Back from Vacation

Just got back from a week long family vacation to see family and then take the little one to see New York City. That city is fascinating. Just walk the streets of New York for one day and you can realy feel how insignificant you are to everyone else - of course, it also puts things in perspective. You see how many other folks have bigger problems......speaking of which......some of you may know that I have a grown daughter, a terrific son-in-law and three fabulous grandchildren (they just added twin boys - see my MySpace phot section). Although my wife and I helped a bit, those two (my daughter and son-in-law) spend every waking hour, and then some, taking care of those 7-month old boys...plus my son-in-law works all day and my daughter works the Chanel counter at a local Macy's at night. They, hardly, see each other, yet they are always smiling.....they are struggling financially, yet they say they wouldn't trade lives with anyone because of those kids (who are just adorable!!!). They sleep an average of about 2-3 hours per day/night...yet they are alert and awake tackling each day as if it were their last.. After spending three days with them during this vacation, I now have two new heroes at the top of my list - Nick and Chrissy, my son-in-law and daughter. For those of us who complain about the traffic....the weather...or even how often a song plays on the radio......put yourself in these two kids' shoes for one day....you'll never complain again. Believe me, that's how I feel right now and will for quite some time. If I had a million dollars, I would give them the bulk of it. They deserve better than they are getting but to see them you'd think they already have it. Thus - my vacation was one of the most rewarding I've taken in quite some time. Two new heroes of whom I couldn't be prouder.

March Madness Begins!

Okay, how many NCAA tournament brackets do you have in your possession right now? Are you playing a pool at work? With family? Do you want to know the secret of getting the winners right?.....THERE IS NONE? Heck, my wife is picking according to the team's colors and their region and I'll bet she'll probably do better than me.
What IS neat about this time of year is that a college sport actually transcends generations, genders, music formats, etc. It's one of the most exciting times of the year because EVERYONE just about is interested....for various reasons, of course. (In my wife's case - colors!).

What do you think?

Finally YOU get a say!

For the first time in its 43-year history, the Academy of Country Music Awards will want to know who YOU think should be the Entertainer of the Year. Do you believe that???? The FIRST time???? It should have been that way all along but it's better late than never. It's about time an awards show of this stature does something like this. Did you snooze through the Oscars as I did? Did the Grammy's bore you? Well, the ratings of these shows are falling and now awards' show producers are realizing how much power you really do have. Details will be coming out in about a week or two as to how you can vote. Believe me, we'll be all over it at the Eagle and we'll let you know the minute we find out. Who would you vote for right now even without any specific choices? Let me know.

We'll talk again, for sure!