Well, I made my first post for A Pack A Day. I've decided to keep playing Sox Or No Sox over there. I have officially gone to the Dark Side, according to Mario. Although there will be no Tales From The Darkside, I'll continue with Sox Or No Sox on both sites. I just think of A Pack A Day as going national. I haven't gone over anyone's helmet.

Now, you may be thinking that the lack of posts has something to do with my joining the roster over there. Far from it. The last two days have been a logistical nightmare. First of all, I'm helping out my friend, Steve, with his bowling team. His entire team quit on him, so he asked nicely (begged) for me to help him. So, I've taken my 111 average (as of last night), which seems to climb every week, over to help him. This has been going on for about two months.

Since the Super Bowl is next Sunday, no one wants to bowl that Sunday night. I could care less, since football is not my main interest. Besides, it would be on at the bowling alley anyway. So, it's not like anyone would be missing anything. In addition to 1 practice game and 3 regular games, most of us bowled 3 additional games last night, instead of bowling it during the week. You'd think my body would be tired and achy after 7 games, but surprisingly, it's fine. It's my sinuses that have been bothering me.

I love Chicago weather this time of year. Up, down and all around. Today was freezing rain and high winds with a fluctuating temperature. Needless to say, I've been battling a headache all day.

On the White Sox front, I was pleased to see David Aardsma land on the Red Sox for minor league right-handed pitchers Willy Mota and Miguel Socolovich. Funny, I always thought that Aardsma would fit in on the Pirates. Then again, maybe that's just Ed Farmer.

After a few days of wrestling with the idea, I finally bit the bullet and became part of the group at A Pack A Day. I guess that playing Sox Or No Sox gave me an itch for opening packs.

I haven't decided how I'm going to open packs there. I may transport Sox Or No Sox or just do a good old fashioned pack opening. I will probably do my first posting sometime next week. I'll finish through the blaster box that's already opened and post the rest on this site.

Any opinions as to what type of pack opening I should do on A Pack A Day? If so, either e-mail me or leave a comment. Should I continue with my Sox Or No Sox game or should I keep that one a White Sox Cards exclusive? Or should I mix it up and do both on there?

Whatever I do on A Pack A Day, it should be fun and shouldn't take away from this post or my other one. That site is one of the many that inspired this blog. Basically everyone that came before me was an inspiration. Everyone from the Baseball Card Blog and Stale Gum to Wax Heaven and Cardboard Junkie. Plus, every blog in between. The newer sites inspire me to go further and keep up with content.

I guess what I'm trying to say is look for me on A Pack A Day sometime in the near future as well as here and the other blog that Mario prefers to this one. Shhh, I won't let on that I know.