Editor's note: Whenever I can't think of one specific topic to focus and elaborate on, I just choose a few and discuss each one a little bit. It's my own little Hypertext Bazaar, if you will. Read iDigress, Part 1 and Part 2.

This...

Brooke and I went to Solly Brothers Farm in Ivyland, PA on Tuesday to buy our Christmas Tree. I love Brooke to death, but she's brutal when it comes to picking our tree. Always searching for "the perfect tree," Brooke walks me through each aisle at least four times looking for a tree that "speaks to her." It wasn't too bad this year, but after making her realize that the tree she wanted could have doubled for the Griswold Family Christmas Tree, we finally found one suitable enough for our cozy apartment. We decorated Wednesday night, and I have to say, it looks gorgeous.

That...

I am a Mac and have been since 1997. On Monday, I was robbed of my manhood.

I was informed last month that my school district, in an effort to save money, will be switching from Macs to PCs in the elementary schools. D-Day was on Monday. I turned in my PowerBook G4 and received an HP Compaq 6510B. First of all, the thing is a total piece of crap; it crashed already. Second, it's more expensive than a new MacBook, so that was a complete lie. What the hell?

Frustrated and depressed, Brooke and I have decided to sell our iMac G4 and buy a new MacBook for home use. It's an amazing piece of machinery and quite possibly the best purchase we've ever made.

The Other Thing

Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings ended yesterday. While I have mocked stat geeks in the past, I am a total hot stove junkie. MLB Trade Rumors becomes my home page for the week, and I bounce around from site to site looking for latest updates. The New York Yankees made the biggest splash with their record-breaking signing of CC Sabathia, while the New York Mets improved their team the most. Our beloved World Series Champions, the Philadelphia Phillies, didn't do much, but rumors are swirling around Derek Lowe, Chan Ho Park and Raul Ibanez.

Only time will tell.

Update: On Friday morning, the Philadelphia Phillies signed leftfielder Raul Ibanez to a 3 year, $30 million contract.