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? ;-)