I spent too much time writing a lenghty blog only to lose it to the gremlins of cyberspace.
I'm not a happy camper. And I don't have time to rewrite it, so here's a Cliff Notes version:
* Check out Sunday's Blade for an article about me and my upcoming Authors! Authors! speech. Reporter Tahree Lane did a wonderful job of telling the story and photography Amy Voigt made me look presentable. I think it all worked out as a pretty good package.
* I don't care too much about the Super Bowl on Sunday but think the Patriots should win easily. I look for a close first half followed by New England pulling away in the end. I root for the Patriots because Tom Brady is a Michigan grad and I'm a Wolverine fan, although I only care about his quarterbacking, not his off-field exploits. He seems pretty boring and vain, from what I've heard.
* Check out the Souper Bowl of Caring, Inc., a project to get everybody who watches the Super Bowl to donate $1 to feed the hungry in their hometowns. The group would bring in $140 million in one day if enough people participated. The website is www.souperbowl.org.
* I'm heading to Chicago to see my daughter to celebrate her birthday -- I can't wait to see Lisa, she's such a wonderful person. I am so blessed.
* Are you ready for Lent? It starts next Wednesday. We can all start reflecting more deeply on the meaning of life and what we can do to be better persons.
That's the short version. Have a good weekend and a delightful groundhog day!
And happy birthday to my lifelong pal, Peter. Hope you have a great one!
Toledo, Ohio
Feb. 1, 2008