What a day, what a week, I'm in love!

Hello, Friends! (and Yinzers!)

I'm getting ready to go to the home opener with Lar and Friends. You know where I will be afterward. You know that I will sing backup on "Roadhouse Blues." You know that there will be a 45-minute version of Wild Cherry's "Play that Funky Music." You know there will be Hebrew Nationals.

We have a gorgeous, sunny day here, full of promise and spring's beginnings. And I'm proud of how we've made the home opener less about baseball and more about spring.

Lar would tell you he's just in it for the beer and camaraderie, and that his day is more about the NHL playoff draft later with his friends.

I'd like to add that while he's doing that, I will be acting a fool with aforementioned comrades and the drummer of Wild Cherry. Because it's Opening Day. And my mom is with the children.

Also of major importance this week--NHL playoffs! The Pens open Wednesday at home against the Senators. I'll see you there. But I'll be working...counting advertisements...counting Yinzers.

But, really, we all know what this week is about. Idol Cares, ladies and gentlemen. We have four days of caring. Tonight, Paula, Randy, Ryan and Simon (and Theodore) will be on Larry King Live. I'm sure the earth will move when they discuss Simon's new $1 million dollar car and how much he cares about kids in Africa. Paula will say they look great in mosquito nets. Randy will say they are his dawgs. Ryan will be the only one with anything intelligent to say and who actually cares. Tuesday, the 8 finalists compete with "inspirational" songs. Who thinks David Archuleta will sing Josh Groban? Raise your hand. Or maybe Martin Page's "In the House of Stone and Light." Wednesday is when we actually care--from 7:30 to 10 p.m., eastern time. Thursday is the elimination, and then we stop caring until next year. As promised and expected, I'll be tweeting throughout all of it.

It's going to be an interesting week in the Woodall house. Larry is all about the playoffs. I'm all about everything. Let's hope I can convince Larry to join me in caring because right now this is his view:

"Idol may care, but I don't."