Well, we're leaving on vacation two weeks from today (Hey - I haven't talked about that yet, have I?) We're going to be doing a lot of walking, so I wanted to get some walking shoes. Oh, and I prefer that they not be white. So, we went to Woodfield to scour the shoe stores. I hated everything I saw. They were white, or Moc-like or trail boot-like. So, we wound up at Rockport. All of the shoes I own (except my more formal Florsheim's) are Rockports. Well, they had what I wanted but not in my width (8½ D). I wound up getting casual shoes instead that were real comfy. I'd rather have the walking shoe, but these will have to do. Then we had dinner at Stir Crazy. Yummm...

I actually had the Cubs game on the TV. That wasn't scary enough, but what I saw happen on the field was really scary. It's the top of the 4th Inning, 1 out, a 1-0 count on Jason Giambi, who pops up the next pitch. The popup is in the infield, in front of the mound. Kerry Wood sort of goes for it, but first baseman Hee Seop Choi comes in to make the grab. The two of them collide, and when Choi comes down, his head bounces hard off the the foul line dirt between 3rd and home. Well, he looked like he was out (as in unconscious). The trainers rushed out there and got in his face to see if they could get a reaction (I couldn't really tell), then they place a hand on his chest, sort of to make sure he was breathing and they took his pulse (carotid and wrist). He looked in really bad shape. They opened-up the big doors in right field and brought in a Fire Department ambulance (fortunately, there's a firehouse a few doors across the street and a few doors down from the left field corner). They eventually got him on a gurney, got him in the ambulance, worked on him a while, and they finally left. It shook up the teams and the fans. You never want to see a player get hurt. Oh, BTW, he held onto the ball for the out.
Update: He's in fair condition with a concussion.

I had breakfast this morning with my old buddies John & joe, as well as Barry (who I see regularly at work). We ate at Egg Harbor Café in Glenview (or Northbrook - it's right next door). It's nice being able to get together with old friends every once in a while and just talk and catch-up on things. I think we overstayed our welcome, though - the waiter was getting a little snippy wit hus toward the end. We need to do this again.