Nuts About Southwest

Featured Picture:  tradingplaces.jpg One of the great things about airports is people watching.  Even if you're not into airplanes or the ... read more

Being born and raised a Cubs fan, playing baseball through the middle of October is something unknown to me. September always brings the same shrug, “Maybe next year,” and my insistence that it’s football season.  However, after recently moving to Dallas, I have found myself in the middle of Ranger Nation, where winning, unlike my Cubs, isn’t anything new. 131 ... read more

In the pivotal scene of my favorite baseball movie, James Earl Jones as Terence Mann tries to persuade Ray Kinsella to keep the baseball field he created in his corn field, and he tells him that the one constant throughout the years is baseball.  Baseball has been a constant in my life.  My first baseball game in July 1963 at Dodger Stadium featured three future Hall of Famer 131 ... read more

The view of a perfectly manicured field, the sound of the crack of a bat, the smell of a yummy hot dog...this can only mean one thing!  Hey Batter, Batter, it's baseball season! 395 Vote up! ... read more

It all started at a silent auction at Southwest Airlines, I was the lucky bidder on a package containing four tickets to the Texas Rangers season opener!  The game was to start at 1:05 pm, and we arrived at 11:00 am to begin our quest for a parking spot.  There were tons of people tailgating before the game—many of which did not even have tickets for the game—they were just there to br ... read more