How Can I Be Lost, When I've Got No Where To Go

Two things off the top: 1) How amazing was the Dark Knight? I picked it up (funny story and I hate to sidebar this early, but it must be done. I went to walmart* at midnight Tuesday morning to be one of the first ones to get it. I was expecting a crowd because this was easily the best movie to come out in years and if you don't get it for Christmas let me know. I might have to remedy that. However, I forgot that I live in a retirement community where no one is awake after ten. I get there and it's empty. In fact, they had the main alleys cardoned off for polishing. I don't have any reports from how the Orem walmart* was that night, but I like to think there was a line.
So I brought in an ad from CVS which said they would drop the price down to $10 if you bought $15 in iTunes cards. A no-brainer as I definitely use iTunes. However, it took two walmart* employees twenty minutes to figure out how this deal worked and why I would want to do such a thing. Granted, it was midnight and I was asking for a $5 discount on a movie, but I didn't expect it to be such a production. Needless to say, I got it, at the price I wanted, and left questioning who was the more dumb party: them for their actions, or me for expecting something better from the late night walmart* staff.) and watched it, you have to pick up from the beginning of the sidebar. It was still just as amazing. It did seem a little longer then it did in the theater, but still solid from start to finish. No regrets with the purchase.
2.) I miss baseball like school kids miss the spring. The winter meetings are a tease that is supposed to tide me over from November to April. Good luck. It's not working. On the plus side, being in Florida means I haven't bought season tickets for the arizona fall league. You know I would have. Front row.
Finally, give it up for Greg Maddux. Now give it up again. He deserves it. Probably more, but that's all I ask of the public. Easily, the best pitcher of my generation. One of the top ten guys I either currently regret, or will regret not seeing play. (Also on the list: Ken Griffey Jr, Pedro Martinez, and Jim Edmonds [he probably won't make the hall, but he made the game look fun]). Watching him pitch was mesmerizing. The best hitters in the league would look like high schoolers. If I could raise my kids to be like one athlete, it would be Greg Maddux. Here's to you. Word.