Marathon Monday

Growing up, the third Monday of April always meant one thing to me - the start of school vacation. Any day without school was a gift from the gods, especially in the spring after being cooped up for months over the long Maine winter.

Officially, the third Monday of April is Patriots Day, to celebrate the ride of Paul Revere - who in 1775 warned the American Revolutionists that the British were on their way and were ticked! Today, only Massachusetts, Maine and Wisconsin celebrate Patriots Day and really only Massachusetts does it in style.

Need something to do on your holiday Monday? How about getting up early and running 26.2 miles with 25,000 of your closest friends? If running the Boston Marathon isn't your thing no problem, you know the Sox will be at Fenway for a game that day. They have played a game at the Fens on Marathon Monday every year since 1959. Just don't sleep in or you may miss it, first pitch will be mighty early. It was an 11:00am start this year but it has been as early as 10:00am in the past. Nothing like a Fenway Frank and some Narragansett for breakfast.

This year's Marathon Monday had an extra twist to it. A Game 7 match-up between the Bruins and Canadiens. Unfortunately, that one didn't turn out so good for the Habs. They lost 5-0 but nobody said they'd even get as far as they did, so no reason for shame there.

My part in Marathon Monday this year was simply to cheer the Sox onto victory in their match-up against the Texas Rangers via NESN HD. It didn't start out real pretty, but they pulled it out of the fire and came out on top in the end. Their 8th come from behind win of the young season. Looks like we do have a legitimate shot to repeat in 08. Oh my, doesn't that have a nice ring to it!

Mood: Victorious

Song of the Day:

"Hands, touchin' hands. Reachin' out. Touchin' me. Touchin' you!"

-Sweet Caroline

Neil Diamond