The Arrival

So we've been in town since July 2nd, first staying in Singer Island until our furniture and car showed up. It has mostly been a high stress time, waiting for a week to get started, then having my pregnant wife fly out of town the day after the movers dropped everything off. At the same time, my computer was down, my 18-month old son was crawling everywhere, and let's just say that with all of the exciting things going on, life was basically a drag.

But now, Shaquille O'Neal is coming to Miami. And everything has changed.

Don't believe me? Do you think it's just coincidence that my son finally, FINALLY, started walking on the day the deal was finalized? Do you think it was just a coincidence that little neighborhood kids started hanging around our house, distracting my son long enough for me to start a new blog, on the very same day? A coincidence that I showed up at my new job to get a head start on things and they sent me home, telling me not to worry until August? Hardly.

I've had an amazing sports year. I root for the New England Patriots, and they won the Super Bowl, and the Tampa Bay Lightning, and they won the Stanley Cup. The Red Sox traded for Curt Schilling, and now the Big Aristotle is following me to South Florida. I'm a Celtics fan at heart, but hey, a team that refuses to go over the salary cap doesn't deserve complete, undivided loyalty. So, what the hell? Go Heat!