What's that ball of light-thing?

So we have some sun in the sky...for now. Minneapolis has had a generally crappy May, with lots of rain and very little sun. If you get any, you had better enjoy it, because it will not stay around long. The wind had also been pretty constant, making some outdoor activities (biking particularly) pretty frustrating. Nothing makes me more angry than hammering hard, looking at my speedometer, and seeing "8 mph" because of a 15-20 mph gusting wind.

Anyways, there have been some other random things for us here:

• We are looking at houses. Actually, we have found two subdivisions that look really good, so we will likely watch them really closely. But we will be getting pre-approved for a mortgage so if we see something we like, we'll go for it. This may cause some pain, since we have some things to do on our current house, but oh well. It will be exciting to get out of the townhouse into something, well, more adult.
• I hit a home run Friday night in softball. Oddest thing, I was 0-2 at that point and hitting like a gurl. Tried to relax, stay and wait on the ball, and got a good pitch. No one thought it was going to go out--it was a line drive to right center and never got above 30 feet. But it carried and went. My first "real" homer in two years (aside from the one that was an "out" in the state tournament, uugh!).
• Speaking of softball, the bat manufacturers are really ticking guys off. Now they are introducing their bats in the middle of the season. This is great for the ogres who are on sponsored teams or buy 5 bats a year--but for the rest of us--who still feel a little ill about the $300 we just dropped on the "hottest" composite we got in February--we've been betrayed! Seriously, so far I have heard of the following companies doing this: Miken, Worth, Easton, Anderson, and Mizuno. Only Demarini hasn't, and they are likely not far behind. Perhaps we should all quit buying...what, you said 10 extra feet? Sold!
  
• 155,000 miles are now on my '92 Sentra. Will the body rust through before the engine goes? My new goal is 169,000 miles, which would be 100,000 miles after I bought it in 1997. At my current rate of driving (1000 miles every 12 days), this would happen in about 5 months. Nothing like a good old car. Except when the sunroof leaks.