I know it's been a while since I have written in this thing, but please
forgive me I have other important things to do, like have a life and work
and be a normal person and not connected to some stupid internet blog
chronicling every breath that I breathe. Do you thing you can pry yourself
from a computer for a few minute so we can have a decent conversation?!

Anyway, This months is a milestone for any one, three years at a retail
store. As many of you know, my day job is in Wal-Mart's Accounting Office.
Three years is a millenium in the retail industry and based on the fact that
there is one other person in my store that was in my orientation, it's a
blessing and a blooming miracle at the same time.

And how about Luther Vandross dying. Thaty one was a shock. He is easily
on my list of the most talented musical artists in the world. Luther is a
renegade in my book, because he wanted to appeal to everyone while being
himself. I was reading The Baltimore Sun this morning and the appreciation
was noting how even though Luther was a household name in the black
community he was frustrated that he had not become a mainstream star. He
said that he just wanted more success but he did not want to start wearing
blond wigs to appeal to anyone. He was saying in an AP interview the
article was referring to that he was the voice who sang Pepsi, Coke and NBC
'Proud as a Peacock' and he did not see a reason that the music shouldn't
have gone to No. 1.

Luther achieved the mainstream success in 1990 with Here and Now and has not
turned back since then. He is an extremly talented singer who music I
encourage you to look and listen for then and now. Luther, you will be
missed and thank you for the music and talent that you had shared with us
over the years.