Some Quick, Quick Thoughts

Summer is slipping away and I have not made nearly enough trips out to the beach nor taken any real time off from work … and I’m a little bummed about it. Should’ve gone swimming yesterday, but was feeling much too lazy to do much of anything. One of these days I have to get over that …

This past week was too, too busy what with long hours at work and three gigs (not to mention a little work in getting some future gigs booked) but I did learn a number of things. One, there are just some people who are too self-destructive for their own good and two, those people frequently haven’t the slightest clue that they are hurting nobody but themselves. I have to tell you, if you plan on ever succeeding at anything you need to learn to listen and to respect your peers. End of discussion.

We lost Bernie Mac a couple of days ago … honestly; I was never all that much of a fan. But I did respect the struggle he went through and think he not only deserved all the accolades he has received in recent years, but he deserved much, much more. He was an incredibly talented guy and his passing comes to close on the heels of our losing George Carlin. That’s two fewer great comedic minds in the world … and the world is a much sadder place without them.

Oh, by the way, Carlin’s last album (It’s Bad for Ya – released posthumously last week) is terrific … maybe the best thing he’s done in a decade. I picked it up at Best Buy this weekend and listened to it right away. It’ll probably be my iPod regular listen for the next several weeks. Go pick it up …

Having spent so many years up NYC-way, I was used to having to do battle with roaches. But now that I live in Wilmington, I’m having a completely different bug-infestation. Crickets! Little black crickets … in every room of my house … hopping around and then making a racket at night. When I was a kid I was told that killing a cricket is bad luck. Haven’t really meant to … but I’ve stepped on two or three this past week. So, once again, bad luck strikes at my place.

The Olympics have started again and I have to tell you … I like the events that don’t make primetime. Watching rowing on MSNBC yesterday afternoon was the most enjoyable “vegging out in front of the TV watching sports” moment of the year for me. But then again, I have to watch my Mets on the computer … so it’s like two different categories. Better chair in the living room though. That … and I had a can of cashews to munch on … highly enjoyable hour or two.