For those of you who know me, or have frequented my blog for sometime, it’s probably no surprise to hear that I don’t ‘idle’ well. Here I am, practically bed ridden, yet I have managed to sneak my laptop, and truly get the benefit of the WiFi/Fios Internet that my wife made us get a few months ago. She’s thinking twice about it now.

Anyway, I am also OCD. And although I was relieved that my ‘To-Do’ list with all of the books, articles, interviews, lectures, website updates, PowerPoints etc. had finally been completed after burning the midnight oil for the last few months, I was far from being satisfied. I do have one talk left to research and write for our local CW Round Table (in May) and the final files for HOH to ship to the publisher, but that’s it. Other articles that I’ve committed to won’t be written for a few months. Still, I just checked off my last item and I'm already bored.

A normal person would sit back, relax, and enjoy the fruits of their labor for a little while. What do I do? I sit here in the dark contemplating what’s next? And I worry about it. A lot. I even sent an email blast out to all of my local commitments pledging to go on despite whatever stage of recovery I am in as I am confident that my newly freed-up schedule will allow me time to heal.

So what exactly is next? Fortunately there are plenty of other lunatics like me out there who also cannot seem to stop writing. One is a particularly brilliant author and historian who seems to share my love of history, baseball, and most importantly, author-holic behavior. He is also into long-term projects and recently pitched an idea that would incorporate much of my own expertise and experience.

The project is baseball-history related, very original (darn near ingenious), and has the potential to be something very special. The big plus for me is to have the opportunity to work in some capacity with a tremendous writer whose work I have admired for a very long time.

As the book is ultimately his idea, I will let him broach the subject publicly as he sees fit. Just know that we are sharing an ongoing discussion and that a wonderful piece of work may result from it. I have already begun formulating an outline in my mind and am thankful for that as it gives me something to do.

As a Christian, I always pray over publishing projects and this one feels like a really good one. Stay tuned for more details.