Paid For By The Committee.....

This has been the nastiest election season I think I have ever seen. I tend to watch a lot of news (too much as far as my kids are concerned) and the newscasts have been filled with political ads. Our show has too. And this year they are NASTY! I'm not sure if the attack ads are stronger or if there are just more of them. One of the reasons is the court ruling last year that allows other groups to run ads so we are seeing more.

I just wonder,is this good for the country or not? Do we learn anything about the candidates or does it just cloud the issues even more?

Wake Me Up When You're Done

Back under the knife tomorrow. I'm having my knee replaced. Dr. Klein in New Bedford is doing the surgery. He is one of, if not the best around here.

Yes more surgery. I've heard all the jokes about the Bionic Man. This makes surgery #4. Left hip, both shoulders and now the right knee. My motto has become "just keep moving forward."

I'll talk to you soon.

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.