Hello blog faithful. No real blog today. No need to wade through paragraphs of nonsense. No stories to tell. No laughs, no tears, no groans. It’s the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve and I’m enjoying the time off.

I can report that ALL of the writing for “Bats, Balls, & Burnouts” is complete. We’ve secured wonderful “Forward” sections from two great guys, and longtime friends. You’ll have to wait until it’s published to see who the two guys, who were so gracious to provide such a thing, actually are. Okay, it’s Del Worsham and Pete Delkus.

I’ve spent the week collecting the photos I want in the book, although there will be an editing process there, as well. I’m starting with a huge pile of everything possible. We’ll just have to see what we have room for after we do the layout.

From me to you, here’s hoping you had a warm and loving Christmas. And looking forward to this weekend, here’s wishing you all a safe and fantastic New Year’s Eve. We’ll be heading over to Marsh Creek, our old neighborhood, to join our wonderful friends yet again. And five of us will be then be doing an epic “sleep-over” at Dave and Nichol Jacobsen’s house. Should be much fun.

Stay off the roads if you go to a party. Call a cab. Request an Uber. Ride a bus. Or do what we do. Have a sleep-over pajama party.

See you in 2017!

Bob Wilber, at your service and ready to ring in the new year.