I just got a call from my mother telling me that my cousin that is just two months younger than I am, collapsed at work. It seems that he had an aneurysm. They don’t know if he’s going to make it through the night. How can this be possible? He was fine this morning and then all of a sudden had a really bad headache and that was it. We grew up more like brothers than cousins.
Doctors can do some great things now and hopefully they can bring him back. The only thing that could stop that is if the Good Lord has decided that his time is up here on earth. Each day is precious and we have to live each moment like it’s our last and my cousin showed me that. I just hope and pray that he wakes up tomorrow complaining about being in a hospital gown.
I’ve decided that camping is what I want to do this summer instead of staying in a motel somewhere. There’s a freedom that only camping can give you. There’s several places I camp along the New River in North Carolina and Virginia. I love that river for some reason. It’s so peaceful and almost a spiritual experience to go to sleep listening to the water gently flowing over the rocks. The fishing’s pretty good too which is a huge plus to me. In fact, I have just bought a custom rod just for this summers fishing season. The guy did a great job, don’t you think?
Well before you know it, summer will be here and if you haven’t planned your summer by now, like me, then you better get on the ball. There are some really great deals out there these days if you just take a little time to check the Internet. I guess people still aren’t traveling like the usually do since the prices for places like Disney World and even cruises seem to keep going lower and lower. That doesn’t mean it all won’t change when vacation time hits. That’s why I’m surfing the net to find the perfect summer vacation. I love Colorado so I think I’ll check into something out there where I can go hiking and just be one with nature.
Did you hear about the email accidentally sent to Jeff Crouse of the Anti-Advertising Agency back in September that brought the controversial techniques of the advertising firm Kluger Agency under fire? I never heard anymore about it. I wonder what happened?
The email read, “I’m writing because we feel you may be a good company to participate in a brand integration campaign within the actual lyrics of one of the worlds most famous recording artists upcoming song/album,” offering to place Jeff Crouse’s fake brand, Double Happiness Jeans, into the songs of popular artists. It was posted on his blog along with a reply that mocked Kluger and brought ridicule and criticism against Adam Kugler and his agency. According to Crouse, Kluger emailed him once again to claim it had been an automated email, and later requested that Crouse remove the the post and comments criticizing himself and his agency, threatening a $150,000 lawsuit against Crouse for defamation.
Say what? These guys sent him the email and then want to sue him. Makes sense to me, doesn’t it you? What morons, they sent out the email and then thought about it and wished they hadn’t. We’ve all done that before, now haven’t we. I never offered to sue someone if they didn’t erase it though.
On Mother’s Day I really do take time to think about my mother and how much I appreciate all she’s done for me over the years. I know when we were very young it was very hard for her and the family, but we always had lots of hugs and good times together. It wasn’t until I was out on my own that I had a clue as to how much she sacrificed to give us what she could. She’s the best mother anyone could ever ask for.
Thanks, Mom.