HAPPY EASTER, RANGERS ARE FINISHED

I just thought I would wish all my Mickey's Place followers a very Happy Easter Sunday and I have to say the weather here in Colonial Heights couldn't be much nicer with highs near 90's expected.  With the warm temps that are expected today it sounds like it is going to be a good day for a nice run.  The Washington Capitals finished off the New York Rangers yesterday afternoon beating the Rangers 3-1, The Caps will now have to wit until the other Eastern Conference playoff games are finished to find out who they will play in the next round.  I will be rooting for the Capitals now to win Lord Stanley's Cup.  Carl Edwards won yesterdays Nationwide race at the Nashville Speedway holding off Kyle Busch for the win.  Next weekend both the Nationwide and the Sprint Cup Series will at the Richmond International Raceway.  The Virginia baseball team split a double header with N.C. State yesterday dropping the 1st game 6-2 and winning the 2nd game 3-1, the Cavs will look to win the series this afternoon.  Don't forget the Colonial Heights baseball team will be at home Monday, Tuesday and Thursday this week with all games starting at 6pm at Shepherd Stadium.  MICKEY

Onions
Onions get a bad rap for their effect on breath, but that's not the only part of the body where they pack a wallop. Onions contain potent cancer-fighting enzymes; onion consumption has been shown to help lower the risk of prostate and esophageal cancers and has also been linked to reduced mortality from coronary heart disease. Research suggests that they may help protect against stomach cancer. Onions contain sulfides that help lower blood pressure and cholesterol, as well as a peptide that may help prevent bone loss by inhibiting the loss of calcium and other bone minerals.

Today's Birthdays: Film and drama critic Stanley Kauffmann is 95. Movie director-producer Richard Donner is 81. Actress Shirley MacLaine is 77. Author Sue Grafton is 71. Actor-singer Michael Parks is 71. Actress-singer-director Barbra Streisand is 69. Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is 69. Country singer Richard Sterban (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 68. Rock musician Doug Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival) is 66. Rock singer-musician Rob Hyman is 61. Actor-playwright Eric Bogosian is 58. Rock singer-musician Jack Blades (Night Ranger) is 57. Actor Michael O'Keefe is 56. Rock musician David J (Bauhaus) is 54. Actor Glenn Morshower is 52. Rock musician Billy Gould is 48. Actor-comedian Cedric the Entertainer is 47. Actor Djimon Hounsou (JEYE'-mihn OHN'-soo) is 47. Rock musician Patty Schemel is 44. Rock musician Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors) is 43. Actress Melinda Clarke is 42. Latin pop singer Alejandro Fernandez is 40. Country-rock musician Brad Morgan (Drive-By Truckers) is 40. Rock musician Brian Marshall (Creed; Alter Bridge) is 38. Actor Derek Luke is 37. Actor Eric Balfour is 34. Actress Rebecca Mader is 34. Country singer Rebecca Lynn Howard is 32. Country singer Danny Gokey is 31. Actor Austin Nichols is 31. Contemporary Christian musician Jasen Rauch (Red) is 30. Singer Kelly Clarkson is 29. Rock singer-musician Tyson Ritter (The All-American Rejects) is 27.