April 8--Well, it had to end and it did. I dreamt that it was sunny and beautiful the last few days, but I woke up and am now back to the reality of wet darkness.

I was flipping through the channels last night and came across the NCAA basketball championship game. I don't know too much about basketball, but have you ever noticed that most basketball coaches don't look like they've ever "played" basketball?

Most of them are short, stocky, bald guys. The players on the other hand are about 12 feet tall and have no body fat.

Look at Rick Majerus. He's the guy who coaches the St. Louis University basketball team. He also makes Brian Dennehy look anorexic. The man looks like he would be a good bowling or horseshoes coach, but "basketball"?  I don't know. I hear that Rick Majerus is a good coach, but I sure can't picture him winning a slam dunking contest.

I got bored with the basketball game, so I flipped the channel to a baseball game. I didn't really care about the game, but then I started to wonder.... why do baseball coaches all dress up like their players? No other sport does this. What are they going to do? Run out of the dugout and pinch hit? It just doesn't make any sense.

Why don't we have hockey and football coaches dress up like their players? Even if the Rams stink again next year, it would be fun to see Scott Linehan coaching from the sidelines with a helmet and shoulder pads on.

I got tired of the baseball game, so I turned on the weather. The "official" guess was that it was going to be gray with severe thunderstorms and flash flooding today....and it is.

Yes, the dream was over.

Until next time, I hope that you survive Another Day In The Gray.

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