Well friends I have been away from the blog-wars for quite some time now. So much has happened in the interim that it would be uber-laborous to capture all that has taken place in the level of detail that would make it interesting to read. That said, I resolve to give you periodic "personal reflections" in which I will share personal highlights.

Please give this blog a chance. I have a lot of things on my mind and I am in a mood to share! What's on my mind? Obama-care, GOP fortunes and mis-fortunes, pop culture, child-raising, Catholic issues/perspectives, pets, etc. Basically, whatever is on my mind when I log in is what I give myself permission to blab - er, blog - about!

For example, at this moment I am watching So You Think Can Dance on FOX and I fully anticipate that I will be impressed and delighted at the high quality entertainment this program provides week in and week out. My jury is still out on the wisdom of adding non-dance industry celebrity guests to the panel of "jedges" but there's no doubting Ellen Degeneres is pretty funny. I guess now that the judges no longer have a real say (contestants advance on the phone-in votes of viewers) the producers feel the need to substitute levity for relevance. I am not really that surprised though since the format and length of the program (and the live audience) are conducive to more variety. Not that the dance isn't enough - it is, in my opinion - but you can't blame the producers for looking for new ways to increase their share. Alright, enough of that.

As I write this, the President is on another network (or several) holding his fifth news conference. I have already made up my mind that whatever health care crisis we may be experiencing - and I am not convinced there is a crisis - is not a matter for the federal government to get its fat hands on. For those of you who think the government can do a better job insuring people than private insurance companies, why stop at health insurance? Why not car insurance? Homeowners insurance? Heck, why stop at insurance? Why not take over every private industry? Seriously, what is the rationale for the government taking over any industry? I'll take your answers off the air!

Okay, that wraps it up for today. Take care, God bless and cheers!