In just over two weeks, I've got the return of two completely different things happening within 36 hours of each other.

First, on Monday, April 3, we celebrate the return of Major League Baseball to Arlington with our annual trip to Opening Day. This year, the BoSox are in town to help us determine how the new-look Rangers are going to fare in 2006. No more A-Rod, no more Chan Ho, no more Kenny Rogers, no more Orel Herscheiser, no more Alfonso Soriano, no more Chris Young. Gonna be weird to see how this one flies. Our returning favorites, Mark Teixeira, Michael Young, Hank Blalock, David Delucci, Kevin Mench, and Rod Barajas will hopefully anchor the team, but it's definitely a new look pitching rotation.

Second, on Tuesday, April 4, I make my return trip to Amsterdam after a 19 year hiatus. Technically, I didn't see much of Amsterdam on my last trip, other than the airport and a brief walk through the streets unintentionally ending up near the red light district (but that's a story for another time), spending our time in Holland mostly in Rotterdam and Kinderdjyke. I probably won't get to see too much this time, either, as my plane lands at 9:30am local time in Amsterdam, and the conference I'm attending runs Thursday and Friday. I'll have a few hours on Wednesday (when I'm sure I'll be beat from the flight) and most of the day on Saturday, but the rest of my trip is pretty much booked solid. If you want to know more about what I'm doing while in Amsterdam, you can check out my business blog that I'll be updating regularly, internet access willing.

In the meantime, I've go lots to do to prepare for these returns. Busy busy busy...