You'd be surprised. Even on the day of, people will come in all frantic, looking for something for their girlfriend. We get a lot of people in once they realize it's (Valentine's Day) tomorrow.

People will come in looking for flowers, and I always have to send them to Albertson's or Wal-Mart.

There are large question marks among many Israelis about what Sharon will do the day after evacuations are completed, ... Many think he will not go further than this. But if the two sides are encouraged by the U.S. and other outside players to get back to negotiating, there is potential for the disengagement process to lead to renewal of political dialogue between the two sides.

I'm not putting it in the net, but you hope one day something will go in. Get that off your back.

[OAKLAND: Top starters Rich Harden and Barry Zito will get an extra day of rest next week. Dan Haren will pitch Tuesday at Detroit and Kirk Saarloos on Wednesday. ... DH-1B Scott Hatteberg has a strained right stomach muscle, though he played Saturday. Manager Ken Macha is considering keeping Hatteberg out of the lineup Sunday and Tuesday, giving him a total of three days to rest with Monday's off day. ... Macha would like to get LHP Ricardo Rincon into a game soon. He hasn't pitched since Monday. ... OF Jay Payton is feeling the best he has at the plate in a long time. He has five homers in his last 11 games, and he homered in consecutive games for the third time since joining the A's on July 13 in a trade with Boston.] Right now I feel as good as I ever have, ... A couple of minor things make a world of difference.

People only use cell phones when they need to call home.