Numb/ Encore

As you may have read, I travel about 50% of the time for my job. Being on a plane so much, I get a chance to really read the paper and see what is going on in the world. Despite this "extra" access to the news, lately it seems like I have just lost touch with the world. Walking through life numb to everything.

I have read up on Attorney General's mass firing of U.S. Attorneys. I know that Gonzalez may pay for this with his job. I guess he didn't realize that a democratic capitol was looking for blood wherever it could be drawn.

I know I am working on a blog weighing in on the Virginia Tech tragedy.
I know I would like to address Don Imus as well.

I kow Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton are more annoying than the people they are detracting.

I know the former coach of LSU's women's basketball team wishes she was more like the Rutger's coach.

I know that Anna Nicole overdosed on something and that after all that balleyhoo, Stern was "NOT THE FATHER" of Dannilynn.

I know Obama nearly matched Hillary dollar for dollar in monies raised in the first quarter. I know Obama stayed away from special interest money and most of his contributions were not max ones, so he can go back to them for another one.

I know that the worst finalist in American Idol history finally got the boot.

I know Adam "Pacman" Jones a.k.a. Mr. "Let It Rain... Sike" won't be playing football for a very long time.

I know that there is still a war going on that no [soldier] is safe from- word to Mobb Deep.

I know Darfur seems to be last on or non-existent in so many minds.

I know Barry Bonds is about to break Hammerin' Hank Aaron's record.

I know Oprah REALLY hates hiphop.


So if I know ALL of these things, how come it feels like I don't know
sh!t right now. Is it really the travel and being inside a constantly moving bubble where I sometimes forget what day it is and where I was last week. Is it really that everyone should know about the products I represent, yet I talk to some "educators" until I am blue in the face and they still "don't get it."

I'm not really sure, but I hope an extended stay at home will un-cloud what seems to be so overcast. There was a time when I went home and intentionalyy drove through the hood. It was the greatest reality check. Especially when I was living in the vanilla communities of Northern VA or as some call it, DC Lite. Driving down Reisterstown Rd. as it turns into Pennsylvania Ave. And then turning left on MLK (See Chris Rock for description) was like a re-charge to my conciousness and spirit. Why? How? Because no matter what I have or think I have going wrong, there was still a lot to be thankful for.

I feel like the disconnection is a lost sense of reality. The bi-product of running the rat race 2x. Maybe it is an internal thing in reaction to the depressing fact that I still work for the idiot factory- one of those places where the dumbest get rewarded for out-stupiding each other.

The good thing is, strides are being made for my release/ evacuation (depending on your perspective). The future is bright, I just need to get my head out of the clouds to see it.