Jose and I went to

Jose and I went to Target on Saturday. One of us bought a wedding present for a friend, some new towels, a shirt, and a laptop bag. One of us bought a green plastic glowing skull. I'll let you guess who bought what.

On the other hand, the glow skull has turned out to be a magic glow skull. It helped the Astros win both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, after the Cardinals had tied the game 4-4 in the top of the 9th, we turned on the glow skull and BAM -- Luke Scott hit a game-winning three-run homer. Last night we were at the game and the skull was alone in my apartment. I didn't turn it on myself, but I can only imagine that it must have turned itself on, because right when the Cardinals had tied the game 3-3, the Astros managed to grab one back and then BAM -- Aubrey Huff hit a three-run homer that made the lead a comfortable 7-3, which ended up being the final score.

Despite sweeping the four game set with the Cardinals, the Astros are still 3.5 games back in the NL Central with only a week to play. They have a very long shot of winning the division, so I can't give up hope quite yet. Realistically, they won't make it. But at least they kept the final home weekend interesting. The atmosphere at the park yesterday was like a playoff game! People on their feet, waving their towels, and yelling like there was no tomorrow (which, as I said, there probably isn't this year). Clemens pitched only 5 innings, gave up only one run, and we wanted more. But he left, and we stood and cheered, and he tipped his cap, and then came out again. I don't think it's much of a stretch to say that he has single-handedly put the Astros back on the map over the past three years.