Managed Chaos

Tonight I find myself roughly a week away from my first serious live musical endeavor in over five years. It's a good feeling as I have been quietly building this dream for many years now. Though older now, I've also grown a little wiser than in my previous tour of duty.

That being said, those memories seem like a lifetime ago.

So with this new chapter about to unfold, I'm trying to allow for room to grow, rather than the previous "shock & awe" effect right out of the gate.

Yes, this time around, it's okay not to have every weensy detail accounted for. Okay, it's not entirely okay, but it's also not the end of the world either. Besides, good art is forever & always a work in progress. Indeed, growth is messy, painful...even scary at times. Nevertheless, full steam ahead.

Small steps now, better choices. I know we'll make it in time.

In Lieu of Flowers

Atta boy Donald!

Now that's what I

call going down fighting!

My sentiments precisely!

(Click pic to enlarge if you're

blind like me)

Alegria Desenfrenada!

Tonight, the world stood still for just one moment (my entire family included) to witness perhaps the most successful rescue operation in human history. Hard to fight the tears of immense joy after seeing humanity at its very best. If you don't know the story, don't worry, book deals are in the making as we speak.

Now, at the risk of patting my country on the back (too late), it should be duly noted the drilling company providing the advanced technological know how/early relief effort, hailed from Berlin, Pennsylvania. The capsule used to free the entrapped miners from their dour confines, as well as their special liquid diet, was created & provided via NASA. Even the protective eye wear was furnished by the good people of Oakley Eyewear, in scenic Foothill Ranch, California.

For all of our nation's imperfections & darkest chapters, we always deliver in times of global crisis. When tsunamis devastate southeast Asia, when earthquakes level Haiti, When an unprecedented AIDS epidemic threatens Africa, let there be no doubt, The United States of America responds like no other!


(clears lump from throat).


One final observation: It was reported many of the miners had a new perspective on life. Almost all claimed to have a renewed commitment to their families. So encouraging to hear. Particularly since I have yet to meet one terminally ill person on their death bed who wishes they had spent more time at the office. Have you? ;-)

Kristen's Haiku

Summer blockbuster
Overpriced snacks & candy
Sneaks Skittles from purse

;-)

Sooners' Booming

If you think that extra little spring in my step, & overly, annoyingly, joyous disposition has everything to do with the outcome of Saturday's Red River Rivalry...you would be correctamundo! ;-) The cooler weather that moved in this weekend didn't hurt either. But rest assured, a notch in the dubya column for Stoop's Troops sure does renew the soul, & chase away all that ails me! Wooden shoe agree?

P.S. DeMarco Murray for Governor!

The Red Oktober

"A great day comrades, we sail into history!" - Captain Marko Ramius (aka Sean Connery, in "The Hunt for Red October")

If you've never experienced the simple pleasure of playing with a baking powder submarine, you seriously need to rethink your life. ;-)

I purchased this little ridiculously inexpensive model at my local Hobby Lobby late last week for my son's 9th birthday. We had fun watching it silently submerge & reemerge for the better half of fifteen minutes in our kitchen sink the other night (while I shamelessly made those classic high pitched submarine "pinging" noises) I guess old school toys like this probably pale in comparison to the more popular & sophisticated xboxes & wii's of the day.

That's alright.

Not only is it easier on the pocket book, it allows me time for meaningful conversation with my son about important topics... like periscopes, port side, starboard bound, The Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Caspar Weinberger, President Reagan, etc. ;-)

Now diving officer (Caleb) submerge the ship! Make it One, five, zero feet! (or in our case... 5 inches) ;-)

Dive!

Dive!

(and avoid the drain at all costs) ;-)