Winter has finally taken hold

To my loyal enclave of readers. Well, another week has passed and it looks like winter has finally taken hold according to the blustering snow I see outside my window. Even though it’s the off season, it looks like the Reds are going to make a genuine run this year. We now boast one of the best bullpens in baseball since signing both Marshall and Madson for the back end of the games. This, combined with the releivers they retained from last year should be solid. If Chapman can make the transition to stater and Arroyo bounces back, the starting staff will be solid as well. All they now need is a left fielder who makes contact and can bat leadoff and they one set. However, it will need to be a trade as no one of any caliber is left on the free-agent market. I am very excited about the upcoming baseball season.

In the courier today, I see that the Supreme Court upheld the right of churches to be free to hire people who follow their beliefs and live up to the moral standards of the church. This is a giant win for religion. This, combined with the attention Tim Tebow has received, is a positive step in the right direction for religion. Our country so badly needs for the church to reassert itself into the daily fabric of our lives. So many anti-religious groups out there would like to bottle us up into an hour on Sunday mornings. Our faith is so much more.

On a closing note, I have another pet peeve. If you are a women that carries an overnite bag for a purse, will you please get your wallet out ahead of time an quit fishing for it after the clerk tells you the amount. Those of us behind you in line will be grateful. Until next week,