Sure sure, up in the nawthin’ climes it’s still the dead of winter. But today I say the first mourning dove of the year trying to get a jump on his feathery mates workin’ on his mating call. Hang in there, it’s a sure sign that spring is soon to be on the way.

And if you don’t believe me, there’s always this. Heck, once you get beyond the Super Bowl, it’s less than two weeks before the pitchers and catchers start to report in Florida and Arizona.