Trick or Treat!

Happy almost Halloween! My favorite holiday (and those of you that know me well will totally understand that!) My kids still trick-or-treat (and one is in college!), and I still dress up and decorate the house. For those of you that continue, year after year, to get “in the spirit” (a Halloween play on words...get it?) during holidays, I salute you! Take some time on Monday to tell the little kids how cute their costumes are, and give out some extra candy for me. (if anyone wants to know, I am into caramel apple lollipops this year.....)

Think Before You E-Mail

I am headed out today for Alabama to have another PET CT, so I should have an accurate reading on how everything is going by this weekend! On another note, I’m puzzling today on the topic of “email rage”. We all recognize the phenomenon of road rage, and although it’s really unacceptable, we all accept that it exists. I came across a situation of email rage yesterday at my radio station! A listener emailed in and asked a question about the name of a band that he heard on the air. We replied that we’d look into it and get back with him (we get at least 50 of these kind of emails a day it seems....). He was incensed that it took more than a day to reply to his request....and just raged on and on about weird stuff. Scary that there are people with that much pent up anger inside them, looking for something to unload it on. I’ve heard that it’s because they can unload on people anonymously, without actually having to face anyone...truly a coward’s way out I guess. And although I was sorely tempted to forward that lovely email to his supervisor (hmmm....during working hours too), we took the high road. But I feel good about that decision today!!! And after talking to a few other folks that deal with the public, I find that we are not the only one that’s been in this situation, and apparently it IS on the rise! So take a deep breath before you open your email each day........and smile!

Catching My Breath

Life is getting back to normal, or as normal as it gets for me! My thanks to each and every one of you that participated in “Rock For the Cure”, whether it was buying a ticket, donating a silent auction item, working at the event, or just calling and wishing us luck! It was truly an amazing night! We had media celebrities galore, plus a huge number of KACC alumni that came back to visit us. Every single part of the evening went perfectly, and we got to visit with people we haven’t seen in 20 years, along with our everyday friends and neighbors. I wish I could have spent more time with each individual, but we all did the best we could at catching up in high speed! I am honored to have been a part of all of this, and I recognize how much work was involved. There are hundreds of thank you notes that I will be writing for the next few weeks....but suffice it to say that if you were involved, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.