Austin's First Baseball Game

To honor Austin's 6-month mark (and because the paper had vouchers for free tickets) we took Austin to his first baseball game Aug. 20: the Orem Owlz took on the Billings Mustangs at Brent Brown Ballpark in Orem.

The game had everything you would want in a child's first ballgame: extra innings, a walk-off home run, Frank Layden singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the 7th Inning Stretch, EVERYTHING.

Luckily, I took my scorebook to immortalize the game. Oh, and I guess we took some photos, too.

I'm On Team Conan

Photo created by Mike Mitchell

Two posts in one day?!? I know--I'm as shocked as you are. I really needed to say my piece here, though.

I am probably more interested in late-night television than most people I know, what with my Letterman experiences and all. As such, I have taken a particular interest in NBC's current late-night quagmire.

This goes beyond liking or disliking Conan or Jay's material, and even beyond ratings. I personally have been a fan of Conan's for years and watch him every night, but that's not the reason I'm on his side.

This is a matter of honor. NBC has sullied its honor as a network by going back on their pre-arranged agreement with Conan, and that's that. What changed between the time the deal was struck six years ago and now, other than Jay's curmudgeoney-ness and a dip in ratings that is probably more Jay's fault than Conan's?

Most blogonauts would probably try to suggest a boycott of NBC or something, but I just couldn't cut it. Holly and I watch several NBC shows which we love: The Office, Community, Mercy (the best show you're not watching, by the way), and The Biggest Loser, among others. All I want from you is to read Conan's statement and put yourself in his shoes.

Feel free to leave your responses below.

When's That Baby Due?

As Austin Travis' due date rapidly approaches, I feel like I owe it to you, our faithful readers, to update our little boy's development, as well as our preparations for him.

Our last appointment with Holly's OB was last Wednesday. The ultrasound looked very good: four-chamber heart, healthy spine, breathing, and other very promising developments. He's still a bit bigger than his original due date (March 4) would indicate. The doctor's estimation is around February 24, but it's still very up in the air.

Now is the time when I become a bit of a corporate shill, but the corporation in this case is my budding family, so I hope you will be as down with it as I am.

Holly and I have registered at Target and Babies R Us, and both registries are available to view online. Just search Holly's name on each site and it should come up without a problem. Please feel free to browse around these registries with no obligation to buy. (Now I sound like the Oreck vacuum guy. Oh well...)

More updates as they become available. Thanks to all for their love and support of our little guy.