I'm a new uncle!!! ...and other thoughts

I know that I'm bad about posting blogs or keeping folks informed as to what's happening in my life... I'm sure not too many care. But it's with great pleasure that I happily announce that last Tuesday I became an uncle for the 6th time... 5 nieces and 1 nephew total (2 nieces and the 1 nephew by my brother's marriage last year) and this one is a new & beautiful niece!! Little Brenna was born 20.25" and 7lbs 7ozs with a ton of hair and looked pretty much exactly as her older sister, Julia, did 4 yrs ago. I'm happy to report that both baby and mommy (my sister Monica) are doing well! It was a very cool thing that this time I was actually there at the hospital for the birth vs. coming by later on as I had on all of my previous 2 blood nieces (I was in South Dakota when my brother's oldest, Marissa, was born in '00... and I was performing in Little Shop of Horrors when my sister's oldest was born in '03). I renew my vow to continue being the best uncle I can be!! The snow has stopped...shame....it was looking very pretty outside. Looks like the student matinee for 'High School Musical' will still be going on tomorrow morning unless we get some accumulation later tonight and the schools get cancelled. Anyone been watching the political debates recently? Interesting how so many contenders are dropping away, and especially prior to Super Tuesday next week. Demos are down to 2 (I truly didn't think any further candidate would drop out of the race until after next Tuesday...for shame Rudy No Neck and Plastered Smile Edwards!!), and from how the biased media plays it out, we're down to 2 for the Elephants. It made me angry watching the Repub's debate last night at the Reagan Library b/c it seems Huckabee and Paul where almost shut out of the debate altogether, or when they were asked something, their answers were cut off or shut down in deference to McCain and Romney. It was a prime example of how powerful the media has become in swaying popularity and public opinion ...regardless of who has the best qualifications to be President, the media ultimately decides who makes the best "ratings"...for the moment, it's the feud between Mr. Jowles & Mr. Grey Sideburns. Time will tell how it all plays out, and I'm eagerly awaiting tonight's Ms. Frowny vs. the new JFK debate. Funny how both parties, too, are inciting the ghost of Reagan...I didn't know he had come back from the grave to run for President thru the bodies of the candidates. I speak in jest, but never before have I witnessed more 'riding someone's coattails' than I have just recently. News flash for everyone: none of you are Ronald Reagan... very few Presidents in our history have had that kind of populist appeal, who knew how to speak well publically and could incite in the general populous to believe and move forward together. The debate is still out whether Reagan was a "great" president or not, but no one could deny his mass appeal as President...you liked him even if you disagreed with him. Now granted that I've lived only since the time of Ford and I barely remember much about Carter's administration...Reagan is still whom I consider the essence of what and how a President should 'appear'. Clinton was a superb speaker, but he never had that ease in his speech, nor Reagan's one-liners (which are classic). This is all not meant to create political unrest or debate amongst those who actually might read this blog. Just food for thought. My last point is that I'm getting tired of squabbling factions w/in both parties saying someone isn't this enough, isn't that enough... reminds me of back in college when I wrote an MLK essay for a contest and I stated how I saw everyday how blacks and whites shunned members of their own b/c they weren't black or white ENOUGH. I applaud Obama for at least speaking the importance of WE being AMERICANS and not a divided mass of conservative vs. liberal, elephant vs donkey vs moderate vs independent (Nader's exploring another run at the White House). The US has some serious issues facing each of us...this is not the time, nor will it ever be the time, for who's right/who's wrong...the correct action plan incorporates parts from both Repubs and Demos... it shouldn't have to come down to "bipartisanship"... it should be about what's best for the United States of America. Super Bowl XLI: I don't predict scores... Patriots are going to win this one and go undefeated. Done, end of story. So...who's anxious to see what cool commericals we're going to see? That's truly the best part of the Super Bowl. ;-) OK...I'll stop for now... maybe I won't wait months between blog posts next time.