In a lot of ways, I use my gardening time as a metaphor. One that was particularly meaningful to me lately came when I was pruning this feral tomato that showed up in one of my beds late last year.

Rob Blake was a great player for the Kings. He has been a disaster as a general manager, and the Kings are going to be mid, at best, for years to come, due to his incompetence.

Because nobody asked, here's my Stanley Cup Playoffs bracket. Note this is not what I expect will happen, but what I want to happen because it would be fun.

I use my phone to record all of my talks and readings, and then I put them with all my glasses and my shoes, so I have them.