Do you have any great plans this weekend?

I feel like this is my last weekend as a father and husband. Of course that’s not true but my summer break ends Sunday.

As you can guess, you never get a break in this business. I don’t say that to play the “Boldin pity” card. I know what a blessing my job is. It’s a great country when I get paid to watch sports, talk about sports, and write about sports. The draw back is the job is all-day, every day. I got to work today at around 3:45 this morning. I’ll probably leave today around 1:00. After my nap and dinner, it’s time to work again. Granted, I’ll be sitting on the couch watching a baseball game but, it’s work. If you take it easy for one day, there’s always something that might slip through the cracks.

The time where it’s easiest is between the NBA Draft and the last week of July. I talk to some D-Back sources and go to some games. I watch all the D-Back games but it’s mostly just reading time. After this weekend, it starts back up again.

I’ll be in Flagstaff for the next month getting to know the Cardinals. College football media days are going on this week across the country and I just opened my first CFB pre-season magazine yesterday to begin reading up. CFB starts on Labor Day weekend and the NFL is the weekend after. The NFL and baseball playoffs go on at the same time as the Suns training camp. The Suns, Cards, D-Backs, and ASU are all going on and all on our station in November. The NFL playoffs start in January and that’s when college basketball starts the conference season. Then the Super Bowl rides into March Madness and Spring training. Then NBA playoffs are the same time as the NFL Draft with Opening Day mixed in. Once the NBA crowns a champion, they have their draft. After that, it’s back to just focusing on the D-Backs.

So enjoy your weekend. It’s my last one, but you know what? I wouldn’t have it any other way. That’s why we say, “It’s all here.”