Rough week for some important people.

James Brown.....Here is a guy who really made me love Soul music. Here is a guy who made an entire People stand up and say " I'm proud to be who I am". Here is a man who influenced hundreds if not thousands of musicians and millions of people. Here is a man who had flaws and weaknesses and rose above them to be and inspiration to the world. I guess there is one curtain call that the Hardest Working Man in Showbusiness can't miss. I hope they enjoy the show up there James. Rest easy.....you will be missed.

Gerald Ford.....A man reviled for pardoning Richard Nixon, something that needed to be done so that a Nation could move on and heal. Called a meaningless President at the time he has proven to have a great deal more vison....more wisdom than many since him. Here was a humble man who wasn't afraid to take a hit for the future of our country. Would that there were more Politicoes out there today like him. He may have been the last or a dying breed. Rest Easy, Gerry......you won't be missed nearly as much as you should be, I'm afraid.

Saddam Hussain.....I have little good to say about this man and really, some of that fault lies with this Nation and its Government. We made him to stymie the Iranians. We armed him, trained his troops, gave him money and let him spend the blood of an entire generation of his people for our benefit. And when he ceased to be of use we walked away. Talk about our esteemed Politicoes not seeing the "Big Picture" (tm). I'm not saying he was an angel...not by any stretch but we took a minor demon and turned him into a Devil....in more ways than one, right "W"? Rest Saddam.....you won't be missed. In truth, you'll be used to kill thousands more before all is said and done. :(

In truth.....its been a hard year for a lot of people. Lets hope next year is better. Hell, lets make it better. I think things have gotten the way they are because a lot of people have sat on their asses and waited for someone else to make things better. Ain't gonna happen......look around.....they're sitting on their asses thinking the same thing. Get up, get it on and get 'er done.

How does it go..."God helps those who help themselves"?

Lets make 2007 a better year, one day at a time. Lets stand up and be heard. Lets get out and do something about our problems. I'm going to.