Had a fun afternoon with the kids. We went to the Ecotarium in Worcester. The Ecotarium is a science museum that focuses on, as you might guess, the environment and our connection to it. The kids, especially R., love going there and we've had a membership for the past couple of years. Unfortunately, many of the live animals are outside and the cold weather prevented us from checking them out. In any event, a good time was had by all.

I'm liking the Red Sox signing of Ellis Burks. Burks came up with that unfortunate tag of having "Willie Mays-like potential." While Burks never quite hit those heights (who has, except Wille Mays?), he's had a very solid career. He's just coming off elbow surgery, which limited him last year. If healthy, he can certainly help the Sox as a right-handed DH and pinch hitter. Welcome back, Ellis!