Saturday April 25th, 2009 is the day we Lions fans have been waiting for since the last season began. The Matt Millen era is over after what most fans, of any sport ever, would call the worst season ever. The new regime is given the tall task of righting the course of a sinking ship. Exactly how they will go about it is anyone’s guess. I would like to believe that the new organization will make the draft choices that we have failed to make over the last 20 years or so, but I remain cautious. Most experts have pinned the tail of Matt Stafford as the best pick for the Detroit Lions number 1 overall selection. I will go on record as one of the many fans that are disagreeing.

Just started working on rain garden project for the local elementary school. For those of you who don’t know what a rain garden is: A rain garden is just what the name implies—a garden planted with native plants that can be placed within your yard. It captures the first flush or runoff from a rain event. By capturing the runoff in the Rain Garden, you will not only provide runoff reduction benefits, you may also produce substantial neighborhood and community environmental benefits, such as: