good, bad and ugly

good - baby audrey was born on saturday - 7.8lbs and 19in of beautiful baby girl. unlike most babies, which either look like every other baby or look kind of odd, audrey has presence, which is more than i can say for other people i know. jamie and jenn seem super giddy, and will make great parents, so i'm sure it will be fun to watch audrey grow. seriously, the baby needs a blog/website - make that happen...

bad - it's unbelieveable to me what the current administration gets away with. i dont generally get to uptight about politicians - they all lie and cheat. but this white house crosses 18 million different lines. and the blatant cockiness with which they do it is what i find so amazing. it's leaked that staffers illegally sent emails from unofficial addresses, and thus emails about the firing of federal prosecutors have been deleted. this white house is so corrupt, and things it is so far above the law, it doesn't even pretend to make excuses. it simply says yes, they're gone, sorry. of course they hide behind the good old accident excuse, the same excuse every 8 year old uses when they break a glass (jamie and jenn - get ready for that, it's going to happen in the next ten years, i guarantee it). and absolutely no one seems to care. and this lack of caring is exactly what's feeding the cockiness - it's a cycle. we do what we want because no one will care and no one is going to do anything about it. unbelievable. here's to barack next year - stop the madness, please...

ugly - the cubs might be the saddest sports team i've ever had the pleasure, if you want to call it that, of following so intently. anything that can go wrong does. except for ryan "the riot" theriot - i love him. a lot. their pitching staff is a mess - after another sorry performance tonight zambrano looks like he forgot how to pitch and only rich hill is dependable. lilly, marquis and miller are terrible. aramis is hurt - a little earlier than normal this year - but is still putting up numbers. soriano has already been bit but the cub bug, and sweet lou hasn't figured out that murton, theriot and pie need to play everyday. yet. he's figuring it out, but until he does, and until they get better pitching (marshall and guzman will be starting by the all star break), they shall remain the ugly... note: i am 2-0 at cubs games this year, something ive never been - a good sign? maybe? probably not...

MO