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April 2 should not involve snow. I'm sorry. It just shouldn't. I grew up in Minnesota, where I'm pretty sure it has snowed in June once or twice. You would think I would be used to cold weather. You would be wrong in that assumption. A better man would think to bring his wife's shoes inside. So, you can imagine my joy at seeing this today ---> These are among the fascinating facts I can't see putting in the "About Me" section on the right of this page. My name's Jim and I'm a male blogger. Readership of this blog kind of exploded this past week, for some reason . So, if the cagey veterans will excuse me for a moment, I'm going to show the new folks how things work around here. Monday through Friday, there will be a blog up every morning. Actually, they typically go up late the night before, if you're into cyber stalking blogs. Weekends are lighter because I'm not a machine . I enjoy putting up links to good stories or websites I'...

Always looking on the bright side, here are a few highlights. BEST THING I READ This is my kind of science story. People who attend church regularly are vastly more likely to be obese than people who don't attend church. Faulty science, right? Just ginning up the numbers? Well, the story says the researchers factored in things like race (African-Americans are more likely to be overweight) and age (the older ya get ...) and here's what it boils down to: If you go to church regularly, there's a 32 percent chance you will be obese. If you do not attend at all, there's a 22 percent chance. That's a 50-percent increase for the unholy. Read about it here . BEST NEWS OF THE DAY The MLB season opener is Thursday. THURSDAY (Twins start Friday). Granted, the games are pretty terrible . Still. Games they are. The Masters? That's 12 days out. The Wife just got excited and she doesn't know why. Big golf fan, The Wife. Buckle up for Jim Nantz prattling on about something....