--327 days.

--This morning, Bruce Wolf (who does sports on the Loop in the morning), cracked wise about the freakin' baseball coverage in this town, but what he said probably rings truer than most people think. He said something like, "I can't wait until the end of October headlines. Big headline: Prior eyes return in 2006. Little headline: Sox win World Series." That about does sum it up around here...so, good...enjoy the second place lovable losers. And I hope the White Sox win it all and get barely a notice. I don't want/need any bandwagon jumpers on this ride.

--Question: What's your favorite morning wakeup/motivational song? Not necessarily the one that is played instantly, but the one that if you play it early in the morning, you're instantly revived and energized for the rest of the day (or, at least, a few hours). Today, "Armaggeddon It" by Def Leppard is working wonders. I love iPod! :)