guess i should say something about the cards getting swept in the world series. but i'd rather not talk about it. or think about it for that matter. they really let us all down. i keep saying i wish they had shown up at all. their playing was that bad. what's worse? losing in the playoffs or doing nothing in the series?

Top of the 7th. Calero's pitch'n now. Osmos strikes out! Yes!
Last time I enjoyed a Cards game this much was in 1982 as an eight year old. And then I don't think I even saw it first hand but only heard the stories from friends at school. Brewer's fans supposedly throwing stuff on the field. Ozzie Smith doing triple backflips. Did that really happen? Everyone in the Cards hitting lineup hitting home runs. Jack Clark's grand slam. Well all that was in the World Series. . . . I'll have to look that up.

I'm sitting here watching game seven of the Astros vs. Cards. Its 4 to 2 Cards and its a beautiful thing. My friend Mike is with me from St. Louis. I commented this morning to a friend that this may be the year for the underdog. Look at the Red Sox last night. Who'd of thunk it? Now if we can only win the inevitable legal battles against Enron/Halliburton on November 3rd. . .

My life is in a phase where I have to turn everything I do over to the Lord every moment. I really struggle with knowing that he loves me and that I have value apart from what I can accomplish. When I was young it was engrained into me that I had to be doing as much as I could all the time to make life worthwhile. Leisure was just not as important, in fact it was more often than not sinful. Those things were more often lived than spoken to me, but I adopted a lot of that into my world view and now I've got to work to really see reality for what it is. God uses whatever I give him, however I give it. He doesn't judge a man based on his eloquent speech, the ability to lead scores into conversion, deep thoughts and arguments on the divine. He just loves and gives and recieves whatever I offer in faith.