought I'd say that.. Overall, from a basketball standpoint, this is a phenomenal A+ trade and I completely agree with it, it's just hard to see someone like Z get shipped away. Keep fingers crossed he's back sometime in March.

2) What is the deal with birthdays? January 26th is my brother's birthday. February 10th is my wife's. The 13th? My sister and my friend each celebrate. The 18th belongs to my brother-in-law, the 19th to my mother-in-law and that doesn't even get into the 3 birthdays in March. Oh, and Valentine's Day falls in that stretch. Oh, and I'm still paying for Christmas! Why do I bring this up? I don't know, I feel like people should know these things.

3) Baseball Season is almost about to start the fake version of what sometimes can be construed as something that vaguely resembles big league games. Spring Training is underway. 6 more weeks of winter my @$$! But oh wait, there's still mounds of snow everywhere and I'm not cautiously optimistic about the Indians at all. So, there's that..

4) To go back to school or to ______________. That is the question.

5) To write a book, that is the ideal.

6) You know what would be nice? Not being tired. If I could make myself wake up in the morning and go workout or even just exercise at home, I'd probably be much better company. So the next time I see you and I'm a bit crabby, just remember it's not my fault. Just chalk it up to my inability to get out of bed and the resulting lack of exercise.

7) Did I mention I did not go to Vegas where I did not meet Andrew McMahon?

8) Seriously, have you seen the Nike commercial with puppet Z? The thought of never getting to see that again is enough to make grown men cry!

9) When you own a home, there is stuff to do constantly! And can anyone tell me where all the junk came from?

10) It's weird to think that I'm 28 and still in a phase where I'm growing up. I don't know if that's bad, good or just normal, but I'm choosing to accept it as the latter. I know several people my age or older who have still not found what they want to do with their lives and in the mean time, a quarter of it is gone! But as the old saying goes, "satisfaction lies in the journey, not the destination" so I'm going to attempt to not worry about it that much!

And with that, I'm going to try and get some sleep. Maybe that way I'll wake up early enough to exercise tomorrow! What's that? You aren't holding your breath? That makes two of us. If you see me tomorrow, best steer clear. I'll probably be crabby.

Be well.