We have to start laying off some pitches. We were swinging at pitches that were way out of the strike zone. We can't strike out 13 times and expect to win. We need to be more disciplined at the plate.

In four years, I've never seen us play this well. Everything we work on in practice seems to work with this group. It's exciting to see it happen.

Mystery is a resource, like coal or gold, and its preservation is a fine thing

I wanted to be a writer from my early teenage years, but I never told anyone. Writers, in my opinion, were god-like creatures, and to say I was striving to be a writer would be incredibly arrogant.

As one of the first editors at 'Outside' magazine in 1975, it was my contention that most American writing going back to James Fennimore Cooper and then through Twain up to Hemingway had been outdoor writing. At that time, adventure writing meant stuff like 'Saga' or 'Argosy.' 'Death Race with the Jungle Leper Army!' That kind of thing.

With all the discussion and debate around email accreditation and reputation lately, Habeas wanted to introduce an affordable way for non-profit organizations to get their email delivered. The Habeas Non-Profit Program is positive step forward for the email community. Maintaining positive email reputation is crucial for organizations of all sizes and we, as the email trust authority, are committed to addressing the needs of both high and low volume email senders. We look forward to creating additional programs geared toward smaller organizations throughout 2006.