It's a hard knock life.....

It's been too damn long since I've blogged here (I've been blogging semi-regularly on my blog about Logan's autism)

Nothing much has transpired, to be honest. Football is here. That is good. Work is a little overwhelming, but I'll deal with it. I have in the past, and I always will going forward. I think I'd rather be busy than slow and bored. My personal opinion though.

In laws are here. It's nice and relaxful this time, so far. I need to relax this week. at least once, anyway.

My Thoughts on Chris Benoit

As many know, I am a WWE fan. I've always enjoyed watching professional wrestling. I've always known it's fake. It's like a soap opera for men. Sadly though, reality has set into it.

On the weekend of June 23rd, a wrestler by the name of Chris Benoit committed an unspeakable horror. He murdered his wife and 7 year old son in their home outside of Atlanta, Ga. He then committed suicide by hanging himself on his weight machine. No definite reason has come out as to why this happened, as no suicide note was found. Steriods were found in the home, along with other prescription drugs. Chris Benoit's doctor has since been arrested and charged with distribution of illegal drugs, namely steroids.

There are so many theories as to what caused Benoit to commit these monstrous acts. From "roid rage" to his son having Fragile X and the stress that entails, I think I've heard all of them. I have no insight into this part of it. I didn't know Benoit outside of watching him on TV.

I've also heard criticisms regarding the tribute show that WWE did the night they found out about the tragedy. At the time, they did not know the facts regarding the case. As the show progressed, the facts slowly came out. I'm in agreement with what they did with the facts they knew. The next night, on their ECW show, Vince McMahon, for all intents and purposes, apologized for the show. Since then, there is NO mention of Chris Benoit (save for the title history section), all of his merchandise taken off, any mention of him in their DVD sections erased. I agree with that as well.

Since then, the media has been all over this case. I saw a show on Fox News (ya know, the Fair and Balanced news channel) last night with three former WWE stars who all had different opinions about the matter regarding Steroids. The hosts of the show were very combative and wouldn't let rational thought get involved. They basically tried to say that all WWE entertainers are on Steriods. This forms the basis of every news media's view on professional wrestling. It's sad that mainstream media only focus' in on it when there is a death. And it's always about "HE/She was on sterioids." It's sad that I never hear about the performers going to Iraq and performing for the troops in a war zone. I don't see J-Lo doing that. I don't see 50 Cent doing that. I respect the WWE for doing those shows for the troops. They deserve that much.

So, after all of that, how do I feel about Chris Benoit? Benoit was one of my favorites. He didn't talk much, but I was fine with that. He was about the action. He probably had one of the feel good stories in the WWE, when he won the WWE title at Wrestlemania 20, which if you've seen any coverage of this tragedy, you've seen it. Him, with his wife and son in the ring. That was a great moment. I've been having a hard time separating Chris Benoit the performer, and Chris Benoit, the man. The man was a monster. I can't even imagine hurting my kids or my wife. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this. I probably always will. In the wrestling business, from what I've read and been told by former wrestlers, you are only as good as your last match. In life, you are only as good as your last acts. In this case, Chris Benoit is a monster. He'll always be remembered as such by me.

Nancy and Daniel Benoit, I hope you rest in peace, and are in a better place now. You didn't deserve what happened to you.

Dumb stuff

Why the hell do people insist on being stupid? Is it a genetic defect? Are they brain dead? (Probably)

For instance, why do people ask you to do something, then decide after you are done doing what they ask, decided to do something else. Supposedly, these people are halfway intelligent (presumably) human beings who have the ability to use their minds. I wish they would exercise that ability. I'd also wish they would realize that when you make a stupid request, they are going to get a stupid answer.

I want to keep the names of the useless quiet, because I am afraid of stupid people in large groups. They usually have the ability to rally more stupid people at a moments notice. Because they are all around us.

Oh fun

It's now officially summer. It's hot as well. Had the AC on almost all weekend.

Melissa's grandmother is here visiting. It's great to see her again. Haven't really seen her in about two years, so it's nice to re-connect again. Melissa's parents are coming either Friday or Saturday.

Saturday will be a fun time. I'm going to my cousin Dani's graduation party. I want to go, as it is a big deal about her graduating. I just won't like the drive. I'm not big on any drive longer than 30 minutes.

Work is going well. Working on the new site, blogging, getting store websites done. Just staying busy there.

2007 Draft

Quick question. What the hell is Bill thinking in New England? Randy Moss? Now, I understand he went to the players for this, and he is taking a HUGE paycut. But I'm more concerned about his attitude. Will he be like Corey Dillon was in when he came in, or will he be the Randy Moss of old? I hope for the former.

