Tell Good Stories…..

Did you ever have one of those years?

I hope it’s just a year, and that we have only one month left.

For part 1, look here.

Since that time, a wicked combination of our new puppy and groceries on the stove could have burned our house down (fortunately, we just had some damage to the countertops and the vent hood).

Our middle son has been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. He’ll be fine, but it has changed things drastically at our house.

Our water heater burst over the Easter weekend, requiring the replacement of said water heater and the carpet in our playroom.

Then, on the way to Soccer this past Saturday, we got hit by some lady who didn’t see us coming - the new Jeep (less than 7 months old) gets it’s third rear bumper in it’s short lifetime.

We’re gonna catch a break, I can feel it. But looking back on it, perhaps we already have. Most of the trials we’ve faced have only been financial in nature, and the one truly significant issue (the diabetes) is something that can be managed, and perhaps cured in his lifetime.

Imus In The Mourning - Jerry DellaFamina in the New York Post

Let me be clear. I haven’t listened to Imus in years. My Dad is an Imus junkie, but I’ve been a fan of XM Satellite Radio since it started years ago, and I haven’t looked back since.

This became a racism issue when Rev. Al & Rev. Jesse made it so - not when Imus made his comments. Imus was doing what Imus does - making fun of everything. Equal Opportunity Offender.

What offends me is that these two Reverends can find no Christian forgiveness after what I believe to be a sincere apology from Mr. Imus. These two Reverends certainly must know forgiveness, because they have received it throughout their careers - Rev. Al with the Tawana Brawley incident, the Crown Heights Riot, and Freddy’s Fashion Mart - Rev. Jesse for his remarks about Jews and his extramarital affair.

I’m angry that this has raised racist feelings and resentments in black and white people for the wrong reason.

I had a phone message over the Easter weekend from my college roommate - a black guy. He was good-naturedly inquiring as to when I was going to call him with my apology for slavery, and provide him with his 40 acres and a mule.

I’ll apologize for that when he apologizes for allowing Rev. Al & Rev. Jesse to become the spokesperson for all black people, and the arbiters of all things racial.

Nappy. There, I said it.

I’d love to wax eloquent on the current state of race relations in America, but I’d end up being labeled racist and just use all the cliches that everyone else is using.

Further, I was saved the effort by Jason Whitlock, a BLACK sports columnist with the Kansas City Star. This guy nails it.

Link to www.kansascity.com | 04/11/2007 | Imus isn’t the real bad guy

Bottom line is this - it is absolutely ridiculous that Don Imus has been dropped from MSNBC, and surely will lose his radio job as well. A five minute apology, and then let’s all move on.

How many people were killed today in Iraq? Darfur? In our avoidance of real issues, we have supplanted the Anna Nicole Smith (who I hear just recently has finally achieved her goal weight) debacle with this latest update on race relations in America according to Sharpton and Jackson.