It's been a while since I've blogged here, so I thought I'd drop by and spill my guts on a few things:
It's such a travesty what our society has come to with the recent murder of Redskins DB Sean Taylor this week. The sad part is that he was at home with his fiance' and baby daughter when a bunch of teenagers (at least that's what's been reported) decided they wanted to make a point and ended up taking a life. This story hits home to me in two ways: 1) He was only 24 years old- the same age as my lil sister Stephanie, and 2) He was a father to an 18-month-old daughter that will now have to grow up without a significant male presence in her life. Being a father myself, I can't even stomach the notion of my son having to grow up without me being alive to see him follow in my footsteps. This is yet another sad chapter to a story that seems to be rewritten more often than not, taking away not only a gifted athlete respected by his peers and coaches, but also a father, son, fiance', and friend. I wish I could say that there's a solution to this growing problem, but I'm not God, so all I can do is continue living my life and raising my son to have a better quality of life than me.
As the calendar gets set to turn to December, it amazes me how fast 2007 has flown by. I won't start reflecting back on the year right now because we've still got a month left, but so much has happened that I can't even to begin putting it into words. Because I'm fighting a cold that my wife may passed on to me, I'm going to sip my hot lemonade, watch the news on channel 3 (WFSB for you out-of-staters), and turn in early since I have to go pick up a sofa and love seat tomorrow morning. Until next time...
