Treatment

Today I am having a Radiofrequency Ablation procedure done in Mississippi. Please keep me in your prayers.

Make the Call

I went to the birthday party of the mother of a friend of mine the other day. It was in Beaumont, so I caught a ride with another friend. We got to talking (you can tell I'm in Texas!) about families, and she mentioned that her mother had called her a couple times in the last month or two and she hadn't had a chance to get back with her. It reminded me of something I might have said a few years back. There were many times that I meant to call, but you know how busy life gets and good intentions just stay that way. Two years ago this week, my mother passed away. I was blessed to have had the privilege of being with her in the last hour of her life, and as a result, I am at peace with her death. It would have been tragic if we had not had the opportunity to say the things we needed to say. I told my friend not to wait any longer. We never know when our loved ones will be gone. So today, for me and all the other people in the world that have lost their mothers, call yours and tell her you love her.

Patriot's Day

Like a million other folks, I watched the documentary last night about the events of 9/11. Today as I drove to work, I somberly noticed all the flags at half mast, and listened to snippets of rebroadcasts from that terrible day up and down the radio dial. 9/11 was truly a day that redefined our world, and the place that Americans play in it. With that thought, I am intrigued at a philisophical battle that is going on now between the producers of the documentary and the FCC. If you've seen it, you know there is profanity in it. The FCC had previously said that any station that aired the program in entirety, with the profanity, would be liable for severe fines. Several organizations heard that and have launched a petition several hundred thousand strong to protest, saying that to censor the true events would be disrespectful to those that were involved. Did you watch it? Were you offended? Would it have been odd if there was no profanity at all in it? If the firefighters on the scene when the first plane hit exclaimed "gosh darn, look at that?" Would you have believed it? As a broadcaster, I want to know.......