Travel Blog

My mother-in-law, Pat, always told me I should approach the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce and ask for compensation for my precipitation-making abilities because every time I come to town, it either rain or snows, even if it hadn't for a long time before I got there. I always said I have the "Baker Touch," because every time my dad would have some sort of vacation time, it would rain and he'd be very annoyed. So now that we're in Arizona, it's rained for the past three days, and temperatures are ten degrees lower than normal for this time of year. Do I have a gift, or what?

I'm glad for the cooler temperatures, though. It's better for the dogs. But the locals are a bit disgusted, even the folks at the Chamber of Commerce, so I don't think they'll be throwing any money my way.

Yesterday Phil and I went to Phoenix for our Spring Training orientation. It was pretty fun. (Oh, and we both passed our Food Handlers test, so that's all settled.) We've been placed at the Phoenix Municipal Stadium, and it was really cute. I didn't take my camera with me because I didn't want to look like too much of a dork, but I'll take it with me soon and get some stadium pics. I did take a picture of a nearby park where Phil and I parked for a bit because we were way too early for the orientation.

Now we cool our heels for a week, and then we have another orientation session, and then we have our first game on March 5th. Go Oakland A's!