Football!!!!!!!

I'm off to my usual slow start this year. Last year I struggled early, but then won the Morning Show Football contest.

Some good games on this Week #4.

Baltimore is at Pittsburgh. I'll take the Steelers at home.

Donovan McNabb goes back to Philly in a Redskins uniform. I still don't understand why they traded in their own division. I'll take the Eagles at home.

And Monday night, my Dolphins play the Patriots in Miami. I'll take the Dolphins.

Other picks:

The Jets over Baltimore.
Seattle over St. Louis.
Atlanta to win at home against San Fran.
Green Bay over Detroit is an easy pick.
Cincinnati to win at Cleveland.
Tennessee wins at home against Denver, though this one could be close.
New Orleans over Carolina.
Houston will win at Oakland.
Indy should win in Jacksonville.
San Diego should beat Arizona at home.
And, even though the Bears are 3-0, I like the Giants to win Sunday night.

Are You Ready For Some Football?????

There are always a couple of games that trip me up. I call these the "who cares?" games. Games that you really can't get a good feeling about. This week it's Arizona at Atlanta, Seattle at Denver and St. Louis at Oakland.

Well, you gotta bite the bullet. Here are my Week 2 picks:

NEW ENGLAND over the JETS

GREEN BAY to beat BUFFALO

I think MINNESOTA will beat my DOLPHINS

KC over CLEVELAND

DALLAS will win at home against CHICAGO

ARIZONA will beat ATLANTA

CAROLINA over TAMPA

PHILADELPHIA wins at DETROIT

BALTIMORE will give CINCINNATI their 2nd loss

TENNESSEE beats PITTSBURGH

DENVER over SEATTLE

ST. LOUIS wins at OAKLAND

HOUSTON looks good and should beat WASHINGTON

SAN DIEGO over JACKSONVILLE

INDIANAPOLIS will beat the GIANTS. Peyton beats ELI.

And Monday NEW ORLEANS wins at SAN FRANCISCO.

I Guess I'm Ready

If you're a long-time listener to the radio show, you know I don't like cold weather. I can see myself as a future "snow bird."

It's been a great summer and I think I'm ready for fall this year. This year we actually HAD a summer. A couple of heat waves, some beautiful weekends and not a lot of rain. Now comes fall and the beautiful colors. The past few mornings have been very nice. A little chilly, nice sunrises, bright blue skies.

So, remind me of this when I start whining. I'm ready for the cooler weather.

My prayers

My prayers today go out to my friend Andrea and all of the people dealing with a parent or friend with dimentia. I was sitting here at work today, checking Facebook and looking forward to a nice weekend when I read a Facebook posting from my friend. She said that she wished she had her old dad were back (the kind and gentle soul that he was), because with the dementia he was saying some awful things to her. It just stopped me in my tracks. Wow! I can't imagine what she is going through and Im sure there are thousands of others in her shoes.

I know it's hard, but the only thing I can think to say is....it's not them speaking. It's the disease. That's what I've heard from the so-called "experts." Your loved one, in some ways, is dead. Remember the good times and try to stay strong during this difficult time. Remember to take time to nurture yourself and tell yourself what a wonderful person you are.

Let's pray for all the caregivers tonight.

Keep it down!

Today was certainly fun! About a week ago we had a terrible downpour and the water was just streaming down in one of our studios! That's not good when you've got a lot of recording and sound equipment in the office. Obviously, there was something wrong, so, they decided to fix the roof since it hadn't been done in awhile. Of course, a job like that makes noise. And so they did.

I watched with great anxiety as the work crew showed up just after 7am. Yes, if you're the crew chief paying them to start at 7, they were late! But, there they were, and they brought their noise with them. I was able to tune it out for the most part. I've been in this biz awhile and have gone through studio construction a few times. I felt bad for my guests at 8:20am. The folks from the Kennedy Donovan Center were in to talk about their Rockathon fundraiser and I don't think they could hear themselves think.

The good news is....it was a good size work crew and they got the entire roof done pretty quick. It should be quieter (and dryer) tomorrow and the next time it rains.

Sneaks up on me

Memories of mom that is.

My mom passed away almost a year ago. It was the end of August last year, and every now and then there are reminders. The holidays especially and when I had my birthday earlier this month. It was late in the afternoon when I found myself expecting a call from mom.

The latest "memory" moment happened at the eye doctor last week. I hadn't been in awhile, (shame on me) and I had to fill out a new form with name, address, insurance, and so on and so on. Then, when it came to the line, "Nearest relative NOT residing with you that we should contact in case of emergency," that had always besn mom, since I moved out when I got married many years ago. I thought of mom briefly, then wrote down my oldest daughter's info since she is now out on her own.

I don't know how long these reminders will keep coming up. Not that it's a sad reminder, it just gives you a moment to pause and think of those that have passed on.

Mercy sakes alive

I'm back from vacation, suburned and broke! I had a nice break and I hope everyone had a nice 4th of July.

On June 30th, the family left Fairhaven and drove to Weston, WV. My son was there for a fire fighter academy and this was probably the longest one-day drive we had taken since my mom drove my brother and I to Disney World in 1972. We drove 13 hours through Massachusetts, Rhode Island, good ole 95 south in Connecticut, NY, New Jersey, Pennsylvannia (that's a WIDE state!) Maryland and then West Virginia. It gave me a whole new appreciation for truckers. My wife and I took turns driving, switching about every 2 hours and I cannot imagine what it must be like to drive cross-country like this every day or every few days as an occupation. Stopping at a couple of truck stops I discovered that these folks truly are a family and as you look at all the different merchandise they are hauling, they truly do keep this country moving. I salute ya!