sloooooow Memorial Day

...but what do you expect on a day that we are honoring our service men and women of the present and past.
I personally have a dad who recently retired from the Air Force after 25+ years, an uncle or two and mother and step father who were all in for a period of time, a grandfather who worked on radios during WWII, on the Japanese front, helping to intercept messeges. I have a good friend and his best friend in the Marines who both had a stint in Iraq and will be going to Africa for 8-9 months here soon, not to mention a cousin and several other friends that have served in Army, Navy, or Air Force for a period, including my all-time favorite reporter...All just so I have a job...seriously, we can broadcast just about whatever we want which means I have a job so that I can get holiday pay becasue I have to work it! And can write this freakin blog too!

So all I did as far as news was go back to Ditto Landing to get the kickoff of the Huntsville city summer concert series called "Concerts in the Park." My understanding is that most of the rest will be held in the park downtown...One a week, pretty cool, if only I didn't have to work! Tonight it was the Alabama Blues Brothers and Time Machine and one other that I don't remember.

I did get off early because I'll be heading to Decatur in the morn (about 11) to ride with Gov. Riley on his tour bus. It'll be Craig and I, and also people from WHNT and WAFF as well as the Times and possibly other outlets around the area I imagine. I'm excited because it's my first really big assignment. I've been making sure that my wireless mic is good for it's first usage. I'll go to bed here shortly so that I have time to swim a couple laps in the morn before heading out.

On a side note we ran a Jeanne Moos package tonight...I LOVE her packages. There's something about her voice for one, and then her attitude and sarcasm, oh yeah easily my favorite CNN reporter!!