Well this 'winter' brought the usual spate of things to do, and the weather was drier plus a bit warmer than usual, so that made it easy to want to participate. January was full of high-end car auctions - I attended both Barrett-Jackson and Russo/Steele, and they did not disappoint. That with a little MIZZOU basketball, plus some motorcycle riding seemed to fill the month. I even got to do a little racing myself as I wheeled an Indy trainer car around Firebird Raceway.
February brought more basketball watching, as MIZZOU mad a number of appearances on TV due to their high ranking, and some golf & people watching at the Phoenix Open. I got to see the GooGoo Dolls at the Bird's Nest, which was a nice treat, while entertaining friends in from KC. The strong beer festival was also 'on tap', and then a couple of Sundays relaxing to music @ the Sunday Affaire helped end the weekend, as well as more art fairs. 
Then as the month ended, it was time to rev up racing season. I was fortunate to be able to adapt to the ever-changing time frame for the Daytona 500 - what a wild one! Then, this past weekend headed out to PIR to watch them live for the spring NASCAR race with friends. For the next month, all thoughts turn to baseball as spring training commences. I will head out today to take in a Royals game in the 80 degree sunshine - play ball !
