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Hope y'all had a great holiday weekend....

Darlin' Nancy and I had a most wonderful weekend. Friday night we had a little picnic and watched a real fine fireworks display. I took some photos and will share when I get them back (they are analog..old fashioned film)...

Saturday we did some chores and then had a nice antipasto and some home made buffalo wings while watching "Bonneville" and "Vantage Point". Really enjoyed both films. "Vantage Point" is one of those flicks that you have to watch carefully as it repeats the events over and over from different perspectives.

Yesterday was a recovery day with a big old breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns and toast and then we just relaxed until she had to head home to be there when her boys came home from a weekend with their dad.

Head over to Travis' for a full recap on who wore the hottest shoes danced the best last evening...

Crank up the music, 'cause today is a FAMILY AFFAIR...

My niece and nephew, the twins, Candice and Joseph have selected their college. It ends up they will both be heading to the University Of Scranton. This was Candice's first choice of school, but Joseph had been heading to SUNY New Paltz. His plans changed when the swimming coach at New Paltz resigned, so he will go swim at U of S.

Scranton is a nationally recognized Catholic and Jesuit university in Pennsylvania’s Pocono northeast region. The University offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs with a total enrollment of almost 5,000 students.

I received this from my sister Lynn this week, their H.S. Graduation photo. Gosh we are one damn fine looking family, aren't we? LOL

Also had a long chat with Matt this week and he has made a decision that I support 1,000%. He is going to continue to work toward his degree in Psychology, but has decided to take the exam to become a Police Officer in his hometown in New Jersey.

This is something he has always considered, but never really was sure about. After a long talk with one of the Sargent's (whose son Matt instructs in baseball), he has taken the plunge.

He must first take the written test and if he does well there (which I fully expect he will), then he will take the physical test. At that time, he also has a number of people in town who will go to bat for him to get the job.

This will allow him to continue going to school, continue working for Power Pitching & Hitting (you can see their staff listing HERE), acting as a coach for the American Legion team in town and playing on the two competitive teams he is starting catcher for at this time.

So, my most wonderful guests, send some good thoughts his way that he can make this a reality.

Coming up this week on DR. BLOGSTEIN’S RADIO HAPPY HOUR:
(Live on Tuesday May 13th at 9PM ET and forever archived at BlogTalkRadio.

Its going to be a wild hour when Dr. Blogstein and Dangerous Lee host three highly controversial authors. If you’re a closeted gay hip hop artist, American woman or political figure, I’d recommend you skip this show!
First, Terrance Dean, a former MTV producer and hip hop exec who is about to release a book that will ‘out’ some of the biggest names in music and Hollywood. While “Hiding in Hip Hop” doesn’t name names, it doesn’t take Ben Matlock to figure out who Dean is claiming to be on the “down low.”
We’ll press Dean for names, find out why he wrote this book and explore hip hop’s deepest, darkest secrets.

Then, author Michael H. Brown will tell us why “American Women are Crazy“. Brown promises that by telling us about his experiences, he’ll save men “a mountain of grief, a ton of money, and the myriad of hassles known in American marriage today.”

Will he convince Dr. B to marry a Russian woman from a catalog? Will he convince Vinny Bond not to attempt marriage again? Will he survive the wrath of Dangerous Lee?

Also, searing political commentary from cartoonist and author Jen Sorenson, whose “Slowpoke” comic strip is published weekly in over 20 alternative newsweeklies throughout America and new book, “Slowpoke: One Nation, Oh My God!“, is currently on sale.

As if all that isn’t enough, we’ll also find out what its like to meet “Philsquatch” and hear a new remix of “Radio Jesus” courtesy of DJ Reasons.

All that plus , Vinny in the Radio Happy Hour Lounge chatting live with the listeners, Justin the Weatherman and we’ll take your calls at 646-652-4804
Join us live every Tuesday night at 9PM ET. The Radio Happy Hour Lounge-a live chat room during show time-is a whole new reason to make sure you listen live! It’s the show within the show!

