I’ve gone on a wild spending spree lately:

> 3 cds: Bruce Springsteen’s The River , the Band’s Rock of Ages, and Banco’s Darwin!;

> twenty-four 1950s issues of Worlds of IF;

> the graphic novel Showcase Presents Warlord;

> National Geographic’s entire run of magazines on CD-Rom.

I suspect that is all the pleasure spending I will do for the rest of this year. ☺

Tonight is the first game of the World Series, with the Yankees playing the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees had an awesome year and are probably favored to win their first series in a decade. Go Yanks!

Today is also the first day of NBA basketball, and the Nets are playing without Vince Carter whom they traded to Orlando for a shooting guard and considerable salary cap space for next year. They have a lot of very good young talent, but their fate this year will depend on how well they play together, how quickly they all mature, and whether they can play defense. Hopefully they will be competitive.