the bad first

I have found myself going through this March Madness type tournament on CMT.com today. 64 videos from amateur/semi-pro country/not-so-country musicians. There are a bunch, as in a BUNCH, of not good songs. I only write this to say you know a song is not going to be good when it is titled "I Still Think About You" and the first line is "I just googled your name again." I am pretty sure but any reference to Google disqualifies a song from respectability unless you're Brad Paisley. I think that dude can sing about anything he wants.

This does make me feel better about my own writing that has taken a multi-year hiatus.

However, this gives me a chance to start what is hopefully a reoccurring occurrence here. What I think would make a good movie or song title. The newest is Lonely Kingdom. I think this could make for a fine movie one day. I'd probably go see it. How could that not be good.

Oh, and one of the videos was made in my old home town outside of Cleveland. How wacko is that?

News rag

Here is a portion of an email I sent the boss to update her on the family status last Thursday.

We're all doing well and Jackson seems very content to sleep and be loved. I attached a couple of pictures but please ask everybody not to sell any of these photos to the tabloids. They are all trying to get the first picture (and paying top dollar I might add) but we want to keep him out of the international spotlight as much as possible.
Thanks.

When I got into the office Tuesday somebody had worked this up.