Now, I have also been reading that they should just gift wrap the Super Bowl title for the Patriots. Hey, Patriot Fans....That's the wrong attitude to have. While we probably have one of the scariest set of recievers in the league right now, let's not get ahead of ourselves. Our chances are good, no doubt about it.

Let's hope this is a good move.

Utter Stupidity

Recently, a popular blogger by the name of Kathy Sierra was to appear at the ETech conference in San Diego. She had to cancel at the last minute due to death threats made to her within the comments section of her blog and (if I understood correctly) posts on other blogs. There were also some other threats made against her that I refuse to state here. To be honest, I had heard little about her before this incident. But based on some of her previous posts that I've read, I fear that I'll never get a chance to read anything from her in the future.

It should be noted that they have not found the person(s) responsible for this henious act. She is justified in her fear. She has no idea if it's a joke, or if someone is just waiting for her to leave her house. Is it jealousy over the fact that Kathy is a great writer and has more interesting things to talk about? That would want to make me raise my blogging game to make myself a better blogger.

I'm a firm believer in free speech. Always have been. But this crosses the line. I hope those responsible are brought to justice. We don't need to see people like Kathy silenced, because if she is, the world will lose a great and gifted writer.

Her blog is located here. If you read her post regarding the threats against her, I will warn you that there are a couple of graphic photos, as well as some language that is offensive.

Getting there

Wow. What a month. This week is going to prove to be even more fun. My two youngest daughters are going to be at the Invention Convention this week. If they make it to state, I may have to go to Cleveland. While I'd be happy for them (elated would probably be a better word), I'd be skittish about driving all the way to Cleveland for the State finals.

My work blog is going well. I got a great compliment from another blogger here in Columbus. They said that my blog was a good example of a business blog. It's that kind of thing that keeps me inspired to write on that blog daily. Also explains why this isn't updated as much as I'd like, but that's life.

Amey, my author friend, has a new book out. It's called Spilled Ink. She's about to begin a publicity blitz on it soon. I'm proud to say I helped out by writing a press release. I also read some of the poems looking for one that would be good for the release. I'm biased, but I know she has talent. I think it's time the world noticed it. I have a feeling she's going to do well once the world sees this.

That's all for right now. Hope to catch up again real soon.

Update on happenings

I'm enjoying my life right now. I'm very busy at work, which keeps me occupied and focused. I look forward to going into work everyday. I've only had that with one other job, and not like this. It's never the same thing twice, which keeps me on my toes. We just started a huge project, and I'm excited about it. I'm hoping it takes us to another level as a company.

On the home front, not much has changed. Logan was diagnosed with High Functioning autism. In other words, he extremely intelligent for his age, but has issues with social aspects, and some development problems. It hit me hard at first, but now I see it as a challenge. I have to unlearn some things about raising kids and completely alter them to fit this situation. I embrace that because I know I need to for the sake of my son and my entire family.

There have been some entertaining moments in my life as well. I can't go into detail here, sadly due to the sensitive nature of it as well. Suffice to say that just desserts were ordered, and I didn't get stuck with that tab.

I've been enjoying blogging at work everyday. It's nice to have that creative outlet. Working in the promotional industry is awesome. There is something new everyday, and it's a challenge to keep up. And we have been. Now it's time for us to get in the passing lane and become the leader. It's going to be a great ride.

Oh, and only 6 weeks until the NFL Draft. Let's hope that Brady Quinn does an Aaron Rodgers and falls to late first round. Sorry Brady, but you still need to prove yourself. Ryan thought he didn't need to, and look where he's at now. Coaching at West Texas, and becoming the golf coach. Admittedly though, Troy Smith is no first rounder either. I predict he'll go mid 2nd round to late third. Can't wait for the draft. It will be high drama for sure after this free agency so far.

So it's been a while

I haven't said much since the first of September. I must be getting lazy in my old age. Funny thing is that I've been blogging almost everyday (except weekends) at work. My blog is more for SEO efforts, which is necessary for us so we can get our name higher in the search engine rankings. The nice thing about my job is that it is also never the same each day. I always look forward to coming to work in the morning because I know nothing is ever the same from one day to the next. You just can't beat that.

With that said, my personal life has had it's ups and downs. My son has been diagnosed with Autism, although it is a high functioning autism meaning he's extremely intelligent, but has limited or no social skills. It's rough right now, but I am confident that he'll make an improvement once he gets into this school we are looking at. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this. It'll be rough on my wife and I, but I have a feeling that in the end, all this stress will be worth it.