CREDITS:
"FAMILY AFFAIR"
Sly & The Family Stone
Music & Lyrics: Sly Stone
Released: November 1971
Format: 7" single
Recorded: 1971
Label: Epic
* All lead vocals by Sly Stone and Rose Stone
* Bass and drum programming by Sly Stone
* Rhodes piano by Billy Preston
* Guitar by Bobby Womack

So, because it might not have been clear - not too much has been the last two days, the migraine was on Tuesday. It happened as we woke, and we fell back to sleep. Went to work at about 11 but then left around 2.

Came home and laid back down and fell asleep. Woke around 7pm and turned on that singing show...about 5 minutes later the TV went off and we just laid there in the semi-darkness. We were planning on trying to get on the air with the Radio Happy Hour and the next thing we knew, the phone was ringing and it was darlin' Nancy telling me Doc was all comfuzzled on where we were ...

We asked her to either call him or put something in the chat room and two seconds later we were asleep again. The night was full of fits and starts and drenching of the sheets in NOT a good way...we were sweating like a 600 pound man running a marathon in Hawaii in July wearing a purple velour jumpsuit. Or maybe like Matt-Man three weeks into his no-meat Lenten fast as he drives by a burger joint...but you get the idea.

Wednesday was not so bad but the damn thing hung around like an underfed kitten after having been given a treat by a 6 year old girl. Or like Matt-Man when any woman looks at him with anything but disdain.

OK...OK..sorry Matty me boy...not sure why you are invading this space so much today...maybe it is to try and steal some of the huge traffic you have built up...maybe it is just because we feel so much man-love for you...

Our wonderful friend Tug hit on the fact that there has been some pressure in our life the last few weeks and that very well could be causing this illness we have been fighting...

Without details, as it really is none of your f**king business really is difficult to put out there - we are dealing with a mortgage company who reneged on an agreement when we sold our house up north last year and we finalized the end of our marriage yesterday.

The former, we will deal with in one of 4 ways...the later, well...we are thrilled and saddened at the same time. Sure it is sad...this thing we entered into thinking it would last a lifetime did not. Are we happy with our life right now...? We could not be happier...but it is still a tough thing to do...to admit to the failure of part of our life.

We want the best for her in her life...we want Matt to continue his incredible life. It has been difficult on him, as an only child, to see it all happen and not being there face-to-face to tell him it is finally over was tough.

So, we need to now get our health back together...KB asked about vitamins. We do not take them, but are planning on buying some tomorrow. We have not been exercising the last couple of months and put back on much of the weight we lost last year. We need to step it up a notch and start again.

We need to start eating better again, as we have been taking some short-cuts with that, eating too many prepared foods during the week.

This seems to have become a physical intervention today (given for me by me - "help meeee to help youuuuu") and we really do not want to seem like life is hell...overall, we could not be happier. We have an incredible group of friends in real life and here...we have the most marvelous woman in our life right now. Without her caring, we might be in even rougher shape. Our family is incredibly supportive and loving and we cherish each and every one of them...

OH! WONDERFUL NEWS...LOL...our niece Candice has left the dark side and come into the light, having bought herself a brand-spanking new MAC-Pro laptop! We spoke to her the other day and told her it was the second best decision she had made...right behind becoming a NY Yankee fan! She laughed her beautiful laugh and that made us smile.

We spoke to her brother Joseph and asked when he was going to get as smart as his twin...he is already a NY Yankee fan, but coming into the light would help. He just replied "I am thinking about it". He might be saved yet. They both head off to college next September. Wait while I feel old for a second here...OUCH!

Sorry, our visits to your blogs have been sporadic the last two days...we will get caught up...promise...and maybe next week we will do the naked thing...OOOOOOO something to look forward to...or to ensure you skip us totally!

HEY...head over to the incomparable Schmoop's and wish her a Happy Happy Birthday!

Having lost a whole day and after the lousy sleep last night, we are behind on chores - especially laundry - so we will close out today with a song of renewal and hope and brightness and fun...

"Good Vibrations"
THE BEACH BOYS
Brian Wilson & Mike Love

Released as a single on October 10, 1966 (backed with the instrumental "Let's Go Away For Awhile"), it was the band's third U.S. number-one hit, after "I Get Around" and "Help Me, Rhonda", reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1966, as well as being their first British chart-topper.


DID ANY OF THAT MAKE ANY SENSE SONGBIRD???????? hehehhehehehe