J.P. Pelzman here: Mike Piazza returned to Shea for the second time since he and the Mets parted ways after the 2005 season, but unlike when he came here last August with San Diego, he wasn't in the lineup. Piazza was set to return as a DH this week after being sidelined since May 3 with a sprained right shoulder, but the emergence of lefty-hitting DH Jack Cust has made Athletics reconsider their plans, and ask Piazza to be a backup catcher to Jason Kendall. Piazza is still rehabbing his shoulder into throwing shape, so it will be at least a couple of weeks before he can return to the A's as a catcher. Still, he didn't mind making the trip even though he's still on the DL, and he made it clear New York still is one of his favorite cities. Here's some of the highlights of a lengthy Q-and-A session Piazza had with the media: How are you feeling? I'm doing better. I'm coming along. I'm healing, I'm excited to be back to get a chance to catch again. Obviously the one real negative is when you're hurt, things life insurance lead hange and obviously Jack Cust is doing a great job as the DH. So when I was set to go back on rehab, they said right now we want to make sure you can catch as well. It's a change in plans, and I'm excited about it. How long will it take to get ready? I'm going to get myself ready. Obviously throwing-wise I have a ways to go. Hopefully, it'll be a couple of weeks and I should be back out there. I look forward to helping this team. I'm still excited.

J.P. Pelzman here: Mike Piazza returned to Shea for the second time since he and the Mets parted ways after the 2005 season, but unlike when he came here last August with San Diego, he free copy of my credit report asn't in the lineup. Piazza was set to return as a DH this week after being sidelined since May 3 with a sprained right shoulder, but the emergence of lefty-hitting DH Jack Cust has made Athletics reconsider their plans, and ask Piazza to be a backup catcher to Jason Kendall. Piazza is still rehabbing his shoulder into throwing shape, so it will be at least a couple of weeks before he can return to the A's as a catcher. Still, he didn't mind making the trip even though he's still on the DL, and he made it clear New York still is one of his favorite cities. Here's some of the highlights of a lengthy Q-and-A session Piazza had with the media: How are you feeling? I'm doing better. I'm coming along. I'm healing, I'm excited to be back to get a chance to catch again. Obviously the one real negative is when you're hurt, things change and obviously Jack Cust is doing a great job as the DH. So when I was set to go back on rehab, they said right now we want to make sure you can catch as well. It's a change in plans, and I'm excited about it. How long will it take to get ready? I'm going to get myself ready. Obviously throwing-wise I have a ways to go. Hopefully, it'll be a couple of weeks and I should be back out there. I look forward to helping this team. I'm still excited.

Sunday breakfast for two at L'etoile Manquante in the Marais Here is one more reason to love living in Seattle and a bit of news that will make all of us local Francophiles very happy . Seattle Times travel writer Carol Pucci (who by the by just returned from Paris herself) reports in today's paper that Air France will start daily non-stop service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Paris this summer with a new flight into Charles de Gaulle Airport starting June 11. How cool is that? So, no more having to endure 6am departures from Seattle with connecting flights through Atlanta or New York, Pittsburgh, disney world vacation homes ewark, Houston, O'Hare or the worst offender, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport. No more schlepping of bags across terminals, with minimum connecting times between flights and the resulting running through long and maze-like concourse corridors, up and down escalators and stairs to make the next shuttle and catch the next flight to Paris only to have the connection delayed or canceled. Or worse! To arrive in Paris like it happened to us in March 2005 only to find that our bags never made it to our JFK-CDG flight. And it was winter! And a blizzard was covering the country and England. And we were taking the Eurostar to London that week too! I still get very cold when I think about it. And-sorry Boeing--but we will be flying Airbus with those personal televisions at every seat and over 9 film and TV channels to keep this cinephile happy.

J.P. Pelzman here: Mike Piazza returned to Shea for the second time since he and the Mets parted ways after the 2005 season, but unlike when he came here last August with San Diego, he wasn't in the lineup. Piazza was set to return as a DH this week after being sidelined since May 3 with a sprained right shoulder, but the emergence of lefty-hitting DH what is good credit ack Cust has made Athletics reconsider their plans, and ask Piazza to be a backup catcher to Jason Kendall. Piazza is still rehabbing his shoulder into throwing shape, so it will be at least a couple of weeks before he can return to the A's as a catcher. Still, he didn't mind making the trip even though he's still on the DL, and he made it clear New York still is one of his favorite cities. Here's some of the highlights of a lengthy Q-and-A session Piazza had with the media: How are you feeling? I'm doing better. I'm coming along. I'm healing, I'm excited to be back to get a chance to catch again. Obviously the one real negative is when you're hurt, things change and obviously Jack Cust is doing a great job as the DH. So when I was set to go back on rehab, they said right now we want to make sure you can catch as well. It's a change in plans, and I'm excited about it. How long will it take to get ready? I'm going to get myself ready. Obviously throwing-wise I have a ways to go. Hopefully, it'll be a couple of weeks and I should be back out there. I look forward to helping this team. I'm still excited.

J.P. Pelzman here: Mike Piazza returned to Shea for the second time since he and the Mets parted ways after the 2005 season, but unlike when he came here last August with San Diego, he wasn't in the lineup. Piazza was set to return as a DH this week after being sidelined since May 3 with a sprained right shoulder, but the emergence of lefty-hitting DH Jack Cust has made Athletics reconsider their merchant lans, and ask Piazza to be a backup catcher to Jason Kendall. Piazza is still rehabbing his shoulder into throwing shape, so it will be at least a couple of weeks before he can return to the A's as a catcher. Still, he didn't mind making the trip even though he's still on the DL, and he made it clear New York still is one of his favorite cities. Here's some of the highlights of a lengthy Q-and-A session Piazza had with the media: How are you feeling? I'm doing better. I'm coming along. I'm healing, I'm excited to be back to get a chance to catch again. Obviously the one real negative is when you're hurt, things change and obviously Jack Cust is doing a great job as the DH. So when I was set to go back on rehab, they said right now we want to make sure you can catch as well. It's a change in plans, and I'm excited about it. How long will it take to get ready? I'm going to get myself ready. Obviously throwing-wise I have a ways to go. Hopefully, it'll be a couple of weeks and I should be back out there. I look forward to helping this team. I'm still excited.

Sunday breakfast for two at L'etoile Manquante in the Marais Here is one more reason to love living in Seattle and a bit of news that will make all of us local Francophiles very happy . Seattle Times travel writer Carol Pucci (who by the by just returned from Paris herself) reports in today's paper that Air France will start daily non-stop service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Paris this summer with a new flight into Charles de Gaulle Airport starting June 11. How cool is that? So, no more having to endure 6am departures from Seattle with connecting flights through Atlanta or New York, Pittsburgh, Newark, Houston, O'Hare or the worst offender, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport. No more schlepping of bags across terminals, with minimum connecting times between flights and the resulting running through long and maze-like concourse corridors, up and down escalators and stairs to make the next shuttle and catch the next flight to Paris only to have the connection become a professor elayed or canceled. Or worse! To arrive in Paris like it happened to us in March 2005 only to find that our bags never made it to our JFK-CDG flight. And it was winter! And a blizzard was covering the country and England. And we were taking the Eurostar to London that week too! I still get very cold when I think about it. And-sorry Boeing--but we will be flying Airbus with those personal televisions at every seat and over 9 film and TV channels to keep this cinephile happy.

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Today at Target. Emily (pushing cart): Dude, security information management system hat is taking you so long? Catch up already. Dave (pushing stroller and lagging far, far behind): It's hard to follow you lately. I don't recognize your butt anymore.