Current Mood: happy

Like it was yesterday, I can remember watching Kevin Skinner’s audition performance on America’s Got Talent. He comes out dressed in one of those hideous baja jacket things and a ball cap. He tells the judges he was a chicken catcher and that he’s not real good at math. You can see by the way they look at him that in their minds he’s already going to fail. And then he sings.

By the end of the song I was sobbing. I was absolutely captivated and he was singing a song that would normally prompt me to change the radio station. Right then and there I knew that this man’s life was going to change for the better.

The country boy from Mayfield, Kentucky ended up winning America’s Got Talent that season and I’m sure that things have been much different for him since. Earlier today, CMT tweeted announcing Kevin’s new music video for “Like It’s the Last Goodbye”.

It warms my heart to see good things happen to good deserving people and this is no exception. I hope he goes far. I plan on buying his album and supporting him. A story like this goes to show you that you should never ever judge a book by its cover. Ever.

Current Mood: determined

I’m trying to get back into this blogging thing. The truth is, I actually miss writing a lot. This used to be my daily therapy… my release, if you will. I used to constantly think of things to write about. I even carried a notebook with me to jot things down in. {nerd much?} Since I’ve not been writing, I feel like I’ve lost some a bit of my creative streak. This will never do.

For a while, I simply got bored with my blog. At least I think that’s what it was. I’m really not sure. I felt as if I didn’t have anything going on and not much to say. I blamed it on working too much and having too little time, but I was also going through a pretty rough patch too. I felt stuck and was depressed. On top of that, I really didn’t feel like I was able to talk about things much. All that’s over now though. Life is good, and in more ways that one I’m coming back around full circle.

A lot of my online friends don’t write anymore and that’s disheartening. I’ve met some really awesome people through blogs and to now see them shutting down their domains… it’s just sad to me. The ones that are still up and going, I try to keep up with you, mostly via RSS though. At work, they have their precious network on severe lock down. Its ridiculously insane. With that being said, when I’m there {which is A LOT} I’m not able to actually visit most of the sites and leave comments. It sucks and I miss the interaction with you all.

A few of you still come by here. I see you in the stats! I even get a comment or two on some of my stray posts. For that, I thank you! Please bear with me as I try to get back in the swing of things and I’ll try not to overload you with a bunch of worthless fodder.

Current Mood: patriotic

You cannot help the poor, by destroying the rich.

You cannot strengthen the weak, by weakening the strong.

You cannot bring about prosperity, by discouraging thrift.

You cannot lift the wage earner up, by pulling the wage payer down.

You cannot further the brotherhood of man, by inciting class hatred.

You cannot build character and courage, by taking away people’s initiative and independence.

You cannot help people permanently, by doing for them what they could and should, do for themselves.

–Abraham Lincoln